Jerome Daley - Gravitas: The Monastic Rhythms of Healthy Leadership

Gravitas is the playbook for those committed to developing spiritually and emotionally healthy cultures in their spheres of influence.

MIKE MATZINGER, P H D, president of Burlington Chemical Co.

In Gravitas, Jerome has bridged the gap between spiritual leadership and business leadership. Combining ancient principles with business practices gives confidence on Monday morning to marry the two realities.

BOBB BIEHL, presidential mentor at Masterplanning Group

Marketplace leaders often feel that leadership success and Christlikeness pull in opposite directions. But what if leadership is the perfect setting for Christlikeness? It can be, and this book illuminates a compelling path for anyone who wants to grow deep to lead large.

CHAD HALL, MCC, director of coaching at Western Seminary

In Gravitas, Jerome Daley outlines the process and practices that give a leader true weight. A must-read for anyone ready to deepen their roots and extend their reach.

ANGIE WARD, P H D, leadership author and teacher

Stirring yet practical, drawing on ancient yet relevant principles and practices that are transformative.

FIL ANDERSON, author of Running on Empty

With beautifully constructed prose, a passion for leaders to become their best selves, and deeply rooted spirituality, Jerome Daley has created a guidebook that invites engagement with age-old spiritual practices, resulting in real character in the real world.

TINA STOLTZFUS HORST, founder of Coaching Mission International

I wish I had read this book forty years ago!

ED GORE, president and executive director of Fairhaven Ministries

At the beginning of every major spiritual shift in history, God invites men and women into the desert to develop what Jerome Daley refers to as gravitas a spiritual authority gained mostly by enduring loss in Gods presence. If youre ready to abandon the endless frenzy of ministry expansion and willing to embrace the quiet rootedness of spiritual substance, Gravitas will lead you there.

STEVE WIENS, author of Shining like the Sun, Beginnings, and Whole

This in-depth, captivating book looks into the profoundness of making a mark in the world with the strength of God-sized leadership and authority the kind of leadership that stems from concentrated time in the presence of God, enabling you to lead with the virtues and lens of Christ.

MARY VERSTRAETE, PCC, leadership coach and consultant

A warmly insightful invitation and guide for living and leading in the real world from a place rooted in true desire, faith, and purpose.

CLIF VAN PUTTEN, MD, anesthesiologist, and DESRIE VAN PUTTEN, branch sales manager at Guarantee Real Estate

A profound and highly practical read. A call to become a leader of weight and depth. Gravitas is a game changer.

STEVE KELLER, lead pastor at Cornerstone Community Church, Greeley, CO

With refreshingly clear insight and rare vulnerability, Jerome Daley calls us to a place of spiritual centering for the fruitful and flourishing life that we leaders long for.

STEVE HASE, chair of the Greater Charlotte C12 Group

Surprisingly fresh, modern, and entirely impactful in todays workplace.

JEFFREY BRAMS, ESQ., GC and VP, science and international, at Garden of Life

Well written and challenging in the best of ways, this book is invitation more than admonition; and therein lies its beauty and power.

JEFF HARRIS, president of Jeff Harris and Associates

Succeeds beautifully in helping business leaders create an environment of transformation that our broken world needs so desperately.

DAVID HUGHES, ambassador at the Transforming Center

This book will yield a life of spiritual authority with the ability to swim in an enticing way against the nonstop, depleting world we are living in.

ROY KING, adjunct professor of ministry studies at Columbia International University

This is a valuable and practical guide for deep spiritual-character formation. Daley builds on ancient Christian disciplines to provide insights and inspiration to anyone in Christian leadership who wants to heal and strengthen their soul.

ROBERT A. FRYLING, author of The Leadership Ellipse

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Gravitas: The Monastic Rhythms of Healthy Leadership

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First edition published as Monk in the Marketplace under ISBN 978-1983665110, copyright 2018 by Jerome Daley.

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