Wagner - Men who love fierce women: the power of servant leadership in your marriage

Hes quiet, shes fierce. The more she pushes, the more he withdraws. The less he leads, the more she takes over. If this sounds familiarand if youre tired of the cycleLeRoy and Kimberly Wagner have the answer. Theyll show how you can learn to work together as a team, channeling personality differences for constructive rather than destructive purposes.

JIM DALY

President, Focus on the Family

Being married to a strong person is something we both understand. This kind of marriage partnership presents unique challenges, but it also promises wonderful opportunities. We are deeply grateful to our friends, LeRoy and Kim, for writing such a helpful, biblically grounded book, born out of their personal journey and the transformation God has brought about in their lives. We strongly commend this book to you as God continues to write His story in and through your life and marriage.

ROBERT & NANCY (DEMOSS) WOLGEMUTH

In this book, LeRoy and Kim help us understand how marital conflict can either destroy a marriage or be the means God uses to develop qualities of leadership, communication, and intimacy. Here is practical guidance for men to step to the plate and realize that leading a strong wife is not impossible. Instead, it can be a journey that leads to mutual fulfillment, spirited growth, and genuine appreciation for one another. We will personally profit from the wisdom and hard truth found in these pages.

ERWIN & REBECCA LUTZER

Pastor Emeritus, The Moody Church

I have known LeRoy and Kim as friends since college. They are real, they are transparent, they love God, and they love you. If you are tired of marriage books that present an idyllic, stereotypical, everyone fits in the exact same box approach, then you will love this book. Thank you, LeRoy and Kim, for ministering to those of us who come away from most marriage conferences feeling worse than we did before!

J.D. SONNY TUCKER

Executive Director, Arkansas Baptist State Convention

Talk about a captivating book! The Wagners description of Courageous Leaders verses Passive Deserters is worth the price of the book. You will pass this marriage book along to others.

JOHNNY M. HUNT

Senior Pastor, FBC Woodstock

Former SBC President

This book was hard to read for me because I am a fierce woman, but this has helped me see how my fierceness made my husband feel. I have cried several times as I read, and it has given me opportunities to go to Wade and seek forgivenesswhich is always a good place for me to be. Thank you for taking the time and effort (I know it cant be easy) to write this hard, but necessary book.

BECKY ARNOLD

Wife, mom, and follower of Jesus Christ

With uncommon honesty, LeRoy and Kim provide us a raw account of how a spiral into marital-induced depression can become fuel for great hope! They are walking reminders that the cycle of pain can be broken and a marriage revolution for Gods glory is possible with Christ!

BYRON PAULUS

President/Executive Director, Life Action Ministries

The words that come to mind when I think of this amazing couple and their story of a redeemed marriage are biblical, transparent, courageous, and compassionate. Gratefully, LeRoy has now transferred this personal story into the principles of this book for these very same words to ring true in the hearts of husbands and homes.

PAUL H. JIMENEZ

Senior Pastor, Taylors First Baptist Church, Taylors, SC

Kimberly Wagners Fierce Women was so impactful for the women of our church but one of the main questions we heard was, Why cant there be a book like Fierce Women for our husbands, so they can grow in these areas as well? Men Who Love Fierce Women is the book that we were waiting for. In it, LeRoy and Kimberly Wagner serve as faithful guides who take us on a journey through both Scripture and their personal struggles in order to equip us with practical help to find our way back to Gods design for marriage.

JUAN & JEANINE SANCHEZ

High Pointe Baptist Church, Austin, TX

It isnt surprising in todays culture that there are many husbands married to strong, fierce women who are simply checking out emotionally. LeRoy and Kims willingness to be transparent and open about what they experienced in their marriage has already helped countless couples. This is a book that will bring real helpand healingto both husbands and wives.

BOB & MARY ANN LEPINE

Co-host, FamilyLife Today

2016 by
LEROY WAGNER and KIMBERLY WAGNER

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Edited by Elizabeth Cody Newenhuyse

Interior design: Smartt Guys design

Cover design: Connie Gabbert Design and Illustration

Cover photo: Natalie Puls (nataliepuls.com)

Author photo: Lindsey Landrum Photography

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Wagner, LeRoy, author.

Title: Men who love fierce women : the power of servant leadership in your marriage / LeRoy and Kimberly Wagner.

Description: Chicago : Moody Publishers, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016024411 (print) | LCCN 2016027119 (ebook) | ISBN 9780802414656 | ISBN 9780802494627 ()

Subjects: LCSH: Marriage--Religious aspects--Christianity. | Man-woman relationships--Religious aspects--Christianity. | Women--Psychology.

Classification: LCC BV835 .W3425 2016 (print) | LCC BV835 (ebook) | DDC 248.8/425--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016024411

ISBN: 978-0-8024-1465-6

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