Table of Contents

Foreward by Ed Stetzer
Acknowledgments
Introduction: My Personal Confession

Section I: The Problem of People-Pleasing in the Church Today
Chapter 1: Has the People-Pleaser Virus Infected Your Leadership?
Chapter 2: What Makes Leaders Sick?
Chapter 3: The Key to Health: A Strong Leadership Immune System

Section II: The Solution
Chapter 4: The Rearview Mirror Look: Probe Your Past
Chapter 5: The Search Within: Revisit Your Values
Chapter 6: When Relationships Get Knotted Up: Expose Your Triangles
Chapter 7: What?s Missing: Search for Your Gaps
Chapter 8: Nitpickers and Stone Throwers: Engage Your Critics
Chapter 9: Self-Care: Nurture Your Soul through Mindfulness
Chapter 10: Are Your Reactions Showing?: Tame Your Reactivity
Chapter 11: The Placebo Pastor

Section III: The Leader?s Toolbox
Appendix A: The Seven-Day Personal Development Plan
Appendix B: The Eight-Week Team Development Plan
Appendix C: Research Methodology

Notes
About the Author

About the Author

Charles Stone is lead pastor at West Park Church in London, Ontario, and founder of StoneWell Ministries, where he coaches pastors and church leaders, applying neuroscience insight to spiritual leadership. He is the author of 5 Ministry Killers and How to Defeat Them, and he can be found online at charlesstone.com.

Reviews

"We all do it at times—but we easily overlook it or do not try to figure out why. This forthright book does that for us, with strong particulars."
*Knute Larson, Outreach Magazine's Resources of the Year, March/April 2015*