In Other-Centered Leadership, he calls all leaders back to the basics of leadership, teaching pastors how to engage with others in a relational capacity that reflects the clear teachings of God’s word. Focusing on putting others first, Strubhar discusses how leadership rises and falls on the ability of the leader to treat ministry colleagues with love, acceptance, and accountability. The ability to respond biblically to a ministry colleague is the prerequisite for a healthy ministry team.
Strubhar offers simple principles, gleaned from God’s word and interaction with hundreds of leaders, to stimulate a new generation of pastoral leaders who will treat others better than themselves for the glory of God.
John R. Strubhar obtained his theological education (M. Div, Th. M & D. Min) at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He served fifty years as a leader in various capacities including lead pastor, executive pastor, district superintendent, adjunct college and seminary professor. Strubhar and his wife Sandy live in Buckeye, Arizona. He is the author of Life Worth Living: What the True Story of Jonah Teaches Us about God and Living on His Terms and In Pursuit of the Greatest Gift: What the Love Chapter Reveals About Godly Living. He is also the co-author of Evangelistic Preaching: A Step by Step Guide to Pulpit Evangelism.