Saints, Christian Living, New Testament, Spirituality 

An extremely readable, fascinating and challenging study of the apostle Peter, with special emphasis on his calling to leadership. What can we learn from Peter’s vocation, life, failures and restoration by Jesus? How can we apply these lessons in today’s churches? This book is for all Christians of any Christian denomination who want to learn more about the distinctive character of Christian life, calling and ministry from a biblical perspective. Suitable for use as a devotional study. Excellent cross-cultural appeal. Distributed worldwide. Russ Parker, in the Foreword, writes: “Here we witness the growth and development of this first leader of the fledgling church, which seems to be more a case of painfully won insights from the school of hard knocks than clinical reflections from a rabbi’s seminar. Patrick paints a wonderfully alive picture of Peter journeying from professed strength to confessed weakness. Becoming a Spiritual Leader invites us to walk alongside Peter and learn from his struggles to come to terms with his true humanity and calling, as well as feel the full impact and depth of Jesus, the man who is God. This book reminds us that only the broken are called into God’s ministry to others. Here is a book which challenges us to be as real and open as a broken Peter, and learn to be as truly human as the Lord who also calls us to share in his marvellous care of others. I warmly commend it to you.” - from Amzon