This book, and course, is designed to enable Christians to lead confidently based on their identity in Christ. Leadership is tough. Many leaders come to leadership from competence in a different field, without training, and fear that they cannot really lead and will be 'found out' one day. Many leaders are insecure, constantly assessing how they are coming across, and where challenges may arise. Being grounded in Christ is the foundation for all true Christian leadership. This identity-based leadership makes us less driven, reduces the risk of burnout, and enables us to survive personal attacks, use conflict positively and overcome other barriers to effective leadership. Once we operate from this secure base, centred and grounded in Christ, we become less vulnerable to threats to our status, we cease to have anything to hide (because we can afford to be vulnerable) and we are less likely to be blown off course by strong-willed people wanting to push their own agenda.

Every morning before the sun comes up, on school and church campuses, in public parks and parking lots, thousands of men gather to work out under the banner of F3 Nation. The workouts are simple - no gimmicks, trends, or fancy gear - and participants take turns leading. No one pays a dollar, yet every man involved will tell you that F3 keeps him in the best shape of his adult life. In Freed To Lead, F3 co-founders Dredd and OBT tell the story of how F3 began on New Year's Day 2011 at a Charlotte, N.C., middle school and how its dramatic growth showed they had launched something more than just a workout group. Through anecdote and metaphor, they show how F3's Three Fs - Fitness, Fellowship, and Faith - cure the "SadClown Syndrome" that plagues too many men and offer a solution to our society's leadership vacuum.

Freed To Lead is for Christians who are called to leadership - whether in the marketplace, public service, the church, or any other context. All leaders want to be the best they can be. But the truth is that people don't follow leaders who use the right techniques. They follow leaders who are authentic and real. Christian leaders have a huge advantage because they have already become new creations in Christ. Freed To Lead will enable you to take the truth of this new identity much deeper so that you can learn to lead as the new person in Christ that you have become. Learning how to lead out of your new identity in Christ will help you avoid drivenness and burnout, survive personal attacks, and use conflict positively. In short, Freed To Lead will help you connect with the person you already are so that you can become the leader God created you to be.

Course leader's guide covering all eight sessions, to be used with participant's guide and DVD.

An in-depth book and curriculum that teaches the essence of identity-based leadership Freed to Leadand the accompanying 8-week small group curriculum are written to enable Christians to lead confidently based on the security of their identity in Christ. Leadership is tough. Many leaders come to ministry leadership from competence in a different field, but without training, and with a gnawing fear that they cannot really lead and will be "found out" one day. Many leaders are insecure, constantly assessing how they are coming across and where challenges may arise. Being grounded in Christ is the foundation for all true Christian leadership. This identity-based leadership makes us less driven and reduces the risk of burnout; it enables us to survive personal attacks, use conflict positively, and overcome other barriers to effective leadership. Once we operate from this secure base, centered on and grounded in Christ, we become less vulnerable to threats to our status, we cease to have anything to hide (because we can afford to be vulnerable), and we are less likely to be blown off course by strong-willed people wanting to push their own agenda.

Participant's guide, single copy, which goes with DVD, Leader's Guide and the separate teaching book by Rod Woods. Covers all eight sessions.

We have no shortage of people who hold leadership positions in our world, but how many of those could we truly call "leaders", let alone virtuous leaders?The old adage of: "A Leader is followed when he/she is in the room. A Good Leader is followed when he/she is out of the room. A Great/Virtuous Leader is followed long after they are dead..." is true. In this book, David outlines the framework for becoming a virtuous leader, one that leaves a Legacy behind and truly makes an impact on the world.