Isn’t it time to go deeper in your life and your leadership?
About the Book
“My lack of a mentor in the early years of my leadership journey compels me to mentor the next generation of female leaders. The Collective Journey shares all the lessons I wish I had known, and a little more. Here’s a sneak peek at what you’ll learn…
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How is it with your soul?
Who am I? (Understanding personality, temperament, and how God created you)
What is life-giving (Grace of God, Love of God, Peace of God)
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How is it with your story?
A Journey with God to Find Forgiveness
Gratitude and Joy Parties
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Meaning and Passions
It’s All About You and It’s Not About You at All
Vision and Values
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You Were Created for Community
You Belong to a Tribe Much Bigger Than You
Your Tribe Connects You to Other Tribes (Tribes are generational)
About the Author
LISA POTTER is a passionate leader, a grace downloader, and a generational bridge builder. Her commitment to these roles is evident in her dedication to mentoring and coaching the next generation of female leaders and her work in speaking, writing, and teaching.
She is the author of The Collective Journey, a graduate of Northpoint Bible College, holds an M.A. in Leadership and Ministry from Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, and is pursuing a D.Min. in Spiritual Formation. She is an adjunct faculty member at Ascent College, where she helped develop the Women’s Collective Cohort, a certificate program designed for female leaders to enhance their spiritual formation, communications, theology, and leadership journey.
Lisa and her husband, Frank, live at The Tableview Farm in Virginia, nestled between Washington, D.C., and the beautiful Shenandoah Mountains with their golden retriever, Brady.
WHY I WROTE THIS BOOK
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We need to share what we've learned.
Living through the pain of high expectations, loneliness, criticism, and spiritual and physical exhaustion became a lesson called “Things I Wish I Had Known.” Along my own journey, I learned several lessons: the importance of taking care of the soul, the power of story, the need to know my calling, and the necessity of developing a community of support and friendships. Ultimately, I also learned that effective leadership recognizes the importance of creating a sustainable organizational pipeline for the next generation.
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We need to fill the leadership pipeline.
Pipeline building requires generational bridges, strategic planning, vision execution, clear mission, core values, and the opportunity to share stories. Together, these strategies build upon the pain and passion that fuels leadership within an organization. Of all strategies required for building a sustainable leadership pipeline for future women leaders, I believe mentoring and building relational communities remain among the most important.
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We need relational mentoring.
A relational mentoring model developed to effectively engage younger female leaders in a journey toward transformation and wholeness is crucial for creating a leadership pipeline. The mentoring model utilizes the four primary elements found in the Paul and Timothy leadership mentoring model in 2 Timothy 1:1-18 and employs four primary elements discovered in the passage: core self, communion (the power of story), calling, and community.