Entrusted to Lead by Donna Pisani Book Review

About the Book:

A practical tool for women who are called to leadership roles in any area of life, Entrusted to Lead offers biblical insight and real-life encouragement for how to navigate their leadership journey.
 
In Entrusted to Lead, Pastor Donna Pisani draws on over four decades of experience to offer a biblical perspective of women in leadership that considers their role an entrusted assignment rather than just an entitled position. Women who wrestle with God’s call to lead, or who don’t have anyone supporting their call, will discover how to:
 

• Embrace their God-given, unique leadership gifts
• Become alert to the internal lies that make them hesitant to pursue their calling
• Answer Jesus’ mandate to women to “go tell”—even when no one seems to be listening
• Understand how Paul empowered both genders to lead and serve together
• Lean into Jesus’ strength when facing leadership challenges

 
Generations of confusion keep women from answering God’s call to lead, depriving God’s kingdom of crucial gifts and abilities. Entrusted to Lead shows women what it looks like to lead with confidence in the workplace and in ministry—and why Jesus always wanted women to have a seat at the table.

My Review:

It is still relatively new for women to step into ministry, experiencing obstacles men do not have to face. Pisani offers encouraging insights from decades of leading alongside her husband. Her ministry attitude is one of humility, co-leading alongside men. The title reflects her position of being entrusted with leadership, not being entitled to it.

I like how Pisani tells many humorous stories on herself, using them to give insightful wisdom from her decades of ministry. I appreciate her reflections on ministering women in the Bible and throughout history. I liked how she investigated the pesky verses sometimes used to silence women in church.

This is not so much an argument for women in ministry as it is a resource for women who feel called to ministry but also feel inadequate or insecure. Pisani gives a great deal of encouragement in learning from mistakes, trusting God, having a humble attitude, and more. She includes pages of practical ideas to help readers move into their ministry. Each chapter ends with a prayer and space for reflection as well.

This is a great book for women who feel called to ministry but do not know how to move into that calling. It is also a valuable resource for women already in ministry positions to help others answer God's call on their lives.

My rating: 5/5 stars.

This book releases October 1.

 

About the Author:

Dr. Donna Pisani is a pastor and Bible teacher with forty years of ministry experience. She has a Master of Arts in Ministerial Leadership from Southeastern University and a DMin from George Fox University focusing on women in leadership. She co-founded Capital City Church with her husband and is the co-founder of the Circle of Twelve, a mentoring program for women leaders. Donna is also the author of The Power of Not Yet: Living a Life of Endless Possibilities and Entrusted to Lead (releasing October 2024) Her greatest joys are date nights with her husband and family time with her four grown children and two grandchildren. Find out more at https://www.donnapisani.org/ 

David C Cook, 272 pages.

I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My comments are an independent and honest review.

(My star ratings: 5-I love it, 4-I like it, 3-It's OK, 2-I don't like it, 1-I hate it.)