Soul Tending: Leadership for Strategic Human Flourishing

Learn to Foster Glory in Those You Lead

What does it mean to lead with wisdom, integrity, and purpose? In Soul Tending, Virgil Tanner offers a fresh approach to leadership that goes beyond strategy and skill. At its core, leadership is about recognizing and fostering the glory that God has placed in you and in those you lead. No one begins their leadership journey with all the necessary skills and dispositions, but it is possible to learn them. With a practical framework rooted in biblical wisdom, this book offers a proven pathway that will equip you to steward your gifts and the people who have been entrusted to you.

Soul Tending is a training manual to help you develop holistically as a leader and empower others to discover how to flourish in Jesus. Whether you are an experienced leader or just beginning your journey, this book provides tools to build strong, thriving teams and draw out the God-given potential in those you serve.

Virgil Tanner grew up in the Midwest, pastored for nine years in the Bible belt, served with his family and a disciple-making team for eight years in Central Asia, served in regional leadership from Spain for give years, and now works with his family and community to catalyze and cultivate flourishing missional ecosystems all over the world. Virgil holds a bachelor’s degree in biology, master’s degrees in religion and in education, and is completing his EdD in leadership and spiritual formation. Virgil is a trained spiritual director and certified cultural intelligence facilitator. His deep desire is to love with force and skill, and to see people and communities equipped with strength and beauty, for God’s glory, their deep joy, and the world’s highest good.