Brent Hoover – Healthy Leaders

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Brent Hoover

About the Author

Brent Hoover was raised in California and came to faith in Christ in 1979. He is married to Julie; they have four children. Brent works in the area of international leader development and cross cultural consulting. His focus is leader building and care in Asia and the United States. His 27 years of cross-cultural experience include seven years of living in Asia and fluency in Mandarin. Deeply committed to building up men, Brent designed LeaderTrek, an intensive wilderness leadership experience, and Sports Leadership Camps. He also facilitates healthy life retreats to build experienced leaders. Brent holds an MA in Intercultural Studies from Wheaton Graduate School and an M.Div from Michigan Theological Seminary.

Team Design: Abiding in Christ

Dive deeply into abiding in Christ with your team with this half-day, outdoor design.

Reflections on Leaders Being in Community

The power of the “one-another life” is undeniable. Yet as Christian leaders, although we recommend it to others, we are prone to wander from its reality and our unique need of it. But Jesus’ invitation into true community remains for every leader, no matter how busy or mature one may be.

Video: Solitude – Strengthening the Resilience of Your Soul

A lesson on the life-changing power of solitude for Christian leaders.

The One Thing to Do to Avoid a Crash when Making Decisions

Leaders are forever facing complex decisions that sometimes carry heavy consequences. Brent Hoover unpacks a singular strategy for approaching these decisions.

Keys to Designing a Life-Giving Spiritual Life Retreat

Busy leaders need retreats from time to time in order to remain healthy. But how do we design such opportunities for refreshment for our leaders?

The E-motions of the Apostle Paul – Free Zoom Training

Seminar #3 in the Resilience! series for building strength into Christian leaders. All leadership moments are emotional! Just ask those you lead. Emotions affect our lives as Christian leaders and followers each day — but how often do we recognize them? How should we live with those raw feelings of loneliness, anger, fear or sorrow [...]

How an Unknown Leadership Rock Star Changed the World

This article is a reflection on the life of Robert Walter, a Christian leader of courage, heart and brains.

Enjoying Solitude — And How to Live It Out.

When God wants to shape a man’s soul He often calls him to solitude. If we want to know God, and grow more in Christ-like character, faith and power we will follow Jesus and intentionally put ourselves into solitude with Him. And as time goes by we will begin to enjoy it and even long for it.

Our Work Is Not Our Own

I have learned once again that our “work “is truly God’s work. And we are used by him to accomplish his purposes in his way and his time.

Five Things We Need From Our Leaders

How can a leader truly shape the life of a follower of Jesus? Here are five things we all need that God will use to holistically transform us. Be real. You are a child of God going through your own growth process in this fallen world. Your strengths are a part of you but so […]

Reading This Article Will Make You A Bit Dumber ‒ Scientifically Guaranteed ‒ And Wiser Too!

While multi-tasking might feel like you are getting more done, you are actually getting less done and possibly doing long-term damage to your brain.

Mountains, Men, and the Making of Leaders

True discipleship involves giving followers real life opportunities to rise or fall while drawing them ever closer to their teacher who loves them, guides them, exhorts, and passes on his wisdom to them.

The One Thing The Church Cannot Do Without

Knowing the thoughts and trends of potential churchgoers is not bad in itself. Yet how much attention and how quickly churches are apt to change their approaches to living out the gospel in light of such knowledge is tragic.

3 Crucial Questions for Evaluating the Health of a Church

Many churches have lost one important thing in the pursuit of becoming missional – a true dependency on the all-sufficiency of the Bible. Following attractional, missional, or invitational models, churches become derailed from the central purpose that Scripture gives believers – knowing God by His Spirit in a Christ-centered community.

Searching for Pastors: Two Non-Negotiables

If you had to boil it down to two qualities that you really need in a pastor, what would they be? We all have personal preferences but here are two indispensable qualities that form the essence of a leader.