Headlines announce the news of the failure of another Christian leader with depressing frequency.  Just as sobering is the steady stream of pastors who leave the ministry, never to return, due to moral failures, burnout, or frustration with the pressures of the job.  And many pastors faithfully carry on in their churches for years, but never truly thrive.

Pastors Samuel Rima and Gary McIntosh wrote their book, Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership, because they wanted to address these problems by helping pastors and other leaders to face their own issues in order to flourish in ministry.