Welcome to Lead Deep

Lead Deep is a non-profit organization that exists to help equip the local church for more effective leadership, discipleship, and stewardship. We are excited to announce the release of our latest book entitled “Just Jesus.” In this 52 week devotional, you are invited to engage in a weekly rhythm for the purpose of focusing on Jesus and only Jesus. The Christian leader is one who is continually being transformed into the image of Christ. We believe this book can help!

Here an excerpt from the opening of “Just Jesus.”

Beach vacations are great—family, water, relaxation. I love sunsets at the beach: they’re bright, almost shocking, and so easy to enjoy. You just have to notice when they come, and they can make your dinner of boardwalk French fries feel so much more special.

Sunrises are different: they’re easier to miss, and you have to be purposeful about seeing them—they come early, right when it would feel really nice to stay in bed! When I do manage to catch the sunrise at the beach, though, I never regret it. The morning sun seems to take the stage like a great conductor in nature’s orchestra, calling the whole world to attention as it rises above the ocean. Its muted pastels, like the quiet opening bars of a symphony, take my breath away, and the anticipation builds. If I want to participate in this experience, I have to arrange my day to make it happen, just as I would for an appointment I need to keep. I have to plan to set my body to the rhythm of the sun.

What if Jesus is more like a sunrise than a sunset? It would mean that if we are going to focus on Him, we need to be deliberate about it—to adopt habits that help us to give Him our full attention and to set our own lives to the rhythm of the Son. This devotional is written with that purpose in mind. We have provided four large movements of three months, which loosely follow the Christian Calendar. The purpose of this is to provide a Jesus-rhythm for the whole year.