In this episode of 12-Minute Convos with Jesus Believers, Engel Jones connects with leadership consultant Silas Achu, joining the show from Canada. Silas shares his personal journey of coming to Christ, moving from an analytical mindset and general spirituality after feeling the unconditional love emanating from his cousin. Early in his walk, Silas felt inadequate because his natural gifts were organizational and structural rather than traditional prophetic ministry. When Silas began honoring his God-given ability to synthesize complex information and build structures for leaders, God expanded his impact through books and leadership consulting. He candidly discusses the dangers of burnout from running in the wrong calling or at an unsustainable pace, offering a powerful perspective on depth over breadth and moving in step with the Father.
Silas also shares his family testimony of perseverance through years of marital struggles and miscarriages before experiencing God's breakthrough. If you have ever struggled with feeling inadequate in your gifts or needed encouragement to find a sustainable pace in your calling, Silas's testimony will refresh your soul!
Guest's Bio
Silas Achu is a leadership practitioner, writer and ministry leader based in Cameroon. He is the founder and lead consultant of Lead from the Heart, a leadership formation and organisational development practice that helps leaders, teams and institutions build healthier cultures and more sustainable ways of carrying responsibility.
His own journey through the pressures of leadership led to the development of the Leadership Heartbeat™, a rhythm-based methodology that helps leaders move from grinding and depletion towards wholeness, renewal and faithful stewardship. His wider work includes leadership retreats, coaching, transformative learning experiences, writing and long-term institution building.
Silas also serves within Bethel Atlanta Cameroon, the local Buea expression of Bethel Atlanta Africa, where many of his convictions about identity, community, discipleship and spiritual formation are lived out in practice. At the heart of his life and work is a desire to follow Jesus faithfully and help people discover who they are, grow into their calling, recover strength and lead with wholeness.
He is the author of Dreams to Reality and Marketplace Shift, with The Leadership Heartbeat and Built to Lead forthcoming.
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