Uncharted: Facing the Dragons that Keep You Stuck
A Christian Leadership Book on Courage, Spiritual Formation, and Leading When the Map Runs Out
When leadership takes you where you've never been, how do you keep going?
Uncharted is a powerful new guide for Christian leaders, pastors, ministry teams, and anyone called to do more for God in uncertain times.
Written by Joshua McElhaney, an author, leadership coach, and former pastor who rebuilt his calling after personal and ministry losses, this book will help you lead with courage, humility, and a Spirit-formed vision.
If you've wrestled with:
Burnout in Christian leadershipSpiritual exhaustion and loss of callingLeadership trauma or betrayalNavigating church growth and ministry challengesFeeling unqualified for what God is asking you to doBuilding healthy leadership after failure-Uncharted will speak to you.
Through powerful Biblical examples (Nehemiah, Deborah, Joseph, Joshua), practical leadership insights, and deeply personal storytelling, you'll learn how to:
✅ Face inner dragons of fear, shame, and inadequacy
✅ Rebuild courage and calling after seasons of loss
✅ Lead with spiritual resilience through adversity
✅ Empower and develop other leaders
✅ Stay humble, grounded, and aligned with God's purpose
✅ Build a legacy of healthy, fearless leadership
Whether you are a seasoned pastor, a church leader, a business leader with Kingdom influence, or someone longing to lead in new ways, you don't need a perfect map to lead well.
You need faith.
You need formation.
You need courage to draw a new map.
This book is for Christian leaders who want to:
Lead from deep inner formation, not performanceRecover bold leadership after leadership failureEmpower others through Spirit-anchored influenceLead in uncertainty, change, and post-pandemic ministry realitiesDevelop resilience and humility as leadership habitsUncharted: Facing the Dragons that Keep You Stuck will help you do that-and more.
The dragons no longer define you.
Your leadership can be unleashed.
Draw a new map.