From the first bridle to horse’s last day in the barn, horse-lovers know that life with a horse is a complicated, challenging, beautiful, and sometimes bewildering experience. It takes Patience, Partnership, Communication, Trust, and Preparation—among other qualities—to train and enjoy life with a horse. Those same qualities are essential in good leaders.
Jim Cowart, a pastor and horseman, shares leadership lessons he’s learned in the stables of Georgia, working with horses and professional trainers. Cowart also shares distinct insights from Australia’s legendary horseman Clinton Anderson. See Jim on horseback at jimcowart.org.
Written in Cowart’s easygoing style, and full of humor, this book brings a light and engaging touch to a serious subject, and is packed with practical advice and instruction.
Jim Cowart is the founding pastor of Harvest Church, a United Methodist congregation in Warner Robins, GA, near Macon. Harvest Church, launched in 2001, has an average attendance of nearly 3,000 each weekend. The church grows primarily through professions of faith from new Christians. Jim is the author or coauthor of Start This Stop That; Grab, Gather and Grow; Living the Five; Grounded in Prayer; and Grounded in Creed. Jim serves as a trainer and coach, helping pastors launch and maintain healthy church environments. For more information go to harvestchurch4u.org.
Serenity Al Janat, who answers to the name, Seri, is a Straight Egyptian Arabian mare from the Dahmah Shahwan Strain. She can trace her lineage back to King Solomon’s stables in Israel, but now lives in Middle Georgia with her best buddy Jim Arch Cowart.
“I read every word of this endearing, innovative book on leadership. Saddle up and learn.”
—Jorge Acevedo, lead pastor, United Methodist Grace Church (multisite), Cape Coral, Fort Myers, and Sarasota, FL
“Jim Cowart offers a truly refreshing, engaging perspective on leadership. I am grateful for the ride.”
—Shane L. Bishop, senior pastor, Christ Church UMC, Fairview Heights, IL
“Leading from Horseback is an entertaining, perceptive, and truly unique analysis of what it takes to unlock your own potential.”
—William B. Caldwell IV, Lieutenant General, US Army (Ret.); president, Georgia Military College, Milledgeville, GA
Jim Cowart is the lead and founding pastor of Harvest Church in middle Georgia, a congregation that he and his wife, Jennifer, began in 2001 and that has twice been named among the nation’s fastest-growing congregations. Jim has authored and coauthored numerous books including Leading from Horseback, Grab Gather Grow, and Start This, Stop That. Whenever life allows, Jim escapes to enjoy the outdoors on horseback, hunting, and traveling with his family.
