Just How Married Do You Want To Be?
Practicing Oneness in Marriage

(Forthcoming, Intervarsity Press, July 2007)


Leadership Above the Line

Leadership Above the Line introduces Sarah Sumner’s People Model. The book includes a foreword by Westmont College President, Gayle Beebe, a set of easy to read charts, an engaging and perhaps familiar story, a People Model Test, a People Model Workbook for small groups, and three full chapters on application.

What People are Saying

“The People Model offers a remarkably useful way to interpret behavior, change behavior, and chart future strategies and solutions."
         Colleen C. Barrett, President of Southwest Airlines

"Sarah Sumner’s People Model is an excellent tool kit for everyday usage, whether in business or social settings."
         Mike Hughes, Executive Vice President of Safeco

"Leadership Above the Line is 60 percent story and 100 percent breakthrough insights on leadership formation."
         David Sanford, President of Sanford Communications

"So many leadership books go one of two directions: either offering a didactic message that appeals to the hyperrational mind or offering a narrative approach that tugs on our emotions. The appeal of Sarah’s book is that it reaches out to both mind-sets."
         Gayle Beebe, President of Westmont College

"While many books on leadership acknowledge the importance of self-awareness, this one offers a useful tool for actually achieving it."
         John Knapp, President of The Southern Institute
                              for Business and Professional Ethic


Men and Women in the Church

Evangelicals stand divided in their view of women in the church. On one side stand complementarians, arguing the full worth of women but assigning them to differing roles. On the other side stand egalitarians, arguing that the full worth of women demands their equal treatment and access to leadership roles. Is there a way to mend the breach and build consensus?

Sarah Sumner thinks there is. Avoiding the pitfalls of both radical feminism and reactionary conservatism, she traces a new path through the issues--biblical, theological, psychological and practical--to establish and affirm common ground. Arguing that men and women are both equal and distinct, Sumner encourages us to find ways to honor and benefit from the leadership gifts of both. Men and Women in the Church is a book for all who want a fresh and hope-filled look at a persistent problem.

"Men and Women in the Church is a deep and important book with a significance far beyond what the title alone would suggest . . . I strongly encourage anyone who is concerned about the conduct of visible church life to study this book carefully."
          Dallas Willard, author of The Divine Conspiracy