In 2008, just as that year’s historic presidential election was heating up, Stephen released his book, The Faith of Barack Obama. It proved to be an international bestseller and was praised for its objectivity and its thoroughness in exploring Obama’s non-traditional Christianity. Now, two years later, Stephen is updating this important book. He believes that what Barack Obama is doing in the presidency is an outworking of his faith and he believes that Americans need to understand Obama’s brand of theological liberalism in order to understand not only his presidency but the way America is moving in his theological direction. This update will be based upon interviews with leading politicians and religious leaders, and hopefully upon an interview with the president himself. The book should be out early in 2012.
Stephen Update
Keeping up with Stephen is not easy, but here’s an update. Stephen is currently writing a book on Oprah Winfrey’s religious impact on America and at the same time he is doing a wide variety of media to promote the book he co-wrote with David Holland, The Faith and Values of Sarah Palin. Perhaps you’ve seen him on CNN, Fox, CBN or ABC discussing this new book. Meanwhile, he is completing his year-end schedule of speeches, which includes a corporate event in Jacksonville, Florida, and a lecture on current trends in Washington DC. Early next year, he and Bev will travel to Guam and the Philippines before Stephen goes to Peru to help with the upcoming presidential election there. When he is home, he will be writing two books, one on strong manhood drawn from great men of history and one on a contemporary culture shaper. He will also be working with a short list of clients, helping them hone their speaking skills and craft their message in their field.
The best way to stay up with Stephen other than these updates is on Twitter. You can follow him at @MansfieldWrites.
Mansfield Group Seminars
Increasingly, the work of the Mansfield Group is taking the form of seminars for strategic education. For businesses, churches, schools, military installations and non-profit organizations, Mansfield Group is becoming an outsourced continuing education department providing the strategic training necessary for impact upon our times. Recent seminars we have conducted include Islam 101, The Leadership Pillars of Winston Churchill, Lessons of Corporate Greatness from the Guinness Story, New Testament Blowout and Finding Your Voice: The Keys of Speaking Powerfully. If we can help you with this service of the Mansfield Group, please let us know.
“The Generals” – Now Available
Thomas Nelson’s exciting new series of biographies entitled “The Generals” is now starting to appear in stores. Stephen Mansfield is the general editor of this series, which begins with a volume about George Patton and a volume about Robert E. Lee. Many more biographies will release over the next three years, including treatments of Sherman, Washington, MacArthur, Pershing, Jackson, and more. Mansfield has said in interviews, “I think readers are going to find this series to be thrilling reads combined with historical mastery. Our writers are among the best in the field and man can they write!”
New Mansfield Group Foundation is Gaining Support
The Global Leadership Development Fund, a new foundation started by Stephen and Beverly Mansfield, is drawing widespread support. The foundation is devoted to funding leadership training abroad and is already being asked to serve in a number of foreign countries. To see how you can help support the work of the The Global Leadership Development Fund, click on that name on the Our Firm menu of this site.
Mansfield/Holland Pen New Book on Palin
Stephen Mansfield and his writing partner, David Holland, have just completed a new book about Sarah Palin. Though most books dealing with the former Alaska governor either attack or defend her, Mansfield and Holland’s book seeks to explain what Palin’s beliefs and the popular response to them exposes in American culture. Entitled The Faith and Values of Sarah Palin: What She Believes and What it Means for America, this new book releases in late September.
Mansfield Group Launches New Foundation
The Mansfield Group has just launched a new foundation designed to train and coach leaders around the world. Called The Global Leadership Development Fund, this organization arose from Stephen Mansfield’s international teaching work. Time and again Stephen would find himself with leaders from every walk of life—politics, business, and military to name but a few arenas—who needed training, coaching and strategic networking as leaders. Stephen came to understand that he could do wider good by sponsoring training events and when he did so they were exceptionally successful. Initially, he and Beverly funded these events themselves. As invitations and opportunities increased, they came to realize that they needed partners to make the growing number of events possible. This is what led to The Global Leadership Development Fund, which will make possible leadership training events and the follow-up coaching and networking that has the potential to transform nations. To find out how you can help, just click here.
“Paul Harvey’s America” Wins Award
Stephen Mansfield and his co-author, David A. Holland, have just learned that their biography of Paul Harvey—entitled Paul Harvey’s America—has won the 2010 Retailers Choice Award for Biography. The book represents the first collaboration between Mansfield and Holland, who were dear friends long before they began writing together. Mansfield has previously won the award twice, for both the English and the Spanish versions of his The Faith of George W. Bush. This year’s award is all the sweeter to him because it honors his partnership with Holland and because the book was a labor of appreciation for the life of Paul Harvey. Congratulations to Stephen and David!
By the way, you can see the other Retailers Choice Award Winners here. You can also order a copy of Paul Harvey’s America here.
Stephen’s On The Road With ReChurch
Stephen Mansfield’s new book, ReChurch: Healing Your Way Back to the People of God, is helping many wounded ex-church members heal and reconnect to the body of Christ.
Now, Stephen is going on the road to reinforce this message of wholeness. He will be speaking around the country in churches, to corporations, to ministries and even in a bar or two to help people heal. If you would like to schedule Stephen to speak on ReChurch for your organization, contact us at info@MansfieldGroup.com
ReChurch Release
Stephen Mansfield’s latest book, ReChurch: Healing Your Way Back to the People of God, released on Good Friday, April 2. The book should now be available in major bookstores around the country. Members of media wishing to request interviews with Stephen Mansfield about this book can contact The Mansfield Group at Info@MansfieldGroup.com.
Where In The World Is Stephen Mansfield?
Stephen is just back from New York where he appeared on Fox and Friends and the Hannity Show. On April, 8, he is flying to Eugene, Oregon, to speak at a city-wide Prayer Breakfast, after which he will give a speech as part of the Trustee Lecture Series on Leadership and Ethics at Northwest Christian University.
Two days later, on April 11, Stephen is flying to New Zealand to give a number of speeches to religious and political gatherings. We will continue to update you about Stephen’s travels here in the News portion of this site.
New Mansfield Group Website Launches
Finally it is here! We’ve been working for months and now our new website is up. You’ll find it far more useful and interesting than our former site. There is video, a Twitter feed, highlighted books, special Mansfield Group Alerts, and a place to register for updates. This and so much more. Go ahead and explore. And soon you’ll find two new organizations added to the list under “Our Firm:” ProctorMansfield Media and The Global Leadership Development Fund. Watch for exciting updates about these organizations soon. So enjoy the site and be sure to give us feedback when you can.
Mansfield in The Media
Stephen Mansfield was recently interviewed for a Relevant Magazine podcast which you can listen to by clicking here: http://bit.ly/ctjDeY. Also, Stephen’s book The Search for God and Guinness was profiled in a fascinating article by Bob Smietana of the Nashville Tennessean. You can read it here: http://bit.ly/a7gQRA. Finally, watch for Stephen on FOX and Friends Friday morning, April 2. He’ll be discussing his new book, ReChurch.
My USA Today Op/Ed on Guinness
The good folks at USA Today, executive forum editor John Siniff in particular, allowed me to write an Op/Ed on the business lessons to be learned from Guinness. You can read it here. Enjoy.
Stephen Named General Editor of New Series
Thomas Nelson Booksellers has named Stephen Mansfield the General Editor of a series entitled “The Generals.” This series will be comprised of ten books, each one devoted to telling the story of a leading American general and to exploring the character lessons from that general’s life. As General Editor, Stephen will work with Thomas Nelson to select the writers, choose the subjects, and help the authors produce the best books possible. Joel Miller, vice president and publisher at Thomas Nelson, has said, “With Stephen’s prior writing about military affairs, his experience as a New York Times bestselling author and his passion for biography, he is the perfect choice for this role.” The first volumes in the series will be released in spring of 2010.
