What we need most as leaders is not to be managed – but mentored. Mentors don’t just shape what you do – they shape who you become. Their impact multiplies long after they’re gone.

Lyle Wells is the president of Integrus Leadership, senior pastor of First Baptist Franklin, Texas, an elite executive coach to hundreds of kingdom-minded leaders, and the author of Easy to Follow: Trading Toxic Leadership for the Way of Jesus (NavPress, Oct. 7, 2025). He has been married to Ronda for more than 35 years, and together they love creating spontaneous family fun for their two grown children, Jordie and Michael. Lyle Wells is a member of the Christian Leadership Alliance board.

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