Skye Jethani serves as the managing editor of Leadership Journal, a publication of Christianity Today International. Leadership's purpose is to equip pastors and church leaders for the challenges of ministry in a complex world. In this role, Skye not only has the opportunity to engage many of Christianity's most influential leaders, but also translate their thoughts into practical help for those struggling to live faithfully in a rapidly shifting culture. Skye also contributes regularly to other resources within the Leadership Media Group including Out of Ur , Preaching Today, and Building Church Leaders, and he's the author of The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity (Zondervan, 2009).

Prior to his editorial role with Leadership, Skye served for six years in full-time pastoral ministry at Blanchard Alliance Church in Wheaton, Illinois. During this time he helped Blanchard launch a second congregation in Warrenville, Illinois, and wrestle with questions of mission and spiritual formation in a postmodern, post-Christian culture. As a teaching pastor, Skye has taught adult classes with a special focus on issues of faith and culture. He continues to serve as a member of Blanchard's teaching team and preaches in both Wheaton and Warrenville regularly.

What kind of name is Skye, anyway?It's a nickname. His given name is Akash, a Hindi name that means sky in English. Since birth his family has called him Skye, although he still doesn't know who decided to add the -e.

THE NINES was a one day event held on 09/09/09. Leadership Network asked over 75 leaders, "If you had just nine minutes to share with church leaders, what would you tell them?" This was Skye Jethani's response...