Be Still

Leadership is often celebrated for its victories, yet few speak honestly about its hidden battles-the loneliness of responsibility, the weight of impossible decisions, the criticism that comes despite your best intentions, and the silent moments when you wonder whether you have the strength to continue. In Be Still, José Frantz invites you into those sacred places where leadership and faith collide.
Drawing from decades of serving in senior leadership within higher education, she shares deeply personal stories of navigating institutional crises, student protests, financial uncertainty, conflict, and personal exhaustion. Yet this is not ultimately a story about leadership-it is a story about God. Anchored in the life-changing words of Psalm 46:10, "Be still, and know that I am God, " this book reveals that stillness is not weakness or inactivity.
It is a courageous act of surrender. It is the place where fear gives way to faith, confusion to clarity, striving to trust, and human strength to God's sustaining power. Through biblical reflection, honest testimony, and practical spiritual wisdom, you will discover how to:. Lead with peace in seasons of uncertainty.. Discern God's voice above the noise of competing demands.. Find strength when responsibility feels overwhelming..
Exchange anxiety for confidence rooted in God's presence.. Lead from intimacy with God rather than performance for people. Whether you are leading a university, a business, a church, a community, a team, or your own family, Be Still offers more than encouragement-it offers an invitation. An invitation to stop striving. To stop carrying burdens that were never yours to bear. To rediscover the God who remains sovereign when everything around you feels uncertain.
Because the greatest leaders are not those who have all the answers. They are those who have learned to become still enough to hear the One who does. When the world tells you to work harder, move faster, and carry more... God simply says, "Be still.