Unraveling Religious Leadership

Unraveling Religious Leadership
Author: Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2024
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1506496547

Unraveling Religious Leadership invites readers to reconsider foundational assumptions in Christian communities. Drawing upon decolonial frameworks and realities beyond white, eurowestern, modern ideals of who leaders are and what they do, this work pulls on the threads of colonialism and empire to create new possibilities for religious leaders.

Leadership, God's Agency, and Disruptions

Leadership, God's Agency, and Disruptions
Author: Mark Lau Branson
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2021-02-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1725271745

Leaders in congregations and Christian organizations wrestle with an unraveling of the world in which they have little experience and training. While they are offered unending resources by experts on leadership, some with claims to biblical blueprints, the challenges seem mismatched to those methods. Branson and Roxburgh frame the situation as one in which “modernity’s wager”—the conviction that God is not necessary for life and wisdom and meaning—has defined the Western imagination. Because churches and leaders are colonized by this ethos, even when God is named and beliefs are claimed, approaches to leadership are blind to God’s agency. Branson and Roxburgh approach this challenge as a work in practical theology, attending to our cultural context, narratives of God’s disruptive initiatives in Scripture, and a reshaping of leadership theories with a priority on God’s agency. With years of experience as teachers, consultants, and guides, they name practices which lead to more faithful participation. Leadership, God’s Agency, and Disruption is wide-ranging in cultural and biblical scholarship, challenging in its engagement with numerous leadership studies, and practical with its focus toward the on-the-ground life of churches and organizations.

Religious Leadership and Christian Identity

Religious Leadership and Christian Identity
Author: Doris Nauer
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2004
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9783825880361

Research into the field of religious leadership in relation to Christian identity is highly complex. What should be meant by religious leadership? What do we really mean if we talk about Christian identity? And most of all: what implies the and between religious leadership and Christian identity? Is there a necessary substantial relation between both? If so, how has leadership contributed in the past to Christian identity and how will it in the contemporary context stimulate a Christian identity?

Reviewing Leadership (Engaging Culture)

Reviewing Leadership (Engaging Culture)
Author: Robert J. Banks
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2016-06-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441227180

Evaluating Current Approaches to Leadership This book offers a comprehensive evaluation of current approaches to leadership from a discerning Christian perspective. Combining expertise in leadership, theology, and ministry, the authors take a historical look at leadership and how it is viewed and used in today's context. The book is informed by both biblical and leadership studies scholarship and interacts with a number of popular marketplace writings on leadership. It also evaluates exemplary role models of Christian leadership. The second edition has been updated and revised throughout.

Religious Leadership

Religious Leadership
Author: Sharon Henderson Callahan
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 825
Release: 2013-06-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1412999081

This title tackles issues relevant to leadership in the realm of religion. It explores such themes as the contexts in which religious leaders move, leadership in communities of faith, leadership as taught in theological education and training, religious leadership impacting social change and social justice, and more. Topics are examined from multiple perspectives, traditions, and faiths.

In Pursuit of Great AND Godly Leadership

In Pursuit of Great AND Godly Leadership
Author: Mike Bonem
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2011-11-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1118162595

Is it possible for church leaders to use biblical and secular leadership concepts in a way that keeps Christ—not the marketplace—at the center of their mission? Drawing on biblical material and business wisdom, In Pursuit of Great AND Godly Leadership explores the critical leadership decisions and practices that shape the success of Christian organizations. These decisions are illustrated in compelling interviews with over forty leaders of churches, universities, denominational bodies, and international ministries. Mike Bonem leverages his background as an MBA-trained manager and an experienced church leader to bridge the gap between the analytical and structured world of business and the faith-driven approach that is essential for healthy churches. Written to offer practical solutions for senior pastors, executive pastors, key laypeople, and leaders of other Christian entities, In Pursuit of Great AND Godly Leadership clearly shows the ways that secular practices can be imported into their organizations. Bonem addresses a variety of topics such as planning, finances, personnel management, measurement, team dynamics, and organizational change. In doing so, he points to the AND that every spiritual organization should strive to achieve.

When Leadership and Discipleship Collide

When Leadership and Discipleship Collide
Author: Bill Hybels
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2007
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 031028306X

When Leadership and Discipleship Collide Using stories from his own life and ministry, Bill Hybels shows how the laws for leadership success can sometimes crash headlong into another reality: an inner prompting of the Spirit showing you a different approach. The decisions you make at that point could affect not only you, but the ultimate destiny of those you lead.

A Work of Heart

A Work of Heart
Author: Reggie McNeal
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2011-09-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1118103181

Revised and updated edition of the classic work on spiritual leadership In A Work of Heart, bestselling author and missional expert Reggie McNeal helps leaders reflect on the ways in which God is shaping them by letting us see God at work in the lives of four quintessential biblical leaders: Moses, David, Jesus, and Paul. McNeal identifies the formative influences upon these leaders, which he sees as God's ways of working in their lives: the same influences at work today forming leaders for ministry in our times. He explores the shaping influence of culture, call, community, conflict, and the commonplace. Offers guidance for church leaders to let God shape their hearts from the inside out Reggie McNeal is the author of the bestselling book Missional Renaissance Gives reassurance for maintaining perspective while doing the demanding work of ministry The book includes illustrative stories of contemporary leaders opening their hearts to God's guidance.

Hard to be Holy

Hard to be Holy
Author: Paul Whetham
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2000
Genre: Clergy
ISBN: 9780859109291

This book is about clergy and their stories - stories that one doesn't often hear from the pulpit yet yearn to be told. It challenges stereotypes and the reasons behind reports of sexual misconduct and burnout that leaders are sometimes prone to.

Religious Leadership

Religious Leadership
Author: Dan Desmarques
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2019-09-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9781696338592

All religions follow the same principles and you will know them in this book. These are principles that transpose time and have been in existence for thousand of years. And once you see how simple they are to apply, you will finally be able to form your own group and expand your awareness with others, while creating valuable connections that will expand your influence as a spiritual leader.The information presented here is based on the direct experience with dozens of different religious congregations, from the most popular to the most secretive and selective.