The Glorious Risk: Freeing the church from managerialism and the martyr complex

Author:   Dr Chloe Lynch
Publisher:   Inter-Varsity Press
ISBN:  

9781789746112


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   21 May 2026
Format:   Hardback
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The Glorious Risk: Freeing the church from managerialism and the martyr complex


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What is happening in church leadership? Can anything be done? In The Glorious Risk, Chloe Lynch challenges the broken stories shaping Western church leadership, where leaders become either pseudo-CEOs or burned out martyrs to the cause. Instead, Chloe offers a fresh, biblically faithful vision: leadership as friendship. Rooted in God's invitation to relationship through Christ, this book reimagines leadership as a journey of friendship. With deep theological insight and lived experience, Lynch deconstructs harmful leadership models, reveals the life-giving potential of true friendship and shows how embracing this approach can transform churches from the inside out. Accessible, engaging and thought-provoking, this work is a must-read for church leaders, ministry students and those yearning for a leadership style that embodies the beating heart of the gospel. Learn to lead in love and be inspired to redefine leadership in your own community.

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Author:   Dr Chloe Lynch
Publisher:   Inter-Varsity Press
Imprint:   Inter-Varsity Press
ISBN:  

9781789746112


ISBN 10:   1789746116
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   21 May 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Chloe Lynch (Author) Dr Chloe Lynch is a Senior Lecturer at London School of Theology, UK. Alongside her academic work, she practises as a spiritual director and, having spent a decade as a church leader, serves the wider Church in preaching, teaching and mentoring emerging leaders. Chloe has spoken on friendship-leadership for LICC and New Wine events in the UK and has been part of the Evangelical Alliance's Public Leader programme and the C.S. Lewis Institute Fellows Program.

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