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Author:   Ian Parkinson ,  Justin Welby
Publisher:   SCM Press
Imprint:   SCM Press
ISBN:  

9780334058748

ISBN 10:   0334058740
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   30 March 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ix Foreword by the Most Reverend Justin Welby xi Introduction: Not Another Book on Leadership?! xiii Part 1 Understanding Leadership 1 Desiring Leadership: Why Leadership Matters 3 2 Defining Leadership 24 3 Leadership in the Christian Tradition I: Leadership in the Old Testament 58 4 Leadership in the Christian Tradition II: Leadership in the New Testament 77 5 Distrusting Leadership: Critical Reflection on the Practice of Leadership 111 Part 2 The Work of Leadership 6 Leadership and Organizational Culture 141 7 Animating the Body: Growing and Developing Others 164 8 Fostering Collaboration 192 9 Discerning Direction: Leadership and Vision 219 10 The Spirituality of Christian Leadership 251 References and Further Reading 262 Index of Biblical References 269 Index of Names and Subjects 272

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This is a significant and very spiritual contribution to our thinking about leadership: distinctively Christian, deeply rooted in the reality of local churches, and definitely life-giving! -- Paul Harcourt Comprehensive, Biblically rooted, and grounded in practical experience, this is a book that all Christian leaders will want to have on their shelves. It faces the leadership task with wisdom, honesty and reflection on the whole-life character of Christian leadership in a way that will inspire and challenge, whether you are just setting out as a leader or have been leading for many years. -- Emma Ineson

“This is a significant and very spiritual contribution to our thinking about leadership: distinctively Christian, deeply rooted in the reality of local churches, and definitely life-giving!” -- Paul Harcourt, National Leader, New Wine England ""Comprehensive, Biblically rooted, and grounded in practical experience, this is a book that all Christian leaders will want to have on their shelves. It faces the leadership task with wisdom, honesty and reflection on the whole-life character of Christian leadership in a way that will inspire and challenge, whether you are just setting out as a leader or have been leading for many years."" -- Emma Ineson, Bishop of Penrith

This is a significant and very spiritual contribution to our thinking about leadership: distinctively Christian, deeply rooted in the reality of local churches, and definitely life-giving! -- Paul Harcourt, National Leader, New Wine England Comprehensive, Biblically rooted, and grounded in practical experience, this is a book that all Christian leaders will want to have on their shelves. It faces the leadership task with wisdom, honesty and reflection on the whole-life character of Christian leadership in a way that will inspire and challenge, whether you are just setting out as a leader or have been leading for many years. -- Emma Ineson, Bishop of Penrith

Author Information

Ian Parkinson is a Leadership Specialist at CPAS. A visiting lecturer at a large number of Anglican TEIs across Britain and Ireland he designs and delivers modules at 8 institutions and teaches as part of wider leadership courses at a further 5. He is a former New Wine Regional Director. Justin Welby is the Archbishop of Canterbury

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