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Understanding Christian Leadership

by Ian Parkinson

  • Paperback
  • 304 pages
  • Publisher: Scm Press
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.8 cm

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For those undertaking Christian leadership training

This book argues for a collaborative approach to leadership

Includes a foreword by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury

Essential reading for anyone undertaking an undergraduate or postgraduate study in leadership
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Understanding Christian Leadership offers an examination of a distinctly Christian understanding of leadership offering a critical appraisal of insights from secular theories of leadership, exploring biblical and other theological insights into the nature and practice of leadership.

Whilst arguing for a form of leadership which is widely dispersed and collaborative, the book seeks to explain the distinctive role of leaders within such a leadership economy. It also seeks to establish a proper relationship between sacred and secular leadership thinking, tackling some of the common philosophical and theological reservations to do with leadership discourse, whilst offering a critical framework for discerning the suitability for the Church of different sources of leadership thinking.

Designed as core reading for leadership modules currently taught by the author across a large number of training contexts in the UK, this book is an indispensable text for those taking undergraduate or postgraduate-level qualifications in Christian leadership as well as those in other less formal leadership training contexts.

Foreword by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury

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  • Author

    Ian Parkinson

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Scm Press

  • Published

    March 2020

  • Weight

    412g

  • Page Count

    304

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780334058748

  • ISBN-10

    0334058740

  • Eden Code

    5131005

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    I've just finished reading this book - cover to cover . As a vicar I wish I'd had it 20 years ago. After setting solid foundations, the second half of the book is full of practical wisdom. Ian's states that all too often the church has used Old Testament models of leadership, as if Pentecost hadn't happened. The result has been passive and unempowered followers. I'd never thought about it like that before. So relevant to me, and to so much of the church right now. The chapters then on animating the body, fostering collaboration and discerning direction were superb, and I will be making use of them.

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