Organizational leadership : foundations & practices for Christians / edited by Jack S. Burns, John R. Shoup, and Donald C. Simmons Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burns, Jack, 1950- editor.

Shoup, John R., editor.

Simmons, Donald C., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Leadership.

Christian leadership.

Executives--Training of.

Executives.

Decision making.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages) ; illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, a division of InterVarsity Press, [2014].

Summary:

This comprehensive text for Christians on organizational leadership provides theological foundations while tracing the historic roots of management, organization and leadership theories. All of this leads to five essential challenges and practices--communication, negotiation, decision-making, financial stewardship and personal development.-- [Publisher]

"Kingdom leadership does not begin and end at the church door. Christians are called to conduct leadership in government, commerce, schools, neighborhoods, families, para-church ministries and a myriad other contexts. God has given us many gifts, and our responsibility is to be stewards of those gifts, and use them to do the King's work. In that context, this comprehensive text explores key facets of leadership from a Christian worldview so as to equip people to conduct leadership more authentically than would be possible under alternative paradigms. The book begins with the seldom considered theological foundations of leadership while also tracing the historic roots of management, organization and leadership theories. All of this leads to a robust discussion of five essential challenges and practices--communication, negotiation, decision-making, financial stewardship and personal development.The combined efforts of these experts in the field provide a practical theology of leadership from a Christian worldview for emerging and established leaders. Here is the foundation needed for those who want to conduct leadership in a manner consistent with their faith in both religious and nonreligious organizational contexts."-- ProQuest Ebook Central website.

Contents:

SECTION 1. THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP

1. Called to lead: How do I know? / Timothy G. Dolan

2. Leadership in the context of the Christian worldview / John R. Shoup

3. Toward a biblical theology of leadership / Rick Langer

SECTION 2. THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP

4. The leadership river: A metaphor for understanding the historic emergence of leadership theory / John S. (Jack) Burns

5. Christian leadership on the sea of complexity / John S. (Jack) Burns

SECTION 3. KEY SKILLS AND PRACTICES IN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP

6. Communication in the image of God / Ronald K. Pyle

7. Conflict and negotiation / John S. (Jack) Burns

8. Decision making: Becoming an expert of the process / Chris McHorney

9. Christian leadership and financial integrity: Temptation, transformation and transparency / R. Scott Rodin

10. Sustaining the leader / Timothy G. Dolan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780830896172

0830896171

OCLC:

1057659611