The Cross Shaped Leader

Author : John A. Berntsen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1566995043
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cross-Shaped Leadership written by John A. Berntsen and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008-11-07 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Lutheran pastor John Berntsen, the cross is about more than the crucifixion on Good Friday. It is shorthand for the whole drama of salvation--God's decisive act of reconciling the world to God's own self. The cross is dying and rising with Christ, but at a deeper level it is the story of the world's resistance to grace. Those who lead are subject to the cross no less than others. In contrast with the current fashion for "visionary" or "purpose-driven" leaders, cross-shaped leaders are not primarily the providers of master plans, nor are they master builders. Cross-shaped leadership is provisional, contextual, and fallible--open-ended ministry that has the character of a pilot project. It is always under construction and revision. Our moment-by-moment functioning in ministry is subject to countless deaths and resurrections, few of which are heroic or glorious. But Berntsen offers good news within this potentially dismal perspective. He writes, "Once we've accepted the truth that ministry is hard, even impossible--once we've stopped living in denial of this reality, or perhaps whining about it--it becomes the truth that sets us free. We cease being gloomy servants, weighed down by our resentful conviction that we are all alone in our work--the closet atheism born of the worry, 'If I don t do it, nobody will'--and instead become joyful coworkers of a strong, wise, and consoling Lord." With optimism, humor, and deep empathy, Berntsen's Cross-Shaped Leadership offers hope and challenge in the midst of the rough and tumble of parish practice.

Author : Ian Rawley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781851748358
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cross-shaped Leader written by Ian Rawley and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John A. Berntsen
Publisher : Alban Books
ISBN 13 : 9781566993753
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cross-Shaped Leadership written by John A. Berntsen and published by Alban Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Lutheran pastor John Berntsen, the cross is about more than the crucifixion on Good Friday. It is shorthand for the whole drama of salvation--God's decisive act of reconciling the world to God's own self. The cross is dying and rising with Christ, but at a deeper level it is the story of the world's resistance to grace. Those who lead are subject to the cross no less than others. In contrast with the current fashion for "visionary" or "purpose-driven" leaders, cross-shaped leaders are not primarily the providers of master plans, nor are they master builders. Cross-shaped leadership is provisional, contextual, and fallible--open-ended ministry that has the character of a pilot project. It is always under construction and revision. Our moment-by-moment functioning in ministry is subject to countless deaths and resurrections, few of which are heroic or glorious. But Berntsen offers good news within this potentially dismal perspective. He writes, "Once we've accepted the truth that ministry is hard, even impossible--once we've stopped living in denial of this reality, or perhaps whining about it--it becomes the truth that sets us free. We cease being gloomy servants, weighed down by our resentful conviction that we are all alone in our work--the closet atheism born of the worry, 'If I don t do it, nobody will'--and instead become joyful coworkers of a strong, wise, and consoling Lord." With optimism, humor, and deep empathy, Berntsen's Cross-Shaped Leadership offers hope and challenge in the midst of the rough and tumble of parish practice.

Author : Scott Thomas
Publisher : New Growth Press
ISBN 13 : 1645071642
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gospel Shaped Leader written by Scott Thomas and published by New Growth Press. This book was released on 2021-08-30 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you grow as a leader in the church? Should you read church growth books? Take a few seminars? Or just wing it? Scott Thomas, former President of Acts 29, church planter, and pastor has a different approach. He unpacks how leaning on Jesus empowers not just your teaching, but also grows the humility, kindness, and biblical wisdom you ...

Author : Andy Stanley
Publisher : Multnomah
ISBN 13 : 158860148X
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Next Generation Leader written by Andy Stanley and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2011-10-19 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A growing number of next generation Christians are eager to learn, grow, and lead in ministry or in the marketplace. Mentoring young leaders, as they face the unique issues of a changing world, has been pastor and Visioneering author Andy Stanley's passion for more than a decade. Here, he shares material from his leadership training sessions, developed to address essential leadership qualities such as character, clarity, courage, and competency. This is the perfect guide for any new leader -- or for the mentor of a future leader! Clear, stylish typeset, with user-friendly links to referenced Scripture.

Author : Sherwood G. Lingenfelter
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532632215
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leadership in the Way of the Cross written by Sherwood G. Lingenfelter and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-05-16 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for people who are serious about leading people--men and women who have accepted big challenges, who have passed through the fire of tough decisions, who have acknowledged they at times have failed, and have recovered for the next challenge, but do not want to repeat the past. The thesis of the book is that the journey of leadership takes us deep into the dangers of both authority and risk, and our attempts to avoid one or the other of these dangers will precipitate crisis. As a leader who desires to flourish, it is critical to ask, is anyone following? And are we following Jesus as we invite others to follow us? In this book I invite you into my journey, and the journeys of other ministry leaders, through the deep waters of crisis and the challenge of learning to lead so that people are following. This process begins with self-discovery--disclosing default habits, fears, and hungers--followed by trusting the Holy Spirit to work God's transformation within us, and then to engaging the hard work of mobilizing his body, the people of God, so that every part is doing his work.

Author : Siang-Yang Tan
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 080106564X
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Full Service written by Siang-Yang Tan and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough exploration of what biblical servanthood is, why each Christian is called to serve, and how to grow as true servants of our Lord.

Author : Erik Raymond
Publisher : The Good Book Company
ISBN 13 : 1910307920
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gospel Shaped Outreach Leader's Guide written by Erik Raymond and published by The Good Book Company. This book was released on 2015-04-13 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leader's Guide for the Outreach track of Gospel Shaped Church from The Gospel Coalition, exploring what it means to be a community focused on mission. Gospel Shaped Church is a curriculum from The Gospel Coalition that will help whole congregations pause and think carefully and prayerfully about the kind of church they are called to be. This nine-week whole-church resource will help members see both the priority of evangelism for our churches, and to see the role that everyone can play in reaching out to those who are lost without Christ. The Leader's Guide contains everything you need to lead this flexible course. Many Christians are nervous about telling someone else about Jesus. We prefer to leave it up to the preacher, or to those we see as particularly gifted for evangelism in our congregations. But all believers are called to make disciples. The nine sessions in this curriculum don't offer quick fixes or evangelism "gimmicks". But by continually pointing us back to the gospel, they will give us the proper motivation to work together as a church to share the gospel message with those who are lost without Christ. This flexible resource will train your whole church through teaching, preaching, daily reading and small-group Bible study and discussion-or any combination of those elements. The overall aim is that your church will embark on a journey to discover the kind of people they should be as they are shaped by the gospel of Jesus Christ. Works alongside the Gospel Shaped Outreach DVD and the Gospel Shaped Outreach Handbook for use by church members.

Author : Stewart Friedman
Publisher : Harvard Business Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1625274424
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Total Leadership written by Stewart Friedman and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Bestseller “Students talk about Stewart D. Friedman, a management professor at the Wharton School, with a mixture of earnest admiration, gratitude and rock star adoration.” —New York Times In this national bestseller, Stew Friedman gives you the tools you need to achieve “four-way wins”—improved performance in all domains of life: work, home, community, and self. Friedman, celebrated professor and founding director of the Wharton School’s Leadership Program and its Work/Life Integration Project, explains how three simple yet potent principles—be real, be whole, and be innovative—can help you, no matter what your age or what you do for work, become a better leader and have a richer life. In this engaging adaptation of his hands-on Wharton course, he offers step-by-step instruction to help you create positive, sustainable change in your world. This proven, programmatic method teaches you how to produce stronger results at work, find clearer purpose, feel less stressed, strengthen connections with the people who matter most to you, contribute further to important causes, and gain greater support for your vision of your future. If you’re ready to learn to lead in all parts of your life—this is the book for you. For a full array of Total Leadership tips and tools, visit totalleadership.org. Also look for Stew Friedman’s book, Leading the Life You Want, which builds on Total Leadership by profiling well-known leaders—from Bruce Springsteen to Michelle Obama—who exemplify its principles and demonstrate how success in your work is accomplished not at the expense of the rest of your life, but as the result of meaningful attachments to all its parts.

Author : Philippe Beauregard
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472133195
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Passion of International Leadership written by Philippe Beauregard and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How policymakers use the power of their convictions to lead in international relations