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Leadership in congregations / edited by Richard Bass ; foreword by Diana Butler Bass.

Contributor(s): Bass, Richard (Richard W.)
Material type: TextTextSeries: Harvesting the learnings series: Publisher: Herndon, Va. : The Alban Institute, 2007Description: xv, 199 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781566993340 (pbk. : alk. paper); 1566993342 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Pastoral theology -- United States | Christian leadership -- United StatesDDC classification: 253 LOC classification: BV4011.3 | .L43 2006Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Foreword / Diana Butler Bass -- The leadership situation facing American congregations: an Alban Institute special report / James P. Wind and Gil Rendle -- The leadership we need: negotiating up, not down / Gil Rendle -- Leading from the bottom up: bureaucracy and adhocracy / Howard Friend -- What does it take to lead a congregation today? / Hollis R. Williams Jr. -- Action and reflection: a rhythm of ministry / Art Gafke and Bruce McSpadden -- When consensus fails / Donna Schaper -- Learning to pastor a small congregation / Andrew D. Hagen -- Leadership in a non-staff-dependent congregation / Bill Jones -- When women lead the flock / Ann Svennungsen -- Forming God's people / Mark Lau Branson -- What kind of pastor will most likely empower laity? / Edward A. White -- Pastors and managers: an executive coach assesses leadership skills / Scott Eblin -- Telling the better story / Gil Rendle -- Dimensions of pastoral authority: what it means to become a congregation's pastor / Christina Braudaway-Bauman -- Power principles for pastors / Art Gafke and Bruce McSpadden -- The myth of competence / Israel Galindo -- Committing to mutuality: an interview with Eugene Peterson / David J. Wood -- A congregation of mystics: reigniting our passion for encountering and experiencing God / N. Graham Standish -- Leading for the future / Jeffrey D. Jones -- Leading theologically: does it really matter? / R. Scott Colglazier -- Lift high the flag ... oops, the cross! / Diana Butler Bass

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword / Diana Butler Bass -- The leadership situation facing American congregations: an Alban Institute special report / James P. Wind and Gil Rendle -- The leadership we need: negotiating up, not down / Gil Rendle -- Leading from the bottom up: bureaucracy and adhocracy / Howard Friend -- What does it take to lead a congregation today? / Hollis R. Williams Jr. -- Action and reflection: a rhythm of ministry / Art Gafke and Bruce McSpadden -- When consensus fails / Donna Schaper -- Learning to pastor a small congregation / Andrew D. Hagen -- Leadership in a non-staff-dependent congregation / Bill Jones -- When women lead the flock / Ann Svennungsen -- Forming God's people / Mark Lau Branson -- What kind of pastor will most likely empower laity? / Edward A. White -- Pastors and managers: an executive coach assesses leadership skills / Scott Eblin -- Telling the better story / Gil Rendle -- Dimensions of pastoral authority: what it means to become a congregation's pastor / Christina Braudaway-Bauman -- Power principles for pastors / Art Gafke and Bruce McSpadden -- The myth of competence / Israel Galindo -- Committing to mutuality: an interview with Eugene Peterson / David J. Wood -- A congregation of mystics: reigniting our passion for encountering and experiencing God / N. Graham Standish -- Leading for the future / Jeffrey D. Jones -- Leading theologically: does it really matter? / R. Scott Colglazier -- Lift high the flag ... oops, the cross! / Diana Butler Bass

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