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Quietly courageous : leading the church in a changing world / Gil Rendle.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2019]Description: vi, 293 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538112892
  • 1538112892
  • 9781538112908
  • 1538112906
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 253 23
LOC classification:
  • BV652.1 .R46 2019
Contents:
Part I. Good Leadership is Not Enough : -- 1. Nashon's quiet courage -- 2. The change that demands quiet courage -- Part II. The Assumptions : -- 3. A word about how: assumptions about change -- 4. A word about enough: assumptions about resources -- 5. A word about structure and process: assumptions about fear, organization, and democracy -- 6. A word about learning: assumptions about how leadership is formed -- Part III. The Temptations : -- 7. The temptation of playing it safe: nostalgia -- 8. The temptation of Christian empathy -- 9. The temptation of tiredness -- Part IV. Where Do We Start? : --10. Telling the story that will get us through the wilderness -- 11. Lessons in style.
Summary: The changing dynamics of contemporary church life are well-known, but what’s less well-known is how leaders can work most effectively in this new context. In Quietly Courageous, esteemed minister and congregational consultant Gil Rendle offers practical guidance to leaders -- both lay and ordained -- on leading churches today. Rendle encourages leaders to stop focusing on the past and instead focus relentlessly on their mission and purpose -- what is ultimately motivating their work. He also urges a shift in perspectives on resources, discusses models of change, and offers suggestions for avoiding common pitfalls and working creatively today.
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Book: Standard Hewitson Library, Presbyterian Research Centre Main BV652.1 .R46 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 20-688

"An Alban Institute Book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Good Leadership is Not Enough : -- 1. Nashon's quiet courage -- 2. The change that demands quiet courage -- Part II. The Assumptions : -- 3. A word about how: assumptions about change -- 4. A word about enough: assumptions about resources -- 5. A word about structure and process: assumptions about fear, organization, and democracy -- 6. A word about learning: assumptions about how leadership is formed -- Part III. The Temptations : -- 7. The temptation of playing it safe: nostalgia -- 8. The temptation of Christian empathy -- 9. The temptation of tiredness -- Part IV. Where Do We Start? : --10. Telling the story that will get us through the wilderness -- 11. Lessons in style.

The changing dynamics of contemporary church life are well-known, but what’s less well-known is how leaders can work most effectively in this new context. In Quietly Courageous, esteemed minister and congregational consultant Gil Rendle offers practical guidance to leaders -- both lay and ordained -- on leading churches today. Rendle encourages leaders to stop focusing on the past and instead focus relentlessly on their mission and purpose -- what is ultimately motivating their work. He also urges a shift in perspectives on resources, discusses models of change, and offers suggestions for avoiding common pitfalls and working creatively today.

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