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When Leadership and Spiritual Direction Meet

Stories and Reflections for Congregational Life
  • ISBN-13: 9781566994415
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
  • By Gil W. Stafford, Foreword by Tex Sample Ph.D
  • Price: AUD $64.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/08/2014
  • Format: Paperback 232 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Christianity [HRC]
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Modern church leaders need to cultivate innovative and creative leadership skills, as they navigate today's post-Christian world, and as their congregations look to them for insight and guidance. Gil Stafford takes a fresh look at this vital need, drawing upon his experience as a college coach, university president, and parish priest, and interweaving them with ancient spiritual practices found within the discipline of spiritual direction. Personal anecdotes help the reader envision their own life-transforming pilgrimage, as they develop into the type of adaptive leader that churches need in today's rapidly changing world. This book challenges church leaders to foster sacred safe space, holy listening, silence, and wisdom storytelling, in order to create a discerning church community. These techniques of spiritual direction can be applied to every aspect of the church, from small group studies to conducting parish business. Gradually the leader will be able to delegate some of his responsibilities to the congregation, liberating them to be leaders, and rescuing him from trying to be all things to all people.
Foreword by Tex Sample Acknowledgments Introduction: A Life of Leadership 1. The Integration of Leadership and Spiritual Direction 2. The Leader as Steward of Sacred Safety 3. The Leader as Holy Listener 4. The Leader as Advocate of Silence 5. The Leader as Wisdom Teacher 6. Leadership in the Discerning Community Notes
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