Leadership at the Crossroads: A Roadmap Through the Potholes and Pitfalls of Christian Leadership - Softcover

Tucker, PhD Bruce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1490805311 ISBN 13: 9781490805313

Publisher: WestBowPress, 2013

Synopsis

Leadership makes a difference. Leaders directly impact the success or failure of any group or church. Excellent leaders direct churches to successfully accomplish their goals, fulfill their missions, and create a vibrant fellowship of believers who significantly influence their communities for Christ. Poor leaders can undermine the mission of a church, devastate the reputation of a fellowship, and sometimes dissolve the ministries of a congregation. The effects of average leaders are variable. They often allow churches to limp along, to become routine, even stale, or to just survive from week to week. Many factors challenge churches already, and ineffective leadership can make those challenges even more difficult to conquer. A primary reason why leaders struggle so often is a lack of understanding and training in the basic principles of genuine leadership. Further confounding this lack of understanding is the promotion of contemporary philosophies about leadership that can distort those basic concepts of leadership. This ignorance is not the fault of pastors who have a sincere desire to lead effectively, but the training in leadership at many seminaries is often limited. Leadership at the Crossroads addresses some of those concerns. What is leadership? What leadership style works best? How can ministers more effectively motivate their congregations? How can pastors direct the planning process, promote decision making, properly delegate responsibilities, and initiate change? What methods are effective in conflict resolution? These questions, as well as others, are addressed in Leadership at the Crossroads.

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About the Author

Bruce Tucker, coordinator of the Santa Fe College Leadership Institute, holds a PhD from Purdue University and a MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author of Twisting the Truth and contributed a chapter to Leadership and Service, an Introduction. He resides in Gainesville, Florida, with his wife, Margaret, and is the father of Christopher, Philip and Jennifer.

Edition details

• Publisher: WestBowPress
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1490805311
• ISBN 13: 9781490805313
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 262