Faithful Leadership: Learning to Lead With Power

In 6 easy-to-read chapters, 'Faithful Leadership' addresses the absence of genuine Christian leadership that many churches are experiencing today. For Hawkins, this absence is an invitation to discover new forms of leadership through which God may empower the church's ministries. Addressing the current crisis in the church will take leaders who can lead with power, but power tempered with the biblical example of servanthood. Servant leadership doesn't just "happen"; nor is it problem-free. Hawkins not only teaches the biblical and sociological principles of servant leadership, but also provides valuable practical advice about how to balance advocacy within inquiry and what to do when conflict arises within the group. Questions at the end of each chapter make this book ideal for small group study. Designed for both laity and clergy.

Thomas R. Hawkins is an elder in the Illinois Great Rivers Conference of The United Methodist Church, where he serves as Director of Connectional Ministries. He is the author of numerous publications on church leadership and issues of power and conflict.