Understanding Christian Leadership by Ian Parkinson

Understanding Christian Leadership by Ian Parkinson

Understanding Christian Leadership offers an examination of a distinctly Christian understanding of leadership offering a critical appraisal of insights from secular theories of leadership, exploring biblical and other theological insights into the nature and practice of leadership. Whilst arguing for a form of leadership which is widely dispersed and collaborative, the book seeks to explain the distinctive role of leaders within such a leadership economy. It also seeks to establish a proper relationship between sacred and secular leadership thinking, tackling some of the common philosophical and theological reservations to do with leadership discourse, whilst offering a critical framework for discerning the suitability for the Church of different sources of leadership thinking. Designed as core reading for leadership modules currently taught by the author across a large number of training contexts in the UK, this book is an indispensable text for those taking undergraduate or postgraduate-level qualifications in Christian leadership as well as those in other less formal leadership training contexts. Foreword by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury

“This is a significant and very spiritual contribution to our thinking about leadership: distinctively Christian, deeply rooted in the reality of local churches, and definitely life-giving!”

-- Paul Harcourt, National Leader, New Wine England

"Comprehensive, Biblically rooted, and grounded in practical experience, this is a book that all Christian leaders will want to have on their shelvesIt faces the leadership task with wisdom, honesty and reflection on the whole-life character of Christian leadership in a way that will inspire and challenge, whether you are just setting out as a leader or have been leading for many years."

-- Emma Ineson, Bishop of Penrith

Ian Parkinson is a Leadership Specialist at CPAS. A visiting lecturer at a large number of Anglican TEIs across Britain and Ireland he designs and delivers modules at 8 institutions and teaches as part of wider leadership courses at a further 5. He is a former New Wine Regional Director. Justin Welby is the Archbishop of Canterbury

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ISBN 13	9780334058748
ISBN 10	0334058740
Title	Understanding Christian Leadership
Author	Ian Parkinson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	SCM Press
Year published	2020-03-30
Number of pages	304
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