Understanding Christian Leadership - 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.