Understanding Christian Leadership

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

• Acknowledgements ix Foreword by the Most Reverend Justin Welby xi Introduction: Not Another Book on Leadership?! xiiiPart 1 Understanding Leadership1 Desiring Leadership: Why Leadership Matters 3 2 Defining Leadership 24 3 Leadership in the Christian Tradition I: Leadership in the Old Testament 58 4 Leadership in the Christian Tradition II: Leadership in the New Testament 77 5 Distrusting Leadership: Critical Reflection on the Practice of Leadership 111Part 2 The Work of Leadership6 Leadership and Organizational Culture 141 7 Animating the Body: Growing and Developing Others 164 8 Fostering Collaboration 192 9 Discerning Direction: Leadership and Vision 219 10 The Spirituality of Christian Leadership 251References and Further Reading 262 Index of Biblical References 269 Index of Names and Subjects 272

“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!”