{"product_id":"authentic-pastor-authentic-leadership-9780761857600","title":"Authentic Pastor Authentic Leadership","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday, a wave of change is on the horizon. It manifests itself in various ways. It is causing a radical break with our old way of life and introducing a totally new one. It is in this troubled world that the church will live or die. The current socio-political situation places decisive responsibility upon the shoulders of the church leaders. At the same time, the church is developing ever deeper concerns and suffering loss of membership. Some churches are even being forced to close. There are many reasons for these developments, but lack of leadership is one of the most prominent among them. The purpose of this book is to outline new thinking on church leadership and thereby enhance existing leadership to help restore the church. Second, it aims to help lay leaders work effectively with pastors and seminarians. This book focuses on the moral concerns associated with leadership rather than on insensibility, on spiritual awakening rather than on the status quo, and on ethically responsib\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\t\t\t\t\t                                                                                                                                                 Chapter 1: Introduction               \t                                                              Chapter 2: Today’s Wave of Change                                                                 Chapter 3: Is the United Methodist Church a Sinking Ship?                            Chapter 4: The Image of Today’s Pastor                                                           Chapter 5: Who is Killing the Church?                                                          Chapter 6: Eighteen Reasons Why a Pastor Dies                                                  Chapter 7: The Biblical Image of a Pastor \t\t\t               Chapter 8: Authentic Pastor and Authentic Leadership \t\t                Chapter 9: How to Work in a New Appointment \t                                          Chapter 10: Leadership for Conflict Resolution \t                                          Chapter 11: Direction for an Evangelism and Outreach Ministry Plan              Chapter 12: Building Spiritual Leadership                                                         Chapter 13: The Urgent Need for Leadership to Revitalize the Church                Chapter 14: Authentic Leadership for the Future of the Ministry                       Bibliography","brand":"Hamilton Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037868622167,"sku":"9780761857600","price":33.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761857600.jpg?v=1750937931","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/authentic-pastor-authentic-leadership-9780761857600","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}