Christian Leadership Essentials: A Handbook for Managing Christian Organization

Christian Leadership Essentials: A Handbook for Managing Christian Organization

by David S. Dockery
Christian Leadership Essentials: A Handbook for Managing Christian Organization

Christian Leadership Essentials: A Handbook for Managing Christian Organization

by David S. Dockery

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Overview

Christian Leadership Essentials finds university president David S. Dockery assembling a great wealth of tried and true insights on the distinctive methods of leading Christian organizations and institutions. No matter how much experience a faith-based leader may already have, there are plenty of fresh thoughts and indispensable guiding principles here on topics including finance and budget planning, mission and vision, employee relations, theological foundations, mentoring, crisis management, and more. 

A majority of the nineteen contributors are active academic presidents, including Robert B. Sloan (Houston Baptist University; "A Biblical Model of Leadership"), Judson Carlberg (Gordon College; "Managing the Organization"), Jon Wallace (Azusa Pacific University; "Financial Oversight and Budget Planning"), Evans Whitaker (Anderson University [South Carolina]; "Development, Campaigns, and Building Projects"), Carl Zylstra (Dordt College; "Accreditation and Government Relations"), Jim Edwards (Anderson University [Indiana]; "Relationships with Multiple and Various Constituencies"), Phil Eaton (Seattle Pacific University; "Employee Relations in a Grace-filled Community"), Barry Corey (Biola University; "Engaging the Culture"), and Randall O'Brien (Carson-Newman College; "The Leader as Mentor and Pastor").


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780805464771
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Publication date: 04/01/2011
Pages: 368
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

David S. Dockery es presidente de Union Univeristy en Jackson, Tennessee. Es autor y editor de más de 30 libros, entre ellos Renewing Minds [Renovando la mente], Southern Baptist Consensus and Renewal [El consenso y renovación de los bautistas del sur], Theologians of the Baptist Tradition [Teólogos de la tradición bautista], y Holman Bible Handbook​ [Manual bíblico Holman]. Dockery sirve en diferentes comités de educación y ministerio y es un editor para la revista Christianity Today. 

David S. Dockery is president of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. He is the author or editor of more than thirty books, including Renewing Minds, Southern Baptist Consensus and Renewal, Theologians of the Baptist Tradition, and the Holman Bible Handbook. Dockery serves on several education and ministry boards and is a consulting editor for Christianity Today magazine.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Introduction David S. Dockery 1

1 A Biblical Model of Leadership Robert B. Sloan 8

2 Christian Leadership and the Identity and Mission of an Organization David J. Gyertson 24

3 Leadership, Vision, and Strategic Planning Bob R. Agee 46

4 Governance and Board Relations Robert Andringa 65

5 Managing the Organization R. Judson Carlberg 86

6 Financial Oversight and Budget Planning Jon Wallace 104

7 Development, Campaigns, and Building Projects Evans P. Whitaker 118

8 Institutions, Organizations, and Foundation Relations Alvin O. Austin 138

9 Leadership, Organizations, and External Relations Carl Zylstra 157

10 Relationships with Multiple and Various Constituencies James Edwards 172

11 Selecting and Building Leadership Teams Thom S. Rainer 191

12 From Peer to Manager Carla Sanderson 210

13 Employee Relations in a Grace-Filled Community Philip W. Eaton 231

14 Engaging the Culture Barry H. Corey 248

15 Crisis Management Kimberly Thornbury 266

16 The Leader as Mentor and Pastor Randall O'Brien 287

17 Leadership for a Global World Charles A. Fowler 308

18 Leadership Transitions and the Search Process Tommy Thomas 320

Some Closing Thoughts David S. Dockery 341

Name Index 348

Scripture Index 351

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