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• What does it mean?
• How do I do it?
• Who is a leader and who is not?
Relational Leadership will stimulate your thinking about leadership and management, causing you to both ask questions and find answers. Ultimately, this will enable you to invest yourself in people for the sake of the kingdom.
Drawing on leadership theory, his own experience and insights from Jude, Philemon and Colossians, Walter Wright has written a book that will be valuable to anyone in a position of leadership. Leadership is not an assigned role but a way of living that suffuses everything we do and are. The goal of this book is to empower others to contribute to achieving the mission of the organizations with which they are involved. Wright not only presents an ideal but offers practical suggestions for handling such thorny issues as the management of volunteers and performance reviews.
CONTENTS
Chapter 1: The Theology of Servant Leadership
Chapter 2: The Servant Leader
Chapter 3: Influencing with Vision
Chapter 4: Influencing with Values
Chapter 5: Influencing through Relationships
Chapter 6: Influencing with Accountability
Foreword to the Second Edition ix
Preface xiii
Foreword to the First Edition xvii
Introduction 1
1 The Theology of Servant Leadership 7
What Is Leadership? 7
Jude and Leadership 9
Prerequisites for Servant Leadership 12
Power for the Servant Leader 27
Belief Precedes Behavior 30
2 The Servant Leader 37
Shepherds: Servants Assigned to Care for the Sheep 38
Onesimus: Leader as Servant 38
Leadership: A Relationship of Influence 43
Situational Leadership® 54
Servant Leadership: Relational Strategies for Growing People 65
Conclusion: "If today you will be a servant..." 89
3 Influencing with Vision 91
Clouds: Delivering Vision 91
Philemon: Implementing Vision 92
The Responsibilities of Leadership 99
Planning: Visions of Hope 100
A Planning Model 109
The Scenario: A Vision for Hope 121
Conclusion: A Compelling Vision 130
4 Influencing with Values 133
Fruit: Character and Values 133
The Colossian Church: A Community of Character 135
Leadership Is Being Oneself for Others 144
Character, Culture, and Values 147
Two Systems of Strategic Planning 161
Leaders Create and Reinforce Culture 162
Articulating Personal Values 170
Articulating Corporate Culture: A Values Statement 177
Reinforcing Corporate Culture: The Power of Stories 183
Conclusion: The Prayer of Forgiveness 190
5 Influencing through Relationships 195
Waves: Power, Purpose, and Relationship 195
Tychicus: Caring about Relationships 197
Organization, Environment, and Action 201
The Care and Nurture of Paid and Unpaid Staff 202
The CARE Plan 217
Conclusion: Leadership Is the Use ofPower to Serve the People 238
6 Influencing with Accountability 241
Wandering Stars: Accountability, Accomplishment, and Meaning 241
Paul and Philemon: A Relationship of Accountability 242
Accountability and Vulnerability 243
Accountability and Forgiveness 266
Conclusion: Prayer and Benediction 274
Index 277
Overview
• What does it mean?
• How do I do it?
• Who is a leader and who is not?
Relational Leadership will stimulate your thinking about leadership and management, causing you to both ask questions and find answers. Ultimately, this will enable you to invest yourself in people for the sake of the kingdom.
Drawing on leadership theory, his own experience and insights from Jude, Philemon and Colossians, Walter Wright has written a book that ...