Leadershifts: Mastering Transitions in Leadership & Life

by Joseph W Walker

Overview

Foreword by Dave Ramsey. Dealing with cultural and congregational shifts are life and death. Our world isn’t slowing down, so only those who are willing to maneuver the tectonic cultural shifts will have sustainable ministry. From his extensive experience and using the biblical story of Joseph as an extended metaphor, Bishop Joseph Walker shares practical wisdom designed to help leaders reach out and equip their church to share a relevant Christian message. Shifting approaches to follow where God leads can also mean that leaders have to risk confronting cherished tradition, which Bishop Paul Morton calls “frozen success.” But shifting to meet new opportunities is also a delicate balance that acknowledges history while also being sensitive to those loyal people who have sustained the organization to this point.  Effective leadership does not impose new ideas upon old systems without a strategy that enables everyone in the organization moving forward together. It’s not simply, “out with the old and in with the new.” Successful organizations do not forget their history, but they commit themselves to using it as a bridge to propel them to their destiny.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781426781407
Publisher:	Abingdon Press
Publication date:	02/18/2014
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Joseph W. Walker III is bishop of Mount Zion Baptist Church of Nashville, Tennessee and Presiding Bishop of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship. Bishop Joseph Walker is a popular preacher, who at the age of 24 began his pastorate at Mount Zion with only 175 members. Currently his ministry has grown to more than 26,000 persons with eight weekly services in three church locations. Bishop Walker founded JWW Ministries, which has awarded over $500,000 in scholarships to deserving college students. Bishop Walker is also the recipient of numerous awards, sits on the Board of the American Red Cross, and holds a post on the Tennessee Human Rights Commission. Dedicated to community interests and vowing never to abandon the Mount Zion neighborhood, Bishop Walker launched the New Level Community Development Corporation (NLCDC) in 2001. The NLCDC is committed to low-and moderate-income families and community economic development.

Table of Contents

Foreword Dave Ramsey vii

Introduction ix

1 From Chosen to Consecrated 1

2 From Nearsighted to Farsighted 19

3 From Opposition to Opportunity 37

4 From Threat to Promise 55

5 From Servant to Steward 71

6 From Accused to Righteous 89

7 From Chained to Unleashed 107

8 From Conceding to Solving 123

9 From Diminished to Restored 139

10 What You Meant for My Bad, God Meant for My Good 155

Notes 171

Bibliography 177