Humble and Strong : Mutually Accountable Leadership in the Church

by Keucher, Gerald W.

• ISBN13: 9780819224088
• ISBN10: 0819224081
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-01
• Publisher: Morehouse Pub Co

Summary

To be effective, leadership must be humble and strong, The leadership we often see in churches and not-for-profits, As well as in corporations, can be neither. The purpose of this book is to analyze these assertions, then to discuss how those who are preparing to be leaders and those who wish to be more effective leaders can recognize and avoid the pitfalls that lead to weak and arrogant leadership by adopting certain habits of life.

Author Biography

Gerald W. Keucher is an Episcopal priest who worked on the administrative staff of the Diocese of New York and as Bishop's Vicar of the Church of the Intercession, New York City. He serves parishes in Brooklyn and consults widely with parishes and dioceses. The author of Remember the Future: Financial Leadership and Asset Management for Congregations, he lives in a landmark house on Staten Island, New York, with John Walsted, a priest and iconographer.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: Leadership as Craft	p. xi
The Context of Leadership	p. 1
Humility and Strength	p. 15
Things That Twist Our Vocations	p. 37
Ways to Stay on Track: Eleven Suggestions	p. 67
Leadership in Action	p. 93
Suggested Reading	p. 125
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