Relational Leadership

by Wright, Walter C., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780853649960
• ISBN10: 0853649960
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Authentic Media

Summary

Drawing on leadership theory, his own experience and the biblical books of 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.

Table of Contents

Foreword	viii
Eugene Peterson
Introduction	xi
The Theology of Servant Leadership	1	(22)
What is leadership?	1	(1)
Jude and leadership	2	(3)
Prerequisites for servant leadership	5	(7)
Principles of servant leadership	12	(6)
Power for the servant leader	18	(5)
The Servant Leader	23	(39)
Shepherds: servants assigned to care for the sheep	24	(1)
Onesimus: leader as servant	24	(5)
Leadership: a relationship of influence	29	(15)
Servant leadership: strategies for growing people	44	(15)
Conclusion: `If today you will be a servant...'	59	(3)
Vision and Hope	62	(42)
Clouds: delivering vision	62	(1)
Philemon: implementing vision	63	(6)
The responsibilities of leadership	69	(1)
Planning: visions of hope	70	(13)
A planning model	83	(10)
The scenario: a vision for hope	93	(8)
Conclusion: a compelling vision	101	(3)
Influencing with Values	104	(43)
Fruit: character and values	104	(2)
The Colossian church: a community of character	106	(7)
Leadership is being oneself for others	113	(3)
Character, culture and values	116	(9)
Leaders create and reinforce culture	125	(7)
Articulating personal values	132	(6)
Articulating corporate culture: a values statement	138	(4)
Conclusion: the prayer of forgiveness	142	(5)
Influencing through Relationships	147	(36)
Power, purpose and relationship	147	(1)
Tychicus: caring about relationships	148	(3)
The care and nurture of paid and unpaid staff	151	(9)
The CARE plan	160	(20)
Conclusion: Leadership is the use of power to serve the people	180	(3)
Influencing with Accountability	183	(1)
Accountability: patience and perseverance	183	(1)
Paul and Philemon: a relationship of accountability	184	(1)
Accountability and vulnerability	185	(3)
Accountability and forgiveness	198	(7)
Conclusion: Prayer and benediction	205