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5.3.1 Leaders and the Wizard of Oz 131
5.4 Metaphors and (Macro)Paradigms 133
5.4.1 ‘Chaos’ and Metaphorical Linking & Thinking 135
5.4.2 Holistic Metaphors, Rhetoric, and Power 137
5.5 Summary and Critical Discussion 139
5.5.1 Critical Discussion 139
5.5.2 Metaphor, Rhetoric and Ethics 142
CHAPTER 6. “OBSERVE THE ANTS...”:
COMPLEXITY THEORY AND THE EMERGING-MISSIONAL
CONVERSATION 145
6.1 Introduction 145
6.2 Concepts in Complexity Theory 146
6.2.1 Complex Adaptive System 148
6.2.2 Self-organization and Nonlinearity 149
6.2.3 Emergence 151
6.3 Complexity Theory and the Emerging-Missional Conversation 153
6.3.1 Complexity Theory and Worldview 153
6.3.2 Complexity Theory and Church 154
6.3.3 Complexity Theory, Church Structures, and Change 155
6.4 Critical Discussion 157
6.4.1 Epistemological Issues 157
6.4.1.1 Lack of Conceptual Rigor and Realism 160
6.4.1.2 Complexity Metaphors 161
6.4.2 Ontological Issues 162
6.4.3 Closing Remarks 163
PART B. LEADERSHIP 167
CHAPTER 7. “WE WANT LINUX, NOT WINDOWS”:
EMERGING-MISSIONAL VIEWS ON LEADERSHIP 169
7.1 Introduction 169
7.2 Leadership Definitions, Labels, and Metaphors 169
7.2.1 Leadership Labels and Metaphors 171