ARE WE A PEOPLE AT HALF TIME? - Leadership Network

Fast Forward
edited by James Champey and Nitin
Nohria, Harvard Business School Press. 1-
800-988-0886 $24.95.
This collection of 14
outstanding essays and
interviews from the
Harvard Business Review
is organized around three
sections: the future or
where are we headed, the
process of change, and the
new role of management.
Particularly useful are the
essays on networks and the
new organization, why change programs
do not work, the differences between managers
and leaders, and the CEO as coach.
In Search of the Unchurched
by Alan Klaas
The Alban Institute 1-800-486-1318
$14.95
The result of a two year
research study, this book is
an important contribution
to understanding the transitions
that have changed the
U.S. from a churched to an
unchurched society and the
response of local congregations.
While focused on
Lutheran churches, the study
and its implications have applications for
other mainline as well as evangelical congregations.
Helpful are the “action suggestions”
throughout the book and specific
findings in the appendix.
Seeing Systems, Unlocking the
Mysteries of Organizational Life
by Barry Oshry. Berrett-Koehler
Publishers. 1-800-929-2929 $24.95
This is not your typical systems
theory book. It is,
however, a helpful
book in understanding
the dynamics
of relationships
and process when
viewed through the
framework of social
systems. Using narrative,
drama, poetry, and simple
diagrams and charts, the book is both fun
and informative.
The 21st Century Pastor
by David Fisher. Zondervan. 1-800-727-3480
$12.99
This will be a valuable book for
pastors and other
ministerial staff, lay
persons, theological
educators and others
concerned about
leadership in ministry
for the 21st
century. With insights
from the ministry of
the apostle Paul, the
book is divided into
two parts. Part 1 asks four critical questions
that lie at the heart of pastoral life and
Part 2 paints a portrait of the pastor from a
biblical or apostolic source.
Death of the Church
by Mike Regele. Zondervan.
1-800-727-3480. $22.99
According to the
author, Death of
the Church is
“intended to provoke”
and indeed it
does. It is an
instructional book
for church leaders
who are seeking to
move from the institutional
church to the
church of the future. It
addresses the forces of change that result
in new realities, structures, players and
faith and concludes with a series of
choices that lead to life or death for congregations.
Especially helpful are the
discussions of generational distinctives
and descriptions of a new typology of
Insiders and Outsiders.
The Fifth Discipline Field Book
by Peter Senge, Art Kleiner, Charlotte
Roberts, Richard Ross, and Bryan Smith.
Doubleday. 1-800-323-9872. $29.95
This is the field guide, the instruction
manual, the “how-to,” the Encarta of
The Fifth Discipline, and worth every
penny. An exceptional work, it is organized
around the five disciplines and
contains helpful exercises, both personal
and team guiding ideas, theories and
methods; systems
stories; tools;
and additional
resources
for anyone
building a
learning
organization.
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