ARE WE A PEOPLE AT HALF TIME? - Leadership Network

Deep Change, Discovering the
Leader Within
by Robert E. Quinn
Jossey-Bass Publishers
1-800-956-7739
$25.00
http://www.josseybass.com
This is a book about the process of transformation
or “deep change” and written
on the premise that
personal change precedes
organizational
change. It speaks to
the development of
internally driven
leadership and is
a thought provoking,
reflective
and yet energizing
book. The
most useful feature is the
reflection and discussion questions, both
on personal and organizational change,
found at the conclusion of each chapter.
While not a quick read, it can be a
valuable tool to self and organizational
understanding.
Behind the Stained Glass
Windows, Money Dynamics in the
Church
by John and Sylvia Ronsvalle
Baker Book House Co.
(616) 676-9185
$25.00
http://www.bakerbooks.com
Money. What do church members think
about it What role does it play in the
dynamics of a local congregation or
denomination And what are the implications
of these attitudes for the future of
the church The answers to these questions
and more are found in this new major
study on money and the U.S. church. The
product of three years of research, funded
by the Lilly Endowment,
and endorsed
and supported by
fifteen major
denominations,
this book will be
a useful resource
to church leaders.
Healthy
Congregations,
A Systems Approach
by Peter L. Steinke
The Alban Institute
1-800-486-1318
$12.95
Few are as skilled in writing about the
congregation from a systemic perspective
as Steinke and in this volume he has
provided a useful resource to pastors and
lay persons concerned
about holding in trust
the well-being of
their congregation.
Organized around
the themes of
wholeness, disease,
and health,
the section on
diseases is helpful
for
the comparison of
clergy and mission focused
churches and the dangers of rigidity.
Especially useful are the reflection and
discussion questions found at the end of
each chapter.
The Inter Change Cycle, The
Secret to Getting Through Life’s
Difficult Changes
by Lillie Brock and
Mary Ann Salerno
Bridge Builder Media
1-800-878-8422
$16.00 (paperback)
Based on the reality
that personal
change precedes
organizational
change, this book
can be very helpful in understanding
and processing change. Using a six stage
model of change (loss, doubt, discomfort,
discovery, understanding, and integration),
the authors describe responses to each
stage in terms of feelings, thoughts, and
behavior and also identify skills that are
needed to successfully work through each
stage. At the back of the book is a series
of questions to help one recognize and
score in what stage of change you are in
and useful color coded change cycle
charts.
The Leading Edge, Leadership
Strategies from the New
Testament
by Robert Dale
Abingdon Press
1-800-672-1789
$12.95
Bob Dale, who is a
both a student and
teacher of church
leadership development,
has
written a valuable
book for pastors and others
interested in effective leadership and
ministry. Using the New Testament
as the framework and principal resource
and stewardship as a uniting theme, he
concentrates on focus and energy; flexibility
and opportunity; future and horizons; and
feasibility and crisis. Biblical case studies
and church examples provide helpful
illustrations.
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