Transforming church boards into communities of spiritual leaders

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Olsen, Charles M., autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Washington, D.C.] : Alban Institute 1995
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991005990009706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1. The heart of the matter : transforming and inspiring church boards
  • Simple elegance : the spirit of a board as "worshipful work"
  • Creeping cultures : the spirits of the agenda of board meetings
  • Part 2. The sum of its parts : four transforming practices for the agenda of meetings
  • Coming from somewhere : the practice of history giving and story telling
  • Distilling wisdom : the practice of biblical and theological reflection
  • Seeing with spiritual eyes : the practice of prayerful discernment
  • Going somewhere : the practice of "visioning" the future
  • Part 3. An open letter to board and council members (with permission granted for pastors, council moderators, and church nominating committees to read)
  • Fathoming the river : to those considering a call to service
  • Preparing to embark : to elected board members preparing for service
  • Entering the stream : to new board members being assimilated into a board
  • Rowing the boat : to active, established board members
  • Nearing the shore : to board members preparing to exit a board
  • Sample meeting agenda
  • Board culture indicators
  • Identifying natural leadership.