The key to effective church leadership is the ability to be a non-anxious presence.This is not a technique. It is a way of being. It is deceptively simple, but tremendously difficult. Yet, if you are willing to take the journey, you can lead change in even the most challenging contexts. Read this book and you will understand:The process that keeps churches anxious and stuck.How leadership through self-differentiation gets churches unstuck.How to develop as a non-anxious presence so you can lead change anywhere, but especially in an anxious church.Anxious Church, Anxious People is based on a family systems approach to congregational leadership. It is for church leaders who are willing to learn more about themselves and their family of origin so they can be a non-anxious presence. It will resonate with those who have tried everything else and realize that they cannot change others, but can only change themselves. It makes family systems concepts accessible and practical through the use of examples from personal experience.The author has used this approach to leadership in his 26 years of ministry as a pastor, board chair and ministry executive. It has enabled him to lead significant change in the local church, a regional ministry and a denominational professional association. He has been teaching, mentoring and coaching congregational leaders for the last 15 years to help them to do the same.
✔ Author(s): Jack Shitama
✔ Title: Anxious Church, Anxious People: How to Lead Change in an Age of Anxiety
✔ Rating : 4.6 out of 5 base on (77 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1732009317
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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