Experiencing LeaderShift: Letting Go of Leadership Heresies / Edition 1

by Don Cousins

Overview

Fueled by the drive to be bigger and better, today's church has adopted principles and practices created by the corporate world. The result is a toxic mix of the spiritual and the secular, where success is measured in numbers, and pastors are encouraged to become CEO superstars. In short, the world is influencing the church. How do we get back to a biblical foundation for leadership and church development?

Trusted and best-selling author Don Cousins will take you on a groundbreaking exploration of what makes a church leader successful. Lead using the gifts God has given you. Fulfill your calling to be a leader who equips others for the work of service. Experience God's blessings as you carry out His work, His way.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2901434768543
Publisher:	David C Cook
Publication date:	05/01/2008
Series:	Blank Series
Edition description:	NE
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 1.50(h) x 9.50(d)

About the Author

Former associate pastor and one of the founding leaders of Willow Creek Community Church, Don Cousins has been equipping leaders for more than thirty years. He is the coauthor of the Medallion award-winning, gifts-based curriculum study Network. Don resides in Holland, Michigan, with his wife, MaryAnn, and their three children.

Bruce Bugbee is the founder and president of Network Ministries International. He is also an executive for the Far West Region of the Reformed Church in America. He emphasizes leadership development and gift-based ministry teams throughout the country and in all kinds of churches. He is the author of What You Do Best in the Body of Christ and Discover Your Spiritual Gifts the Network Way (Zondervan).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     13
A Departure from Truth
Leadership Heresies     17
The High Price of Heresy     43
The Success Heresy     59
The Serving Heresy     83
The Credit Heresy     101
The Organizational Heresy     123
A Return to Truth
Letting Go of Leadership Heresies     151
The Blessing Factor     171
The Zone of God's Anointing     199
Transforming Consumers into Contributors     227
Applying the Truth
Experiencing Leadershift     251
Bibliography     265
Additional Resources     267