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Leading by Story

Rethinking Church Leadership

By: Vaughan S. Roberts,David Sims

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Leading by Story

Rethinking Church Leadership

By: Vaughan S. Roberts,David Sims

There is a great deal of polemical interest in churches across the UK, US and Europe about applying ideas from the world of leadership and management to Christian ministry. On one side of the debate are those who wish to apply (sometimes quite uncritically) quantitative approaches which they hope will enable churches to be run in a more ‘business-like’ manner. On the other side there are those who argue that insights from organizational studies have no place in churches whatsoever. This innovative and original book argues that the qualitative thinking about organizational narrative can provide significant insights into how churches function, which is much more in keeping with their ethos and history. As well as analysing how stories and storytelling work in churches it also provides practical ideas for how they can be used to improve church leadership. Taking the work of organizational thinkers and researchers and bringing it into conversation with biblical scholars, theologians, and church historians, the authors establish a conversation across these disciplines and explore how story and narrative work through and within churches. Table of Contents: 1. What Is Leadership? 2. Leading the Stories and Storying the Leading 3. Stories and Identities: Story, Character and Becoming 4. Living in Multiple Stories 5. Who Owns the Story? 6. Church Narratives: Interpretive Stories 7. Church Narratives: Identity Stories 8. Church Narratives: Improvised Stories 9. Curating Congregational Stories in a Tick Box Church?

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Kingdom Stories

Telling, Leading, Discerning

By: Vaughan S. Roberts

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Kingdom Stories

Telling, Leading, Discerning

By: Vaughan S. Roberts

Stories are at the heart of how God’s kingdom is revealed both in scripture and in contemporary church ministry. This volume draws on these kingdom stories to extend the conversation between practical theology and contemporary organizational studies. Responding to the huge increase in interest in leadership and organisational theory as a means to understanding ministry, Vaughan S. Roberts shows how a more qualitative, story-led approach to thinking about leadership can offer a valuable perspective on ministry for both individuals and churches.

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Personal Jesus (Engaging Culture)

How Popular Music Shapes Our Souls

By: Clive Marsh,Vaughan S. Roberts

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Personal Jesus (Engaging Culture)

How Popular Music Shapes Our Souls

By: Clive Marsh,Vaughan S. Roberts

Pop music is now an ever-present force shaping citizens in the West. Even at funerals, pop music is often requested over hymns. But how does popular music work? And what roles does it play for listeners who engage it? This new addition to the critically acclaimed Engaging Culture series explores the theological significance of the ways pop music is listened to and used today. The authors show that popular music is used by religious and nonreligious people alike to make meaning, enabling listeners to explore human concerns about embodiment, create communities, and tap into transcendence. They assess what is happening to Christian faith and theology as a result. The book incorporates case studies featuring noted music artists of our day--including David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Sigur Rós, Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, and Lady Gaga--and includes practical implications for the church, the academy, and daily musical listening. It also includes a foreword by Tom Beaudoin, author of Virtual Faith.

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Baker Books

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1441240500

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Leading by Story

Rethinking Church Leadership

By: Vaughan S. Roberts,David Sims

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Rethinking Church Leadership

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Kingdom Stories

Telling, Leading, Discerning

By: Vaughan S. Roberts

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Telling, Leading, Discerning

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Leading by Story

Leading by Story

Kingdom Stories

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Personal Jesus (Engaging Culture)

Personal Jesus (Engaging Culture)

Leading by Story

Leading by Story

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