Leadership is, inherently, a management of tensions. The individual and (or versus!) community. Inclusions and boundaries. Structure and creativity. Each pulls at the other--helpfully at times, harmfully at other times, and always with complexity. Leadership scholar and author Sarah B. Drummond provides a framework for leading tension, intentionally, especially within religious communities and institutions.

Intentional Leadership: In-Between Seasons

Religion & Spirituality

Drummond, Sarah B

Christian Books & Bibles

Pilgrim-Press

Leadership that seeks to be effective must navigate the emotional systems, learning habits, and power dynamics of any community it hopes to serve through seasons of change. When conflict, stagnation, and decline threaten an institution's imagination and sustainability, leaders must be adaptable, self-differentiated, discerning, and liberation-minded if they are going to cast a vision for--and lead the work of--transformation. With experience and practicality, Sarah B. Drummond offers critical tools, social theory, and theological perspective to equip leaders in organizational change.

Dynamic Discernment: Reason, Emotion, and Power in Change Leadership

"Sarah's ability to construct a future built on the commitments of our past makes this book an essential read for those who follow the voice of our still-speaking God." --John C. Dorhauer, General Minister and President, United Church of Christ 
In a world that celebrates individual charisma and personal platform, how can the United Church of Christ's ethos of shared leadership provide a countercultural message? The structure and well-being of the United Church of Christ (UCC) depends upon shared leadership: between ministers and congregations, between congregations, between believers with diverse life experiences, across regions with varied histories. That quality of collaboration is often understated, yet the ethos of shared leadership may be one of the UCC's greatest gifts to a secular world that is increasingly narrated by division and platform.

Sharing Leadership: A United Church of Christ Way of Being in Community

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See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Drummond, Sarah B. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Intentional Leadership: In-Between Seasons

Dynamic Discernment: Reason, Emotion, and Power in Change Leadership

Sharing Leadership: A United Church of Christ Way of Being in Community