Reviewing Leadership offers a comprehensive evaluation of current approaches to leadership from a discerning Christian perspective. The second edition has been updated and revised throughout.  
  
Praise for the First Edition__  
  
Christianity Today 2005 Book Award Winner  
  
"While leadership studies, both secular and religious, have become very popular, most Christian works are of an experiential or testimonial nature. . . . \[Reviewing Leadership\] offers a more substantial consideration of the historical and theological aspects of leadership study. . . . I would recommend it to the academic or student who has already had some introduction to leadership studies, Christian or not. It helps one get a grasp of leadership as a discipline rather than a simple character trait or skill."  
--__Richard Ramsey__, Christian Education Journal  
  
"Carefully survey\[s\] the myriad assumptions that underlie various approaches to leadership, and how each makes sense theologically. . . . It flows across the vast literature on leadership and by the time you're done reading, you'll have an excellent grasp of the field and where to find answers to more specific questions. . . . For Christian leaders trying to make sense of popular leadership studies, this book provides the broader perspective pastors need, and helps us avoid the all too easy subversion of Jesus for the purposes of businesslike efficiency."  
--__David Fitch__, Leadership Journal "The best word to summarize this book is 'comprehensive.'. . . Properly studied, this book will allow novices in the area of leadership to discuss the topic intelligently and thus would benefit any reader."  
--__Thomas White__, Southwestern Journal of Theology  
  
"Perfect for the introductory, graduate leadership course that deals with the foundational theories and history of leadership, with a purposeful Christian worldview. . . . This book will serve an ecumenical community well with its breadth and depth of analysis of many traditions that have shaped leadership for both church and society. It is an important resource for the student of leadership."  
--__Christina Accornero__, Missiology   
"For the student choosing to master the field of Christian leadership, these chapters are a gold mine of references and further study."  
--__Richard Leslie Parrott__, Ashland Theological Journal

__Bernice M. Ledbetter__ (EdD, Pepperdine University) is practitioner faculty of organizational theory and management at Pepperdine University.  
 __Robert J. Banks__ (PhD, University of Cambridge) is visiting professor and associate at the Centre for the History of Christian Thought and Experience, Macquarie University.  
  
__David C. Greenhalgh__ (EdD, Boston University) is professor of education and leadership and directs the PhD in organizational leadership program at Eastern University.

__Evaluating Current Approaches to Leadership__   
This book offers a comprehensive evaluation of current approaches to leadership from a discerning Christian perspective. Combining expertise in leadership, theology, and ministry, the authors take a historical look at leadership and how it is viewed and used in today's context. The book is informed by both biblical and leadership studies scholarship and interacts with a number of popular marketplace writings on leadership. It also evaluates exemplary role models of Christian leadership. The second edition has been updated and revised throughout.

Provides a comprehensive evaluation of current approaches to leadership from a discerning Christian perspective. Now updated and revised throughout.

__Contents__ Foreword by Max De Pree  
Preface to the Second Edition  
Introduction  
1. Leadership: An Emerging Academic Discipline  
2. Biblical, Historical, and Denominational Perspectives on Leadership  
3. Spiritual and Religious Dimensions of Leadership: The Ethical Foundation  
4. Faith-Based Approaches to Leadership  
5. Practicing Leadership through Faithfulness, Integrity, and Service  
6. Leadership Development: Leaving a Legacy  
7. Governance: Practicing Faith-Based Leadership  
8. Christian Leadership in Action: Some Exemplary Case Studies  
Conclusion: The Future of Leadership  
Index

Banks, Robert J. ;Ledbetter, Bernice M. ;Greenhalgh, David C.

cover

series page

title page

copyright page

dedication

foreword

preface to the second edition

introduction

1. leadership: an emerging academic discipline

2. biblical, historical, and denominational perspectives on leadership

3. spiritual and religious dimensions of leadership: the ethical foundation

4. faith-based approaches to leadership

5. practicing leadership through faithfulness, integrity, and service

6. leader development: leaving a legacy

7. governance: practicing faith-based leadership

8. christian leadership in action: some exemplary case studies

conclusion: the future of leadership

notes

bibliography

index

back cover

Evaluating Current Approaches to Leadership

This book offers a comprehensive evaluation of current approaches to leadership from a discerning Christian perspective. Combining expertise in leadership, theology, and ministry, the authors take a historical look at leadership and how it is viewed and used in today's context. The book is informed by both biblical and leadership studies scholarship and interacts with a number of popular marketplace writings on leadership. It also evaluates exemplary role models of Christian leadership. The second edition has been updated and revised throughout.

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