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Christian Book Award Finalist What type of leadership is needed in
a moment that demands adaptive change? Tod Bolsinger, author of
Canoeing the Mountains, is uniquely positioned to explore the
qualities of adaptive leadership in contexts ranging from churches
to nonprofit organizations. He deftly examines both the external
challenges we face and the internal resistance that holds us back.
Bolsinger writes: "To temper describes the process of heating,
holding, hammering, cooling, and reheating that adds stress to raw
iron until it becomes a glistening knife blade or chisel tip." When
reflection and relationships are combined into a life of deliberate
practice, leaders become both stronger and more flexible. As a
result, these resilient leaders are able to offer greater wisdom
and skill to the organizations they serve. Also available: Tempered
Resilience Study Guide
Leadership leads to vulnerability that requires the security of
relationships to endure. Tempered Resilience: How Leaders Are
Formed in the Crucible of Change is about forming resilience so
leaders can lead through the resistance that always accompanies
change. Tod Bolsinger, an organizational and pastoral leader,
writes that experiencing resistance leaves us feeling "exposed,
unsure, and often discouraged." Honest and supportive relationships
are key to flourishing in these moments of vulnerability. Thus the
sessions in this guide are designed to lead to honest conversations
for self-discovery as well as offering practices that leaders and
their teams can take on together. Following the structure of
review, reflect, relate, and practice, this guide for both
individuals and groups will help you to forge the kind of tempered
and resilient leadership that the times demand.
Ministry is complicated, and every leadership challenge is unique.
How can you lead effectively when there isn't a clear path forward?
Real life ministry is complicated--far more complicated than is
typically captured in leadership books. There are moving parts and
people who require adept, agile, adaptive leadership. Unlike
technical challenges with a clear or known solution, adaptive
challenges are complex and dynamic, requiring creative leaderships.
Adaptive leadership is art, not science. It is an exercise in
wisdom, not just knowledge. It requires leaders to ascertain the
issues, values, and stakes unique to a given situation, to consider
the potential courses of action, and decide which courses are best.
The case study method is a proven and effective tool to help
leaders chart their course by learning from complex, real-life
situations. Leaders learn to integrate multiple leadership
strategies and concepts by reading and reflecting on multiple case
studies, helping them clarify their own unique context, values,
challenges, opportunities, and potential actions. Like real
ministry, case studies are complex. There is not always an easy
solution, or even a fast understanding of the real problem(s). The
case studies in Uncharted Leadership promote learning at the
deepest level: helping leaders move beyond simple answers to deep
individual and organizational understanding and transformation.
Uncharted Leadership applies the case study method to ministry
leadership. Through a series of relevant, real-life case studies in
ministry leadership, Angie Ward brings the classroom to the reader,
using thought-provoking questions, commentary, and recommended
resources to expand the leader's empathy, understanding, awareness,
and skill.
Want to unleash the "remarkable" in your team? The potential of a
team of God-inspired, talented, committed people is boundless. But
without resilience—including the savvy and skill to get up again
(and again) when the going gets tough—teams simply cannot thrive
or lead well. Resilience is what sets great leaders and teams apart
from those that literally fall apart. It's what's missing when
great organizations lose steam. Ryan T. Hartwig, Léonce B. Crump
Jr., and Warren Bird have worked with team members in many kinds of
churches and Christian organizations, served on numerous teams, and
surfaced the best research on teams. In The Resilience Factor, they
distill this wisdom into a series of practical steps that promise
to both inspire and equip teams to move from floundering to
flourishing. Filled with examples of top-performing teams,
individual and group reflection questions, diagnostic tools, and
team activities, The Resilience Factor promises to become the go-to
resource for leaders who want to release remarkable resilience in
their teams.
Over 100,000 Copies Sold Worldwide! 14th Annual Outreach Magazine
Resource of the Year Explorers Lewis and Clark had to adapt. While
they had prepared to find a waterway to the Pacific Ocean, instead
they found themselves in the Rocky Mountains. You too may feel that
you are leading in a cultural context you were not expecting. You
may even feel that your training holds you back more often than it
carries you along. Drawing from his extensive experience as a
pastor and consultant, Tod Bolsinger brings decades of expertise in
guiding churches and organizations through uncharted territory. He
offers a combination of illuminating insights and practical tools
to help you reimagine what effective leadership looks like in our
rapidly changing world. If you're going to scale the mountains of
ministry, you need to leave behind canoes and find new navigational
tools. Now expanded with a study guide, this book will set you on
the right course to lead with confidence and courage.
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