Leadership for a Changing Church

by Robert D. Dale

Book Overview

Drawing on a metaphor from Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi, Robert Dale claims that religious leaders must know, as never before, the "shape of the river" of religious and social change. Change, he argues, is the primary context in which Christian ministry now takes place. Pastors and other congregational leaders must embody the timeless values of the Christian message, yet do so in ways that are constantly flexible and open to revision. Fundamental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0687014859
• ISBN13: 9780687014859
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.3" x 8.8"