Discussion Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/faithmaps
Discussion groups hosted by the Faithmaps people, who are devoted to dialog about "Christian theology and philosophy, leadership, discipleship, and church life in postmodernity."
Recommended by Earl Creps. (Posted 11/15/2001)
Website: http://www.faithmaps.org/pomophillinks.htm Recommended by Earl Creps. (Posted 10/19/2001)
Lecture: Cotton, Roger,"Numbers
11 and Doing a Pentecostal, Biblical Theology of Church Leadership", Bible and Theology Department Lectureship, September 25, 2001
(10/3/2001)
Audio Sermon: Espinoza-Johnson, Chip. "The Seductions of Leadership,"
Chip Espinoza-Johnson is Executive Pastor leading the ministry team at Newport-Mesa (CA) Christian Center. He is also a college teacher, an organizational consultant,
and a fan of really strong coffee. Chip recently adapted an outline from Patrick M. Lencioni's book, The Five Temptations of a CEO: A Leadership Fable
(Jossey-Bass, 1998) to make some critical points about the dangers leaders face. Chip sees the "Five Seductions of Leadership" as:
- Choosing status over results: who is going to get the credit?
- Choosing popularity over accountability: can you lead when people are unhappy with you?
- Choosing certainty over faith: can you walk by faith?
- Choosing conformity over healthy conflict: do you avoid pain at all costs?
- Choosing invulnerability over trust: do you try to keep your weaknesses a secret?
This stuff not for the fainthearted! You can get the Lencioni book at:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form
/ref=s_sf_b_as/102-0288110-4486538
Recommended by Earl Creps. (Posted 8/13/2001)
Article: Gunderson, Denny. "Leadership in a Postmodern World." Mars Hill Review, no. 12 (fall 1998): 51-54. Recommended by Earl
Creps. (Posted 10/19/2001)
PDF Article: Klaus, Byron. Pentecostal
Leadership For the Long Haul. Rather than describe the dearth of leadership in the church, the focus of this article is to offer perspective on how we take a long-term view toward
the uncharted waters that Pentecostal leaders are presently navigating. This article was published in Enrichment,
Spring 2002. Used with Permission.(Posted 2/26/02)
Article: Ten Elshof, Judy. "Encouraging the Character Formation of Future Christian Leaders," Journal
of the Evangelical Theological Society, 42:1 (March 1999):77-90. "This article is helpful for spiritual formation," says Ben Aker.
(9/17/2001)
