[PDF] Managing Polarities In Congregations eBook

Author : Roy M. Oswald
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 46,2 MB
Release : 2009-12-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1566995817

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Congregations often find themselves in power struggles over two opposing views. People on both sides believe strongly that they are right. They also assume that if they are right, their opposition must be wrong--classic 'either/or' thinking. A polarity is a pair of truths that need each other over time. When an argument is about two poles of a polarity, both sides are right and need each other to experience the whole truth. This phenomenon has been recognized and written about for centuries in philosophy and religion. It is at the heart of Taoism, where we find the familiar polarity of yin and yang energy. In the past fifty years, business leaders have come to appreciate the phenomenon, often called dilemma or paradox. No matter what it is called, the research is clear: leaders and organizations that manage polarities well outperform those who don't.

Author : Kathy Anderson
Publisher : Human Resource Development
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 14,89 MB
Release : 2010-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1599962071

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What do you do when you are coaching someone who has problems that are unsolvable and unavoidable? This resource skillfully brings together Polarity Management and coaching principles to create Polarity Coaching. This indispensable coaching guide is about coaching people, managing polarities and blending the two disciplines to see and experience predictive patterns that would not otherwise be visible.

Author : Barry Johnson
Publisher : Human Resource Development
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 32,3 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780874251760

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University level text. Some complex problems simply do not have "solutions." The key to being an effective leader is being able to recognize and manage such problems. Polarity Management presents a unique model and set of principles that will challenge you to look at situations in new ways. Also included are exercises to strengthen your skills, and case studies to help you begin applying the model to your own unsolvable problems.

Author : Steve Aisthorpe
Publisher : Saint Andrew Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,44 MB
Release : 2016-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0861539192

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This ground-breaking book offers hope,insight, reflection and paractical ideas

Author : Rev. Anita L. Bradshaw, PhD
Publisher : SkyLight Paths Publishing
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 44,50 MB
Release : 2015-02-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1594735786

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A warmhearted guidebook to help your church navigate change and channel conflict into a stronger sense of mission and community. Lay leaders, pastors and church staff will be empowered by creative, practical strategies to establish appropriate congregational behavior, offer nonanxious leadership and foster community discussion and discernment.

Author : Jim Herrington
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 37,92 MB
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1506463320

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Bold transformation is needed in many of the congregations that cover the American landscape, argue Jim Herrington, Mike Bonem, and James H. Furr, authors of Leading Congregational Change: A Practical Guide for the Transformational Journey. Drawing on their more than one hundred years of combined experience in a wide variety of church-related positions and a deep commitment to the biblical role of the local church, the authors present practical and concrete principles and concepts applicable across a broad spectrum of congregations. Leading Congregational Change presents a simple, memorable, and transferable framework along with principles of congregational transformation--such as God's call for transformation, the central role of spiritual vitality, the sequential nature of effective change, and the learning disciplines. Illustrations and action items offer adaptable suggestions and starting points for discussion. Leading Congregational Change is designed primarily for pastors and other congregational leaders who sense that things are not "just fine" in their churches and realize that deep change is needed. Judicatory staff and church consultants will also find the model for congregational transformation helpful. Individual ministries within a congregation, new congregations, and parachurch organizations can also use it to facilitate their own transformation. A church will grow when it understands and is genuinely committed to demonstrating and sharing the gospel in relevant ways. Growth will be manifested in the deeper commitment of its members. And more people in the community will hear God's call and become faithful disciples of Christ. Leading Congregational Change is a wise and faithful guide for the journey toward such transformation.

Author : Robert A. Harris
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 38,92 MB
Release : 2014-10-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1566997186

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The first year or so of a pastor's tenure in a new congregation is precarious; many pastors stay at a new congregation for fewer than five years. This handbook helps coach both experienced and new pastors to enter a new congregation effectively. Drawing from organizational systems leadership material in religious and secular worlds, it offers nearly fifty tips and tools designed to help new pastors analyze their congregation's system and then to lead leaders within the congregation to affect positive change. Using imagery from Alice in Wonderland to clarify various archetypal roles within the church community, Harris provides concrete suggestions for facilitating communication and dealing with difficult behaviors within the congregation. He provides a coaching approach to ministry, in which the pastor reframes issues and asks provocative questions—a powerful strategy to maximize a new pastor’s chances for success. Readers will find tools to help them uncover critical information about their new congregation regarding: congregational norms, particularly regarding the office of pastor, conflict, and holy objects; their history and sense of God's call; the true leaders among the congregation; mutual accountability.

Author : Linda A. Roussel
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 1030 pages
File Size : 38,12 MB
Release : 2018-08-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1284167054

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Management and Leadership for Nurse Administrators, Eighth Edition provides professional administrators and nursing students with a comprehensive overview of management concepts and theories