Leading Across Cultures – Effective Ministry and Mission in the Global Church

James E. Plueddemann (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

230 Seiten

2009
Inter-Varsity Press,US (Verlag)
978-0-8308-2578-3 (ISBN)

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The worldwide church is more interconnected than ever before, with missionaries going from everywhere to everywhere. Africans work with Australians in India. Koreans plant churches in London and Los Angeles. But globalization also creates challenges for crosscultural tension and misunderstandings, as different cultures have conflicting assumptions about leadership values and styles.
Missiologist James E. Plueddemann presents a roadmap for crosscultural leadership development in the global church. With keen understanding of current research on cultural dynamics, he integrates theology with leadership theory to apply biblical insights to practical issues in world mission.
Savvy discernment of diverse cultural underpinnings allows multicultural teams to work together with mutual respect for more effective ministry. The author shows how leaders can grow from an individualistic egocentric practice of leadership to a more global-centric approach.
The future of the global church depends on effective multicultural leadership. God has called people from various contexts to minister and lead in every land for the sake of the gospel. Whether you are teaching English in China, directing information technology in Africa or pastoring a multiethnic church in North America, discover how you can better work and lead across cultures.

James E. Plueddemann (Ph.D., Michigan State) is professor and chair of the mission and evangelism department at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He previously served as international director of SIM (Serving in Mission) and spent many years as a missionary in Nigeria, where he was director of the Christian education department for the Evangelical Church of West Africa.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1: Multicultural Leadership in the Worldwide Church

1 Leadership for a New Day in World Missions

2 My Pilgrimage in Leadership

3 Why Crosscultural Leadership?

Part 2: Leadership and Culture

4 Leadership, Cultural Values and the Bible

5 Leadership and Context

6 Leadership and Power

7 Leadership and Individualism

8 Leadership and Ambiguity

Part 3: Contextualizing Leadership

9 A Theology of Leadership

10 A Theory of Leadership

Part 4: Global Leadership in Practice

11 Developing Vision and Strategy

12 Developing Global Leaders

Epilogue: Leadership in the Global Church

Recommended Reading

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.11.2009
Verlagsort	Illinois
Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 228 mm
Gewicht	368 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
ISBN-10	0-8308-2578-9 / 0830825789
ISBN-13	978-0-8308-2578-3 / 9780830825783
Zustand	Neuware