| Seeker and Servant: Reflections on Religious Leadership Contributor(s): Fraker, Anne T. (Author), Spears, Larry C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0787902292 ISBN-13: 9780787902292 Publisher: Jossey-Bass OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1996 Annotation: Visionary Robert K. Greenleaf's remarkable career as a writer, consultant, and lecturer spanned more than fifty years. In addition to his other achievements - including founding the Center for Applied Ethics, now known as the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership - Greenleaf's servant-leadership model has had a profound influence on contemporary spiritual leaders. Seeker and Servant demonstrates the scope of Greenleaf's influence on contemporary religious leadership. These insightful essays examine Greenleaf's core belief that churches should be the most useful change agents in our society, and they explore how seminaries could play a vital role in energizing church leadership. The book details the importance of the development of personal spirituality and how an individual's spirituality is related to becoming a servant-leader within a religious institution. The essays also offer reflections and recommendations on the issue of giving and receiving gifts of money and ask that the larger questions of giving - rather than simply to whom and how much to give - should be of paramount consideration. In the afterword, three colleagues who worked closely with Greenleaf share their recollections, which paint a very personal portrait of Greenleaf, the man, and a professional picture of Greenleaf, the institutional watchman. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Leadership - Business & Economics | Management - General - Business & Economics | Nonprofit Organizations & Charities - General |
| Dewey: 262.1 |
| LCCN: 95048145 |
| Series: J-B Us Non-Franchise Leadership |
| Physical Information: 1.16" H x 6.32" W x 9.26" (1.38 lbs) 388 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
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| Publisher Description: This collection of original essays expands on visionary Robert K. Greenleaf's servant-leadership theme. It offers thought-provoking ideas on how religious institutions and individuals can serve in a more caring way by applying the ideas and ideals of Greenleaf's servant-leadership vision. |
