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Modern Metaphors of Christian Leadership

Exploring Christian Leadership in a Contemporary Organizational Context

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Offers 16 metaphors for leadership
  • Provides 5-12 principles for each metaphor relating to Christian leadership in organizations
  • Expands biblical metaphors to explore metaphors used in contemporary society

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Christian Leaders as Servants: Accept the Opportunity

    • Lorianne Samuel Smith
    Pages 95-113
  3. Back Matter

    Pages 309-314

About this book

This book explores contemporary metaphors of leadership from a biblical or church historical perspective. It seeks to understand the cultural, social, and organizational metaphors from the Bible and the implications for contemporary organizations. Addressing issues such as communication, mentorship, administration, motivation, change  management, education, and coaching, the authors explore concepts related to both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. This book will be a valuable addition to the leadership literature in showing how biblical leadership principles can be used in contemporary organizations.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Regent University, Ocala, USA

    Joshua D. Henson

About the editor

Joshua Henson is Adjunct Professor in the School of Business & Leadership at Regent University, USA. He serves as the Editor of the Journal of Biblical Perspectives in Leadership and published the collaborative work Evaluating Employee Performance through Christian Virtues.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Modern Metaphors of Christian Leadership

  • Book Subtitle: Exploring Christian Leadership in a Contemporary Organizational Context

  • Editors: Joshua D. Henson

  • Series Title: Christian Faith Perspectives in Leadership and Business

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36580-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-36579-0Published: 12 January 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-36582-0Published: 13 January 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-36580-6Published: 11 January 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2946-4579

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-4587

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 314

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Business Strategy/Leadership, Faith, Spirituality and Business, Organization

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eBook USD 84.99
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  • Read on any device
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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