Missing Voices

John E. Johnson

Description

People are desperate for leaders who are credible – those who possess a moral center and exhibit sound leadership skills. Given our global realities, we need strategic leaders who possess cultural intelligence and theological discernment. The aim of this book is to shape such leaders. Each chapter combines careful research with contributions from leaders around the world. These voices bring much-needed insight to leadership issues when translated and applied in different settings, especially the many urban multi-cultural contexts that exist today. Present and emerging leaders, no matter the culture or field, will find this book invaluable in sustaining their call to godly leadership.

Informations

• Publié par: Langham Creative Projects
• Date de parution: 01 avril 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781783685646
• Langue: English

Extrait

We were at a conference on leadership in Chiang Mai, Thailand, when Dr Johnson shared with me his plan to write a book on leadership. I was a bit apprehensive and said to myself: “No! Not another western book on leadership!” Now as I read the full manuscript I feel grateful to God and admiration of Dr Johnson’s work.
This book is a unique contribution not only in its global scope, which is really impressive, but by skillfully weaving together missing and multiple voices even if these voices may vary sometimes in tone and melody. However, at their crescendo these voices do provide global concepts, insights, values and models of what genuine and humble leadership should look like in our age. This book is like a deep valley where we can clearly hear and enjoy the sweet echoes of leadership voices coming from both the global south and the global north.
Riad Kassis, PhD
Director, Langham Scholars Ministry, Langham Partnership
International Director, International Council for Evangelical Theological Education
Missing Voices: Learning to Lead beyond Our Horizons should be required for any pastor, teacher, or lay leader who aspires to understand, respond to, and work alongside others in our multi-cultural worldwide Christian family. John Johnson encourages us to listen first so that we understand our different cultural expressions of leadership. Then he leads us on an exploration of how leaders from many cultures can bring both their strengths and their weaknesses together to forge dynamic partnerships committed to the work of Christ in the world.
Paul Borthwick, DMin
Author
Senior Consultant, Development Associates International
Millions of people have migrated around the world in the last few decades. Easterners are moving West and Westerners are moving East at a very rapid pace. Thomas Friedman has written that the world is flat and Harvard Professor John Kotter tells us that organizations cannot meet the fast-moving demands of our society. Western leaders are moving to other cultures with multinational companies and churches are being filled with those of other cultures. Dr Johnson has captured this well in this signature work. Beginning by outlining theories of leadership and moving to a variety of global perspectives, he returns to search for a strong cultural and theological basis for how to lead in such a world, with clear success in so doing. This is a study that is long overdue and brings clarity to how to lead in our “flat” world. A must-read for all Christian leaders.
Bud Lindstrand
Former CEO, Moda Health Care
Instructor in Business Ethics, University of Northwestern, Roseville, Minnesota, USA
Combining broad reading of contemporary writing on leadership with keen biblical insight and diverse voices from numerous cultures and regions, John Johnson provides a fresh, readable and profound perspective for leaders who want to navigate the increasing complexity of our twenty-first century, globalized world. Both emerging and experienced leaders from any nation can benefit from this conversation between leadership theory, experienced global practitioners, and Scripture.
David W. Bennett, DMin, PhD
Global Associate Director for Collaboration and Content,
Lausanne Movement

Missing Voices
Learning to Lead beyond Our Horizons
John E. Johnson, with Global Contributors

© 2019 John E. Johnson
Published 2019 by Langham Global Library
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This book is dedicated to Alex and Grant, and the rest of our band of brothers, who challenged me to lead beyond my horizon.
Contents

Cover


Foreword


Acknowledgments


Before We Begin: An Introduction


The Aim of This Book


The Need for This Book


The Approach of This Book


Part I


1 Get a Grip on Who You Are


The Voices We Hear


The Voices We Need To Hear


The Voice We Must Hear


Bringing the Voices Together


2 Establish Your Necessity


The Voices We Hear


The Voices We Need to Hear


The Voice We Must Hear


Bringing the Voices Together


3 Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way


The Voices We Hear


The Voices We Need to Hear


The Voice We Must Hear


Bringing the Voices Together


4 If You Want to Influence Others, Make Your Character Count


The Voices We Hear


The Voices We Need to Hear


The Voice We Must Hear


Bringing the Voices Together


5 Sharpen Your Skills if You Want to Be Competent


The Voices We Hear


The Voices We Need to Hear


The Voice We Must Hear


Bringing the Voices Together


Part II


6 Do It Together


The Voices We Hear


The Voices We Need to Hear


The Voice We Must Hear


Bringing the Voices Together


7 Know Why and Where


The Voices We Hear


The Voices We Need to Hear


The Voice We Must Hear


Bringing the Voices Together


8 Know How and When


The Voices We Hear


The Voices We Need to Hear


The Voice We Must Hear


Bringing the Voices Together


Part III


9 Make a Difference


The Voices We Hear


The Voices We Need to Hear


The Voice We Must Hear


Bringing the Voices Together


10 Face Your Crucibles and Learn from Them


The Voices We Hear


The Voices We Need to Hear


The Voice We Must Hear


Bringing the Voices Together


11 Know When It’s Time


The Voices We Hear


The Voices We Need to Hear


The Voice We Must Hear


Putting It All Together


Conclusion


Bibliography


Contributing Voices


About Langham Partnership

Endnotes

Index
Foreword
Any astute observer of the church worldwide would realize that there is a crisis relating to leadership within the church. Among the many reasons for this is the fact that most churches in both the western and non-western world, have been greatly influenced by models of leadership that are closer to the culture in which they operate than to the Scriptures. Addressing this issue biblically and practically is one of the most urgent needs the church faces in my part of the world and, I believe, elsewhere too.
That is what this book does, and it does so by following a unique format. With the skill of an expert on the topic of global leadership, John Johnson presents contemporary thinking and thoughtful reflections on key leadership issues. Then he has been able to harness and make available for us the riches from the thinking and experience of a wide spectrum of leaders from all over the world. An added value of this book is that these voices (and I personally know, or know about, many of them) are acknowledged leaders, with reputations for integrity, and proven track records of biblically shaped leadership.
The life of the church in the Majority World has been immeasurably enriched by riches from the western world through literature and other media. We are grateful for that contribution and must continue to be enriched in this way. But the church worldwide needs to hear from the Chr