Compassionate Leadership

Ted Engstrom, Cedar Paul

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What do compassionate leaders with years of experience have to say to leaders of today? What does Christ's example show us about leadership? What are the perils and pitfalls that can ensnare young Christian leaders? In Compassionate Leadership, Ted Engstrom and Paul Cedar bring their considerable experience to bear on the issues facing young leaders of today. Instead of discussing power, management, and organization, their advice involves being generous, believing in people, and helping to meet needs, encouraging friends, getting excited about the good things that happen to others, and helping others in their walk with the Lord. Jesus told us that to become great, we must be compassionate servants. Here's how.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie

Informations

• Publié par: Baker Publishing Group
• Date de parution: 18 juillet 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781441223852
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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PRAISE FOR
COMPASSIONATE LEADERSHIP
The Gospel of the kingdom of God means that leaders cannot simply follow the strategies that bring “success” as the world defines it. To lead as Jesus led means to serve, be compassionate and always be lifting up the next generation. Paul and Ted do a terrific job of walking through what it means to lead in the light of the Gospel.
A LAN A NDREWS
President, U. S. Navigators
I was so excited and blessed when I read Compassionate Leadership . I have learned so much from Ted Engstrom and Paul Cedar through the years. To have them combine their vast experience, vision and advice in such a practical and engaging way is a huge benefit for all. In a day when many of our leaders have disappointed us, this book is a must-read for those who would aspire to serve others in the footsteps of the greatest leader who ever lived, our Lord Jesus Christ.
C LYDE C OOK
President, Biola University
Today the zeal to lead dynamically is commendable, but for many it is untempered by the compassionate shepherd-heart of Jesus. When “results” are prioritized above nurturing the souls of people, a leader risks ministering as a corporate mogul. I can imagine no better pair of success-proven but servant-spirited leaders to address us with balance in this regard than Ted Engstrom and Paul Cedar.
J ACK W. H AYFORD
President, International Foursquare Churches Chancellor, The King’s Seminary
Compassionate Leadership contains a challenge to every Christian leader to lead as Jesus led—as a compassionate servant. Dr. Ted Engstrom and Dr. Paul Cedar have practiced compassionate leadership for decades and have served as invaluable models and mentors for me and countless others. I am pleased that their wisdom will be passed on through this book.
D EAN R. H IRSCH
President and CEO, World Vision International
The plethora of books and articles about leadership can be mind-numbing. But there is always room for a book that centers on Jesus, the leader servant. I think the essence of this message is a fresh glimpse of Jesus, the one whose exercise of leadership is so radically different from the success-satiated tripe that gets promoted in our contemporary understanding of the concept. My hope is that this volume will draw us to a fresh encounter with Jesus and, through that, a transformation in how we lead as genuine servants.
S AM M ETCALF
President, CRM (Christian Resource Ministries)
Compassionate leadership—what leader doesn’t want that?! This book is authentic because it was written by two compassionate leaders. My friends Dr. Ted Engstrom and Dr. Paul Cedar show that compassionate leadership is biblical leadership—it’s Christ-like leadership.
D R . R AYMOND O RTLUND
President, Renewal Ministries Former Speaker, Haven of Rest Radio Broadcast
In an era of brash leaders, corporate raiders and harsh “take no prisoners” corporate models of leadership, Compassionate Leadership is an oasis of truth and reason that offers a radically different approach. Christian leaders should look first to these biblical principles of leadership before looking to the Fortune 500 for their role models.
R ICH S TEARNS
President, World Vision U. S.
After reading so many so-called “Christian” books based on business models of leadership, it’s good to read one that is based on the biblical model of the caring shepherd and the biblical motivation of love. I highly recommend this book to beginners and veterans alike.
W ARREN W. W IERSBE
Author and Bible Teacher

© 2006 Ted W. Engstrom and Paul A. Cedar
Published by Baker Books a division of Baker Publishing Group P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287 www.bakerbooks.com
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Ebook edition originally created 2013
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version ® . Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.
Other versions used are:
AMP —Scripture taken from THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE, Old Testament copyright © 1965, 1987 by the Zondervan Corporation. The Amplified New Testament copyright © 1958, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
KJV — King James Version . Authorized King James Version.
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Dan Kimball
Foreword
Leighton Ford
Introduction
Chapter 1
Portrait of a Compassionate Leader
Chapter 2
The Biblical Model of Compassionate Leadership
Chapter 3
The Perils of Compassionate Leadership
Chapter 4
Discovering Your Leadership Skills
Chapter 5
Compassionate Leaders and Mentorship
Chapter 6
Our Accountability to God
Chapter 7
Compassionate Leaders and Followers
Chapter 8
A New Generation of Compassionate Leaders
Chapter 9
Learning to Lead
Chapter 10
The Ultimate Joy
A Final Word
Seasoned Counsel for Emerging Leaders
Appendix A
Christian Leadership and Leadership Styles
Appendix B
Making Your Boss Successful
Appendix C
Love Is Essential in Leadership
Appendix D
Profiles in Courageous Leadership
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
As co-authors of this book, we are indebted to a fellow gifted author, Norman Rohrer, for his editorial assistance in bringing together our thoughts and gleaning from earlier writings for this publication. Norm himself is a gifted author, and he has given dedicated service to us, his friends, in this project. For this we are most grateful.
FOREWORD
Dan Kimball
Reading this book is very much like listening to one of Johnny Cash’s more recent CDs. When you hear the voice and music of Johnny Cash, you can instinctively tell that he is a seasoned, vintage musician. Johnny Cash has become a guru—you could say even a mentor—to emerging generations looking for someone who sings from the depth and breadth of a lifelong experience. What was interesting about Johnny Cash is that toward the end of his life, more than ever he was openly and strongly pointing to Jesus and the wisdom of the Bible. His last album, “My Mother’s Hymn Book,” was comprised entirely of hymns dedicated to his faith in Jesus.
This book is similar in that it draws on the breadth and depth of the lifelong experience and leadership wisdom of Ted Engstrom and Paul Cedar. Here we have the rare opportunity to study under two men whom I consider to be the leadership gurus and older mentors today’s emerging generation is looking for. After a lifetime of studying, writing about and practicing leadership, Ted and Paul openly and strongly point to the wisdom of the Bible and the example of Jesus, who was truly the model of being a servant and leading by compassion.
As leadership trends come and go, books are written on everything from crafting mission statements to setting strategic goals to being able to develop multiple levels of ministry teams. These are all much needed in ministry—it is a fast-paced and complex world that we live in. But what makes this book stand out from the rest is that it is written by two men who are not just popping in on the leadership scene with new and trendy ideas that may sound good.
Ted and Paul have observed leadership trends over a long period of time, and this book is filled with wisdom that we should all prayerfully absorb. The plethora of leadership principles and strategies out there today may fade away as culture shifts and leadership values change. But like a Johnny Cash song, the words in this book penetrate beyond any trend or fad. They emerge from a pool of deep wisdom. They speak from and to the heart of what leadership is about and will outlast any trend or fad—leading like Jesus with a heart and life of compassion and servanthood.
Dan Kimball
Author, The Emerging Church
www.vintagefaith.com
FOREWORD
Leighton Ford
An old Indian proverb says that “nothing grows under the banyan tree.” That huge tree towers so high and spreads its branches so wide with such thick foliage that the sun cannot filter through to nurture the tiny seedlings below.
The same thing, unfortunately, can be said of many visible and strong human leaders. Their reach goes high. Their influence goes wide. They are seen by many as leaders. And yet they do not create space within their circle of influence to permit younger leaders to put down their roots and spread their branches.
That was not Jesus’ kind of leadership. As tall as He stood, being the Son of God among men, He still humbled Himself and took the place of a servant—even submitting to death on the cross for our sake.
And His goal was to reproduce other compassionate leaders who would lead by serving. “The Son of man came not to be served but to serve,” He once reminded His quarreling disciples (see Mark 10:45). And again, when He had washed and dried their feet at His last supper with them, He said, “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you” (Joh