The Courage to Lead: Leadership in the African American Urban ChurchRowman & Littlefield, 2002 - 225 páginas This book focuses on pastoral and lay leadership in the African American church. It deals with the internal and external issues such as the tendency toward a bifurcated mentality and practice such as the 'this is business' syndrome as well as the social issue of race and affirmative action. Ministers and laity in the black church must actively engage themselves in overcoming the inequities that are still endemic to life in urban America. Harris affirms that affirmative action policies are more important than ever in obtaining a degree of social justice. |
Conteúdo
Leadership Matters in Church and Society | 3 |
A Philosophy and Theology of Courage and Leadership | 33 |
Working Together Black Ministers and Laity in the Urban Church | 67 |
The Urban Church Leadership among Clergy and Laity | 69 |
We Hold These Truths What the Laity Expect of the Minister | 79 |
Ambivalence among Minister Leaders and Followers | 115 |
Leadership in the Urban Church Implications of the Laitys Expectations | 127 |
Speaking the Truth to Power Social Ethics Church Leadership and Social Policy | 135 |
Church Leadership and the Race Issue | 137 |
Toward a Constructive Practical Theology | 163 |
Notes | 209 |
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About the Author | |
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The Courage to Lead: Leadership in the African American Urban Church James H. Harris Visualização parcial - 2002 |
The Courage to Lead: Leadership in the African American Urban Church James Henry Harris Visualização parcial - 2001 |
Termos e frases comuns
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