Nailing Outdated Leadership Practices to the Cross
Traditional leadership teachings and styles haven't changed much in years. But the world is changing and so are Christian leaders—women need room for their natural gifts to shine and people of color needed space to elevate the values they bring into their roles. Even seasoned leaders are growing weary of the status quo, craving innovative ways to lean into new ways of thinking for the good of their organizations and the emerging generations they serve.
In this transformative resource for leaders of all ages, Nicole Massie Martin inspires us to crucify our ministry idols and nail our outdated leadership practices to the cross. Sharing leadership principles and case studies wrapped in biblical precepts and pastoral wisdom, she leads us through seven areas of traditional leadership that need to be reframed:
Get ready to take the leap of faith into new leadership realities, and discover how crucified living can lead you to nail it.
Introduction
Part One: The Problem
1. The Realities of Stress and Suffering in Our Present Age
2. Triumphalism, Trauma, and the American Church
Part Two: The Progression
3. Crucifying Power: From Personal Control to Complete Surrender
4. Crucifying Ego: From Self-Centeredness to Divine Love
5. Crucifying Speed: From Deliberately Fast to Delightfully Slow
6. Crucifying Performance: From Transactional Performance to Transformational Presence
7. Crucifying Perfection: From Unattainable Standards to Grace-Filled Wholeness
8. Crucifying Loyalty: From Collective Assimilation to Communal Affirmation
9. Crucifying Scale: From Organizational Growth to Missional Depth
Part Three: The Promise
10. Resurrecting Healing and Hope
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes