The Leadership Ellipse: Shaping How We Lead by Who We Are by Robert A. Fryling

The Leadership Ellipse: Shaping How We Lead by Who We Are
Robert A. Fryling

Format: Paperback, 220pp.
ISBN: 9780830835386
Publisher: Intervarsity Press
Pub. Date: February, 8 2010

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From The Publisher:

Everyone in a position of responsibility knows the tension of leadership. It may be between tasks or people, money or mission, the present or the future. One often neglected tension is between our inner spiritual longings and the outward needs of the group we lead.

But we need not feel forced to choose between the two. Leadership has more in common with an ellipse with two focal points than a bull's-eye with a single target. The Leadership Ellipse is designed to help Christian leaders embrace both halves of the tension--our internal relationship with God and our external relationship with others--to find a truly authentic, integrated way to lead.

If you find yourself in a lonely, isolated place of leadership, this book can be your companion. If you find yourself longing to lead in a way that is truly Christian, this book can be your guide. And if you are simply exhausted, then this book can offer you a new way to find refreshment. There is life beyond the bull's-eye.

About the Author

Robert A. (Bob) Fryling is publisher of InterVarsity Press (Westmont, Illinois) and Vice President of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (Madison, Wisconsin). He writes, speaks and teaches in the areas of spiritual formation, leadership, Christian faith and culture. He lives in Illinois with his wife, Alice, an author and spiritual director. Together they have co-authored three books.

Table of Contents


	Foreword by Eugene Peterson	11

	Introduction	15

	Part 1 Shaping Our Inner World
1	A Weaned Soul: The Practice of Sabbath	25
2	A Growing Strength: The Practice of Pruning	43
3	A Renewed Mind: The Practice of Humble Thought	61
4	A Dancing Heart: The Practice of Involvement	79

	Part 2 Shaping Our Outer World
5	In a Frenzied World: The Perspective of Prayer	99
6	In a Lonely World: The Promise of Belonging	117
7	In a Fragmented World: The Pursuit of Shalom	133

	Part 3 Shaping Our Leadership
8	As More Than a Grasshopper: The Practice of Wholeheartedness	153
9	As an Organizational Ecologist: The Practice of Attentiveness	169
10	As a Grateful Creature: The Practice of Clarity	187

	Epilogue	205
	Appendix: InterVarsity Press Purpose and Values Statement	207
	For Contemplation and Action	209
	Recommended Reading	213
	Acknowledgments	215
	Notes	217

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