The three tasks of leadership: worldly wisdom for pastoral leaders - Jacobsen, Eric O. (Eerdmans, 2009)
Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Introduction: Mentor to mentor / Walt Wright – Task 1: Defining reality. Leadership as interpreting reality / Marguerite Shuster – Defining the reality of your role : historical contexts and theological models of christian leadership / Charles J. Scalise – The reality of your context : fundamental elements and multicultural leadership / William Dyrness – Defining institutional realities : the myth of the right form / Sherwood Lingenfelter – The pulpit as primary setting for defining reality / Earl F. Palmer – Task 2: Servanthood. The primacy of servanthood / Siang-Yang Tan – Serving through wisdom / James E. Bradley – Evaluating servanthood : from servant leadership to leading as serving / David Augsburger – Spiritual formation as service : the essential foundation for leadership / Richard Peace – The service of personal identity : created for "good" work / Linda Wagener – Ministry implications of service / Nancy Ortberg – Task 3: Saying thanks. The challenge of gratitude / Richard J. Mouw – Gratitude as access to meaning / Mark Lau Branson – Gratitude as organizational ethos / Howard Wilson – Paying attention to people as gratitude / Wilbert R. Shenk – The grateful pastor / Dennis N. Voskuil – Continuing the conversation. The formation of future leading servants / Robert Banks – A leadership library for pastors