Leaders Who Last: Sustaining Yourself and Your Ministry by Margaret J. Marcuson

Description: Leaders Who Last by Margaret J. Marcuson Leaders Who Last draws upon the author?s own pastoral experience and leadership, plus a significant analysis of leadership in both families and churches over generations. Interviews with current church leaders punctuate chapters on stress, spiritual practice, church triangles, relationships, selfawareness, money. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An introduction and guide to "sustainable ministry," which empowers pastors and church leaders to focus on their inner resources for proactive leadership.Church leadership does not have to be a recipe for burnout. There is an easier way, one that is doable, effective, and sustainable. It is counterintuitive, so help is needed to get it right. In this book, Margaret Marcuson shares her experiences and guides church leaders to a more sustainable leadership.In this book, learn how you can:Be more of a leader and less of a controller.Adopt a new system of seeing yourself and those you lead.Focus on yourself and the resources you bring rather than trying to help, fix, or change others.Respond to others with clarity, calm, and creativity.Remain more thoughtful during challenge and crisis.Increase your influence without increasing your workload.Reduce your overall stress about issues of congregational life. Author Biography Margaret J. Marcuson studied family systems with Edwin Friedman and the Bowen Family Institute. She speaks and writes on leadership, and works with faith leaders nationally as a consultant and coach through her company, Marcuson Leadership Circle, based in Portland, Oregon. She is an ordained American Baptist minister. Long Description Is helping others overrated? Is ministry a recipe for burnout? How can pastors last the course? Author and pastor Margaret Marcuson introduces the notion of "sustainable ministry," which trains and empowers pastors to focus on their inner resources for proactive leadership, instead of trying harder to help, fix or change others. Leaders Who Last draws upon the authors own pastoral experience and leadership, plus a significant analysis of leadership in both families and churches over generations. Interviews with current church leaders punctuate chapters on stress, spiritual practice, church triangles, relationships, self-awareness, money, and creating a climate where true change can take place. Details ISBN1596270950 Author Margaret J. Marcuson Short Title LEADERS WHO LAST Pages 152 Language English ISBN-10 1596270950 ISBN-13 9781596270954 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2009 Subtitle Sustaining Yourself and Your Ministry Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Imprint Church Publishing Inc NZ Release Date 2009-03-19 US Release Date 2009-03-19 UK Release Date 2009-03-19 Publisher Church Publishing Inc Publication Date 2009-03-19 Alternative 9781596272019 DEWEY 254 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2009-06-08 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:93799153;

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