The Courage to Lead
Leadership in the African American Urban Church
1st Edition
Published on 29. December 2001
224 pages
978-0-7425-7545-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN-13
978-0-7425-7545-5 (9780742575455)
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Person
James Henry Harris is professor of pastoral theology at Virginia Union University and senior minister of Second Baptist Church in Richmond, VA. In addition to numerous articles and lectures, he has published a number of books including: Preaching Liberation and Pastoral Theology: A Black Church Perspective.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Part I: Leadership and Church Administration: New Models and New Practices
- Chapter 1: Leadership Matters in Church and Society
- Chapter 2: A Philosophy and Theology of Courage and Leadership
- Part II: Working Together: Black Ministers and Laity in the Urban Church
- Chapter 3: The Urban Church: Leadership among Clergy and Laity
- Chapter 4: We Hold These Truths: What the Laity Expect of the Minister
- Chapter 5: Ambivalence among Minister Leaders and Followers
- Chapter 6: Leadership in the Urban Church: Implications of the Laity's Expectations
- Part III: Speaking the Truth to Power: Social Ethics, Church Leadership, and Social Policy
- Chapter 7: Church Leadership and the Race Issue
- Chapter 8: Toward a Constructive Practical Theology
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author
