By: Shermika Harvey on September 7, 2018
CALLED TO STEP OUT When people know who they are and what they were called to do in life, it is often hard to remain still. In the early 1900’s, reaching the lost became a major priority because they felt the imminent return of Christ upon them. Many ministers and missionaries of the gospel embarked…
By: Kyle Chalko on September 6, 2018
And we are back at it again! The Theology of Leadership Journal was a surprising find on our reading list. I did not expect to be reading a brand new leadership journal. But this publication provided a refreshingly eclectic line-up of international leaders, which is I suspect, one of the contributing factors. It was…
By: Greg on September 6, 2018
A black Jesus is closer to the truth than many are comfortable with. A middle eastern man that has spent many hours in the sun working wood and then walking from town to town would indeed be dark skinned. Viewing Jesus as someone that is both not like us and like us is the paradox…
By: Mary Mims on September 6, 2018
The Ghetto, the hood, the projects, and slums, are all names of places that conjure up images of darkness that nobody chooses to go, and certainly not to go and live in by choice. I did not grow up in the ghetto, but I grew up close enough to it that I knew the trappings…
By: Shawn Hart on September 6, 2018
The Path to Christian Leadership…through the eyes of many I am truly hopeful that this first assignment of our second year on the road to our Doctorate in Global Evangelism is somehow going to be indicative of the path before us; after all, if we as scholars of Evangelism and Theology cannot learn how to…
By: Jason Turbeville on September 6, 2018
Throughout history leadership has rested in the hands of power, or as Debby Thomas states in her work Jesus’ Cross-Cultural Model of ‘Leader As Servant” In Luke 22:24-30, in a patronal system of leadership. [1] The idea of servant leadership is a foreign one to society in general. The strong have the power, those in power take…
By: Rhonda Davis on September 6, 2018
I am consistently inspired and awed by what God can do through one human life. The fact that He continues to use His broken, flawed creation to bring about redemption in the world is astounding. Pullinger’s story is a beautiful narrative of just how much God loves all of humanity. I am particularly intrigued by…
By: Jean Ollis on September 6, 2018
I love research. Not just my own – but I love reading and evaluating others research. Research is deeply entrenched in my personal and social work values. In the social work field, professionals are increasingly seeking information about evidence-based practices (not only for best practice, but also out of necessity to accommodate funders). New resources…
By: Trisha Welstad on September 6, 2018
In the newly published journal Theology of Leadership, several subjects are utilized as topics for research including discipleship. Although the idea of discipleship is ancient, it continues to be analyzed for how it functions (or doesn’t) in the Christian world. In Triku Fufa Gemechu’s article, “Discipleship Life Experience in a Servant Leadership Context,” the reader…
By: Colleen Batchelder on September 6, 2018
Diversity within leadership is not simply a vivid portrait of varied colors, but a variety of perspectives, customs, experiences and backgrounds. Therefore, leadership as a whole, is the presence of all souls beating in different tempos to inspire the masses. Theology of Leadership Journal invites readers to delve into the theories, perspectives and personal reflections…
By: Jenn Burnett on September 6, 2018
I feel a deep connection to Jackie Pullinger’s story because I consider her a spiritual grandmother. Years ago a mentor and friend of mine saw a very short clip of a documentary on what Jackie was doing and promptly bought a ticket to Hong Kong. What he witnessed was completely outside any experience our denomination…
By: Mario Hood on September 6, 2018
Reading through Chasing the Dragon the thought that kept running through the mind was, this is the 29th Chapter of the Book of Acts. I was challenged in many ways while reading the book but will look at three in this brief post. At first, I wanted to define Pullinger’s faith as simple, but it…
By: Andrea Lathrop on September 6, 2018
Do for one what you wish you could do for everyone. I kept thinking this while reading Chasing the Dragon[1]. I have heard this statement from a number of leaders over the years. And I think this encouragement is helpful in an era when the negative noise and news has never been louder. This fights against…
By: Rev Jacob Bolton on September 6, 2018
In her succinct and classic homiletic text “Preaching as Local Theology and Folk Art,” Dr. Nora Tubbs Tisdale discusses the art of “exegete-ing” a local community. Exegesis is a skill many seminarians learn early in their career. To best preach the text, you must first exegete the text. I learned Biblical exegesis by looking at…
By: Chris Pritchett on September 6, 2018
The Theology of Leadership Journal claims to be an academic journal for Christian leaders to think theologically about leadership amid the cacophony of non-theological leadership models and concepts that have emerged in the past twenty or so years. The journal seeks to provide, through academic articles, “models and theories of leadership that have been developed,…
By: Dave Watermulder on September 6, 2018
From the outset, the Theology of Leadership Journal seeks to be transparent and self-reflective in terms of its purpose and raison d’ etre. “Do we really need another academic journal?”[1]the Editor asks in the opening article. If so, what would be the unique contribution of this new venture? The answer seems to be centered on seeking to…
By: Jennifer Williamson on September 6, 2018
My research last semester threw me into an existential crisis. After having pored over the data on missionary effectiveness and sustainability, I was overwhelmed by the amount of financial resources that are given to missions with little or no accountability for how those funds are truly being used to advance the cause of Christ. Whilst…
By: Tammy Dunahoo on September 6, 2018
Early in the reading I thought, “A title equally befitting Pullinger’s Chasing the Dragon would be Acts 29-46 (MSG)!” The stories were much like those we read of the early Apostles where the light breaks through the darkness and is described with the plain speak of The Message paraphrase. From the opening chapter to the…
By: Sean Dean on September 6, 2018
When I was about fifteen my aunt received her foster license and shortly after had a young boy placed with her. He had had a difficult childhood and as such bore the psychological scars of those difficulties. Anyone who has been a foster parent of a child with a similar background can tell you, helping…
By: Mark Petersen on September 6, 2018
Despite the thousands of books, podcasts, sermons, and classes on leadership within a Christian frame of reference, very little work has been done to explore the theology of leadership. A new academic endeavour, the Theology of Leadership Journal is curating ideas to help thought leaders uncover what makes for a robust theology of these concepts.…
