By: Jennifer Dean-Hill on January 9, 2018
On a recent trip to California, I went to a Christmas Eve service to a church boasting an impressive 15,000 members and growing. The multiple sites, large facilities, and talented staff were impressive. Sitting in the huge auditorium amongst a throng of people, the pastor’s greeting was confusing as he mentioned he didn’t appreciate the…
By: Jake Dean-Hill on January 8, 2018
Bebbington’s book, Evangelicalism in Modern Britain: A History from the 1730s to the 1980s, was very interesting and informative. It focused on “the four qualities that have been the special marks of Evangelical religion: conversionism, the belief that lives need to be changed; activism, the expression of the gospel in effort; biblicism, a particular regard…
By: Chris Pritchett on January 4, 2018
In an article published yesterday by Christianity Today, the author, Richard Mouw discusses the recent claim of NY Times columnist, Ross Douthat, who argued that western evangelicalism is heading for a “crackup.” Mouw writes, “The more dramatic gap, as Douthat sees it, is between, on the one hand, the elites—‘evangelical intellectuals and writers, and their…
By: Kyle Chalko on December 8, 2017
Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice: A Harvard Business School Centennial Colloquium is an academic’s book about leadership. Many have written about leadership, some of whom have been good authors but not good practitioners, and so unintentionally and perhaps unknowingly they write a theory that does not ever find its place in reality. I think…
By: Trisha Welstad on December 7, 2017
I developed and direct The Leadership Center, a network empowering new leaders and growing local ministries through internships, mentoring and scholarship. This leadership network began when I surveyed the up-and-coming leaders in my own denominational region over a ten-year period and found only two percent were being equipped and placed in positions within the churches…
By: Mark Petersen on December 7, 2017
The weighty tome of the Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice, edited by Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana, weighed down my bag as I boarded my flight to Toronto for my last work trip of the year. Grazing through the articles, I quickly realized my last blog post this year must necessarily focus on a…
By: Greg on December 7, 2017
Gone are the days that we, like in the old science fiction movies, enter and say, “take me to your leader.” In those circumstances the leader is seen as the one that has all the answers and is the ultimate authority. Did this model really exist or was it that we wanted a leader that…
By: Shawn Hart on December 7, 2017
Per 2016, the top 5 highest paid CEOs in America were (via salary and benefits)[1]: Ginni Rometty, IBM $96,764,750 Elon Musk, Tesla $99,744,920 Sundar Pichai, Google $106,502,419 Tim Cook, Apple $150,036,907 Marc Lore, Walmart $236,896,191 In addition to these statistics, the top 3 highest paid Ministers in America were[2]: Kenneth Copeland, Kenneth Copeland Ministries “According…
By: Mike on December 7, 2017
Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana’s Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice is a rigorous resource and research tool for doctoral leadership students. The authors are Harvard Business School professors who distilled the lessons learned from a centennial leadership meeting of scholars from diverse academic, scientific, and business leadership contexts. Exploring “leadership comprehensively and from many…
By: Jason Turbeville on December 7, 2017
When I picked up Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice edited by Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Kjurana I will admit I had some fear thinking about how big the book looked. That was before South Africa and learning through our readings this semester this very important lesson, I will not be able to fully read every…
By: Dave Watermulder on December 7, 2017
The Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice is an incredible compilation of, and tribute to, the importance of leadership. The book is a nearly 800-page collection of essays, writings, and insights from some of the top scholars on leadership through the years. The book, which is edited by Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana, sets out…
By: Chris Pritchett on December 7, 2017
In Chapter 20 of the Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice, Rosabeth Moss Kanter offers a sociological view of leadership, based on empirical research conducted among various international companies, which seeks to analyze globalizing trends to better understand how the context of leadership informs the work of leadership. The author examines three aspects of globalization…
By: Dan Kreiss on December 7, 2017
“We are so used to hearing what we want to hear and remaining deaf to what it would be well for us to hear that it is hard to break the habit.”[1] Regardless of the subject matter, it is generally quite difficult for us to rid ourselves of preconceived notions availing ourselves of those things…
By: Jean Ollis on December 7, 2017
In an effort to elevate leadership to a higher intellectual plane, Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana bring together the most important scholars from fields as diverse as psychology, sociology, economics, and history in an attempt to shape the academic discipline of leadership.[1] The Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice is comprehensive and evidenced based –…
By: Jake Dean-Hill on December 6, 2017
Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana’s, Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice, has a chapter called: “Women and Leadership: Defining the Challenges”, written by Robin Ely from Harvard Business School and Deborah Rhode from Stanford Law School. So, as you would expect based on my area of study, I am going to write my blog post…
By: Jay Forseth on December 6, 2017
Pixar Logo [1] Innovation is one of the last words used to describe most churches. So, when I read chapter 21 of The Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice about LEADING FOR INNOVATION, I was hooked. I wanted to know what this Harvard Business School collaboration with Pixar Animation Studios could teach me. I was not…
By: Jennifer Williamson on December 6, 2017
The Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice, a volume based on Harvard Business School’s Centennial Colloquium, boasts a diverse and celebrated list of contributors. Each chapter has a unique focus, exploring the concept of leadership from various fields of study, including psychology, economics, sociology, and history. According to editors, Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khuranra, “This…
By: Chip Stapleton on December 1, 2017
In Global Pentecostalism: The New Face of Christian Social Engagement authors Donald E. Miller and Tetsunao Yamamori assert that, contrary to the images that the word sometimes conjures – like the picture of the snake handlers on the right – that Pentecostalism is a ‘highly adaptable movement and typically incorporates features of the local cultural context’ (20).…
By: Kyle Chalko on December 1, 2017
Who Needs Theology by Stanley Grenz and Roger Olson is an accessible invitation into the world of theology. It’s a persuasive pitch for every believer to take up the mantle of being a theologian. Grenz’s best argument is that everyone is a theologian whether they know it or not. Therefore, adding some intentionality can go…
By: Trisha Welstad on November 30, 2017
Everyone is a theologian. I have heard this before and believe it insofar as people think about God they are theologians. But I don’t think everyone wants to be a theologian. With all that is happening in our world today (North Korean nuclear progression, the endless outing of male sexual misconduct and the potential removal…
