Leadership-in-Community: The Missiology, Community & Ethics of Missional Leadership

Leadership-In-Community is a spiritual formation curriculum designed to provide a theological and practical foundation for Christian leaders committed to the mission of God in a vastly changing world. It engages new or seasoned missional leaders in the foundations of missiology, leadership theory, and leadership practices and tools. The curriculum explores three inter-related themes that build effective missional leadership: the missiology, community, and ethics of missional leadership. These themes are explored through spiritual formation practices based upon Lectio Missio, an expansion of Lectio Divina, including mission-related practices. Using Lectio Missio, small groups of leaders read and study Scripture, pray, dialogue, meditate, journal, and participate in experiential learning. These disciplines of spiritual formation are the basis of missional leadership training and development.

Endorsement:

In our experience, actual people rarely match up to the way they are perceived by others. However, Lee Carter defies what is typical. Leadership in community beautifully describes the lessons he has taught and modeled for us to follow. This book is grounded in Scripture and perfectly describes the benefit of the ethics and missiology of community leadership. Each chapter provides memorable lessons we are attempting to model to this day in Latin American churches, just as he has done for us in Bible League International.─ Dr. Rafael Serrano, M.Div, Ph.DAuthor, Senior editor, the Palabra de Dios para Todos (Bible League International) and Nueva Traduccion Viviente (Tyndale Publishers)This book will help form your heart for long term leadership through the disciplines of lectio missio. Many leadership authors will say that personal growth is key for development as leaders. At the heart of Christian leadership is a necessary process of values clarification. Lee Carter provides a Bible-based curriculum for personal growth to be used by small groups of leaders. If you go through the process outlined in this book, the community God has called you to lead will deeply thank you.─ Dr. Yancy SmithAuthor of The Mystery of Anointing: Hippolytus' Commentary on the Song of Songs in Social and Critical Contexts, Senior Director of Translation Services for Bible League International

About the Author:

Lee Carter received his Doctor of Strategic Leadership from Regent University and currently serves as Executive Vice President of Scripture Engagement at Bible League International (Chicago) supporting long-term strategies for sustained church growth. His vision is to equip missional leaders in the global Church and missional movements with healthy leadership perspectives and effective models that foster thriving organizations and communities that are witnesses of the goodness of Jesus Christ.