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God-centred Leadership
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Fear and Trust
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The ancient people of Israel and contemporary Western society share a preoccupation with the idea of leadership. In this perceptive and engaging book, David Runcorn reveals just how deeply one world can speak to the other. The story of 1 and 2 Samuel opens with a woman weeping. But grief is often the precursor of change, and the answering of Hannah's prayer is revealed in her song as a prophetic sign of God's ways in all the world. As the author then helps us reflect on various revealing episodes, time and again, he enables us to trace the true presence of God in the words, actions or faithful endurance of people on the edge of the 'main' script. And, he suggests, it is in the kind of honest, disciplined attentiveness they display, that the greatest hope for leadership will be found today.
Fear and Trust by David Runcorn was published by Spck in September 2011 and is our 23205th best seller. The ISBN for Fear and Trust is 9780281063895.
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Fear and Trust
Johnny Douglas, via The Good Book StallLeadership and the Old Testament rarely go together, yet here SPCK deliver a great new David Runcorn work for the health, depth and growth of our Christian leadership. So often the Old Testament is neglected or considered of limited usefulness when it comes to considering Christian leadership. Here our world and the ancient nation of Israel are brought together in compelling contemporary themed narratives of servant leadership in the purposes of God. Politics and religion, loyalty and betrayal, triumph and tragedy, war and peace are ably navigated here by Runcorn in complimentary gender partnership.
This is a great and effective blend of reflection on Scripture, insight from ministry and personal experience, thoughtful observation, and many moments where the reader is taken in an unexpected direction. I was particularly helped by the chapter on Jonathan. There is a fresh engagement with women’s ministry, scripture, subversion and how the new possibilities of leadership might unfold. It tracks the powerful, vulnerable but essential wrestle between fear and trust. A fresh, edgy and valuable addition to the raft of Christian leadership titles available in the market today.
Perceptive and provocative!
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Details for Fear and Trust
| Author / Artist | David Runcorn |
| Book Format | Paperback |
| Publisher | Spck (September 2011) |
| Weight | 180g |
| Number of Pages | 128 |
| Thickness | 8 mm |
| Height | 216 mm |
| Width | 138 mm |
| ISBN | 9780281063895 |
| ISBN-10 | 0281063893 |
| Product Code | 3972646 |
| Page last updated | 25th April 2017 |
