If This Is the Way the World Works

Science, Congregations, and Leadership

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Church
Cover of the book If This Is the Way the World Works by William O. Avery, Beth Ann Gaede, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: William O. Avery, Beth Ann Gaede ISBN: 9781566995535
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Publication: November 19, 2007
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Language: English
Author: William O. Avery, Beth Ann Gaede
ISBN: 9781566995535
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication: November 19, 2007
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English

In If This Is the Way the World Works William O. Avery and Beth Ann Gaede ask two primary questions: First, what principles from science are so broadly accepted that scientists themselves are willing to say, "This is the way the world works"? Second, how do congregations and their leaders behave when they operate in concert with these seemingly universal principles? Avery and Gaede explore five principles form the philosophy of science that suggest an alternative way to view congregational mission and leadership: openness to new information, complexity, diversity, interrelatedness, and process. Their premise is that when faith communities align themselves with the way the world--God's world--works, they more faithfully carry out their vocations as witnesses to God's reconciling work and as servants to one another. By following these basic scientific principles, Avery and Gaede argue, we arrive at a different view of leadership in the church. If this is truly the way the world works, leaders will find strength through relationships, hope in diversity, and above all trust in the love of God.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In If This Is the Way the World Works William O. Avery and Beth Ann Gaede ask two primary questions: First, what principles from science are so broadly accepted that scientists themselves are willing to say, "This is the way the world works"? Second, how do congregations and their leaders behave when they operate in concert with these seemingly universal principles? Avery and Gaede explore five principles form the philosophy of science that suggest an alternative way to view congregational mission and leadership: openness to new information, complexity, diversity, interrelatedness, and process. Their premise is that when faith communities align themselves with the way the world--God's world--works, they more faithfully carry out their vocations as witnesses to God's reconciling work and as servants to one another. By following these basic scientific principles, Avery and Gaede argue, we arrive at a different view of leadership in the church. If this is truly the way the world works, leaders will find strength through relationships, hope in diversity, and above all trust in the love of God.

More books from Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Cover of the book Talking about Pauline Kael by William O. Avery, Beth Ann Gaede
Cover of the book Shane, the Lone Ethnographer by William O. Avery, Beth Ann Gaede
Cover of the book Reimagining Civic Education by William O. Avery, Beth Ann Gaede
Cover of the book Leading from the Middle by William O. Avery, Beth Ann Gaede
Cover of the book Generational Consciousness, Narrative, and Politics by William O. Avery, Beth Ann Gaede
Cover of the book Open Source Church by William O. Avery, Beth Ann Gaede
Cover of the book The Learning Skills Cycle by William O. Avery, Beth Ann Gaede
Cover of the book Iran Nuclear Accord and the Remaking of the Middle East by William O. Avery, Beth Ann Gaede
Cover of the book Beyond Physicalism by William O. Avery, Beth Ann Gaede
Cover of the book Charles Taylor by William O. Avery, Beth Ann Gaede
Cover of the book Insurgency and Counterinsurgency by William O. Avery, Beth Ann Gaede
Cover of the book Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I by William O. Avery, Beth Ann Gaede
Cover of the book We're In This Together by William O. Avery, Beth Ann Gaede
Cover of the book The Future is Now by William O. Avery, Beth Ann Gaede
Cover of the book Having an Impact on Learning by William O. Avery, Beth Ann Gaede
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy