Organic Leadership
- World Religions
- Work, Money & Leadership
- Publisher: Baker Books (Baker Publishing Group)
- Published: 2010
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Publisher's Description
Is it possible that the division between the clergy and the laity is unnecessary and, in fact, harmful to the church? In Organic Leadership, Neil Cole fervently says yes and shows how this causes great harm to all. But rather than doing away with the clergy, Cole argues that the answer is to raise up organically grown leaders from ordinary Christians and make everyone "a priest."Using examples from modern cinema, personal experience, and the Bible, Cole sets out to change our view of what a leader is and how one is formed. This fresh and revolutionary alternative will transform readers and equip them to challenge themselves and others to find the vision God has for them. Now available in trade paper.
Endorsements (6)
“This book is a prophetic call for a more discipleship-based, grassroots, and inspirational form of leadership in our time. And it further proves why Neil Cole is one of the most important voices in the Western church today.”
“At the core of my being, I am passionate and committed to getting big kingdom results. So is Neil Cole. In his latest book, Organic Leadership, you will find many additional insights and tools to help you and your church expand your kingdom reach.”
“Though I frequently read leadership books, it has been a very long time since I’ve read a book on leadership that moved me, challenged me, gave me fresh insights, and went beyond the typical ‘here’s how you get it done’ approach. Neil takes the person, the context, and God’s Word, and mixes them in a powerful way for a life of leadership. Absent from this mix is the Western-driven spirit of ‘how to use people to get your stuff done’! This is a book on how leaders do life, develop others, and flow in the kingdom of God.”
“Neil Cole does it again! With prophetic clarity he shares with us an honest look at the sacred cows of church and leadership development in his book Organic Leadership. I enjoy how Neil isn’t afraid to examine presuppositions that can paralyze the church, especially since we naturally gravitate toward centralization, institutions, models, and calcified attitudes.”
“Neil Cole wants to make the complex simple—and he does it again in Organic Leadership. My head moved a lot as I read the book—mostly up and down, sometimes back and forth. Sometimes I just hung my head, thought, and prayed. Organic Leadership will trouble you—but more importantly, it will challenge you. And you should read it because the church could use some troubling and a new challenge.”
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