Leadership In The Wesleyan Spirit

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Author: Lovett H. Weems Jr.
ISBN: 9780687046928

By: Lovett H. Weems Jr.

Abingdon Press / 1998 / Paperback

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The purpose of this book is simple--- to reclaim a vision for church leadership from the great spiritual awakening known as the Wesleyan movement.

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Title: Leadership In The Wesleyan Spirit
By: Lovett H. Weems Jr.
Format: Paperback
Vendor: Abingdon Press
Publication Date: 1998

Dimensions: 5.5 X 8.5 (inches)
Weight: 7 ounces
ISBN: 0687046920
ISBN-13: 9780687046928
Stock No: WW7046920

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The purpose of this book is simple -- to reclaim a vision for church leadership from the great spiritual awakening known as the Wesleyan movement. Yet the way one goes about this work, contends Lovett H. Weems, Jr., is anything but simple. It involves walking a tightrope between continuity and change. The task is neither to repeat the past, nor to ignore it. Rather the need is to locate the genius behind the achievements of the past from which we can learn for our day. It is to choose selectively those themes and emphases of the Wesleyan movement that can best inform the practice of ministry today, and to seek to grow into them. In order to achieve this, Weems identifies such principles of early Wesleyanism as beginning with where people are, focusing on service, and remembering the poor. He then enumerates practices of Wesleyan leadership, such as leading from the center and the edge, living in tension, and making "connection" happen. Finally, he names the core passions of the Wesleyan spirit: knowing God, proclaiming Christ, and seeking justice.

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Lovett H. Weems Jr. is distinguished professor of church leadership emeritus and senior consultant of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. Weems was the founding director of the Lewis Center in 2003, coming to the position after eighteen years as president of Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Missouri. A native of Mississippi, he was a local church pastor in that state for many years. He is the author of several books from Abingdon Press, including a revised edition of his classic,â·¯Church Leadership: Vision, Team, Culture, and Integrity. He co-edits the online newsletterâ·¯"Leading Ideas."