Leadership in congregations / edited by Richard Bass.

Foreword / Diana Butler Bass
The leadership situation facing American congregations: an Alban Institute special report / James P. Wind and Gil Rendle
The leadership we need: negotiating up, not down / Gil Rendle
Leading from the bottom up: bureaucracy and adhocracy / Howard Friend
What does it take to lead a congregation today? / Hollis R. Williams Jr.
Action and reflection: a rhythm of ministry / Art Gafke and Bruce McSpadden
When consensus fails / Donna Schaper
Learning to pastor a small congregation / Andrew D. Hagen
Leadership in a non-staff-dependent congregation / Bill Jones
When women lead the flock / Ann Svennungsen
Forming God's people / Mark Lau Branson
What kind of pastor will most likely empower laity? / Edward A. White
Pastors and managers: an executive coach assesses leadership skills / Scott Eblin
Telling the better story / Gil Rendle
Dimensions of pastoral authority: what it means to become a congregation's pastor / Christina Braudaway-Bauman
Power principles for pastors / Art Gafke and Bruce McSpadden
The myth of competence / Israel Galindo
Committing to mutuality: an interview with Eugene Peterson / David J. Wood
A congregation of mystics: reigniting our passion for encountering and experiencing God / N. Graham Standish
Leading for the future / Jeffrey D. Jones
Leading theologically: does it really matter? / R. Scott Colglazier
Lift high the flag ... oops, the cross! / Diana Butler Bass