Description
As understanding and awareness of abuse has grown, many revelations of church leaders abusing their power have come to light. How did the church get here? Is there a way we can address both individual and institutional failings to counter the misuse of power and, more importantly, prevent it in first place?
Powerful Leaders? exposes and explores how leaders are tempted away from a biblical model of leadership into illegitimate - and in the worst cases abusive - use of authority and power. Director of Living Leadership, a charity that focuses on healthy leadership and church culture, Marcus Honeysett traces how leaders move along a spectrum of healthy to unhealthy uses of power and position and offers practical wisdom for countering and preventing harmful leadership.
Drawing on his years of experience in the local church and working with leaders and congregations, Honeysett unpacks how to spot danger signs of abuse in the church and provides advice on what to do if you see or are under unhealthy leadership. He also explores why people don't blow the whistle and encourages critical self-examination in existing leaders to ensure they maintain a healthy use of power - and offers guidance to help leaders improve their skills and move back towards healthy, biblically-based leadership.
For anyone concerned about improving safeguarding in the church, Powerful Leaders? will prove a valuable resource. It challenges and equips both those in leadership and those in a position to hold leaders accountable, and will empower them to take the necessary steps forward to create healthier church cultures in which everyone can thrive.
Author: Marcus Honeysett
Publisher: IVP
Published: 02/17/2022
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.38d
ISBN13: 9781789743227
ISBN10: 1789743222
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Living | Leadership & Mentoring
- Religion | Leadership
- Business & Economics | Nonprofit Organizations & Charities | Management &Leadership
About the Author
Marcus Honeysett is Director of Living Leadership, teaching extensively in churches and training insitutions on leadership and Bible teaching. He helps plan and deliver the church leaders' track at Word Alive in partnership with FIEC and Oak Hill, and speaks regularly to groups of leaders and church leadership teams in conference and denominational settings. He has previously written Fruitful Leadership, Meltdown and Finding Joy, all published by IVP.