The Uncharted Leadership

<p>Ministry is complicated and every leadership challenge is unique. How can you lead effectively when there isn't a clear path forward?</p><p>Real life ministry is complicated--far more complicated than is typically captured in leadership books. There are moving parts and people who require adept agile adaptive leadership. Unlike technical challenges with a clear or known solution adaptive challenges are complex and dynamic requiring creative leaderships. Adaptive leadership is art not science. It is an exercise in wisdom not just knowledge. It requires leaders to ascertain the issues values and stakes unique to a given situation to consider the potential courses of action and decide which courses are best.</p><p>The case study method is a proven and effective tool to help leaders chart their course by learning from complex real-life situations. Leaders learn to integrate multiple leadership strategies and concepts by reading and reflecting on multiple case studies helping them clarify their own unique context values challenges opportunities and potential actions. Like real ministry case studies are complex. There is not always an easy solution or even a fast understanding of the real problem(s). The case studies in <em>Uncharted Leadership</em> promote learning at the deepest level: helping leaders move beyond simple answers to deep individual and organizational understanding and transformation.</p><p><em>Uncharted Leadership </em>applies the case study method to ministry leadership. Through a series of relevant real-life case studies in ministry leadership Angie Ward brings the classroom to the reader using thought-provoking questions commentary and recommended resources to expand the leader's empathy understanding awareness and skill.</p>