Prophet and Loss
eBook - ePub

Prophet and Loss

Embracing Grief, Nurturing Resilience, and Harnessing Authentic Leadership

  1. 196 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Prophet and Loss

Embracing Grief, Nurturing Resilience, and Harnessing Authentic Leadership

About this book

Being a mission-driven leader is hard. Being a mission-driven leader who knows how to navigate the emotions of loss and grief connected to leadership is harder still. It takes a vulnerable leader to lead well--one who has faced into their own losses and can let those losses equip their character for God's greater plans. Not all leaders are willing. Not all leaders are able. Yet, according to David Woolverton, leaders' vulnerability to the emotional processes of grief is essential for the overall health of the organizations they lead and for the well-being--and discipleship--of those under their direction. Grief, he says, is best viewed as a mosaic, where each of our significant losses forms a constellation of tiles that, when seen together over time, helps tell a story of God's redemptive love, grace, and mission--a story desperately needed within today's post-pandemic angst. Using Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance) as a guide, along with five biblical prophet "mentors, " Woolverton presents five strategies to equip pastors and leaders in negotiating with their losses to attain organizational resilience, sustainability, and vibrancy.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction
  4. A Prophet in Time: Jeremiah
  5. Chapter 1: Denial
  6. A Prophet in Time: Anna
  7. Chapter 2: Anger
  8. A Prophet in Time: Hannah
  9. Chapter 3: Bargaining
  10. A Prophet in Time: Huldah
  11. Chapter 4: Depression
  12. A Prophet in Time: Hosea
  13. Chapter 5: Acceptance
  14. Epilogue
  15. Appendix: Building a Mosaic—A Group Exercise
  16. Works Consulted