Author:
Nouwen, Henri J. M.
Imprint:New York : Crossroad Pub. Co., 2002.
Description1 online resource (107 pages) : illustrations
Note:I. FROM RELEVANCE TO PRAYER -- The temptation: to be relevant -- The question: "Do you love me?" -- The discipline: contemplative prayer -- II. FROM POPULARITY TO MINISTRY -- The temptation: to be spectacular -- The task: "Feed my sheep" -- The discipline: confession and forgiveness -- III. FROM LEADING TO BEING LED -- The Temptation: to be powerful -- The challenge: "Somebody else will take tou" -- The discipline: theological reflection -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Study Guide.
Note:Henri Nouwen was a spiritual thinker with an unusual capacity to write about the life of Jesus and the love of God in ways that have inspired countless people to trust life more fully. Most widely read among the over 40 books Father Nouwen wrote is In the Name of Jesus. For a society that measures successful leadership in terms of the effectiveness of the individual, Father Nouwen offers a counter definition that is witnessed by a ""communal and mutual experience."" For Nouwen, leadership cannot function apart from the community. His wisdom is grounded in the foundation that we are a people ""
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