Neil Cole, Organic Leadership: Leading Naturally Right Where You Are. Baker Books, 2010.
Prequels:
Sequel: Cole and Helfer, Church Transfusion
Referenced in: Missional Communties – Organic Church
LifeandLeadership.com Summary
Neil Cole’s Organic Church model has spawned a significant movement worldwide. This is part of series by Cole beginning with Organic Church, which lays out the essential philosophy of the organic model. Next is Church 3.0, a next-step guide for facilitating organic church communities. Follow the prequel links above for summaries. Organic Leadership is third in the series, and answers questions about developing mature leaders in organic churches, which is not only an issue for organic participants but also a serious criticism of the organic movement.
Those who appreciate Neil Cole may also be interested in similar material by Frank Viola that are listed in the resource guide to Organic Churches.
From the Publisher
Is it possible that the division between the clergy and the laity is unnecessary and, in fact, harmful to the church? In Organic Leadership, Neil Cole fervently says yes and shows how this causes great harm to all. But rather than doing away with the clergy, Cole argues that the answer is to raise up organically grown leaders from ordinary Christians and make everyone “a priest.” Using examples from modern cinema, personal experience, and the Bible, Cole sets out to change our view of what a leader is and how one is formed. This fresh and revolutionary alternative will transform readers and equip them to challenge themselves and others to find the vision God has for them.
Neil Cole is one of the founders of today’s organic church movement, which has given rise to thousands of churches around the world. Here he builds on his previous work, offering insight on church leadership today. In Organic Leadership, Cole:
- Addresses how the church has carried on for far too long with faulty leadership ideas, without questioning them
- Shows how healthy and growing disciples can emerge naturally as leaders in God’s kingdom
- Presents simple leadership development practices to raise up homegrown leaders from the harvest for the harvest
- Introduces us to real-life leaders who exemplify the ideas he presents
About the Author
Neil Cole is the founder and executive director of Church Multiplication Associates, an organization that has helped catalyze the start of more than a thousand churches around the world. He is the author of Organic Churchand Search & Rescue.
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