About The Books
New Rules for Radicals: TNT for Faith-Based Leaders
New Rules for Radicals offers a bold, contemporary framework for navigating activism and leadership in today’s polarized times. It provides practical strategies for effecting meaningful change while addressing the unique challenges of today’s social and political landscape.
Willard Ashley revisits the need for radicals in a society that constructs systems and awards those who keep persons marginalized to maintain those in power and the status quo. Building community and national relationships are part of this effort. Ashley also gives an overview of a pioneer, Saul Alinsky and the IAF’s work and shortfalls as a historical backdrop for building community and national relationships. Ashley outlines strategies for radicals in creating relationships and striving for excellence, not mediocrity. His experiences, stories, collaborations, and leaning on his faith are given to encourage “new radicals.” Ashley encourages new radicals to know their context, embrace conflict, and do their homework. Although radicals face strong and life-threatening opposition, Ashley advocates hope for change.
Disaster Spiritual Care, 2nd Edition: Practical Clergy Responses to Community, Regional and National Tragedy
Disaster Spiritual Care provides crucial insights into offering compassionate support during crises and addressing emotional and spiritual needs. It equips caregivers, chaplains, and leaders with practical tools for helping individuals and communities navigate the aftermath of disasters. By reading this book, you’ll understand how to provide meaningful care in the most challenging circumstances, fostering healing and resilience.
The first comprehensive resource for pastoral care in the face of disaster―a vital resource for clergy, seminarians, pastoral counselors and caregivers of all faith traditions. Updated and expanded!This essential resource for clergy and caregivers integrates the classic foundations of pastoral care with the unique challenges of disaster response on community, regional and national levels.
Offering the latest theological perspectives and tools―along with basic theory and skills from the best disaster response texts, research and concepts―the contributors to this resource are innovators in their fields and represent Christianity, Judaism, Islam and more.
Learning to Lead: Lessons in Leadership for People of Faith
Learning to Lead is a theoretical guide and a transformative tool that equips you with practical leadership strategies. Whether you’re a seasoned leader or just starting your journey, this book provides valuable insights to help you navigate the complexities of leadership in today’s world.
The first comprehensive resource for teaching spiritual leadership development in the twenty-first century―for all faith traditions.
America is changing. Technology, social networking, global economics, immigration, migration and multiculturalism urge communities of faith to expand their vision of spiritual leadership and reflect on how leaders can better serve congregations and communities in the twenty-first century.
In this multifaith, cross-cultural and comprehensive resource for both clergy and lay persons, contributors who are experts in the field explore how to engage spiritual leaders and teach them how to bring healing, faith, justice and support to communities and congregations. They offer tools, advice, practical methodologies and case studies on how stakeholders―congregational leaders, ordained religious leaders, educators, students and community leaders―learn how to do theology in context and grow into faith leadership roles.
