{"product_id":"leadership-formation-in-the-african-context-missional-leadership-revisited-paperback","title":"Leadership Formation in the African Context: Missional Leadership Revisited - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamuel Deressa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGary M. Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe teachings of Christian leadership have been dominated by a focus on the influence of a leader on its followers. Samuel Deressa's new book, Leadership Formation in the African Context, highlights how an African concept of community and holistic approach to ministry provides a biblically sound approach to understanding leadership formation and practice in this new age. This book links the issue of missional leadership with the life of the congregation. It provides theological and practical insights into how we can understand leadership formation in contexts where churches are engaged in the Missio Dei as a community of believers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamuel Deressa is Assistant Professor of Theology at Concordia University, St. Paul. His published books include \u003ci\u003eA Church for the World: A Church's Role in Fostering Democracy and Sustainable Development\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), which he co-edited with Josh de Keijzer, and \u003ci\u003eThe Life, Works, and Witness of Tsehay Tolessa and Gudina Tumsa, the Ethiopian Bonhoeffer\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), which he co-edited with Sarah Wilson. He has written numerous articles for books and journals on Christianity in the Global South.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51782533251360,"sku":"9781725290402","price":31.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9d4a99b965fffe999ed525c1146cd51b.webp?v=1780573329","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/leadership-formation-in-the-african-context-missional-leadership-revisited-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}