{"product_id":"leadership-in-the-wesleyan-spirit-1","title":"Leadership in the Wesleyan Spirit","description":"The purpose of this book is simple -- to reclaim a vision for church leadership from the great spiritual awakening known as the\nWesleyan movement.\n\nYet the way one goes about this work, contends Lovett H. Weems, Jr.,\nis anything but simple. It involves walking a tightrope between continuity and change. The task is neither to repeat the past, nor to ignore it. Rather the need is to locate the genius behind the achievements of the past from which we can learn for our day. It is to choose selectively those themes and emphases of the Wesleyan movement that can best inform the practice of ministry today, and to seek to grow into them.\n\nIn order to achieve this, Weems identifies such principles of early Wesleyanism as beginning with where people are, focusing on service, and remembering the poor. He then enumerates practices of Wesleyan leadership, such as leading from the center and the edge, living in tension, and making \"connection\" happen. Finally, he names the core passions of the Wesleyan spirit: knowing God, proclaiming Christ, and seeking justice.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0687046920\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.0687046920.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Lovett H. Weems Jr.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in acceptable condition.  May have shelf wear, edge wear, and spine wear, but a very readable copy.  May not come with supplemental materials if applicable.  Does not include original dustcover jacket.  Possibly Ex Library Copy  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45588367966405,"sku":"LFV.0687046920.A","price":6.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/0687046920-0_9b0799f6-9345-43e3-b976-02cab5393b89.jpg?v=1767649441","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/leadership-in-the-wesleyan-spirit-1","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}