Discernment as Practical Wisdom: Toward a Disruptive Practical Theology of Ministry Leadership

Authors

  • John Senior

Keywords:

Ministry Leadership, Practical Theology

Abstract

Leadership is a slippery concept. Those committed to the work of ministry formation in particular, and practical theology in general, struggle with leadership education for at least three reasons. First, leadership is difficult to define. a second slippery feature of leadership: the kind of work leadership is has been overwhelmingly defined and theorized in disciplinary frames that are instrumental in nature—particularly in business, military, and political contexts. Thirdly, context matters.

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