Alan Kelshaw

Navigating Community Conflict

what Christian leaders need to stay steady at the helm

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A GUIDEBOOK OF PRINCIPLES, STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES When conflict erupts and disrupts your leadership, you can flounder. Or you can use the principles, strategies and resources in this book to help you faithfully navigate the choppy waters to the glory of God and the health of your community. Alan Kelshaw offers a holistic approach to shaping and empowering confident and strategic leadership responses to conflict events. Whether you lead a church, school, mission or para-church ministry, the book aims to help you stay buoyant while maintaining leadership focus, community cohesion and organisational purpose. The book covers: a framework of eight biblical principles under the acronym HELM practical strategy alternatives under the eight HELM leadership principles over 25 resources to support these strategies conflict dynamics in Christian communities an in-depth look at conflict involving a whole community an examination of four other prevalent types of conflict approaches for dealing with the media, lawyers and consultants. This book is timely and an important contribution. An invaluable guide to an increasingly important issue. I highly recommend it.Tim Dyer, Trainer and Consultant in Conflict Management. The Johnmark Extension ...an easily read, hope-filled, engaging, 'how to' book on navigating the rough and rocky road of conflict in Christian communities.Wendy Konemann, Counsellor, Trauma Therapist, Mediator, Trainer Kelshaw has provided the perfect blend of a biblical foundation for how leaders can rightly think about conflict, matched with a whole ocean of tools... Bruce Burgess, Founding Director, PeaceWise, Australia ...Alan's book and accompanying resources, are priceless... Rod Thompson, Minister, Springwood Presbyterian Churches, NSW Former Principal, Laidlaw College, Auckland, New Zealand SEE THE BOOK'S WEBSITE FOR BONUS CHAPTERS AND RESOURCESwww.navigatingcommunityconflict.com

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ark House Press
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 429g
• ISBN-13: 9780645256925
• ISBN-10: 0645256927
• Artikelnr.: 64998546

Autorenporträt

Alan Kelshaw holds a law degree (LLB) from Sydney University, Sydney, Australia and a Masters of Christian Studies degree (MCS) from Regent College, Vancouver, Canada. He has undertaken extensive training in church consultancy and is accredited by his denomination as a consultant. Alan has trained in conflict resolution through several organisations in Australia and the United States.Alan practised as a lawyer (solicitor) for nearly 30 years. He has acted as a Christian mediator, consultant and trainer in conflict resolution in churches, Christian schools, mission organisations and para-church ministries for the past 20 years.Throughout his life, Alan has held many leadership roles, including membership of the pastoral leadership team and an elder in his church; board and committee member in his church and denomination; managing partner role in his law practice; director for a number of Christian organisations, including national, state and local board roles in Habitat for Humanity Australia. For several years, Alan chaired a governance review committee for his denomination, which resulted in the organisation adopting a refreshed model of governance for which Alan drafted a new constitution. Alan lives in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, Australia, with his wife, Carolyn. They have three children and eight grandchildren. Alan loves to bike ride, bushwalk, swim, eat out, play the piano, read, and host events at home.