This edited collection uses a biblical lens to explore how to lead effectively and grow in a crisis situation. The chapters examine topics such as communicating through crisis, developing organizations and leaders through crisis, personal crisis and leadership development, and ethics and morality in crisis. Case studies include David's response to Goliath's challenge, Joseph's leadership and management of Egypt, and the team leadership and resilience of Esther and Mordecai in navigating a possible Jewish genocide.This book makes a unique contribution to the crisis leadership literature by examining the topic from a Christian perspective and will foster future research into the role of spirituality in organizational crisis.

First book to explore leadership in crisis from a Christian perspective with biblical content Edited by a well-established scholar in the area of leadership studies from a Christian perspective Through a historical perspective, the book makes application to modern organizational issues

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Bruce E. Winston is Professor of Business and Leadership at Regent University, USA. He previously served as Dean of the School of Business and Leadership. He is co-editor of Leading an African Renaissance: Opportunities and Challenges and Ethics: The Old Testament, The New Testament, and Contemporary Application. He is the author of Biblical Principles of Leading and Managing Employees and Biblical Principles of Hiring and Developing Employees. He is a co-author of Evaluating Employee Performance through Christian Virtues.

Inhalt

1. Organizational Leaders: Communicating in a Crisis Situation.- 2. Effective Communication Strategies and Leadership Growth During the Israeli 6th Century BCE Crisis: An Ideological Study of Daniel 9:19.- 3. Towards a Greater Understanding of Crisis Leadership: A Christian Perspective and The Opportunities in Crisis.- 4. The Importance of Crisis in Healthy Organizations: A Case Study of Judges 3:1-5.- 5. Organized Leadership: From Crisis to Hope.- 6. Examining Joseph's Four-Phase Model of Crisis Leadership and his Development as a Crisis Leader.- 7. Leadership in Crisis and Crisis in Leadership: A Courageous Follower's Perspective.- 8. Esther and Mordecai: Emergent Team Leadership and Resilience in Crisis.- 9. David and Goliath: Sensemaking Under Crisis.- 10. Bold Leadership in Times of Crises: Inclusion, Fear and Courage in Galatians 2:11-14.- 11. Unethical leadership of David produced ineffective followership of Joab.- 12. Leadership Morality in Crisis: How Do Leaders Respond?.- 13. Conclusion.