360-Degree Leadership

Preaching to Transform Congregations

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Leadership books and seminars notwithstanding, many pastors remain unclear on how to effectively lead their congregations. Some even believe that preaching needs to take a backseat to leadership. Dismissing such comparisons as artificial, pastor and professor Michael Quicke notes how the Scriptures themselves reveal transformational leadership through proclamation by preachers. God's preachers, Quicke asserts, are inevitably his leaders. Powerful preaching and disciple-making leadership go hand in hand in the Bible, as well as in the contemporary church. Both are inspired by God's energy. The intentional pastor will be renewed to discern that biblical preaching is central to the events of church life and mission.

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"This is a rare book. Michael Quicke is right. Too much thinking about leadership in the church merely apes secular thinking. Divine dynamics and divine strategy are left out of account. So, very little attention is given to the place of preaching as a transformational leadership tool. That's curious, since preaching is what pastors spend a lot of time doing! Michael not only challenges our secularism but shows a way forward. Principle, passion, and practice are beautifully blended here. It should restore confidence in the pulpit and help many a pastor to perceive ministry in a more integrated way."--Dr. Derek Tidball, principal, London School of Theology

"If you feel your preaching responsibilities get in the way of your leadership, prepare to be challenged. If you feel your leadership responsibilities get in the way of your preaching, prepare to be challenged. 360-Degree Leadership argues persuasively that leadership and preaching are two sides of the same gold coin."--Craig Brian Larson, editor, PreachingToday.com

"There is a strong link between preaching and leadership, and Michael Quicke addresses that issue with great insight. As an experienced pastor as well as a talented teacher and writer, Quicke understands leadership well, and helps us understand it better. This isn excellent and helpful book."--Michael Duduit, Editor, Preaching magazine

The Author

  1. Michael J. Quicke

    Michael J. Quicke

    Michael J. Quicke is C. W. Koller Professor of Preaching and Communication at Northern Seminary in the Chicago area and preaches and lectures across the world. He is the author of 360-Degree Preaching and 360-Degree Leadership and lives in Illinois.

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Reviews

"The book is thick with practical insights drawn from the best leadership teaching of recent years, flavored by an author who 'walked the walk' as a pastor of two local churches, and who has spent his most recent years training a new generation of preachers. . . . As an experienced pastor as well as a talented teacher and writer, Michael Quicke understands leadership well and helps us understand it better. This is an excellent and helpful book that deserves a place on any pastor's bookshelf."--Michael Duduit, Preaching