The Journal of Religious Leadership
Past Articles by Author
Akerlund, Truls. Preaching as Christian Leadership: The Story, The Sermon, and the Prophetic Imagination 2104 – Vol. 13
Ascough, Richard S. Chaos Theory and Paul’s Organizational Leadership Style Fall 2002 – Vol. 1 No. 2
Barentsen, Jack. Church Leadership as Adaptive Identity Construction in a Changing Social Context Fall 2015 – Vol. 14
Bell, Skip. Learning, Changing, and Doing: A Model for Transformational Leadership Development in Religious and Non-Profit Organizations 2010 – Vol. 9
Benac, Dustin D. Opposability: Unearthing Christianity’s Opposable Inner Logic and Its Capacity to Form Leaders for Adaptive Leadership in Contemporary Society Spring 2016 – Vol. 15
Berlinger, Lisa R. The Behavioral Competnecy Approach to Effective Ecclesial Leadership Spring 2003 – Vol. 2 No. 1
Berlinger, Lisa R. Sensemaking, Discernment, and Religious Leadership 2004 – Vol. 3
Branson, Mark Lau. A Missional Church Processes: Post-Intervention Research 2014 – Vol. 13
Branson, Mark Lau. A Practical Theology of Leadership With International Voices Fall 2011 – Vol. 10
Branson, Mark Lau. Matthew and Learning Communities Fall 2016 – Vol. 15
Branson, Mark Lau. Interpretive Leadership During Social Dislocation: Jeremiah and Social Imaginary 2009 – Vol. 8
Brueggemann, Walter. Prophetic Leadership: Engagement in Counter-Imagination 2011 – Vol. 10
Burge, Ryan P. and Paul A. Djupe. Emergent Fault Lines: Clergy Attitudes toward the Emergent Church Movement Spring 2016 – Vol. 15
Callahan, Sharon Henderson. 2013 Fall Introduction Fall 2013 – Vol. 12 No. 2
Callahan, Sharon Henderson. Introduction Spring 2017 – Vol. 16
Callahan, Sharon Henderson. Leadership in Ecclesial Contexts: Integration of Art and Competence Spring 2003 – Vol. 2 No. 1
Callahan, Sharon Henderson. Roman Catholic Polity and Leadership 2006 – Vol. 5
Callahan, Sharon Henderson. Song, Poetry, and Movement–Creative Exploration of Religious Leadership: A Reference Handbook Fall 2015 – Vol. 14
Callahan, Sharon Henderson. Shifting Images of Church Invite New Leadership Frames Spring 2002 – Vol. 1 No. 1
Campbell-Reed, Eileen R. Ministry as Spiritual Practice: How Pastors Learn to See and Respond to the ‘More’ of a Situation 2013 – Vol. 12
Cardoza-Orlandi, Carlos F. What Does it Take to Learn Leadership Across Cultural and Religious Boundaries? Perspectives, Observations, and Suggestions from a Cross-Cultural Location Fall 2011 – Vol. 10
Carlson, David M. Earth Stewardship and the Missio Dei: The Leadership of Integrating Congregations Fall 2017 – Vol. 16
Click, Emily. The Ecology of Vocation Fall 2012 – Vol. 11
Cook Everist, Norma. Gender, Power and Leadership Fall 2002 – Vol. 1 No. 2
Cormode, Scott. Constructing Faithful Action: Inculcating a Method for Reflective Ministry 2004 – Vol. 3
Cormode, Scott. Innovation that Honors Tradition: The Meaning of Christian Innovation Fall 2015 – Vol. 14
Cormode, Scott. Multi-Layered Leadership  Fall 2002 – Vol. 1 No. 2
Cormode, Scott. The Ecology of Vocation Fall 2012 – Vol. 11
Dalton, Karen. Introduction Fall 2015 – Vol. 14
Dalton, Karen. The Center/Margin Leadership Dance: Integrating Experience in Education and Formation 2009 – Vol. 8
Davis, Michael L. Spiritual Formation: Retrieving Perichoresis as a Model for Shared Leadership in the Marketplace 2015 – Vol. 14
Davis Olds, Courtny B. The Growing Church: A Case Study in Leadership for Change Fall 2017 – Vol. 16
Delich, Nancy Anne Marie. Be Opened: Social Connectedness Within and Beyond the Deaf Community 2013 – Vol. 12
Docampo, Isabel N. Identity God-Talk, and Self-Critical Reflection in Religious Leadership: Contributions from a Lation/a Perspective 2012 – Vol. 11
Drummond, Sarah Birmingham. Leadership Amidst Institutional Pain Spring 2017 – Vol. 16
Drummond, Sarah Birmingham. Learning, Leadership, and Rapid Change 2007 – Vol. 6
Drummond, Sarah Birmingham. The In-Ministry MDiv Spring 2016 – Vol. 15
Dyck, Sally. Leadership: A Calling of Courage and Imagination 2012 – Vol. 11
Eblen, James. Roman Catholic Polity and Leadership 2006 – Vol. 5
Echols, Steve. Leadership Studies at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary 2005 – Vol. 4
Echols, Steve. Transformational/Servant Leadership: A Potential Synergism for an Inclusive Leadership Style 2009 – Vol. 8
Elton, Terri Martinson. Leading in the Midst of Change: A Theologically Grounded, Theoretically Informed Hermeneutic of Change 2008 – Vol. 7
Elton, Terri. The Ecology of Vocation Fall 2012 – Vol. 11
Evans, Alex. Pastoral Leadership for Police in Crisis 2013 – Vol. 12
Everist, Norma Cook. The Teaching of Leadership Fall 2012 – Vol. 11
Forney, David G. 2006 Volume Introduction 2006 – Vol. 5
Forney, David G. A Calm in the Tempest: Developing Resilience in Religious Leaders 2010 – Vol. 9
Forney, David. G. A Hermeneutic of Appreciation: Cultivating Encounters of Spiritual Experience within Congregational Ministry 2013 – Vol. 12
Forney, David G. Church Leadership in the New Testament and Today: An Interview with David L. Bartlett 2008 – Vol. 7
Forney, David G. Five Loaves for Five Thousand: Practices of Abundance for Religious Leaders in Situations of Conflict Spring 2003 – Vol. 2 No. 1
Forney, David G. Getting Our Bearings: A Schema for Three Ways of Knowing 2004 – Vol. 3
Forney, David G. Integrative Church Leadership: Columbia Theological Seminarys Approach 2005 – Vol. 4
Forney, David G. Reading Both Books: Revisiting Augustine as a Model for Teaching Religious Leadership Fall 2016 – Vol. 15
Forney, David G. To the One Outside the Gate: A Missional Approach to Polity 2006 – Vol. 5
Frank, Thomas Edward. Discourse of Leadership and the Practice of Administration Spring 2002 – Vol. 1 No. 1
Frank, Thomas Edward. From Connection to Corporatization: Leadership Trends in United Methodism 2006 – Vol. 5
Frank, Thomas Edward. Writing Cases in Leadership: An Occasion for Pastoral Reflection Spring 2003 – Vol. 2 No. 1
Fuller, Leanna K. Anxiety, Emotions, and Encounters with Difference: Exploring the Roots of Conflict in Congregations Fall 2014 – Vol. 13 No. 2
Goff, Sara Shisler. Developing Affective Competence Through Spiritual Practice Fall 2014 – Vol. 13 No. 2
Goodman, David. Leading with Wounds: A Liability or Gift? 2007 – Vol. 6
Gray, Rick. Teaching Leadership at Asbury Theological Seminary: The Master of Arts in Christian Leadership (MACL) 2005 – Vol. 4
Hagley, Scott J. Cultivating Response-able Leadership Postures: Ricoeur’s Hermeneutic Phenomenology and the Biblical Text Fall 2016 – Vol. 15
Hagley, Scott J. Improv in the Streets: Missional Leadership as Public Improvisational Identity Formation 2008 – Vol. 7
Henderson, Katharine Rhodes. Not My Father’s Seminary: Leadership Lessons for a New President 2012 – Vol. 11
Hendrickson, Craig. Using Charisma to Shape Interpretive Communities in Multiethnic Congregations Fall 2010 – Vol. 9
Herron, Kyle W. Embracing the Other:  Toward an Ethic of Gospel Neighborliness Fall 2011 – Vol. 10
Hess, Lisa M. A Contemplative Empiricism: Methodological Musings for an Artisanal Theology in Religious Leadership Formation 2009 – Vol. 8
Hess, Lisa M. Liturgical Hospitality Within Deeply Rooted Leadership: Possibilities and Pitfalls in “Eucharistic Indwelling Engagementâ€Â 2013 – Vol. 12
Hess, Lisa M. Theological Interdisciplinary and Religious Leadership 2007 – Vol. 6
Hicks, Douglas A. Introduction: Charisma and Religious Leadership Fall 2010 – Vol. 9
Hicks, Douglas A. Mapping Interfaith Leadership in Richmond, VA 2013 – Vol. 12
Hicks, Douglas A. Reframing the Economics of Pastoral Leadership 2009 – Vol. 8
Higginbotham, Stuart. A Hermeneutic of Appreciation: Cultivating Encounters of Spiritual Experience within Congregational Ministry 2013 – Vol. 12
Horsthuis, Jim. Participants with God: A Perichoretic Theology of Leadership 2011 – Vol. 10
Houts, Will. Learning Religious Leadership In Situ Fall 2012 – Vol. 11
Hübner, Jamin. Obstacles to Change: Overcoming the Hurdles of the State Apparatus in Higher Education Spring 2017 – Vol. 16
Hussey, Ian. Leadership in Effective and Growing Australian Congregations: A Study of Three Cases 2013 – Vol. 12
Jeavons, Thomas H. Doing the Unspeakable: Identifying, Developing, and Supporting Leadership among Quakers 2006 – Vol. 5
Jinkins, Michael. A “Sense of Realityâ€: How Austin Theological Seminary Teaches Leadership 2005 – Vol. 4
Jinkins, Michael. Docents in the House of Wonder Fall 2002 – Vol. 1 No. 2
Jinkins, Michael. Leadership and Theory: A Practitioners Reflection Spring 2003 – Vol. 2 No. 1
Jinkins, Michael. The Integrity of Ministry: Communicative Theology and the Leadership of Congregations 2009 – Vol. 8
Jones, L. Gregory. The Practice of Christian Governance  Spring 2002 – Vol. 1 No. 1
Kaak, Paul. Integrative Decision-Making for Christian Leadership: Prudence, Organizational Theory, and Discernment Practices 2013 – Vol. 12
Ka Lun Lai, Alan. Betwixt and Between: The Power of Teaching from the Perspective of Immigrants 2007 – Vol. 6
Kapp, Deborah J. 2012 Spring Introduction 2012 – Vol. 11
Kapp, Deborah J. Improvisation and the Practice of Ministry 2010 – Vol. 9
Kapp, Deborah. Teaching and Learning Leadership at McCormick Theological Seminary 2005 – Vol. 4
Kaufman, Tone Strangleland. Pastoral Spirituality in Everyday Life, in Ministry, and Beyond: Three Locations for a Pastoral Spirituality 2013 – Vol. 12
Kinnison, Quentin P. Shepherd or One of the Sheep: Revisiting the Biblical Metaphor of the Pastorate 2010 – Vol. 9
Kinnison, Quentin P. The Pastor as Expert and the Challenge of Being a Saltwater Fish in a Freshwater Tank 2014 – Vol. 13
Kleingartner, Connie. Ordination Procedures in the Lutheran Church 2006 2006 – Vol. 5
Kondrath, William M. 2014 Fall Introduction Fall 2014 – Vol. 13 No. 2
Kondrath, William M. Introduction: Light and Leadership Spring 2016 – Vol. 15
Kondrath, William M. Transitioning from Charismatic Founder to the Next Generation Fall 2010 – Vol. 9
Kwiyani, Harvey C. Umunthu and the Spirituality of Leadership: Leadership Lessons from Malawi 2013 – Vol. 12
Latini, Theresa. Leading from Abundance Spring 2017 – Vol. 16
Latini, Theresa. The Ecology of Vocation 2012 – Vol. 11
Lemaster, Gary. Integrative Decision-Making for Christian Leadership: Prudence, Organizational Theory, and Discernment Practices 2013 – Vol. 12
Lindsay, D. Michael. A Mighty Fortress: Religious Commitment and Leading for the Common Good 2009 – Vol. 8
Long, Kimberly Bracken. Speaking Grace, Making Space: The Art of Worship Leadership 2008 – Vol. 7
Lopes, J. Paulo. Spiritual Leadership and Transformational Change Across Cultures: The SLI Leadership Incubator Fall 2011 – Vol. 10
Maier, Craig T. Discerning the Signs of the Times in American Catholicism: Parish Pastoral Councils and Parish Pastoral Research 2014 – Vol. 13
Marler, Penny Long. Congregations as “Multivocal†Mentoring Environments: Comparative Research Among Three Protestant Denominations 2015 – Vol. 14
Maros, Susan. The Ecology of Vocation Fall 2012 – Vol. 11
Marshall, Jay W. Quaker Contributions to an Integration of Spirituality and Leadership Spring 2015 – Vol. 14 No. 1
Martin, Erica L. Holy Dissent: Teaching Religious Leaders to Preach AGAINST the Text Fall 2016 – Vol. 15
Martin, Robert K. Dwelling in the Divine Life: The Transformational Dimension of Leadership and Practical Theology 2004 – Vol. 3
Martin, Robert K. Encountering God in the Image of Christ Spring 2002 – Vol. 1 No. 1
Martin, Robert K. Insisto Rector: Provocative Play for Serious Leadership Learning Fall 2012 – Vol. 11
Martin, Robert K. “Mind the Gapâ€: Closing the Distance Between Theological Method, Theological Education, and Practical Theology for Religious Leadership 2004 – Vol. 3
Martinez, Juan Francisco. A Practical Theology of Leadership with International Voices Fall 2011 – Vol. 10
McFayden, Kenneth J. The Teaching of Leadership at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education (Union-PSCE) 2005 – Vol. 4
McFayden, Kenneth J. Threats to the Formation of Pastoral Leaders in Theological Education: Insights from the Tavistock Model of Group Relations 2008 – Vol. 7
McNichols, Michael. First Love and Second Loves: Revisioning a Paradigm of Hope for Pastors 2008 – Vol. 7
Miller-McLemore, Mark. Revaluing “Self-Care†as a Practice of Ministry 2011 – Vol. 10
Muthiah, Robert. Charismatic Leadership in the Church: What the Apostle Paul Has to Say to Max Weber Fall 2010 – Vol. 9
Muthiah, Robert. Christian Practices, Congregational Leadership, and the Priesthood of All Believers Spring 2003 – Vol. 2 No. 1
Muthiah, Robert. Integrative Decision-Making for Christian Leadership: Prudence, Organizational Theory, and Discernment Practices 2013 – Vol. 12
Norheim, Bard Eirik Hallesby. A Grain of Wheat: Toward a Theological Anthropology for Leading Change in Ministry 2014 – Vol. 13
O’Donnel-Long, Michaela. Fostering Space for Creativity in Religious Organizations Fall 2015 – Vol. 14
Orton, Andrew J. Transformative Potentials of Liminal Leadership Spring 2015 – Vol. 14 No. 1
Parker III, Clinton. Pastoral Role Modeling as an Antecedent to Corporate Spirituality 2014 – Vol. 13
Perry, Aaron. Lift Up the Lowly and Bring Down the Exalted: Gender Studies, Organizations, and the Ethiopian Eunich 2015 – Vol. 14
Petersen, Elizabeth. Via the Broken Ones: Towards a Phenomenological Theology of Ecclesial Leadership in Post-Apartheid South Africa 2009 – Vol. 8
Pik, Lim Siew. Toxicity in Clergy Leadership: An Emerging Phenomenon of Leaders’ Personal Power in the Pentecostal Charismatic Church Spring 2016 – Vol. 15
Poppleton, Drew. Augmenting Practical Theology Methods: Developing Competencies and Capacities in Aid Enactment Fall 2017 – Vol. 16
Reddicliffe, Raymond A. Role Negotiation and Congregational Leadership 2011 – Vol. 10
Reed, Carson E. Motive and Movement: Affective Leadership Through the Work of Preaching Fall 2014 – Vol. 13 No. 2
Reed, Carson and Stephen V. Sprinkle. Introduction Fall 2017 – Vol. 2
Reese, Ruth Anne. Presence, Disjunction, and Intention: A Woman’s Reflection on Leadership 2012 – Vol. 11
Reid, Robert Stephen. Becoming a Built to Change Congregation 2014 – Vol. 13
Rodin, R. Scott. Becoming a Leader of No Reputation  Fall 2002 – Vol. 1 No. 2
Russell, Mark L. The Secret of Marketplace Leadership Success: Constructing a Comprehensive Framework for the Effective Integration of Leadership, Faith, and Work 2007 – Vol. 6
Sawyer, David R. Learning Religious Leadership Fall 2012 – Vol. 11
Scharen, Christian. Ministry as Spiritual Practice: How Pastors Learn to See and Respond to the ‘More’ of a Situation 2013 – Vol. 12
Selby, Sandra F. Hope in the Wilderness: Addressing Compassion Fatigue in Professionals Who Work with Individuals in Crisis Fall 2014 – Vol. 13 No. 2
Selby, Sandra F. Religious Leaders as Facilitators of Meaning Making 2012 – Vol. 11
Sensenig, Peter M. The Theorist, The Tactician, and The Translator: Faith-Based Peacemaking and Leadership 2013 – Vol. 12
Sherrer, Joe. Leadership Studies at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary 2005 – Vol. 4
Sil Lo Jin, Jinna. Leadership in a Changing Transnational Context: With a Case Study of Korean-Speaking Young Adults in Korean Immigrant Churches Fall 2017 – Vol. 16
Sims, Bryan D. Spiritual Leadership and Transformational Change Across Cultures: The SLI Leadership Incubator Fall 2011 – Vol. 10
Small, Kyle J. A. Academy of Religious Leadership Presidential Address: Engaging Sacred Texts for Religious Leadership Fall 2016 – Vol. 15
Small, Kyle J. A. Successful Leadership in the Early Years of Ministry: Reflections for Leadership Formation in Theological Education 2011 – Vol. 10
Smith, Richard M. Becoming McChurch: A Case Study of a Black Church Organization’s Transition from Leading in the Local Community to Creating a Global Brand Spring 2016 – Vol. 15Â
Smith, Sheila Strobel. Serving the Promise of Our Mission: Leadership at Luther Seminary 2005 – Vol. 4
Sprinkle, Stephen V. A God at the Margins?: Marcella Althaus-Reid and the Marginality of LGBT People 2009 – Vol. 8
Sprinkle, Stephen V. In the Market of the Cupid Vendors: Foucauldian and Post-Foucauldian Critiques of Ecclesial Power and Leadership 2007 – Vol. 6
Sprinkle, Stephen V. Teaching Religious Leadership in the LGBTQ Community: An Exercise in Theological Formation for Ministry Spring 2017 – Vol. 16
Stache, Kristine. 2012 Fall Introduction 2012 – Vol. 11
Stewart, Richard N. Ordination Procedures in the Lutheran Church 2006 – Vol. 5
Stoeckle, John. Theorizing Religiously-Based Organization Leadership: Mapping the Intersections 2005 – Vol. 4
Stokes, Charles E. Congregations as “Multivocal†Mentoring Environments: Comparative Research Among Three Protestant Denominations 2015 – Vol. 14
Swart, Jannie. Christian Leadership as Communion Imagination in the Public Networking of Organizational Companionship 2008 – Vol. 7
Swart, Jannie. Via the Broken Ones: Towards a Phenomenological Theology of Ecclesial Leadership in Post-Apartheid South Africa 2009 – Vol. 8
Templeton, Rachel. Mapping Interfaith Leadership in Richmond, VA 2013 – Vol. 12
Thompson, Jr., George B. Culture, American Feudalism, and the Conundrum of Leadership 2009 – Vol. 8.Â
Thompson, Jr., George B. Teaching Leadership at the International Theological Center (ITC) 2005 – Vol. 4
Tilstra, Douglas A. Charismatic Leaders as Team Leaders: An Evaluation Focused on Pastoral Leadership Fall 2010 – Vol. 9
Trebesch, Shelley. A Theology for Transcending Culture in Leadership: The Mission of God in Conversation with the Cultural Dimension of Power Distance 2013 – Vol. 12
Trebesch, Shelley. Ecology of the Learning Environment: Creating the Context for Spiritual Formation 2013 – Vol. 12
Tumblin, Thomas F. Religious Leadership in Global Perspective: Learning Leadership from Our International Neighbors 2011 – Vol. 10
Tumblin, Thomas F. Sensemaking, Discernment, and Religious Leadership 2004 – Vol. 3
Tumblin, Thomas F. The Trinity Applied: Creating Space for Changed Lives 2007 – Vol. 6
Tumblin, Thomas F. Toward a Redemptive Organization Spring 2002 – Vol. 1 No. 1
Tyson, Lynda Z. Feelings in the Bible: Tools for Religious Leadership Education Fall 2014 – Vol. 13 No. 2
Vandergrift, Jean Halligan. Real Ministry: Leading Church Change by Turning to the Reign of God Fall 2017 – Vol. 16
Van Gelder, Craig. 2006 Volume Introduction 2006 – Vol. 5
Van Gelder, Craig. Addressing the Question of Canon in the Teaching of Religious Leadership 2005 – Vol. 4
Van Gelder, Craig. Defining the Issues Related to Power and Authority in Religious Leadership 2007 – Vol. 6
Van Gelder, Craig. Gaining Perspective on the Theme of Change 2008 – Vol. 7
Van Gelder, Craig. Method in Light of Scriptures and in Relation to Hermeneutics 2004 – Vol. 3
Van Gelder, Craig. The Hermeneutics of Leading in Mission 2004 – Vol. 3
Van Gelder, Craig. Understanding Polity in Relationship to the DNA of Denominations 2006 – Vol. 5
Warneck, Richard H. Ordination Procedures in the Lutheran Church 2006 – Vol. 5
Weems, Jr., Lovett H. Addressing the Question of Canon in the Teaching of Religious Leadership 2005 – Vol. 4
Werner, David. Leading Different Small Groups Differently in the Missional Church Fall 2017 – Vol. 16
West, Russell W. A Reflex Model of Leadership Development- A concept Paper 2004 – Vol. 3
West, Russell W. Church-Based Theological Education Spring 2003 – Vol. 2 No. 1Â
West, Russell W. Insisto Rector: Provocative Play for Serious Leadership Learning Fall 2012 – Vol. 11
West, Russell W. Theorizing Religiously-Based Organization Leadership: Mapping the Intersections 2005 – Vol. 4
Whitney, Anne Elrod. Manuscript or Notes? Author, Audience, and Spirit in Writing for Preaching Spring 2017 – Vol. 16
Wilburn, Michael. Anthropological Telos and Leadership Goals in Theological Anthropology Spring 2017 – Vol. 2
Withrow, Lisa R. 2009 Volume Introduction 2009 – Vol. 8.Â
Withrow, Lisa R. 2012 Spring Introduction 2012 – Vol. 11
Withrow, Lisa R. Change: Exploring Its Implications for Religious Leadership – A Pedagogical Inquiry 2008 – Vol. 7
Withrow, Lisa R. The Ecology of Vocation Fall 2012 – Vol. 11
Withrow, Lisa R. Success and the Prosperity Gospel: From Commodification to Transformation- A Wesleyan Perspective 2007 – Vol. 6
Withrow, Lisa R. Theological Curriculum at Methodist Theological School in Ohio 2005 – Vol. 4
Withrow, Lisa R. Transformative Potentials of Liminal Leadership Spring 2015
Zemke, Diane. It Takes So Much Energy: Female Tempered Radicals in Christian Congregations 2012 – Vol. 11
Zscheile, Dwight J. A More True “Domestic and Foreign Missionary Societyâ€: Toward a Missional Polity for the Episcopal Church 2006 – Vol. 5
Zscheile, Dwight J. Disruptive Innovations and the Deinstitutionalization of Religion Fall 2015 – Vol. 14
Zscheile, Dwight J. The Trinity, Leadership, and Power 2007 – Vol. 6