The Journal of Religious Leadership
Past Articles by Author
Akerlund, Truls. Preaching as Christian Leadership: The Story, The Sermon, and the Prophetic Imagination. 2014, 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 Engagement.” 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 Reality”: 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 Gap”: 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. 15.
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.
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. 1.
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.
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 Society”: 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.