CHURCH LEADERSHIP A Human Systems Approach Training in the Ethical Use of Power George B. Wilson, S.J. The Catholic Church is at a critical turning point. Its future direction depends upon every baptized member to take responsibility. How can any individual Catholic influence such a complex and diverse institution? By coming to realize we each have power: individual power and collective power power we can use to create and build . . . or to drag down and even destroy. Training in the ethical use of power is what the CHURCH LEADERSHIP manual provides. Heres how: It makes you exercise your skills at mining your own experience; it is not a book to be simply read and shelved. It draws on more than 30 years of hands-on experience in forming church ministers at various levels and in guiding the constructive empowerment of clergy and laity in over 40 dioceses. It combines cognitive constructs and practical applications. It is designed for leaders at any level of church life: bishops and judicatory officials; pastors; men and women with experience in pastoral ministry as well as those in formation for formal ministry; laity who want to use their baptismal power to influence the directions of their parish or diocese. It includes lenses for interpreting your community as a social system; principles for developing effective strategic responses; and the process tools for implementing your strategic choices. George Wilson, S.J. has a doctorate in Ecclesi- ology from The Gregorian University. He taught at Woodstock College for 10 years before becoming a management consultant for 30 years at Management Design Institute, facilitating the development of both corporate institutions and church communities. Price: $45.00 Includes CD PowerPoint Training Program. (Loose-leaf bound to include your notes & responses to various exercises.)
