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Entrepreneurial Leadership Finding Your Calling, Making a Difference

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ISBN-10: 0830837736

ISBN-13: 9780830837731

Edition: N/A

Authors: Richard J. Goossen, R. Paul Stevens

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The church today faces a leadership crisis, what Richard Goossen and R. Paul Stevens call an "entrepreneurial black hole." Churches are not seeking out the skills and talents of the entrepreneurs in their midst, and consequently entrepreneurs are disengaging from church life. The result is that Christian entrepreneurial leaders are not being equipped to aid the mission of the church and impact their communities for the sake of God’s kingdom.As founder and co-chairperson, respectively, of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Organization, Goossen and Stevens bring years of teaching and training experience to tackle this problem. Their timely and informative book develops a Christian model of…    
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Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 4/5/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 185
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Introduction
The Research Basis of the Book
Terminology
How to Use This Book for All It's Worth
The Essence of Entrepreneurship
What Is Entrepreneur ship?
The Essence of Entrepreneurship
The Essence of Entrepreneurial Leadership
The Essence of Leadership
A Primer on Biblical Leadership
The Essence of Entrepreneurial Leadership
Humanist and Christian Models of Entrepreneurship
A Humanist Model of Entrepreneurship
The Cultural and Philosophical Trends Behind the Humanist Model
A Christian Model of Entrepreneurship
The Positive Inspiration of a Thoroughly Biblical Worldview
Soul and Spirituality
The Recovery of Soul and Spirituality in the Workplace
The Soul Understood Biblically
Soul Entrepreneurship
Spiritual Disciplines for More Than Surviving
Meaning and Work Ethic
The Humanist Model and Meaning at Work
The Old Testament Case Study in Meaningless Work
Toward Meaning Through Work
Good Theology as a Foundation for Good Entrepreneurship
Toward a Christian Work Ethic
Risk and Reward
The Risk-Taking Entrepreneur
The Reward-Seeking Entrepreneur
Finding Your Calling
What Does It Mean to Be Called?
The Research on Calling
Five Misunderstandings of Calling
Vocational Discernment
Practicing Entrepreneurial Leadership
Knowing to What You Are Called
Making Ethical Decisions
Practicing Integrity
Engaging in Spiritual Disciplines
Managing Your Own Ego
Seeking Wise Counsel
Abiding by the Golden Rule
Sustaining Entrepreneurial Leadership
Sharing Faith Responsibly
Avoiding Hypocrisy
Dealing with Betrayal
Balancing the Serpent and the Dove
Handling Both Financial Rewards and Losses
Giving Effectively
Managing the Work-Life Tension
Making a Difference
Making a Difference in Church
Making a Difference in Denominations and Parachurch Organizations
Making a Difference for Future Generations
Making a Difference to the End
Entrepreneurial Commission
About the Entrepreneurial Leaders Organization