Leadership in the Wesleyan Spirit (Paperback)

~ Lovett H. Weems Jr. (Author) "Our newest worlds are sometimes in the past..." (more)
Key Phrases: African Americans, Jesus Christ, John Wesley (more...)

Product Details

• Paperback: 158 pages
• Publisher: Abingdon Press (May 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0687046920
• ISBN-13: 978-0687046928
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #153,660 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an author ahead of his time, July 31, 2000

By	Greg Gates (Upland, California) - See all my reviews

I found Dr. Weems explanation of Wesleyan leadership incredibly on target for the needs this century is bringing us.

I was inspired and given a huge helping of food for thought. Ideas that I have never encountered in any other leadership or Wesleyan books. Plus its a fantastic source of interesting and powerful stories and illustrations.

Dr. Weems might be a leadership genius for our generation. One dissappointment I had was that he did get bogged down in an academic catch 22. But that was only once.

I strongly recommend this book for all leaders, secular and nonprofit organizations.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars uncommonly good, November 17, 2000

By	J. Johnson "Allman Brothers obsessive" (Manassas, VA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Lovett Weems has written a helpful book for leaders who have become frustrated with the authoritarian models of some traditional religious/business writers and/orthose who have become frustrated with the mantra of "if we just go back to...then it will be all right." One might suspect the later from the title of this book, but that is far from his approach. Weems shows that leadership in the Wesleyan spirit is not rote aplication of Wesleys writings and work to conemporary situations. He posits a hermeneutic move whereby we apply the broad general principles of the Wesleyan movement in the context of contemporary society. Generally useful to students of both leadership and Wesley studies. Highly reccomend

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5.0 out of 5 stars Leadership in the Wesleyan Spirit, August 18, 2006

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