Part 1: Understanding Uncharted Territory
1. Seminary Didn't Prepare Me for This
2. Adventure or Die
3. A Leadership Model for Uncharted Territory
Part 2: On-the-Map Skill Set
4. Competence and Credibility
5. Preparing for the Unknown
6. Eating Strategy for Breakfast
Part 3: Leading Off the Map
7. Navigating the "Geography of Reality"
8. My Italian Grandfather Was Killing Me
9. Don't Just Do Something, Stand There . . . Then Do Something
10. The Mission Trumps!
11. Take a Good Look into the Coffin
Part 4: Relationships and Resistance
12. Gus and Hal Go to Church
13. Et Tu, Church?
Part 5: Transformation
14. How a Nursing Mother Saved America
15. The End of Our Exploring
Epilogue: Taking the Hill with Grandma
Study Guide
Acknowledgments
Notes
Tod Bolsinger is the vice president for vocation and formation and teaches practical theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. He has also served as senior pastor of San Clemente Presbyterian Church and associate pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood.
"Tod Bolsinger, a colleague of mine at Fuller Seminary . . . uses
the metaphor of 'canoeing the mountains' based on the experience of
Lewis and Clark, who successfully completed the mission of the
Corps of Discovery because of their ability to lead creatively in
light of unexpected circumstances. . . . Whether you're a pastor, a
small business owner, a branch manager, or a CEO of a major
company, you are probably facing challenges not unlike those
confronting . . . Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. If so, I
encourage you to get a copy of Canoeing the Mountains. You and
those you lead will be glad you did."
*Mark D. Roberts, Patheos, January 18, 2016*
"Unlike leadership books from the business world, Canoeing the
Mountains is written by a churchman for church people. He
understands the unique pressures and complexity of relationships
that exist in a local church. Instead of giving a
'one-size-fits-all' solution, Bolsinger provides guiding principles
for doing church in this new era. . . . The book left me hopeful
and eager for the adventure ahead."
*Matt Merrill, The Presbyterian Outlook, July 4, 2016*
"This is my leadership resource of the year for clergy. Pastors
have heard the terminology about leadership in the postmodern
world: 'trust,' 'DNA,' 'alignment,' 'passion,' 'team,'
'credibility,' 'adaptability,' etc. But Tod Bolsinger brings
clarity and practicality as never before. He goes beyond skillsets
to explain the interconnection of technical competence, adaptive
capacity and relational congruence. The chapters on relationships
and resistance and personal stress and change are especially
helpful. There are nuggets of insight throughout that are like
trace samples leading to the mother lode of leadership
transformation. You may have heard it before, but in this book you
will finally get it!"
*Tom Bandy, 14th Annual Outreach Resources of the Year, March/April
2017*
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