Equipping Laity For Servant Leadership: Modeling A Servant's Heart, in the Rural Black Church: A Diaconate Training Resource - Softcover

Taylor III, Dr. James H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1449047270 ISBN 13: 9781449047276

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2009

Synopsis

As a senior pastor and former deacon, Dr. James H. Taylor, III, has many years of experience with the "grain of tradition" paradigm of rural ministry. His passion to make a contribution to the betterment of rural ministry through the equipping of laity for servant leadership and excellence in ministry, lies within this vital resource. This book, which is part research project and part servant leadership resource equipping guide, provides the theological foundation, state of the art in servant leadership and step by step training modules for equipping the laity for the role of servant leader. This book explores basic leadership principles and contrasts leadership and servant leadership and its intricate and important role in excellence in ministry. The ten module training guide systematically unfolds laity's spiritual undergirding in preparation for embracing the ranks of servant leadership, specifically the diaconate. This resource will benefit any church who desire to better equip its laity for servant leadership and strive for excellence in ministry. Dr. James H. Taylor, III is the senior pastor of the Race Street Baptist church in historic Farmville, VA. He is a graduate of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology in Richmond, Virginia. and the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.

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About the Author:

Dr. James H. Taylor, III, is the Senior Pastor of the Race Street Baptist Church located in historic Farmville, VA. He has done extensive work in the area of leadership and servant leadership training and development. In his work with rural churches, local associations and ministerial organizations, he is frequently sought after as teacher, lecturer, and trainer. He firmly believes that effective 21st century ministry requires well prepared and trained servant leaders to meet the demands of discipleship and to carry out the vision and mission of ministry. Dr. Taylor holds an earned Doctor of Ministry degree from the prestigious United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio; as well as a Master of Divinity degree from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at the historic Virginia Union University in Richmond, VA. Of his many roles in ministry Dr. Taylor is a Mentor to a Deacons' Union in Southside Virginia and educator at the college and university level. He is a native of rural Southside Virginia and resides In Richmond with his wife of many years, Olivdean Silver Taylor. They are the proud parents of two daughters: Michele Solomon and Marketa James; two sons, Rev. Daryl Taylor, Esquire, Youth Minister of Loudoun Bible Church in Ashburn, Virginia and Adrian. They are proud grandparents of four: LaBrew Solomon, II, James and Jason Taylor and Jasmyn James. Dr. Taylor's vocation as a Corporate Director, retired CSM, US Army, and Educator in the college ranks, has never overshadowed his passions for striving to see the grain of tradition in rural ministry context resolve to "seeking a more exellent way". His Doctoral focus: "Collaborative Leadership" was birthed for the express purpose of providing a training resource for the transition of laity to servant leader roles and the betterment of ministry in the rural Black church.

About this edition

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1449047270
• ISBN 13: 9781449047276
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176