Leadership Lessons from the Jesuits: Cura Apostolica and the Mission-Driven Organization - Hardcover

Matthew E. Carnes

 
9781647127152: Leadership Lessons from the Jesuits: Cura Apostolica and the Mission-Driven Organization
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1647127157 ISBN 13: 9781647127152
Publisher: Georgetown University Press, 2026

Synopsis

"Discerning insights into how an Ignatian principle can redefine leadership and recenter organizations Cura apostolica is a Latin phrase used by the Jesuits that simply means ""care for the apostolate."" More amply, this term implies the stewarding of a God-given collective enterprise, and thus it connotes caring for work that precedes the present moment and has the potential to accomplish something necessary and important for the human community across the horizon of the future. It complements—but can be overshadowed by—the idea of cura personalis, or ""care for the whole person."" Leadership Lessons from the Jesuits shines a new light on the importance of cura apostolica in mission-driven organizations. Through his curation of valuable contributions from experienced leaders of Jesuit institutions, Matthew E. Carnes, SJ, articulates the ways in which conscientious care for the work, cultivation of the mission, and attention to identity can transform institutional behavior, business strategy, and the act of leading itself. The book reveals that where cura apostolica takes root, an organization's greater purpose flourishes. Leaders in mission-driven, educational, and nonprofit sectors will grow as they reflect on these unique perspectives and Jesuit lessons."

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"Discerning insights into how an Ignatian principle can redefine leadership and recenter organizations Cura apostolica is a Latin phrase used by the Jesuits that simply means ""care for the apostolate."" More amply, this term implies the stewarding of a God-given collective enterprise, and thus it connotes caring for work that precedes the present moment and has the potential to accomplish something necessary and important for the human community across the horizon of the future. It complements—but can be overshadowed by—the idea of cura personalis, or ""care for the whole person."" Leadership Lessons from the Jesuits shines a new light on the importance of cura apostolica in mission-driven organizations. Through his curation of valuable contributions from experienced leaders of Jesuit institutions, Matthew E. Carnes, SJ, articulates the ways in which conscientious care for the work, cultivation of the mission, and attention to identity can transform institutional behavior, business strategy, and the act of leading itself. The book reveals that where cura apostolica takes root, an organization's greater purpose flourishes. Leaders in mission-driven, educational, and nonprofit sectors will grow as they reflect on these unique perspectives and Jesuit lessons."

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Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Publication date
2026
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1647127157
ISBN 13 
9781647127152
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
216

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