The Glorious Risk: Freeing the church from managerialism and the martyr complex - Hardcover

Lynch, Dr Chloe

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1789746116 ISBN 13: 9781789746112

Publisher: IVP, 2026

Synopsis

<p><b>What is happening in church leadership? Can anything be done?</b><br><br>In The Glorious Risk, Lynch challenges the broken stories shaping Western church leadership, where leaders become either pseudo-CEOs or burned out martyrs to the cause. Instead, Lynch offers a fresh, biblically faithful vision: leadership as friendship.<br><br>Rooted in God's invitation to relationship through Christ, this book reimagines leadership as a journey of friendship. With deep theological insight and lived experience, Lynch deconstructs harmful leadership models, reveals the life-giving potential of true friendship and shows how embracing this approach can transform churches from the inside out.<br><br>Accessible, engaging and thought-provoking, this work is a must-read for church leaders, ministry students and those yearning for a leadership style that embodies the beating heart of the gospel. Learn to lead in love and be inspired to redefine leadership in your own community.</p>

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About the Author

Dr Chloe Lynch is a Senior Lecturer at London School of Theology, UK. Alongside her academic work, she practises as a spiritual director and, having spent a decade as a church leader, serves the wider Church in preaching, teaching and mentoring emerging leaders. Chloe has spoken on friendship-leadership for LICC and New Wine events in the UK and has been part of the Evangelical Alliance's Public Leader programme and the C.S. Lewis Institute Fellows Program.

Edition details

• Publisher: IVP
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789746116
• ISBN 13: 9781789746112
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192