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The Starfish and the Spirit: Unleashing the Leadership Potential of Churches and Organizations
| Author: |
Ford, Lance Wegner, Rob Hirsch, Alan |
| Binding: |
Paperback
|
| List Price: | $24.99 |
| Our Price: | $5.25 CAD |
| Qty Avail: | 2 |
| ISBN: | 9780310098379 |
| Publisher: | Zondervan |
| Language: | English |
| Page Count: | 312 |
| Publication Date: | 3/30/2021 |
| Size: | 9.00" l x 6.00" w x 1.00" |
| Series: | N/A |
| Category | Subject |
|---|---|
| Religion & Spirituality | Leadership |
| Religion & Spirituality | Christian Life |
A leadership and church-growth resource from the Exponential Series that applies the “starfish” organizational metaphor — inspired by the book The Starfish and the Spider — to help church leaders build agile, distributed leadership systems that unleash potential across teams rather than relying on top-down authority.
The Starfish and the Spirit: Unleashing the Leadership Potential of Churches and Organizations explores how church leadership can be reimagined through decentralized, relational, and mission-focused structures. Drawing on the starfish metaphor made famous by Ori Brafman and co-authors, Lance Ford, Rob Wegner, and Alan Hirsch show why organizations that distribute leadership — rather than centralize it — tend to be more resilient, adaptive, and generative. By integrating biblical insight with practical examples and organizational theory, the authors outline how churches can cultivate leadership at every level, empower teams “in the middle,” and create a culture of collaboration and multiplication. The book blends ministry case studies with strategic frameworks designed to help leaders rethink hierarchy, build community-driven mission, and prepare churches for long-term vitality and growth.
