{"product_id":"9781453548370","title":"Pastoral Leadership Skills for the Multicultural, Multiethnic Church:: A Case Study of Southeast Asians in an American Church","description":"Church leaders have attempted acclimation of Cambodian-Americans into their American Baptist church and  \u003cbr\u003eleadership yet challenges loom relative to skill requirements, decision-making styles and processes. Since many  \u003cbr\u003echurches have been so richly blessed with cultural diversity, the following leadership skills, talents and abilities to  \u003cbr\u003eensure each culture is sensitized to these requirements are listed below. Multicultural leaders should have the:  \u003cbr\u003e1. Ability to analyze cultural and ethnic groups and their various needs for security  \u003cbr\u003e2. Ability to identify cultural and ethnic group needs for belonging  \u003cbr\u003e3. Ability to select an appropriate response to ensure cultural and ethnic group's needs for significance  \u003cbr\u003e4. Ability to assess the success of the plan(s) to ensure the result of fulfilling the purposes God has for the lives  \u003cbr\u003eof all cultural and ethnic groups to achieve their levels of self-actualization.  \u003cbr\u003ePastoral leadership skills for multicultural, multi-ethnic churches should ensure cultural differences  \u003cbr\u003eare learned, respected, embraced and eventually celebrated. Pastors are granted authority but power is  \u003cbr\u003emaintained when decisions are made in participation with diaconate and\/or laity.  \u003cbr\u003eRev. Dr. F.Lee Jones interviewed a cross-section of twelve church and potential members through questionnaires.  \u003cbr\u003eThis project is a compilation and analysis of those responses which articulate the challenges, and rewards, of  \u003cbr\u003ebeing open to all of God's children.  \u003cbr\u003eDr. Jones has successfully transferred his secular leadership abilities into the pastoral role of church administration.  \u003cbr\u003eHe understands how to be a non-anxious presence in a crisis, as well as be a pastor's pastor in his ministry to  \u003cbr\u003eother clergy.","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124142096624,"sku":"9781453548370","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453548370_p0.jpg?v=1763848181","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453548370","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}