New from Luther Seminary Professor Terri Elton is “Leading Congregations and Nonprofits in a Connected World.” This book, coauthored with Rabbi Hayim Herring, is a look at how faith-based organizations can network together in our rapidly changing culture. It uses research done on Christian and Jewish congregations and nonprofit organizations to offer practical guidance on how these groups can engage with the communities around them.
The prevailing question in “Leading Congregations and Nonprofits in a Connected World” is how faith communities can navigate the paradigm shift in organizational structure from hierarchies to social networks. What does this look like in different congregations and nonprofits? Elton and Herring include discussion about why structure matters, leadership in a flattened world and engagement. At the end of each chapter the reader gets texts to reflect on and tools to apply the concepts.
Peggy Hahn comments, “Herring and Elton have written a hopeful, practical roadmap for leaders that fosters a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. This book dares to link congregations and nonprofit organizations in strategic conversations essential for thriving in a fast-changing world. This is a way forward.”