Leading Congregations and Nonprofits in a Connected World

Platforms, People, and Purpose

By (author) Hayim Herring, Terri Martinson Elton

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Publication date:

02 November 2016

Length of book:

272 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781566997706

Leading Congregations and Nonprofits in a Connected World shares emerging practices for leading and organizing congregations and nonprofits in our increasingly networked lives. Drawing on studies of congregations across denominations, and nonprofits with historic ties to faith communities, Hayim Herring and Terri Elton share practical, research-based guidance for how these organizations can more deeply engage with their communities and advance their impact in a socially connected world.

Introduction
1 From Organization 1.0 to Organization 3.0
2 Why Structure Matters: Hierarchies and Networks
3 Leadership in a Flattened World
4 Engagement, Meaning, and Openness
5 Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Signature Capacities
6 Exploring the Future
7 Platforms, People, and Posture
Appendix A: Essays
Appendix B: Research Methodology

I found this book fascinating and illuminating. It gave me a language and a lens to reflect on the challenges and changes that emerged over the years I was senior rabbi at a congregation that was both “established and adapting.” And it will better prepare me to recognize opportunities as I move forward with a new “emerging” community.