Presbyterians have long said that eldership was about a call to service not status - something that applies to all leadership in the church, not only to elders. Having everybody cultivating leadership can be a form of pyramid selling and one of these days there are going to be more leaders than led. Other generations used the language of authority and responsibility, they also talked about line and staff functions in organisations and the importance of checks and balances between positions of power which are not dissolved by softer language or wishful thinking. Some of these considerations still need to apply in how we organise ourselves for Christian life and ministry. If you are a subscriber you can reproduce the cartoons freely with a clear conscience.
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Gordon Miller of World Vision also puts out an internet version of his Leadership Newsletter which distills material from many sources and presents outlines of key points in the form of response to letters he receives. See also John Leach, Visionary Leadership in the Local Church , Grove Books 72, 1997. It is PU8 Gro 78 in the Hewitson Library. A number of Christian writers on management and leadership, including Peter Drucker and Robert T Handy, are sources of insights into the changing cultures of organisation, and readable and relevant to the leadership styles the church is now encouraging. Built to Last.