Focus: The Real Challenges That Face The United Methodist Church (Adaptive Leadership Series)
Lovett H. Weems Jr. is distinguished professor of church leadership and director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership at WesleyTheological Seminary in Washington, D.C. He came to this position in 2003 after 18 years as president of Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Missouri. A native of Mississippi, Dr. Weems is a graduate of Millsaps College; Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University; and Wesley Theological Seminary. The author of several books published by Abingdon Press, his most recent includesBearing Fruit: Ministry with Real Results(with Tom Berlin) and a revised edition of his classic,Church Leadership: Vision, Team, Culture, and Integrity. He co-edits the online newsletterLeading Ideas, available free at ChurchLeadership.com.