Ronald Richardson, Creating a Healthier Church: Family Systems Theory, Leadership, and Congregational Life. Augsburg Fortress Press, 1996. Sequel: Richardson, Becoming a Healthier Pastor Referenced in: Leadership and Emotional Systems, Self-Differentiation LifeandLeadership.com Summary Richardson’s chief contribution to books on this subject is his emphasis on how the emotional wiring we gain in our families of origin
Peter L. Steinke, How Your Church Family Works: Understanding Congregations as Emotional Systems. Alban Institute, 2006. Also, Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach. Alban Institute, 2006. Referenced in: Emotional Systems, Self-Differentiation LifeandLeadership.com Summary These two volumes by Steinke preceded Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times and were reprinted to coincide with its release. They develop the basic
Ed Friedman, A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix. Seabury Press, 2007. Referenced in: Leadership and Emotional Systems. Self-Differentiation LifeandLeadership.com Summary This was written ten years after Friedman’s death by permission of his family trust and through the editorial work of Margaret W. (Peggy) Treadwell and Edward W. (Ted) Beal.
Ed Friedman, Generation to Generation: Family Processes in Church and Synagogue. Guilford Press, 2011. Referenced in: Leadership and Emotional Systems, Self-Differentiation Ministry Transitions and Interim Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is the paperback edition of the original which was published in 1985. This book has a reputation of revolutionizing the way its readers view congregational life.
Richard Boyatzis, Fran Johnston and Annie McKee, Becoming a Resonant Leader: Develop Your Emotional Intelligence, Renew Your Relationships, Sustain Your Effectiveness. Harvard Business Press, 2008. Prequel: Boyatzis, Resonant Leadership (2005). Referenced in: Primal/Resonant Leadership Leadership and Emotional Systems/Self-Differentiation LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a sequel to Boyatzis and McKee’s previous volume, Resonant Leadership, and reads best
Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee, Resonant Leadership: Renewing Yourself and Connecting With Others Through Mindfulness, Hope and Compassion. Harvard Business Press, 2005. Prequel: Goleman, Primal Leadership (2002) Sequel: Richard Boyatzis, Fran Johnston and Annie McKee, Becoming a Resonant Leader Referenced in: Primal/Resonant Leadership Leadership and Emotional Systems/Self-Differentiation LifeandLeadership.com Summary Boyatzis and McKee build upon the
Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee, Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead With Emotional Intelligence. Harvard Business Press, 2004. Companion volume: Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More than IQ (2006). Sequel: Goleman, Resonant Leadership (2005). Referenced in: Primal/Resonant Leadership Leadership and Emotional Maturity LifeandLeadership.com Summary This in an interesting reflection of the empowering and
Peter Scazzero and Warren Bird, The Emotionally Healthy Church: A Strategy for Discipleship That Actually Changes Lives, Expanded Edition. Zondervan, 2010. Companion volumes: The Emotionally Healthy Church Workbook. Zondervan, 2010. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. Zondervan, 2006. Referenced in: Leadership and Emotional Systems, Self-Differentiation Leadership Development Through Spiritual Formation LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is an excellent, one-of-a-kind volume
Peter L. Steinke, Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times: Being Calm and Courageous No Matter What. Alban Institute, 2006. Referenced in: Church Conflict – Leadership, Preaching, and Worship in Times of Conflict Leadership and Emotional Systems, Self-Differentiation LifeandLeadership.com Summary Probably no other work presents a more succinct and understandable guide for congregational leadership during conflict than
EMOTIONAL SYSTEMS, SELF-DIFFERENTIATION, NON-ANXIOUS PRESENCE Part of the follow ministry resources: Christian Leadership, Empowerment, Transformational Leadership Closely related fields: Leadership and Intuition, Feelings, and Values; Leadership and Emotional Intelligence, Primal/Resonant Leadership Emotional Systems, Theory Emotional Systems and Emotional Intelligence, How are They Alike and Different? Resources for Understanding Churches as Emotional Systems Resources for Applying
