Embodying a Theology of Ministry and Leadership: Frameworks for Lay Leadership

—This book seeks to bring together a person’s spiritual vitality in Christ with practical expressions of service, care, and deepening relationships with others. It provides practical steps on how to listen well to God’s specific call, develop the art of theological reflection, and apply various leadership perspectives to different contexts. Throughout, Scripture is used to provide a scaffold on which to build ministry and leadership principles that can bring coherence and effectiveness to complex and often confusing situations. , EdD—Lecturer in Pastoral Theology and Director of the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) program at Nazarene Theological College in Brisbane. Dr. Allder has held various ministry roles within the Church of the Nazarene including pastoring churches in the USA and Australia, District Superintendent of numerous districts, Field Strategy Coordinator for Australia and New Zealand, and Principal of NTC for 17 years. He is also currently serving as the Transitional District Superintendent of New Zealand and pastoring a small church in Queensland. He is married to Jacqueline and has a daughter (deceased), two married sons, and one grandson.