Reverse Mentoring: How Young Leaders Can Transform the Church and Why We Should Let Them

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Earl Creps

Reverse Mentoring

How Young Leaders Can Transform the Church and Why We Should Let Them

Earl Creps

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John Wiley & Sons Inc
10 September 2008

Christian leaders & leadership; Christian ministry & pastoral activity

Series: Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series

Earl Creps is known for his work in connecting the younger generation of postmoderns with their Boomer predecessors. The author of Off-Road Disciplines, Creps, in this new book, takes up the topic of how older church leaders can learn from younger leaders who are more conversant with culture, technology, and social context. In addition to making the benefits of what he calls reverse mentoring apparent, he also makes it accessible by offering practical steps to implement this discipline at both personal and organizational levels, particularly in communication, evangelism, and leadership. Creps' new book is a topic of interest both inside and outside the church as older leaders realize that they're not getting it when it comes to technologies (iPod, IM, blogging) or cultural issues such as the fact that younger people see the world in an entirely different way. Creps has been personally involved in reverse mentoring for several years and has spoken and written on the subject extensively. He has pastored three churches (one Boomer, one Builder, on X'er) and is currently a church planter in Berkeley, California. He has also served as a consultant and and a seminary professor and administrator, holding a PhD in Communication Studies and a D.

Min. from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary.

By: Earl Creps
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 426g
ISBN: 9780470188989
ISBN 10: 0470188987
Series: Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 10 September 2008
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

About Leadership Network. Introduction: It Takes a Child to Raise a Village. Part One: Facing Reality. Chapter 1 Identity: I Am Not Cool . Chapter 2 Culture: I Don't Get It . Chapter 3 Ministry: I Am Not Relevant . Part Two: Cultivating Spirituality. Chapter 4 Vision: Seeing Beyond Ourselves. Chapter 5 Wisdom: Knowing Beyond Our Information. Chapter 6 Relationship: Befriending Beyond Our Peers. Part Three: Experiencing Practicality. Chapter 7 Evangelism: Learning from Outsiders. Chapter 8 Communication: Learning from Listeners. Chapter 9 Leadership: Learning from Followers. Part Four: Developing Reciprocity. Chapter 10 Proteges: Developing R-Mentoring Relationships. Chapter 11 Processes: Embedding R-Mentoring in Organizations. Chapter 12 Interview: Joel and Rachel Mentor Earl and Janet. Epilogue I Was So Much Older Then; I'm Younger Than That Now. Notes. Acknowledgments. About the Author. Index.

THE AUTHOR EARL CREPS has been a pastor, ministries consultant, and university professor. Along the way, Creps earned a Ph.D. in communication at Northwestern University and a doctor of ministry degree in leadership at AGTS. He is the author of Off-Road Disciplines from Jossey-Bass. ABOUT LEADERSHIP NETWORK The mission of Leadership Network identifies and connects innovative church leaders, providing them with resources in the form of new ideas, people, and tools. Contact leadership Network at www.leadnet.org.

Reviews for Reverse Mentoring: How Young Leaders Can Transform the Church and Why We Should Let Them

Full of timely examples that can help keep ministry fresh and relevant. - The Living Church (January 2009) I enjoyed reading Earl Creps' Off Road Disciplines, but I was enthralled by Reverse Mentoring....Through these extremely personal and detailed stories Creps gives the reader a window into the emerging world with all of its new language, technology, music, and quirkiness. -Easum-Bandy