The Glorious Risk

Name: The Glorious Risk
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ISBN: 9781789746112

Freeing the church from managerialism and the martyr complex

Dr Chloe Lynch

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Inter-Varsity Press
21 May 2026

Christian Churches & denominations; Christian leaders & leadership; Christian ministry & pastoral activity; Management: leadership & motivation

What is happening in church leadership? Can anything be done?

In The Glorious Risk, Lynch challenges the broken stories shaping Western church leadership, where leaders become either pseudo-CEOs or burned out martyrs to the cause. Instead, Lynch offers a fresh, biblically faithful vision: leadership as friendship.

Rooted in God's invitation to relationship through Christ, this book reimagines leadership as a journey of friendship. With deep theological insight and lived experience, Lynch deconstructs harmful leadership models, reveals the life-giving potential of true friendship and shows how embracing this approach can transform churches from the inside out.

Accessible, engaging and thought-provoking, this work is a must-read for church leaders, ministry students and those yearning for a leadership style that embodies the beating heart of the gospel. Learn to lead in love and be inspired to redefine leadership in your own community.

By: Dr Chloe Lynch
Imprint: Inter-Varsity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781789746112
ISBN 10: 1789746116
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 21 May 2026
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Chloe Lynch (Author) Dr Chloe Lynch is a Senior Lecturer at London School of Theology, UK. Alongside her academic work, she practises as a spiritual director and, having spent a decade as a church leader, serves the wider Church in preaching, teaching and mentoring emerging leaders. Chloe has spoken on friendship-leadership for LICC and New Wine events in the UK and has been part of the Evangelical Alliance's Public Leader programme and the C.S. Lewis Institute Fellows Program.