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Learn to Scale the Mountains of Modern Ministry Leadership

Explorers Lewis and Clark hadto adapt to the unexpected. They set out prepared to chart a waterway to the Pacific Ocean, only to find themselves face-to-face with the Rocky Mountains. In many ways, leadership today feels much the same. You may find yourself navigating an unfamiliar cultural landscape, leading in contexts you never anticipated. Perhaps the skills and training you once relied on feel inadequate for the journey ahead, holding you back more often than propelling you forward.

Drawing from his extensive experience as a pastor and consultant, Tod Bolsinger brings decades of expertise in guiding churches and organizations through uncharted territory. In Canoeing the Mountains, Bolsinger provides a thoughtful and practical guide for leaders facing the unprecedented challenges of a rapidly changing world.

Canoeing the Mountains offers:



- Fresh perspectives on the adaptive leadership needed to face today's challenges

- Practical strategies tohelp you rethink your approach to leading in unfamiliar and shifting environments

- An expanded study guide to help you reflect, apply, and implement these lessons in your own leadership journey

If you're ready to move beyond thetools that no longer serve you and embrace a new way of leading, Canoeing the Mountains will inspire and equip you to rise to the challenge. To scale the mountains of modern ministry, it's time to set aside your canoes and new navigationaltools to give you confidence and courage to lead in places you never expected to find yourself.



Tod Bolsinger is the founder and principal at AE Sloan Leadership Inc., the executive director of the DePree Center Church Leadership Institute, and associate professor of leadership formation at Fuller Seminary. He is the author of Canoeing the Mountains and Tempered Resilience. Tod and his wife, Beth, split their time between Pasadena, California, and Ketchum, Idaho.



Part 1: Understanding Uncharted Territory

1. Seminary Didn't Prepare Me for This

2. Adventure or Die

3. A Leadership Model for Uncharted Territory



Part 2: On-the-Map Skill Set

4. Competence and Credibility

5. Preparing for the Unknown

6. Eating Strategy for Breakfast



Part 3: Leading Off the Map

7. Navigating the "Geography of Reality"

8. My Italian Grandfather Was Killing Me

9. Don't Just Do Something, Stand There . . . Then Do Something

10. The Mission Trumps!

11. Take a Good Look into the Coffin



Part 4: Relationships and Resistance

12. Gus and Hal Go to Church

13. Et Tu, Church?



Part 5: Transformation

14. How a Nursing Mother Saved America

15. The End of Our Exploring



Epilogue: Taking the Hill with Grandma

Study Guide

Acknowledgments

Notes