The Courage to Lead: Leadership in the African American Urban Church

by James Henry Harris

Overview

This book focuses on pastoral and lay leadership in the African American church. It deals with the internal and external issues such as the tendency toward a bifurcated mentality and practice such as the 'this is business' syndrome as well as the social issue of race and affirmative action. Ministers and laity in the black church must actively engage themselves in overcoming the inequities that are still endemic to life in urban America. Harris affirms that affirmative action policies are more important than ever in obtaining a degree of social justice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780742502130
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	12/29/2001
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.08(w) x 9.24(h) x 0.73(d)

About the Author

James Henry Harris is professor of pastoral theology at Virginia Union University and senior minister of Second Baptist Church in Richmond, VA. In addition to numerous articles and lectures, he has published a number of books including: Preaching Liberation and Pastoral Theology: A Black Church Perspective.