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STUDY GUIDE
CANOEING THE MOUNTAINS The Church in Uncharted Territory
by Tod Bolsinger
INTRODUCTION
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STUDY GUIDE – TABLE OF CONTENTS
CANOEING THE MOUNTAINS CHAPTER 1: "SEMINARY DIDN'T PREPARE ME FOR THIS"
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1 Heifetz, Ronald A., Marty Linsky, and Alexander Grashow, The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World, Kindle ed., loc. 4894-97.
CANOEING THE MOUNTAINS CHAPTER 2: "ADVENTURE OR DIE"
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1 Newbigin, Lesslie. Unfinished Agenda, 2nd ed., p. 236.
CANOEING THE MOUNTAINS CHAPTER 3: "A LEADERSHIP MODEL FOR UNCHARTED TERRITORY"
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1 Heifetz, Ronald A. Leadership Without Easy Answers, p. 18.
CANOEING THE MOUNTAINS CHAPTER 4: "COMPETENCE AND CREDIBILITY"
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CANOEING THE MOUNTAINS CHAPTER 5: "PREPARING FOR THE UNKNOWN"
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1 Heifetz, Ronald A. “Leadership, Adaptability, Thriving,” Faith and Leadership, November 18, 2009, www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSZId1VlYxc.
CANOEING THE MOUNTAINS CHAPTER 6: "EATING STRATEGY FOR BREAKFAST"
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For Reflection
1 Woodward, J.R. Creating a Missional Culture: Equipping the Church for the Sake of the World, p. 20. 2 Kotter, John. “The Key to Changing Organizational Culture,” Forbes, September 27, 2012. 3 Lencioni, Patrick M. The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business, p. 5.
CANOEING THE MOUNTAINS CHAPTER 7: "NAVIGATING THE GEOGRAPHY OF REALITY"
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1 Heifetz, Ronald A., et. al. The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and World, p. 22.
CANOEING THE MOUNTAINS CHAPTER 8: "MY ITALIAN GRANDFATHER WAS KILLING ME"
Key Idea:
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1 Bolman, Lee G., and Terrence E. Deal, How Great Leaders Think: The Art of Reframing, Kindle ed., loc. 89-90.
CANOEING THE MOUNTAINS CHAPTER 9: "DON'T JUST DO SOMETHING, STAND THERE... THEN DO SOMETHING"
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CANOEING THE MOUNTAINS CHAPTER 10: "THE MISSION TRUMPS!"
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CANOEING THE MOUNTAINS CHAPTER 11: "TAKE A GOOD LOOK INTO THE COFFIN"
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1 Heiftetz, Ronald A., and Marty Linsky. Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading, p. 11. 2 Heifetz and Linsky, 146.
CANOEING THE MOUNTAINS CHAPTER 12: "GUS AND HAL GO TO CHURCH"
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CANOEING THE MOUNTAINS CHAPTER 13: "ET TU, CHURCH?"
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CANOEING THE MOUNTAINS CHAPTER 14: "HOW A NURSING MOTHER SAVED AMERICA"
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CANOEING THE MOUNTAINS CHAPTER 15: "THE END OF OUR EXPLORING"
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OUR ADAPTIVE CHALLENGE
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STRENGTHENING TECHNICAL COMPETENCE
BUILDING RELATIONAL CONGRUENCE
LEADING INTO ADAPTIVE CAPACITY
ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP SKILLS
MISSION TRUMPS EVERYTHING ELSE
CULTURE EATS STRATEGY FOR BREAKFAST
STAY CONNECTED
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STAY CALM
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SABOTAGE IS NORMAL
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KEY QUESTION
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