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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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"

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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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