Canoeing the Mountains – Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory

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This concise guide, written by Registered Maine Guide and inveterate paddler Michael Daugherty, features 50 of the best sea kayaking adventures along the New England coast, from Maine’s Bold Coast south to the mouth of the Connecticut River. These are trips that can be done in a day or turned into an overnight, perfect for beginner to intermediate kayakers looking to explore the storied coastlines of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. The book includes day trips near large northeastern cities like New York City and Boston. Each of the trips features a full description and map of the route, plus bullets on distance and time, where to launch, tide and currents, “plan B” routes, and nearby attractions. An at-a-glance trip planner and a selection of nature and history essays round out the offerings in this essential sea kayaker’s guidebook.

In this changing world, we need to add a new set of leadership tools. And this applies equally well to Christians serving in leadership beyond the parish. The challenges of a changing world come even more rapidly in business, education and nonprofit leadership. And while this book’s primary audience is congregational leaders, I have added some material specifically for Christian leaders in other contexts. To stay calm is to be so aware of yourself that your response to the situation is not to the anxiety of the people around you but to the actual issue at hand.” I would have liked to see this leadership model rooted in scripture. Lewis and Clark certainly were singular leaders, and the book invokes good leadership theory. I can't help but wonder what one might draw from the leadership of Moses, of David, of Jesus, and of Paul, each who in some sense led in uncharted territory. The conflict situation of Acts 6 strikes me as a marvelous example of a system that wasn't working, and of leadership that exhibited relational, and spiritual competence linked to clear missional focus while adapting to problems associated with expansion, resulting in a transformed, rapidly growing church and an enlarged and diversified leadership nucleus. In a most winsome and engaging way, Tod Bolsinger weaves together the best of current leadership research?adaptive change, systems theory, organizational transformation?with the real-life challenges of a pastor/practitioner who has spent years trying to put all this together in a congregation ...Like a master storyteller, Tod also weaves in the story of Lewis and Clark as a historical parable of the change and challenge in which we find ourselves today in the church. This is a book that you simply must read!"

Dissenters who ask the tough questions that need to be asked and responded to without defensiveness because it is not about the leader but the mission. The River Wye stretches 215 kilometres from the Welsh Cambrian Mountains to the Severn Estuary, just north of Bristol. During its meandering journey, it drifts along lush green meadows, through mysterious wooded valleys, and past several interesting towns. The book-loving centre of Hay on Wye being just one of them. Two illustrations: 1) We regularly use three words to talk about the people with whom we want to serve--character, chemistry and competency. Bolsinger uses the word capacity instead of competency. That subtle change is huge. It's the power of the right word. We use competency but that implies a set of skills. In our explanation we always say that we can teach what we want. Capacity captures that. 2) We're all familiar with Covey's "win-win" scenario. Bolsinger realistically and convincingly argues that win-win almost always causes us to maintain the status quo. If we are truly going to move people at a pace they can tolerate (paraphrase of his definition of leadership) then someone is going to lose something. Andrew is Director of Communications for the North American Lutheran Church (NALC), and was ordained a deacon in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) in 2019. He currently serves as assisting clergy at Incarnation Anglican Church (State College, PA), and has served as a lay minister in Lutheran and Baptist churches since 2010. Andrew received a Bachelor of Science in Religion degree from Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA) and a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry and the North American Lutheran Seminary (Ambridge, PA). In May 2022, he completed his Master of Sacred Theology degree from Trinity, where his thesis explored positive and negative missiological practices used by Anglican missionaries to the Samburu tribe in northwest Kenya, particularly surrounding inculturation, gender, and indigenous leadership. He is married to Shannon, and has a son, Ephrem. They live together in Boalsburg, PA where they enjoy walking outside on nice summer days.

Like swimming in the Thames, kayaking the Wye is a great way to embrace the beautiful outdoors of the UK. It’s also probably a lot easier than you think. Whitewater Books 1 Introduction to Paddling: No Barriers (The Young Adult Adaptation): A Blind Man’s Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon By Erik Weihenmayer Relational congruence is the ability to be fundamentally the same person with the same values in every relationship, in every circumstance and especially amidst crisis. It is the internal capacity to keep promises to God, to self and to one's relationships that consistently express one's identity and values in spiritually and emotionally healthy ways. Relational congruence is about both constancy and care at the same time. It is about both character and affection, and self-knowledge and authentic self-expression. Relational congruence is the leader's ability to cultivate strong, healthy, caring relationships; maintaining healthy boundaries; and communicating clear expectations, all while staying focused on the mission.” Canoes are for 2 or 3 adults or 2 adults and 1 or 2 young children. They are almost twice as long as a kayak and weigh about 30kg. This makes them more stable and more difficult to capsize, but also more difficult to steer.Tod Bolsinger, Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory (Westmont, IL: IVP Books, 2018), 19, 232.

The divorce leaves Richey questioning everything, while struggling to find a way forward. To get his bearings, he enters the first Ultimate Florida Challenge, an all-out twelve-hundred-mile kayak race around Florida.Canoe and kayak hire on the Wye can be for as little as half a day or for as long as multiple days. A half-day allows for about 2 to 3 hours of paddling and covers about 5 to 7 miles. A full day involves about 4 to 6 hours paddling and covers about 10 to 12 miles. Tod Bolsinger, Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory (Westmont, IL: IVP Books, 2018), 11–48. Leadership is disappointing your own people at a rate they can absorb. RONALD HEIFETZ AND MARTY LINSKY”