Faculty Leadership Writings 


Servant Empowered Leadership: A Hands-On Guide to Transforming You and Your Organization   
Dr. Don Page(MA Leadership Professor of Leadership) 

Dr. Page has composed not only a resource book for Servant Leadership, but half of each chapter is devoted to the task of making Servant Leadership a reality in an organization.  The work is practical, user friendly, and offers a bonus CD filled with additional materials and exercises.
For ordering information see: www.servantempoweredleadership.com 
Leadership at the Interface: Politics and Principle in Organizational Life
Dr. Vern Storey (Professor of Leadership Studies, MAL Adjunct and Education Leadership Stream Coordinator)

Dr. Storey calls for leadership that is authentic; committed to the growth and participation of the people it touches.  He invites the reader to understand that people centered, results-focused leadership can make a positive impact not only in our lives at work and our organizations, but also our communities.
The Courteous Rebel: Jesus’ Model of Leadership
Dr. Angie Mays (MAL Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Instruction)
    
Written from an academic research perspective, Dr. May’s has translated intense qualitative research into practical leadership wisdom inviting you to find out:  What could be so compelling that they would give up the comforts of home, make colossal sacrifices, and take countless risks in order to follow this rebel who burst onto the scene 2000 years ago?
For ordering information see: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780971782112&itm=1
Steppingstones to Curriculum: A Biblical Path
Dr. Harro Van Brummelen (Professor of Education and MAL Adjunct)

Dr. Van Brummelen challenges the reader to understand how a Christian worldview can affect everyday classroom planning.  He unites theory with examples from the classroom, creating a guide that is both academic and practical.

Healing Henan:  Canadian nurses at the North China Mission, 1888-1947
Dr. Sonya Grypma (Associate Professor School of Nursing and MAL Advisor)

Dr. Grypma elucidates a little known time in missionary nursing.  She demonstrates how Canadian nurses shaped health care in the province of Henan, China during a tumultuous time of trasition as China moved from a dynastic kingdom to a republic.  For ordering information see: http://www.ubcpress.ubc.ca/search/title_book.asp?BookID=5208 

Leadership Articles

Meaning in Leadership

Scholarship for the Best Leadership Practices

Sonya Grumpa, "Nursing in Need of Transformation: What are We Searching For?" Journal of Christian Nursing (2009): 166-73.

Sonya Grumpa, "Essential Nursing Values: Re-envisioning for the 21st Century." Online Journal of Christian Nursing Vol 1 (2009): 1 -11.

Jeanine Parolini, "Distinguishing Between Transformational and Servant Leadership." Leadership & Organizational Development Journal Vol 30 (2009): 274-91.