Management and the Gospel

Chapter 1 Overview of this Book

Chapter 2 A Short Introduction to the Gospel of Luke

Chapter 3 Managers, Goods and Services Producing Organizations, and First-Century Palestine

Chapter 4 A Three-Dimensional First-Century Lens for Understanding Management

Chapter 5 Interpreting Luke’s Parable of the Shrewd Manager via a First-Century Lens

Chapter 6 Interpreting Luke’s Parable of the Ten Pounds via a First-Century Lens

Chapter 7 Passages about Managing Relationships within Organizations ( Oikonomia )

Chapter 8 Passages about Managing Money ( Chrematistics )

Chapter 9 Passages about Managing Relationships between Organizations

Chapter 10 The Kingdom of God is Enacted and Manifest in Organizational Settings

Chapter 11 Salvation is Facilitated when People are Saved from Oppressive Structures and Systems, and are Saved for Work in Liberating Organizational Structures and Systems

Chapter 12 The Holy Spirit is Key to Salvific Kingdom of God Management

Chapter 13 A Four-Phase Process Model Embedded in Luke’s Journey Narrative

Chapter 14 Luke’s Three “Forward” Cycles through the Four-Phase Process Model

Chapter 15 Luke’s Three “Reverse” Cycles through the Four-Phase Process Model

Chapter 16 Managing Relationships within Organizations: Organizational Structure, Motivation, and Leadership

Chapter 17 Managing Money: Economics, Finance, and Accounting

Chapter 18 Managing Relationships between Organizations: Marketing, Supply Chain, and Strategy

Chapter 19 Final Thoughts