Management and the Gospel: Luke’s Radical Message for the First and Twenty-First Centuries

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Overview of this Book....Pages 3-11
A Short Introduction to the Gospel of Luke....Pages 13-18
Managers, Goods and Services Producing Organizations, and First-Century Palestine....Pages 19-26
Front Matter....Pages 27-28
A Three-Dimensional First-Century Lens for Understanding Management....Pages 29-37
Interpreting Luke’s Parable of the Shrewd Manager via a First-Century Lens....Pages 39-44
Interpreting Luke’s Parable of the Ten Pounds via a First-Century Lens....Pages 45-50
Front Matter....Pages 51-52
Passages about Managing Relationships within Organizations (Oikonomia)....Pages 53-63
Passages about Managing Money (Chrematistics)....Pages 65-74
Passages about Managing Relationships between Organizations....Pages 75-81
Front Matter....Pages 83-84
The Kingdom of God is Enacted and Manifest in Organizational Settings....Pages 85-95
Salvation is Facilitated when People are Saved from Oppressive Structures and Systems, and are Saved for Work in Liberating Organizational Structures and Systems....Pages 97-109
The Holy Spirit is Key to Salvific Kingdom of God Management....Pages 111-119
Front Matter....Pages 121-122
A Four-Phase Process Model Embedded in Luke’s Journey Narrative....Pages 123-131
Luke’s Three “Forward” Cycles through the Four-Phase Process Model....Pages 133-144
Luke’s Three “Reverse” Cycles through the Four-Phase Process Model....Pages 145-156
Front Matter....Pages 157-158
Managing Relationships within Organizations: Organizational Structure, Motivation, and Leadership....Pages 159-167
Managing Money: Economics, Finance, and Accounting....Pages 169-179
Managing Relationships between Organizations: Marketing, Supply Chain, and Strategy....Pages 181-192
Final Thoughts....Pages 193-199
Back Matter....Pages 201-303