Becoming Colleagues Women Men Faith: Women and Men as Partners in Ministry - Softcover

"Challenging, helpful, inspiring. . . . Carol Becker lays a foundation for team ministry that can transform the church." --James F. Cobble Jr., executive director, Christian Ministry Resources "A decade of unique research has produced a management pearl. Becker's performance criteria offer management development value beyond gender diversity and teamwork." --James B. Beddow, vice president of learning, the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society "I could not put this book down. Story after story excited me and piqued my curiosity to want to know more. What delightful reading, with remarkable insights into universal issues about men and women in the workplace! It is a must-read for people in leadership positions who are responsible for personnel management. I will use this book in international training." --Musimbi Kanyoro, general secretary, World YWCA "Carol Becker's work and creative case studies invite us into the very reflection she encourages as we consider our leadership, power issues, and colleague relationships through the gender lens. I have deep admiration for Carol Becker's work and applaud this book!" --Joanne Negstad, president/CEO, Lutheran Services in America

Becoming Colleagues provides a powerful rationale for personal reflection and change, a call for systemic reform, and specific guidance for implementing change in the faith-based workplace. Through stories of mixed-gender teams in religiously affiliated settings-including congregations, agencies, educational institutions, and other faith-based nonprofit organizations-this book explores nine change factors critical to ensuring that men and women work together in mutually supportive ways. The proven principles revealed through these stories provide a new model for the workplace that is certain to help teams achieve success and satisfaction in their ministries.