Book description
The ancient people of Israel and contemporary Western society share
a preoccupation with the idea of leadership. In this perceptive and
engaging book, David Runcorn reveals just how deeply one world can
speak to the other. The story of 1 and 2 Samuel opens with a woman
weeping. But grief is often the precursor of change, and the answering
of Hannah's prayer is revealed in her song as a prophetic sign of
God's ways in all the world. As the author then helps us reflect on
various revealing episodes, time and again, he enables us to trace the
true presence of God in the words, actions or faithful endurance of
people on the edge of the 'main' script. And, he suggests, it is in
the kind of honest, disciplined attentiveness they display, that the
greatest hope for leadership will be found today.
Having worked as a parish priest and in theological training and
development, David Runcorn is now a full time 'free range priest'. He
writes, offers spiritual direction, and acts as a consultant and trainer
in areas of spiritual formation, vocational development and Christian
ministry. A well-known conference speaker and retreat leader, David is
the author of several books, including Choice Desire and the Will of
God, Spirituality Workbook, and The Road to Growth Less Travelled.
