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Leaders deal with a variety of internal and external pressures, such as environmental uncertainty and ever-changing group dynamics. However, another pressure impacts leadership decision-making and behavior: the weight of leadership itself. Although the Bible gives little mention to the leadership of James, it does offer a glimpse into the power dynamic of the early Church. This chapter examines the decision-making of one of the pillars of the early Church, a man many scholars believe to be the brother of Jesus Christ.
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Serrano, C.A. (2020). Leading Under Pressure: James and the Shadow of Jesus. In: Biblical Principles for Resilience in Leadership. Christian Faith Perspectives in Leadership and Business. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37101-2_8
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