Includes index

1. Organizational Leaders: Communicating in a Crisis Situation -- 2. Effective Communication Strategies and Leadership Growth During the Israeli 6th Century BCE Crisis: An Ideological Study of Daniel 9:19 -- 3. Towards a Greater Understanding of Crisis Leadership: A Christian Perspective and The Opportunities in Crisis -- 4. The Importance of Crisis in Healthy Organizations: A Case Study of Judges 3:1-5 -- 5. Organized Leadership: From Crisis to Hope -- 6. Examining Josephs Four-Phase Model of Crisis Leadership and his Development as a Crisis Leader -- 7. Leadership in Crisis and Crisis in Leadership: A Courageous Followers Perspective -- 8. Esther and Mordecai: Emergent Team Leadership and Resilience in Crisis -- 9. David and Goliath: Sensemaking Under Crisis -- 10. Bold Leadership in Times of Crises: Inclusion, Fear and Courage in Galatians

This edited collection uses a biblical lens to explore how to lead effectively and grow in a crisis situation. The chapters examine topics such as communicating through crisis, developing organizations and leaders through crisis, personal crisis and leadership development, and ethics and morality in crisis. Case studies include David's response to Goliath's challenge, Joseph's leadership and management of Egypt, and the team leadership and resilience of Esther and Mordecai in navigating a possible Jewish genocide.This book makes a unique contribution to the crisis leadership literature by examining the topic from a Christian perspective and will foster future research into the role of spirituality in organizational crisis