Transforming Male Leaders In The Twenty-First Century-Church Through Training in Transformative Learning and Transformational Leadership

By Manuel Howard

The Transforming Male Leaders in the Twenty-First Century is a blueprint for all male leaders, especially those who are looking to be transformed into game-changing transformational leaders in their homes, churches, and/or the community. Males, especially African American males in leadership, have been on a decline in churches, homes, and the community in recent decades. This book will train all men in transformative learning and transformational leadership which will spark a transformational revival in our male leaders. This book is a recipe for transformation. It uses a qualitative method of inquiry which lays out a treatment plan including a three-week training module utilized to investigate the focus on the lack of black male leadership in the church, home, and the community. This book presents the state-of-the-art research in black male leadership. This book provides information drawn from literature review relative to the absence of black male leadership in the church. This book shares significant concepts and pertinent works by leading authors and theorists in black male leadership. This book also provides an in-depth explication of transformational leadership and transformative learning theories as they correlate to current literature on the lack of male leaders in the black church. Transforming Male Leaders in the Twenty-First Century" establishes a theoretical foundation using a theological, biblical, and historical perspective to undergird the subject matter of transforming black males in the local church. This book also examines the work of leading theorists in male leadership. This book is a solution to a male leadership crisis in the black home, church, and community. This book will enlighten all leaders regarding the leadership crisis in America and sound the bell for transformation across the globe! One must be transformed by training, love, grace, and blood of Jesus to be a transformer in the home, church, or community.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Oct 30, 2019
• ISBN: 9781645695707

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ISBN 978-1-64569-569-1 (paperback)

ISBN 978-1-64569-570-7 (digital)

Copyright © 2019 by Dr. Manuel A. Howard

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Book endorsement for Manuel Howard

In the last twenty five- thirty years a major emphasis and movement has been initiated to get more men involved in the church and to serve as role models for our youth, particularly young black males.

Here is a book that speaks to some of the present-day issues on the absence of black male leadership in the church and a call for action. To illuminate this ever evolving problem and tremendous need to address the issue, Dr. Manuel Howard draws upon an extensive study and scholarship to provide tools for clergy, the church and community to come together and do something about it.

Dr. Manuel Howard’s book, Transforming Male leaders in the 21st Century is a compelling, informative, and inspirational masterpiece. It is sociological, in that it addresses how to enter actively engage men in the church, but it is also theological, because many of the core principles and theoretical foundations are biblically based.

Words of commendation are due to Dr. Howard for his insights and this timely publication. Even more, I congratulate him for being genuinely committed to the church and its historic contributions to culture and community, at the same time I commend him for his courage in challenging the church to embrace an immediate need to teach and prepare black men for leadership and ministry.

Bishop Gregory G.M. Ingram

118th Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Presiding Prelate of the 1st Episcopal District

Transformational Church Leadership is grounded in the one’s ability to help followers find their calling in life and then to find a place in the church to fulfill that calling. To do so, a transformational leader must have a sense of his or her own calling and the ability to mentor constituents into mastering their own mission in life. In Transforming Male Leaders in the 21st Century, Howard has reconciled his own calling and developed a method whereby he can mentor others into their odyssey in life. This book provides a blueprint for preparing men and women to live out their calling by performing a task in the leadership of the church. The focus of the book is on male leadership, however, the principles taught are not confined to gender. Both male and female will benefit from this training.

I highly recommend this book as required reading for anyone in a leadership position in the church in general and the black church in particular.

JT Roberson, PhD

Past Dean, Doctoral Studies, United Theological Seminary

Past Dean, Shaw University Divinity School

Past Director of DMin Program, Payne Theological Seminary

Reverend Dr. Manuel Howard’s book Transforming Male Leaders in the 21st Century helps the black church meet the challenging demands of transforming male leaders for ministry. Howard’s groundbreaking work is a clarion call which details how to transform males into effective church leaders so that they can foster the transforming agency of church members in an ever-evolving, global society. Howard acknowledges that many black churches are not equipped to do the work necessary to realize their mission of salvation and liberation. Therefore, he takes a critical conscious approach to developing male leadership in what he designates as the technologically driven church. To address this problem, Howard performed field work among males in a black congregation from a theoretical, methodological, and practical perspective. His work provides insight from an author who has engaged in scholarly research on the written and living texts of black ecclesial formations and prescribes a plan for implementing salvation and liberation.

Constance Chamblee, Ed.D, D.Min.

Directional Management Group, LLC

I’ve known Manuel for most of his life. I’ve watched God pour himself into him. I’ve watched Manuel humble himself before God and this book is a manifestation of Gods grace in him. You will be truly blessed and encouraged reading these revealing insights. God will use this to strengthen His church.

Jim Maxim Sr.; Founder of Acts413 Ministries

Author of face to face with God and 21 days of breakthrough prayer

I have known Dr. Howard since he was a foster care kid attending a church, I pastored along with his foster care family. Even then he showed leadership ability as it related to the other kids. He was a star football player on his high school football team and the other kids his age seemed to listen to him. Today through education and hard work he has transformed the men in the church he pastors to committed disciples of Christ. I know this book will transform many lives.

Rev. Dr. Charles H.