The Longview
by Roger Parrott | Book Summary
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Author: Roger Parrott
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Christian leaders must wrestle with the pressure of manufacturing immediate results and the necessity of making decisions that consider the longview. This is true for Christians who find themselves leading in a ministry setting as well as those who find themselves leading in the marketplace. It doesn't matter where a person's sphere of leadership is rooted, "Today's rising leaders have been reared, tutored, and equipped to operate in a world that prizes immediate results" (p. 11). Unfortunately, the decisions that lead to immediate results often have negative, long-term consequences. In the 1980s, ignoring the longview resulted in a burgeoning junk bond market. In the 1990s, ignoring the longview resulted in the dot-com bubble and rising credit card debt. In the 2000s, ignoring the longview resulted in a real-estate bubble. The mindset of prioritizing immediate results at the expense of the longview has also infiltrated churches and ministries. "Even the church has swallowed whole the cultural lie that immediate results are more important than lasting transformation." (p. 12) Leaders must learn to prioritize the longview in their planning, strategies, decisions, planning, and relationships. |
Roger Parrott is the president of Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi. He has served in this role for over two decades. Parrott earned a PhD in Higher Education Administration from the University of Maryland.
Parrott has served as a member of the Board of Mission America Coalition, a coalition of 100 denominations that cooperate for evangelism in the United States. He has served for 25 years on the Executive Committee of the Lausanne Movement, and he was chairman of the 2004 Forum for World Evangelization in Thailand. Parrott has also served on the boards of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
The Longview
by Roger Parrott
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Roger Parrott |
| Publisher | David C. Cook |
| Date | 2009 |
| Pages | 255 |
Overview:
"We live in a quick-fix, immediate-impact, short-view world. But we serve a longview God." (p. 9)
Christian leaders must wrestle with the pressure of manufacturing immediate results and the necessity of making decisions that consider the longview. This is true for Christians who find themselves leading in a ministry setting as well as those who find themselves leading in the marketplace. It doesn't matter where a person's sphere of leadership is rooted, "Today's rising leaders have been reared, tutored, and equipped to operate in a world that prizes immediate results" (p. 11). Unfortunately, the decisions that lead to immediate results often have negative, long-term consequences.
In the 1980s, ignoring the longview resulted in a burgeoning junk bond market. In the 1990s, ignoring the longview resulted in the dot-com bubble and rising credit card debt. In the 2000s, ignoring the longview resulted in a real-estate bubble.
The mindset of prioritizing immediate results at the expense of the longview has also infiltrated churches and ministries. "Even the church has swallowed whole the cultural lie that immediate results are more important than lasting transformation." (p. 12)
Leaders must learn to prioritize the longview in their planning, strategies, decisions, planning, and relationships.
Roger Parrott is the president of Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi. He has served in this role for over two decades. Parrott earned a PhD in Higher Education Administration from the University of Maryland.
Parrott has served as a member of the Board of Mission America Coalition, a coalition of 100 denominations that cooperate for evangelism in the United States. He has served for 25 years on the Executive Committee of the Lausanne Movement, and he was chairman of the 2004 Forum for World Evangelization in Thailand. Parrott has also served on the boards of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.