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Roy M. Oswald
Categories:
Author of:
- Beginning Ministry Together,
- Clergy Self-Care,
- Discerning Your Congregation's Future,
- Emotional Intelligence for Religious Leaders,
- The Emotional Intelligence of Jesus,
- The Inviting Church,
- Making Your Church More Inviting,
- Managing Polarities in Congregations,
- New Beginnings,
- Personality Type and Religious Leadership,
- Running Through the Thistles,
- Transforming Rituals
Biography
Roy M. Oswald is an ordained Lutheran (ELCA) pastor who is emeritus executive director at the Center for Emotional Intelligence and Human Relations Skills. He served as a senior consultant for the Alban Institute for thirty-one years after serving as a church pastor. He is author or co-author of sixteen books on churches and ministry, including his most recent The Emotional Intelligence of Jesus: Relational Smarts for Religious Leaders. Nadyne Guzmán is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. Her ministry includes service as a hospital chaplain and as a consultant and coach for international organizations, developing programs for leadership development, inclusivity, transformation, and spiritual care. She has served as a professor of leadership, a researcher, and as an administrator in public schools and higher education.