4 Ducere Est Servire: THE LEADERSHIP JOURNAL OF DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY Preface Dr. Michael S. Whiting Editor / Associate Professor of Christian History & Leadership I am beyond pleased to present to you the fourth volume of Ducere Est Servire. Once again, we are sharing with you the excellent work accomplished by our doctoral candidates and graduates of the Cook School of Leadership. This edition, like the three others before, provide a wide array of interests on the topic of leadership that reflects the unique individuality of callings, professions, and passions among our students. Thank you for taking time to read the fruit of their hard work. Three essays look distinctively at the era of the World Wars, a pivotal time period that continues to haunt and to fascinate historians, political scientists, theologians, and leadership ethicists. Dr. Brent Taylor looks at the influence of Shakespearean literature on the leadership rhetoric of British prime minister Winston Churchhill. Under the evil system of Nazism, Dr. Jon Dooley analyzes the moral leadership development of Martin Niemöller, and Dr. Steve Stanley highlights Dietrich Bonhoeffer as a paragon of prophetic leadership. Two other articles in this volume focus on quantitative studies in the field of organizational culture, including an essay on introverted leadership by Dr. Mario Stresow and the relationship of emotional intelligence and servant leadership to resiliency in the teaching profession by Dr. Rickeshea Todd. As these essays demonstrate, leadership in the Kingdom of God is a high calling, but it comes with a warning that challenges will have to be faced and sacrifices endured. William Carey (1761-1834) has always inspired me for the perseverance of his calling through uncertainties, losses, and years of labor without success. I often tell my students if there was ever any person who could
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