Healthy Congregations Require Non-Anxious Leaders

A summary of insights from Peter Steinke on churches as relational systems

On my recent study break, I read two books from the late Peter Steinke that explore churches as “emotional or relational systems”. Those familiar with Steinke’s work will know that he applies the work that both Edwin Friedman and Murray Bowen did with family systems theory to congregations. The first book I read, thanks to a recommendation from my frien…