If I Were Pope: What the Field of Organizational Development (OD) Can Teach the Church

By William MacGregor

Imagine the Catholic Church fully engaged with the world. . . If I Were Pope is a unique book. It is the first analysis of the Papacy and the Catholic Church in the 21st century using organizational development (OD) principles. OD has existed as a formal discipline for the past 40 years, but its roots go back more than 100 years. The values that define OD closely parallel values of Catholic Social Thought that evolved through the same period of time. This book encourages an intentional union of these two expressions of the same essential values. The objective is to encourage dialogue, which may lead to the following outcomes: A Catholic Church enabled to engage actively and meaningfully with all people of good will to create a new "world culture"; and A broader platform from which to evaluate organizational cultures and their effects on humanity.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478760052
• ISBN13: 9781478760054
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Outskirts Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"