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The Catholic Church is suffering its worst decline in five centuries - a precipitous slide that will turn catastrophic unless reversed by fundamental changes in strategy, culture, and leadership style. Even the inspiring leadership of Pope Francis will not reverse the slide without a strategy for action, from the grassroots through the hierarchy. Bestselling author Chris Lowney, a former Jesuit seminarian and business executive who now chairs one of the world's largest Catholic ministries, not only outlines the challenges but also maps the path forward in Everyone Leads. After a bracing review of the church's global struggles - from clergy shortages to declining participation - Lowney draws on two decades of change-management experience to propose an "EASTeR" strategy of five transformational principles: be entrepreneurial, be accountable, serve, transform, and reach out.



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Chris Lowney

Chris Lowney chairs the board of Catholic Health Initiatives, one of the nation's largest healthcare/hospital systems. He formerly served as a Managing Director of J.P. Morgan & Co in New York, Tokyo, Singapore and London until leaving the firm in 2001. He has lectured in more than two-dozen countries on on leadership, business ethics, and other related topics.

He is the author of five books. His most recent work, "Everyone Leads: How to Revitalize the Catholic Church," has been hailed as an "invaluable contribution" and a "must read." His first book, "Heroic Leadership," a # 1 ranked bestseller of the CBPA, was named a finalist for a Book of the Year Award from ForeWord magazine and has been translated into eleven languages. He is also author of "Heroic Living," and "A Vanished World"-- Chris was featured in the PBS-aired documentary, "Cities of Light," which echoed many of that book's key themes. His book, Pope Francis: Why He Leads the Way He Leads," was called "a book for the ages" and became the # 1 bestseller on Amazon's "Popes and the Vatican" list.

He founded Pilgrimage for Our Children's Future, which funds education and healthcare projects in the developing world. He also served as volunteer founding president of Jesuit Commons, an innovative collaboration which offers online university education in refugee camps in Africa and elsewhere.

He is a one-time Jesuit seminarian, and a summa cum laude graduate of Fordham University, where he also received his M.A. He is holder of five honorary Doctoral degrees.



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