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The Love Conversation: Dialogic Leadership Coaching in John 21: 15–17

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This chapter explores the intersection of dialogical communication, leadership coaching, and spirituality, through the lens of the “love conversation” found within John 21: 15–17. The chapter defines dialogue as a useful tool within communication. Next, dialogue and spirituality are explored as useful tools in coaching alongside wisdom culture as a connector of spirituality, dialogue, and coaching. Finally the chapter executes an inner texture analysis of the “love conversation” in John 21: 15–17, which explores the interplay of “agape” and “philia” within the dialogue between Jesus and Peter. Investigating John 21: 15–17, this chapter extracts the implications of the “love conversation,” which are: (a) the meal, (b) the matrix, and (c) the mission to aid in future leadership coaching processes. The hope is for these implications to address the gap between spirituality and leadership coaching, sparking more research for the academy and more resources for practitioners.

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Credle, R.W.E. (2024). The Love Conversation: Dialogic Leadership Coaching in John 21: 15–17. In: Winston, B.E. (eds) Leadership as Loving One Another. Christian Faith Perspectives in Leadership and Business. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52276-5_3

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