Leadership Books

Leaders have long realized that hierarchical models of ministry and organizations have little place in the church. For congregations dedicated to t...

Learn how to work for genuine and effective change in your church without trying to throw out everything that has gone before. Pastors and other co...

Helps small membership church pastors see the spiritual development of their church in ways that tie directly to their own spiritual formation, res...

Leaders aren't born. They're made, one step at a time. “Kaizen” is a Japanese word that translates roughly, “to change or correct for the better.” ...

Spiritual Entrepreneurs  tells the story of an innovative pastor and leadership team who intentionally led their church to take spiritual risks. By...

The church's mission, argues Reggie McNeal, engages every aspect of life. The front lines of the collision between the kingdom of light and the kin...

This book shows what kind of leadership, evangelism, and outreach will bring about a desirable turnaround. It provides specific actions that will d...

Just like pouring out precious ointment, our dear brother Stephen Kaung ministered these five messages on being a spiritual leader as shown through...

The secret to leadership and transformation of a group--or of another person--is the quality of the relationship one person has with another. The e...

Most pastors are comfortable with the role of leader. Inspiring people and helping them discover and make use of their own gifts are tasks to which...

Every clergyperson has a persona: the public role he or she assumes in performing ministry for a congregation or organization. For example, the rol...

The purpose of this book is simple -- to reclaim a vision for church leadership from the great spiritual awakening known as the Wesleyan movement. ...

A guide for pastors, church leaders, and all who help African Americans in their search for a meaningful Christian lifestyle. Forming Christians--l...

Accurately counting the right things can profoundly impact ministry effectiveness. Knowing “the story in the stats” can inform decisions and lead t...

The definitive guide to leading the congregation, updated to meet the needs of today’s church leaders. Much has changed since the first edition of ...

Thousands of congregations are in serious trouble. Children are not being taught the faith. Disciples are not being made. Lives are not being trans...

How often have you wondered how to help children and young people make the transition from Sunday School to church and get fully integrated into th...

This one-volume edition of Simon Walker's trilogy of books on 'undefended' leadership addresses leaders in all walks of life: from the home or pre-...

What are eternal rewards? What does it mean that teachers will incur a “stricter judgment”? Will all believers be equal in Heaven? How does my pres...

Successful leaders have to take risks to reap the benefits. In New Zealand, they have a saying: “Keep a low profile or, like the tall poppy, stand ...

Clear plans for the daily tasks of effectively leading a congregation. The joy of ministry is lost in the terror of being ill equipped for daily ta...

Make a Lasting Impact with Value-Based Leadership Leading with purpose requires more than just skill and determination it demands a foundation root...

What does good theology have to do with good entrepreneurship? In this pioneering work, Richard Goossen and R. Paul Stevens have written what many...

Everyone in a position of responsibility knows the tension of leadership. It may be between tasks or people, money or mission, the present or the f...

What do we mean when we talk about small groups? And more importantly: what do we expect to happen when people gather in this way? The small group...

Leadership is essential. Maybe you've shied away from leadership because you don't know what it will involve, or you feel too unsure of your own a...

The Christian Ministry is Bridges’ best known literary work. Bridges begins by considering the general and personal cause of ministerial ineffectiv...

It doesn't happen every day that a book this timely is birthed and so experientially written. James Reeves has followed God's call to build a churc...

Discover how God wants you to step into a realm of ministry and fulfillment you have never dreamed possible. Learn how your work is the powerful dy...

Where will you find your next team of capable, committed leaders for your congregation? Churches across the country search for committed people wit...

Many congregations are declining due to an inward focus, and see their pastor as someone who should only minister to their needs. But pastors must ...

What do Bill Gates, King Solomon, Abraham, and Lincoln have in common? They're all excellent examples of how leaders under pressure manage to succe...

There is a huge need for churches to be more inclusive – some might be more inclusive in some areas than others (both in attitude and resources), b...

Today’s leaders simply can’t succeed without putting creativity in their toolbox. If you don’t think you’re creative, that may sound discouraging. ...

How can we lead in a way that releases the potential so often constrained by traditional leadership structures? Both within and outside the church ...

Using the metaphor of massive foundations of bridges not visible to the eye but essential to long-term viability and strength, Gordon MacDonald del...

Our culture is constantly changing, as fast as - or faster than - we can adapt to it. In this context Christian leaders have not only to acquire ne...

In an age when men can be nurses or stay-at-home dads and women can be pilots or business managers, there are few areas left where gender alone det...

Builder, fool, ambassador, athlete, parent, pilot, scum, shepherd: the apostle Paul uses rich imagery when he discusses what it means to be a Chris...

With wisdom and sharp biblical insight, John White points to the life of Nehemiah, showing us a man of prayer and a man of action; firm leader and ...

All Christian leaders face challenges. But God works in us, with us and through us to accomplish his eternal purposes. Here is practical wisdom fro...

The challenge facing today's leaders is considerable. In politics and in the church, in business and in the community they must make sense of a fra...

Leaders do well to consult their predecessors - to seek ancient wisdom - for help in guiding people into the future. Authentic leaders recognize th...