Leadership Books

Many leaders are missing an essential ingredient to greater influence. They might be amazing visionaries, implementers, and even orators, but if th...

Integrity, pastoral care and authority lie at the heart of Christian leadership and indeed, following Jesus in any capacity, and they are also crit...

'The best leaders bring all of the resources in their world into play to accomplish something great.' John Maxwell Influential author and teacher J...

How will we regather the church after pandemic? The COVID-19 pandemic is an inflection point for the church everywhere - and certainly for the Epis...

A ministry is what you can do with the help of others. A movement is what God can do when you let go of control and multiply disciples and churches...

The church as we know it is calibrated for a world that no longer exists. It needs to recalibrate in order to address the questions that animate to...

Servant leadership is commended by popular leadership writers and scholars. However, much of the practical, theoretical, and even theological com...

People are desperate for leaders who are credible – those who possess a moral center and exhibit sound leadership skills. Given our global realitie...

Learn the stories behind these beloved spirituals.

Learning to Lead was written from the living experience of African leaders, and it has been shaped by 36 years of training church leaders in Kenya....

Whitworth University president Bill Robinson highlights five qualities that characterized the leadership style of Jesus. Conversational in tone and...

Everybody wants to be a hero, but few understand the power of being a hero maker. In Hero Maker you will learn how to bring real change to your c...

This is a resource book and one of encouragement for women leaders. It is written by a woman speaking into the lives of women, and features the tes...

One Abingdon’s most beloved studies of the Bible has been updated!

'Well done good and faithful servant.' Every ministry leader wants to hear these words when they meet their Lord. But what does successful ministry...

Essential Christian Leadership was developed for real-life leadership programmes which the author has led for pastors and church leaders on four co...

A major problem in the local church today is lack of leadership. Simply put, we have more needs than we have leaders to meet those needs. So, how d...

Tough leadership decisions come in many different shapes and sizes--strategic direction, resourcing, priorities, communications, the management of ...

The patriarchal approach to leadership in the African context is indeed an enigma, judging from the unpredictable outcomes and the quest for effect...

Ten years after his death, Edwin Friedman's best-selling A Failure of Nerve continues to offer insights into leadership that are more urgently need...

For the first time in modern history, women are making their way into strategic positions of influence and leadership within the church, public, co...

The 4D Church takes a critical and inspirational look at four aspects of 21st century church ministry: Culture, Hospitality, Worship and Technology...

A fascinating look at what will increase spiritual power in your life and ministry. In 48 Laws of Spiritual Power, best-selling author Frank Viola ...

Christian ministries want to grow — they rightly desire to see more and more people following the Lord Jesus as his faithful disciples. And that's ...

Jeff Tacklind, pastor of Church by the SeaÑa quirky, diverse congregation in Laguna Beach, CaliforniaÑknows from decades of ministry experience tha...

There’s no doubt about it—small group (or home group) leadership is rightly seen as an indispensable ministry. But what’s your goal as a leader? Wh...

In The Missional Leader, consultants Alan Roxburgh and Fred Romanuk give church and denominational leaders, pastors, and clergy a clear model for l...

In The Mindful Leader, Peter Shaw unpacks the Christian concepts underpinning good leadership and management - such as wisdom, hope and truth - off...

The Five Phases of Leadership is a book written by a practitioner for practitioners. Organized around five stages of leadership – establishing trus...

The Church of England is fully committed to all orders of ministry being open equally to all, without reference to gender. It also remains committe...

Stop hiding and find healing. Leaders share a unique challenge in bridging the gap between their public and personal lives. Unrealistic pressures a...

Practice the three simple phrases that heal relationships, strengthen connection, and change the world. We all believe that saying, “Thank you,” “I...

There is a growing (if not urgent) need for those being trained for ordained (and lay) ministry to be provided with a more solid grounding in litur...

Stride Small Group Workbook: Creating a Discipleship Pathway for Your Life is a small group workbook, with included leader guide, for Stride: Creat...

Leadership. What does it mean? How do I do it? Who is a leader and who is not? Relational Leadership will stimulate your thinking about leadership ...

Being a good leader isn’t easy. It requires courage, humility, integrity, and compassion. Jesus spoke of true leadership as having the ability to b...

A parish church gathers people together from across the community and is a site of resistance against the increasingly atomized and segregated soci...

John Wimber, founder of the Vineyard movement had a unique ability to capture truth in pithy little phrases. “The meat’s in the street,” “Doin’ the...

Do you face a steady onslaught of internal and external pressures you are not trained to handle? Does the resulting anxiety get in the way of your ...

Whether you are pondering a new job, a sense of calling to serve God, or a particular role at church or on the mission field, Life is for Giving wi...