Fred Smith and David L. Goetz, Leading With Integrity: Competence With Christian Character. Bethany House Publishers, 1999. Referenced in: Leadership Development Through Character Formation LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is an older and still very valuable text on character formation for leaders. The chief value is in pointing out the “sectional” nature of character, that we tend
Reggie McNeal, Practicing Greatness: 7 Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders. Jossey-Bass, 2006. Referenced in: Leadership Development Through Spiritual Formation Minister Self-Care LifeandLeadership.com Summary McNeal offers one of the most perceptive and challenging guides to the consistent disciplines found in those who excel as leaders. The seven disciplines are self-awareness, self-management, self-development, mission, decision-making, belonging, and
Dave Kraft, Leaders Who Last. Crossway Books, 2010. Referenced in: Biblical and Spiritual Foundations of Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary Since there are so many books on leadership, one has to ask whether a new book actually contributes anything that is not already available. Kraft does, primarily because he is an experienced leader, now in his seventies,
Reggie McNeal, A Work of Heart: Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders, Updated Edition. Jossey-Bass / Leadership Network, 2010. Referenced in: Leadership Development Through Life Experiences LifeandLeadership.com Summary McNeal helps leaders discern how God is at work in their own lives, and to embrace ministries to which they are called. He illustrates these principles in
Eric O. Jacobsen, Editor, The Three Tasks of Leadership: Worldly Wisdom for Pastoral Leaders. Eerdmans Publishing, 2009. Referenced in: Empowering Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a rich application of the leadership philosophy of Max De Pree to the role of pastoral leadership. De Pree is one of the most prominent authors and practitioners in leadership
Brian Dodd, Empowered Church Leadership: Ministry in the Spirit According to Paul. InterVarsity Press, 2003. Referenced in: Empowering Leadership Pastoral Theology LifeandLeadership.com Summary Dodd does not use “empowerment” in the same sense as much of the current leadership literature, but more in terms of ministry that is done by the power of the Spirit rather
Roger Heuser and Norman Shawchuck, Leading the Congregation: Caring for Yourself While Serving the People, Revised Edition. Abingdon, 2010. Companion volume: Shawchuck and Heuser, Managing the Congregation Referenced in: Biblical and Spiritual Foundations of Leadership Church Leadership Foundations, Church Dynamics, Research Empowering Leadership Leadership Development Through Spiritual Formation Minister Self-Care LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is my
R. Scott Rodin, The Steward Leader: Transforming People, Organizations, and Communities. IVP Academic, 2010. Referenced in: Biblical and Spiritual Foundations of Leadership Pastoral Theology LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is one of the finest books I have read on leadership. From the very first essay, “Becoming a Steward Leader of No Reputation.” After this article, the book
Don N. Howell, Jr., Servants of the Servant: A Biblical Theology of Leadership. Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2003. Referenced in: Biblical and Spiritual Foundations of Leadership Pastoral Theology LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is an excellent biblical theology of leadership. He defines leadership as “taking the initiative to influence people to grow in holiness and to passionately
J. Oswald Sanders, Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence for Every Believer. Moody Publishers, 2007. Referenced in: Biblical and Spiritual Foundations of Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book was first printed in 1967, and is now in its third revision. It is still recognized as the classic text on the subject of biblical leadership. The 2007 version
