Neil Cole, Journeys to Significance: Charting a Leadership Course from the Life of Paul (Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series). Jossey-Bass, 2011. Referenced in: Leadership Development, Clinton Emergence Theory Leadership Development through Life Experiences Pastoral Theology LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book describes Paul as an example of how to lead “throughout a lifetime, increasing significance all along so
Erwin Raphael McManus, An Unstoppable Force: Daring to Become the Church God Had in Mind. Group Publishing, 2001. Referenced in: Congregational Culture, Church Identity Leadership and Organizational Culture Missional Strategies – First Read LifeandLeadership.com Summary It is hard to know exactly how to categorize this resource. This may be its value. McManus is Lead Pastor
Timothy Z. Witmer, The Shepherd Leader: Achieving Effective Shepherding In Your Church. P and R Publishing, 2010. Referenced in: Plural-Elder Congregational Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary As a professor at Westminster Theological Seminary, Witmer writes from a Reformed Presbyterian perspective. What he suggests fits better within Presbyterian church governance, and may not be as applicable for Plural-Elder/Congregational
Blaine McCormick and David Davenport, Shepherd Leadership: Wisdom for Leaders from Psalm 23. Jossey-Bass, 2003. Referenced in: Shepherd Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary Some literature on shepherd leadership focuses on intense pastoral identification with those a leader serves, e.g. Lynn Anderson, They Smell Like Sheep. Others, such as this volume by McCormick and Davenport, use the shepherd
Resources on Churches as Emotional Systems by Roberta Gilbert Referenced in: Leadership and Emotional Systems, Self-Differentiation LifeandLeadership.com Summary Robert Gilbert, M.D., Director of the Center for the Study of Human Systems, and faculty member of the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family at Georgetown, is a recognized authority on Bowen family systems theory
Resources on Emotional Systems by Review and Expositor Referenced in: Leadership and Emotional Systems, Self-Differentiation LifeandLeadership.com Summary The Summer 2005 issue of Review and Expositor (vol. 12, no. 3) was devoted to Bowen system theory and congregational life and leadership. The issue was co-edited by Israel Galindo and Timothy W. Brock. It is an excellent
Richard Hamm, Recreating The Church: Leadership for the Postmodern Age (TCP Leadership Series). Chalice Press, 2007. Referenced in: Adaptive Leadership (Heifetz) Missional Strategies, Transitioning Established Churches to Missional LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is another excellent contribution to The Columbia Partnership (TCP) Leadership Series. Any title of this series is worth reading. In this volume, Dick Hamm
Mark Goulston, M. D., Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone. Amacom, 2009 Referenced in: Leadership Development Through Communication Competence Criticism, Difficult People, Difficult Conversations LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a fascinating look at the dynamics of difficult conversations. While not written with church leadership in mind, it translates well into ministry
N. Graham Standish, Humble Leadership: Being Radically Open to God’s Guidance and Grace. Alban Institute, 2007. Referenced in: Biblical and Spiritual Foundations of Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary Standish is one of the most outstanding writers on Christian leadership today. Among his works is Becoming a Blessed church, which is an excellent integration of spiritual and congregational
Israel Galindo, The Hidden Lives of Congregations: Discerning Church Dynamics. Alban Institute, 2004. Referenced in: Church Dynamics, Research Leadership and Emotional Systems, Self-Differentiation LifeandLeadership.com Summary One might call this book “Congregations 101,” or “The Primer on What Makes Churches Tick,” or “Congregational Dynamics Through the Lens of Emotional Systems.” Regardless of one’s approach to congregational
