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Booklist: Leadership &
Discipleship
Leadership
that Works: Hope and Direction
for Church and Para-Church
Leaders in Today's Complex
World
by
Leith Anderson
Anderson's six characteristics
for "leadership"
include the following:
1) do what needs to be
done, 2) live Christianly,
3) choose multiple mentors,
4) learn the leadership
context, 5) beware of
the cutting edge, 6) trust
God for the long term.
Published by Bethany House,
2001.
On
Becoming a Leader
by
Warren Bennis
On Becoming a Leader
is a book about the qualities
that define leadership,
the people who exemplify
it, and the strategies
that anyone can apply
to become an effective
leader. Published by Perseus
Publishing, 1989, 2003.
Leadership
by the Book: Tools
to Transform Your Workplace
by
Kenneth Blanchard, Bill
Hybels and Phil Hodges
Citing Jesus as a source
for practical lessons
in effective leadership,
the authors explore the
concept of "servant
leadership" as well
as offering some simple
strategies for vision
and values in an organization.
Published by Blanchard
Family Partnership, 1999.
Leadership
is an Art
by
Max DePree
DePree details in deceptively
simple but imaginative
language, a humanitarian
approach to leadership.
He argues that an artful
leader needs to recognize
human diversity and make
full use of a person's
gifts. Published by Bantam
Doubleday, 1989.
Empowered
Leaders: The 10 Principles
of Christian Leadership
by
Hans Finzel
This guide highlights
the skills needed to become
a successful leader and
poses some penetrating
questions that force us
to take an honest look
at our own intentions
in being a leader. Published
by Word Publishing, 1999.
Courageous
Leadership
by
Bill Hybels
This book provides a profile
of one of today's foremost
Christian leaders.
This profile highlights
Hybels' own fervent commitment
to evangelism and discipleship
and his zeal to inspire
fellow church leaders.
Published by Zondervan
Publishing, 2002.
Leading
Change
by
John P. Kotter
Kotter's thesis is that
strategies for change
often fail because the
changes do not alter behaviour.
He identifes the most
common mistakes in effecting
change and offers eight
steps to overcome obstacles.
Published by Harvard Business
School Press, 1996.
A
Work of Heart: Understanding
How God Shapes Spiritual
Leaders
by
Reggie McNeal
Through brief studies
of the lives of Moses,
David, Paul and Jesus,
McNeal summarizes six
critical factors that
shape a leader's heart.
Published by Jossey-Bass,
2002.
In
the Name of Jesus
by
Henry Nouwen
The late Dutch priest
and author taught at Notre
Dame, Harvard, and Yale
before being called to
lead a community for mentally
handicapped people called
L'Arche Daybreak.
He shows in this book
that followers of Jesus
are often lured by power
into a style of leadership
that is decidedly not
God-like. Published by
CrossRoads Publishing,
1989.
The
Ascent of a Leader: How
Ordinary Relationships
Develop Extraordinary
Character and Influence
by
Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol
and Ken McElrath
The Ascent of a Leader
is written for ordinary
people who want to develop
extraordinary character,
find and follow God's
plan for their lives,
and lead others where
they need to go. Published
by Jossey-Bass, 1999.
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