Preaching

Grace Baptist Church of Cape Coral, Florida (pastored by Tom Ascol) shares on its website the following list of recommended books on Preaching.

• Preaching & Preachers by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
• Lectures to My Students by Charles Spurgeon
• Between Two Worlds: The Challenge of Preaching Today by John Stott
• On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons by John Broadus
• Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon by Bryan Chapell
• Rediscovering Expository Preaching: Balancing the Science and Art of Biblical Exposition by John MacArthur, Jr.
• The Art of Prophesying by Wiliam Perkins
• The Supremacy of God in Preaching by John Piper
• Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture by Graeme Goldsworthy
• Doctrine That Dances: Bringing Doctrinal Preaching and Teaching to Life by Robert Smith Jr.
• Feed My Sheep: A Passionate Plea for Preaching by Don Kistler (ed.)
• Preach the Word: Essays on Expository Preaching in Honor of R. Kent Hughes by Leland Ryken and Todd Wilson (eds.)

Leaders Summit Recommended Books

Leaders Summit is a consulting firm which provides leadership training and consulting for nonprofit and corporate organizations. They have recommended the following books for their twelve indispensable leadership skills.

Vision

Nanus, B. (1991). Visionary Leadership, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Life-long-learning

Bennis, W. (2003). On Becoming A Leader, New York: Basic Books.

Team Building

Harvard Business Press (2004). Teams That Click, Boston: Harvard Business Press.

Authenticity

Buckingham, M. & Clifton, D (2001). Now, Discover Your Strengths, New York: The Free Press.

Change-agent

Kotter, J. (1996). Leading Change, Boston: Harvard Business School Press.

Emotional Intelligence

Goleman, D. (2002). Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence, New York: Bantam Books.

Execution

Bossidy & Charan (2002). Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, New York: Crown Press.

People Skills

Carnegie, D. (1936). How to Win Friends and Influence People, New York: Simon and Schuster.

Communication

Clarke & Crossland (2002). The Leader’s Voice, New York: Select Books.

Inspire

Greenleaf, R. (1977). Servant Leadership, New York: Paulist Press.

Social Intelligence

Albrecht, K. (2006). Social Intelligence – The New Science of Success, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Multi-topic books:

Kouzes & Posner (2003). The Leadership Challenge, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Heil, Parker, and Tate (1995). Leadership and the Customer Revolution, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.

Leadership Books Recommended For Pastors By 9Marks

The following titles on LEADERSHIP are included in the 9Marks reading list for pastors:

The Reformed Pastor, Richard Baxter

The Christian Ministry, Charles Bridges

Elders, John MacArthur

Biblical Eldership, John Piper

Brothers, We are NOT Professionals, John Piper

Biblical Eldership, Alexander Strauch

Leadership textbooks

According to the seminary catalog:

Seminar in Leadership

Purpose:
• To examine biblical principles of leadership
• To evaluate one’s leadership gifts, style, and strength
• To discuss practical leadership models and methods within the local church

Topics covered include characteristics of godly leaders, how to develop a ministr y model, the impor tance of planning, practical pointers on leading a session and a congregation, a resume primer, and factors in evaluating a pastoral call. The course includes a special lecture by Dr. Diane Langberg on how to avoid experiencing a moral shipwreck in your ministry.

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Leadership and Management Book Recommendations

Danny Akin, President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, has recommended the following books on Christian Leadership and Management.

Anthony, Michael J. The Effective Church Board: A Handbook for Mentoring and Training Servant Leaders. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1993.

Anderson, Leith. A Church for the 21st Century. Minneapolis: Bethany, 1992.

Barna, George, ed. Leaders On Leadership. The Leading Edge Series. Ventura, CA: Regal, 1997.

Drucker, F. Peter. 1996. The Effective Executive. New York: Harper, 1967.

________. Managing the Non-corporate Organization. New York: Harper, 1990.

________. Managing for the Future: the 1990’s and Beyond. New York: Dutton, 1992.

Finzel, Hans. The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make. Wheaton: Victor, 1994.

Gangel, Kenneth O. Feeding and Leading. Wheaton: Victor, 1989.

________. Team Leadership in Christian Ministry. Chicago: Moody, 1997.

Hersey, Paul, Kenneth H. Blanchard, and Dewey E. Johnson. Management of Organizational Behavior: Utilizing Human Resources. 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996.

Hesselbein, Frances, Marshall Goldsmith, and Richard Beckhard, ed. The Leader of the Future. Drucker Foundation Future Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996.

________., ed. The Organization of the Future. Drucker Foundation Future Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997.

Hesselbein, Frances, Marshall Goldsmith, Richard Beckhard, and Richard F. Schubert, ed. The Community of the Future. Drucker Foundation Future Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998.

Maxwell, John C. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1998.

Miller, Michael D. Kingdom Leadership: A Call to Christ-Centered Leadership. Nashville: Convention Press, 1996.

Mims, Gene. Kingdom Principles for Church Growth. Nashville: Convention Press, 1994.

Schultz, Glen. Kingdom Education. Nashville: LifeWay, 1998.

Shelley, Marshall, ed. Leading Your Church Through Conflict and Resolution. Library of Leadership Development. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1997.

________., ed. Renewing Your Church Through Vision and Planning. Library of Leadership Development. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1997.

Tidwell, Charles A. The Educational Ministry of a Church: A Comprehensive Model for Students and Ministers. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1996.

Westing, Harold J. Church Staff Handbook: How to Build an Effective Ministry Team. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1997.

Williams, Dennis E., and Kenneth O. Gangel. Volunteers for Today’s Church: How to Recruit and Retain Workers. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1993.

Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Leadership

The following books on Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Leadership are recommended in the publication Beginning Your Theological Library published by the Criswell College.

Criswell’s Guidebook for Pastors, by W. A. Criswell

Pastoring the Smaller Church, by John C. Thiessen

The Art of Management for Christian Leaders, by Ted Engstrom and Edward Dayton