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Capturing the Heart of Leadership: Spirituality and Community in the New American Workplace / by Gilbert W. Fairholm Promotes a new spiritual approach to organizational leadership that goes beyond visionary management to a new focus on the spiritual for both leader and led.
Church Leadership: Following the Example of Jesus Christ / by Lawrence O. Richards, Clyde Hoeldtke Spells out so clearly the scriptural implications of the presence of Christ in the church and the calling of church leaders to be, first of all, servants.
Courageous Leadership / by Bill Hybels You'll discover the power of vision and how to turn it into action. Helps you discover your leadership style, develop other leaders, make decisions, walk with God, embrace change, and much, much more.
Creative church leadership / by John Adair
God is my CEO: following God's principles in a bottom-line world / by Larry S. Julian This business bestseller features a practical business plan that readers can use to integrate people, processes, and profits into a win-win situation.
Guided by grace: servant leadership for the local church / by Paul Chappell
Jesus on Leadership / by C. Gene Wilkes Seven principles to assist leaders with everything from humbling their hearts to building a team for Christ.
Jesus, CEO: using ancient wisdom for visionary leadership / by Laurie Beth Jones With principles embedded in spirituality, ethics and strength, acclaimed motivator Laurie Beth Jones brings us "Jesus, CEO" -- a bold yet sensitive inspirational guide for leadership success.
Leadership for the twenty-first century / by Joseph Clarence Rost Critiques the concept of leadership as understood in the last 75 years and looks to the twenty-first century for a reconstructed understanding of leadership in the postindustrial era.
Leadership in nonprofit organizations / by Barry Dym and Harry Hutson Explores contemporary versions of leadership as embedded in American culture.
Lessons in Leadership: Fifty Respected Evangelical Leaders Share Their Wisdom on Ministry / by Randal Roberts More than fifty contributors—including Bill Bright, Ted Engstrom, Gene Getz, Joe Aldrich, Walter C. Kaiser Jr., Jill Briscoe, Earl Radmacher, and Carl F. H. Henry—offer advice to young leaders.
Management Essentials for Christian Ministries / by Michael J. Anthony A thorough examination of management principles for Christian ministries including churches, denominations, and parachurch organizations including all issues regarding church administration and functions and provides a theological grounding for organizational approaches to church management.
Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership: Casting Light Or Shadow / by Craig Edward Johnson Written in an informal, accessible style, author Craig E. Johnson takes an interdisciplinary approach to leadership ethics while blending research and theory with practical application. This unique text promotes ethical decision-making and action through skill development, self-assessment, and application exercises.
Reviewing leadership: a Christian evaluation of current approaches / by Robert J. Banks, Bernice M. Ledbetter, Max De Pree Explores the idea of leadership in today's culture and in the past through theological evaluation, theory and practice, and examples of exemplary leaders.
Rewiring the corporate brain: using the new science to rethink how we structure and lead organizations / by Danah Zohar Corporate structures operate from one of three individually distinct but intricately interrelated systems: mental, emotional, and spiritual. The healthiest organizations learn to respond and adapt to external stimuli through a well integrated union of all three structures rather than a single, rigid approach. Business models neglect emotional and spiritual components in their operations, placing emphasis instead on efficiency and results.
Servant leadership: a journey into the nature of legitimate power and greatness / by Robert K. Greenleaf, Larry C. Spears This highly influential book is filled with prophetic essays on what Greenleaf coined "autocratic leadership" with a holistic approach.
Serve the community of the church: Christians as leaders and ministers / by Andrew D. Clarke Explores the nature of leadership roles and positions in the early Christian communities of the first- century church.
Spurgeon on Leadership: Key Insights for Christian Leaders from the Prince of Preachers / by Larry J. Michael "I highly recommend this book to all serious students of leadership!" —John C. Maxwell, Founder of the INJOY Group
The American Leadership Tradition: The Inevitable Impact of a Leader's Faith on a Nation's Destiny / by Marvin Olasky Details the words and experiences of the great, the good, and the deeply flawed men who have led the United States of America by examining the intersection of politics and religion. The lives of thirteen American leaders from Washington to Clinton provide indisputable evidence that private morality does indeed affect public policy. And that it does so in ways you may never have considered until now.
The Bible on leadership: from Moses to Matthew : management lessons for contemporary leaders / by Lorin Woolfe Offers leadership lessons from the Bible that can be applied to the modern business world.
The extraordinary leader: turning good managers into great leaders / by John H. Zenger, Joe Folkman Identifies 16 competencies that tower above all the others-the ones that separate great leaders from the average. Focuses on the importance of maximizing strengths as opposed to merely correcting weaknesses. Further, the importance of balanced strengths is introduced: when strengths are clustered in one area, the leader is less effective than he or she could be with strengths in different areas.
The Good Book on Leadership: Case Studies from the Bible / by John Borek, Danny Lovett, Elmer L. Towns Examines leaders in the Bible on a case-by-case basis to unveil the biblical models for leadership. These models apply not just to pastors but also to business, sports, overnment, and even the military. God’s Word provides us with what we need to know—for any situation—to provide godly leadership and guidance.
The Leadership Baton: An Intentional Strategy for Developing Leaders in Your Church / by Rowland Forman, Jeff Jones, Bruce Miller Will help you get the leaders you need up and running, developing leadership qualities they can in turn hand off to other up-and-coming leaders.
The Making of a Christian Leader / by Theodore Wilhelm Engstrom, Ted Engstrom, David J. Juroe Explains that good leadership begins with a clear understanding of tested principles of management and human relations. Then, building on practice and experience in developing skills, the leader cultivates the qualities and personal traits that make good managers.
The power of servant-leadership: essays / by Robert K. Greenleaf, Larry C. Spears A collection of Robert Greenleaf's finest and most mature works and an unexpected sequel to his "Servant Leadership." These pieces were designed to stimulate and inspire people in the practice of a more caring leadership and reflect Greenleaf's continual refinement of his servant-as-leader concept, focusing on issues such as spirit, commitment to vision, and seeing things whole.
The servant-leader within: a transformative path / by Robert K. Greenleaf, Hamilton Beazley, Julie Beggs, Larry C. Spears A guide to ethical and empowering leadership for teachers and trainers in every field. In this inspirational and practical book are gathered some of the classic works of visionary management consultant and educator Robert K. Greenleaf. This volume includes his definitive work on developing servant-leadership in a university, Teacher as Servant.
Theory and practice of leadership / by Roger Gill Provides a comprehensive and critical review of the major theories of leadership and clearly lays out a more holistic understanding of leadership that integrates the disparate approaches and theories. Throughout the book, Roger Gill uses illustrative examples and cases, drawn from research and practice in the UK, mainland Europe, and the USA as well as Asia and elsewhere, enabling students to better relate the theories to real cases and their own experience.

LCSH	Keyword
CHRISTIAN leadership	servant leadership
LEADERS	price of leadership
LEADERSHIP--Religious aspects--Christianity	church as an organism
LEADERSHIP in the Bible	church as an organization
TRANSFORMATIONAL leadership	ministry evaluation
TIME management	leadership styles
MENTORS	leadership principles
MENTORING	leader recruitment
MENTORING in Christian education	leader retention
COMMUNICATION in management	conflict resolution
TEAMS in the workplace
MOSES (Biblical leader)
DECISION making
CONFLICT management
PROBLEM solving
CHURCH management

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