Books that I have found useful in church leadership (and this list will grow over time):
- Axiom by Bill Hybels
- The Volunteer Revolution by Bill Hybels
- Sticky Teams by Larry Osborne
- The Purpose Driven Church by Rick Warren
- Vintage Church by Mark Driscoll
- On Church Leadership by Mark Driscoll
- Next Generation Leader by Andy Stanley
- Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul by John MacArthur
- Total Church by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis
- Transforming Church in Rural America by Shannon O’Dell
- Leaders Who Last by Dave Kraft
- 9 Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever
- The Teaching Ministry of the Church by Daryl Eldridge
- Simple Church by Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger
- Church Unique by Will Mancini
- The Way of the Shepherd by Kevin Leman
- Reverberation: How God’s Word brings Light, Freedom, and Action to His People by Jonathan Leeman
Other leadership books that have stood out to me:
I love Axiom and Transforming the church in rural America.
Right now I’m reading Ben Arment’s Church in the Making and it’s really solid stuff.
Ben never dissapoints!
Out of that list I have read 4. I would say Axiom would be my top one out of the list. I few other books I have read regarding leadership are:
1. The Way of the Shepherd by Kevin Leman & William Pentak
2. Courageous Leadership by Bill Hybels
The Way of the Shepherd belongs on this list. I’ve read it too, but missed it somehow.
Thanks!
I’d add Andy Stanley’s 7 Practices for Effective Ministry and Winning on Purpose by John Edmund Kaiser (outstanding)… also, no Maxwell?
You know, I just haven’t read any of Maxwell’s stuff. I’m not opposed to it, but just haven’t had the urge to pick one of his books up.
Thanks for the suggestion!