Leadership On the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading
Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky
Making Spiritual Sense: Christian Leaders as Spiritual Interpreters
Scott Cormode
The Leadership Challenge
By James Kouzes and Barry Posner
LEADING CHANGE:
Leading Change
John Kotter
The Missional Leader: Equipping your Church to Reach a Changing World
Alan Roxburgh and Fred Romanuk
The Ministry of the Missional Church: A Community Led by the Spirit
Craig Van Gelder
A Field Guide for the Missional Congregation: Embarking on a Journey of Transformation
Rick Rouse and Craig Van Gelder
Holy Conversations: Strategic Planning as a Spiritual Practice for Congregations
Gil Rendle and Alice Mann
Leading Change in the Congregation: Spiritual and Organizational Tools for Leaders
Gil Rendle
The Multigenerational Church: Meeting the Leadership Challenge
Gil Rendle
Transforming Congregational Culture
Anthony Robinson
Leading Congregational Change
Jim Herrington, Mike Bonem and James Furr
Diffusion of Innovation
Everett Rogers
MISSIONAL CHURCH
Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America
Darrell Guder, editor
The Continuing Conversion of the Church
Darrell Guder
The Essence of the Church: A Community Created by the Spirit
Craig Van Gelder
Treasure in Clay Jars: Patterns in Missional Faithfulness
Lois Barrett et al.
The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church
Reggie McNeal
The Emerging Church
Dan Kimball
ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY
Understanding Your Congregation as a System
George Parsons and Speed Leas
Managing the Congregation: Building Effective Systems to Serve People
Norman Shawchuck and Roger Heuser
Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership
Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal
The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization
By Peter Senge
Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind
Geert Hofstede and Gert Jan Hofstede
SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT
Discernment: The Art of Choosing Well
Pierre Wolf
Sharing Wisdom: A Process for Group Decision Making
Mary Benet McKinney
Transforming Church Boards into Communities of Spiritual Leaders
Charles Olsen
Grounded in God: Listening Hearts Discernment for Group Deliberations, revised edition
Suzanne Farnham, Stephanie Hull, R. Taylor McLean
PRACTICING FAITH
Practicing Our Faith: A Way of Life for a Searching People
Dorothy Bass, editor
Practicing Theology: Beliefs and Practices in Christian Life
Miroslav Volf and Dorothy Bass, editors
The Practicing Congregation: Imagining a New Old Church
Diana Butler Bass
CHURCH HEALTH/GROWTH
Raising the Roof: The Pastoral-to-Program Size Transition
Alice Mann, editor
Behavioral Covenants in Congregations
Gil Rendle
POSTMODERNISM
A Primer on Postmodernism
Stanley Grenz
The Postmodern Parish: New Ministry for a New Era
Jim Kitchens
