Whether you are looking at developing your leadership skills in regards to leading yourself, your family, others, departments, or organizations, these resources can help you as a leader. For those of you that lead groups, it may be good to go back and review some of the resources on the New Leaders page.
Audio Leadership Resources
- Christianaudio.com – get a free book download each month
- Audible.com
- Andy Stanley Leadership podcast
- Catalyst Podcast
- Injoy
Recommended Books to Read
Leading Self
- Developing the Leader Within You John Maxwell
- Integrity Henry Cloud
- Who Are You When No One Is Looking? Bill Hybels
Leading Family
- DNA Relationships Gary Smally
- Five Love Languages Gray Chapman
- Choosing to Cheat Andy Stanley
- The Three Big Questions for Frantic Family Patrick Lencioni
- Boundaries with Kids Henry Cloud
- Raising Great Kids Henry Cloud
- Love Languages for Children Gary Chapman
Leading Others/Groups
- Developing the Leaders Around You John Maxwell
- Holy Discontent Bill Hybels
- Crucial Conversations Kerry Patterson
- Next Generation Leader Andy Stanley
- Making Small Groups Work Henry Cloud
Leading Departments
- Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni
- 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork John Maxwell
- Death by Meeting Patrick Lencioni
Leading Organizations
- 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership John Maxwell
- Everyone Communicates, Few Connect John Maxwell
- Good To Great Jim Collins
- Flight of Buffalo James Belasco
- Crucial Confrontations Kerry Patterson
- Death by Meeting Patrick Lencioni
- You Are In Charge Now What? Thomas Neff
- What Got You here Won’t get You There Marshall Goldsmith
- Execution Ram Charan & Larry Bossidy
- 9 Things a Leader Must Do Henry Cloud
- The Contrarian Leader Steve Sample
- How the Mighty Fall Jim Collins
- Truth North Bill George
- Axiom Bill Hybels
- Getting Things Done David Allen
Group Leadership Training Articles and Podcasts:
- Leadership Essentials: The Leader’s Key Practices.
- Creating and Crafting Effective Meetings.
- Intro to Boundaries
- Am I Listening Well.
- Leadership Development.
- Guidelines for Reading the Bible Together.
- Serving as a Group.
- Sacred Pathways.
- The Leaders Role.
- The Leaders Relationships.
- The One Anothers.
- The Principles of Making Disciples.
- The Art and Practice of Discernment.
- Celebrating Life-Change in Community.
- Turning Common Practices into Holy Moments.
- Battling Burnout.
- Church Discipline.