Leadership – Veritas et Lux

The Plurality Principle – Dave Harvey (2021)

Dave Harvey, The Plurality Principle: How to Build and Maintain a Thriving Church Leadership Team (Wheaton: Crossway, 2021). “The quality of your elder plurality determines the health of your church.” This is the premise that undergirds Dave Harvey’s new offering, The Plurality Principle. The subtitle, How to Build and Maintain a Thriving Church Leadership TeamContinue reading “The Plurality Principle – Dave Harvey (2021)”

The Leadership Formula – Juan Sanchez

Juan Sanchez, The Leadership Formula (Nashville: B&H Publishing, 2020), 208 pp. The Leadership Formula: Developing the Next Generation of Leaders in the Church by Juan Sanchez is a book for our times. The aim of the author is to “encourage courageous, faithful leaders to raise up the next generation of leaders to whom we willContinue reading “The Leadership Formula – Juan Sanchez”

Center Church – Tim Keller

I have been reading books about the church for almost thirty years now. Most of the best material is being churned out by Mark Dever and the boys at 9Marks. Tim Keller’s, Center Church is a welcome guest in the growing list of books on ecclesiology. Dr. Keller sets out to communicate one central messageContinue reading “Center Church – Tim Keller”

Lead: Twelve Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church – Paul David Tripp

Paul David Tripp, Lead: 12 Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church (Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2020), 225 pp. Paul David Tripp has a special way of delivering a series of “gut-punches” to his readers. These deliberate blows are never meant to harm. Rather, the blows he delivers are meant to build up, encourage, and equip.Continue reading “Lead: Twelve Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church – Paul David Tripp”

The Leadership Challenge – James Kouzes and Barry Posner (2007 Revised)

The Leadership Challenge by James Kouzes and Barry Posner assists people in furthering their abilities to lead others in order to get extraordinary things done. Every person has the capacity to develop the necessary skills and character qualities to reach a level of measurable leadership effectiveness. Leadership is defined at the outset as “the artContinue reading “The Leadership Challenge – James Kouzes and Barry Posner (2007 Revised)”

The Leadership Challenge – James Kouzes and Barry Posner (2007 Revised)

Remaining Faithful in Ministry – John MacArthur (2019)

John MacArthur, Remaining Faithful in Ministry (Wheaton: Crossway, 2019), 71 pp. The mandate to finish strong is the calling of every follower of Christ. Men called to pastoral ministry must carefully heed this call, which is the theme of John MacArthur’s most recent book, Remaining Faithful in Ministry: 9 Essential Convictions for Every Pastor. AsContinue reading “Remaining Faithful in Ministry – John MacArthur (2019)”

High Impact Teams – Lance Witt

Lance Witt, High Impact Teams: Where Healthy Meets High Performance (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2018), 298 pp. High Impact Teams by Lance Witt took me by complete surprise. Each year I read several books on leadership. On first glance, the book seemed a bit bland and appeared to offer very little in terms of practicalContinue reading “High Impact Teams – Lance Witt”

Reagan On Leadership – James M. Strock (1998)

He is the man who inspired the United States of America after four years of economic disaster in the Carter administration. He is the man who called out a Communist leader as he stood before the Brandenburg Gate in Germany. He is the man who is largely responsible for the demise of the former SovietContinue reading “Reagan On Leadership – James M. Strock (1998)”

Reagan on Leadership – James M. Strock (1998)

He is man who inspired the United States of America after four years of economic disaster in the Carter administration. He is the man who called out a Communist leader as he stood before the Brandenburg Gate in Germany. He is the man who is largely responsible for the demise of the former Soviet Union.Continue reading “Reagan on Leadership – James M. Strock (1998)”