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Books I Recommend: Leadership

Few things challenge us more than leadership, especially the kind of servant-hearted leadership the Bible calls for. Here are books I recommend on the subject of leadership.

Top Recommendation

The Conviction to Lead

The Conviction to Lead

Al Mohler

I have read all of Mohler’s books and I am convinced that this is his best. Each of his previous books has been helpful in its own way, but they have generally been repurposed sermons or blog posts and have carried the weight of mixed media. The Conviction to Lead has all the marks of an original work, oozing with wisdom and dripping with passion. This is Mohler in his most natural habitat, doing what he does best. If you are a pastor or elder, if you are an owner or CEO, if you are in any form of leadership, I am convinced that this book will transform the way you lead. I highly recommend that you read it. (Second edition now available)

Other Recommendations

The Book on Leadership

The Book on Leadership

John MacArthur

Now we can say, “John MacArthur wrote the book on leadership…”

Faithful Leaders

Faithful Leaders

Rico Tice

This is a brief guidebook to the kind of faithful ministry that so many aspire to and so many achieve.

Serving Without Sinking

Serving Without Sinking

John Hindley

This is one for anyone who serves, but may be especially applicable to leaders.

Powerful Leaders?

Powerful Leaders?

Marcus Honeysett

Honeysett’s book is meant to call leaders to evaluate their leadership to ensure they are not misusing their power.

Bully Pulpit

Bully Pulpit

Michael Kruger

Kruger specifically focuses on the issue of spiritual abuse—how to identify it and how to avoid it.

Using Authority Well

Using Authority Well

Jonathan Leeman

Why authority matters to the home, the church, and wider society, and how men can embrace it as a means to honour God and bless those they lead. (A condensed version of his larger Authority.)

Biblical Eldership

Biblical Eldership

Alexander Strauch

Near-essential reading for any man who is already an elder or aspires to be one.

Turnaround

Turnaround

Jason Allen

Ten essential principles illustrated through the remarkable story of an institution’s transformation.