• A Pastoral Rule for Today: Reviving an Ancient Practice, By John P. Burgess and Jerry Andrews and Joseph D. Small
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    A Pastoral Rule for Today

    Reviving an Ancient Practice

    by John P. Burgess, Jerry Andrews, and Joseph D. Small

    How can pastors thrive amid the demands of being preacher, therapist, administrator, and CEO? We need a contemporary pastoral rule: a pattern for ministry that encourages and enables pastors to focus on what is most important in their pastoral task. Written by three veteran pastors, this book gives examples of pastoral rules in communities throughout the church's history, providing concrete advice on how pastors can develop and keep a pastoral rule today.

  • Hermanas: Deepening Our Identity and Growing Our Influence, By Natalia Kohn Rivera and Noemi Vega Quiñones and Kristy Garza Robinson
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    Hermanas

    Deepening Our Identity and Growing Our Influence

    by Natalia Kohn Rivera, Noemi Vega Quiñones, and Kristy Garza Robinson

    God calls Latinas to lives of influence. Sharing their own journeys as Latinas and leaders, these three women find mentorship in twelve inspirational women of the Bible who navigated challenges of brokenness and suffering, being bicultural, and crossing borders. As we deepen our spiritual and ethnic identities, we grow in intimacy with God and others and become better equipped to influence others for the kingdom.

  • An Unhurried Leader: The Lasting Fruit of Daily Influence, By Alan Fadling
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    An Unhurried Leader

    The Lasting Fruit of Daily Influence

    by Alan Fadling

    What does it look like to let Jesus set the pace for your leadership? Through biblical illustrations, personal examples, and on-the-ground leadership wisdom, Alan Fadling guides you into a new view of kingdom leadership. You might just find that the whole of your life is transformed into a more livable and more fruitful pace.

  • The Politics of Ministry: Navigating Power Dynamics and Negotiating Interests, By Bob Burns and Tasha D. Chapman and Donald C. Guthrie
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    The Politics of Ministry

    Navigating Power Dynamics and Negotiating Interests

    by Bob Burns, Tasha D. Chapman, and Donald C. Guthrie
    Foreword by Steven Garber

    At its most basic level, politics is simply the everyday activity of getting things done with other people. Filled with real-life stories, this book from Bob Burns, Tasha Chapman, and Donald Guthrie combines their long ministry experience with sociological research, setting out wise principles and practices that help us see more clearly the political dynamics at play in our churches and parachurch ministries.

  • A Sojourner's Truth: Choosing Freedom and Courage in a Divided World, By Natasha Sistrunk Robinson
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    A Sojourner's Truth

    Choosing Freedom and Courage in a Divided World

    by Natasha Sistrunk Robinson
    Foreword by Patricia Raybon

    Experience the journey of a young African American girl from South Carolina to the United States Naval Academy, and then into her calling as a speaker, mentor, and thought-leader. Intertwining Natasha Sistrunk Robinson's story with the story of Moses, this prophetic memoir invites you to bring along your story as well—to discover your own identity, purpose, and truth-revealing moments.

  • Emboldened: A Vision for Empowering Women in Ministry, By Tara Beth Leach
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    Emboldened

    A Vision for Empowering Women in Ministry

    by Tara Beth Leach
    Foreword by Scot McKnight

    Women are central to the mission of God. Pastor Tara Beth Leach issues a stirring call for a new generation of women in ministry: to teach, to preach, to shepherd, and to lead. Providing practical advice and encouragement, Leach shows how God not only permits women to minister—he emboldens, empowers, and unleashes them to lead out of the fullness of who they are.

  • Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power, By Andy Crouch
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    Playing God

    Redeeming the Gift of Power

    by Andy Crouch

    With Playing God, Andy Crouch opens the subject of power, elucidating its subtle activity in our relationships and institutions. He gives us much more than a warning against abuse, though. Turning the notion of "playing God" on its head, Crouch celebrates power as the gift by which we join in God's creative, redeeming work in the world.

  • Steward Leadership in the Nonprofit Organization, By Kent R. Wilson
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    Steward Leadership in the Nonprofit Organization

    by Kent R. Wilson

    Kent Wilson presents a comprehensive model for steward leadership, where leaders act as stewards or trustees rather than owners, managing resources on behalf of others for the good of others. Designed by a nonprofit leader for nonprofit leaders, this fresh approach to leadership gives you a new focus to lead your organization with excellence.

  • Becoming a Pastor Theologian: New Possibilities for Church Leadership, Edited by Todd Wilson and Gerald L. Hiestand
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    Becoming a Pastor Theologian

    New Possibilities for Church Leadership

    Center for Pastor Theologians Series

    Edited by Todd Wilson and Gerald L. Hiestand

    The Center for Pastor Theologians (CPT) seeks to overcome the bifurcation that has developed between the roles of pastor and theologian. Based on the first CPT conference in 2015, this volume brings together the reflections of church leaders and academic theologians to consider how these roles might be reconnected once again.

  • Fail: Finding Hope and Grace in the Midst of Ministry Failure, By J.R. Briggs
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    Fail

    Finding Hope and Grace in the Midst of Ministry Failure

    by J.R. Briggs
    Foreword by Eugene H. Peterson

    What do we do when we've failed? J.R. Briggs, founder of the Epic Fail Pastors Conference, explores the landscape of failure, how it devastates us and how it transforms us. Without offering pat answers or quick fixes, he challenges our expectations of success and gives us permission to grieve our losses and receive the grace of healing and restoration.

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