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Leadership

True Christian leadership is a skill that is developed, not a trait that you're born with or a title that is given. Whether you're a young professional learning on the job or a seasoned leader with years of experience, these resources offer wisdom for CEO's, pastors, and anyone who wants to grow in their career and widen their influence.

Read articles from IVP authors on topics related to Christian leadership.

Unmasking Toxic Leadership: How to Recognize, Resist, and Recover from Harmful Workplace Power Dynamics, By Yulee Lee
Unmasking Toxic Leadership
Yulee Lee
Leadership and the Liberal Arts: An Education to Last a Lifetime, Edited by Gayle D. Beebe
Leadership and the Liberal Arts
Edited by Gayle D. Beebe
Leading a Transforming Community: Foundations, Practices, and Strategies for Opening to God Together, By Ruth Haley Barton
Leading a Transforming Community
Ruth Haley Barton
Leading a Transforming Community Study Guide: Six Sessions for Personal Reflection, Group Conversation, and Next Steps, By Ruth Haley Barton
Leading a Transforming Community Study Guide
Ruth Haley Barton
A Mission Held in Trust: Stewarding the Church-Related University, Edited by Christopher J. Devers and Todd C. Ream and Jerry Pattengale
A Mission Held in Trust
Edited by Christopher J. Devers and Todd C. Ream and Jerry Pattengale
Tried and True: The Countercultural Virtues of Christian Leadership, By Shirley Mullen and Margaret Diddams
Tried and True
Shirley A Mullen and Margaret Diddams
The Pastor as Midwife: Life-Giving Leadership for the Healing of the Church, By Shawna Songer Gaines
The Pastor as Midwife
Shawna Songer Gaines
Mission Design: Leading Your Ministry Through Organizational and Cultural Change, By Aaron Abramson
Mission Design
Aaron Abramson
The Art of Asking Better Questions: Pursuing Stronger Relationships, Healthier Leadership, and Deeper Faith, By J.R. Briggs
The Art of Asking Better Questions
J.R. Briggs
How Leaders Lose Their Way: And How to Make Sure It Doesn't Happen to You, By Peter Greer and Jill Heisey
How Leaders Lose Their Way
Peter Greer and Jill Heisey
Formed to Lead: Humility, Character, Integrity, and Discernment, By Jason Jensen
Formed to Lead
Jason Jensen
Front Porch Wisdom: Navigating Leadership Pressures and Barriers as a Woman of Color, By Froswa' Booker-Drew
Front Porch Wisdom
Froswa' Booker-Drew
Experiencing Scripture as a Disciple of Jesus: Reading the Bible like Dallas Willard, By David Scott Ripper
Experiencing Scripture as a Disciple of Jesus
David Scott Ripper
Nailing It: Why Successful Leadership Demands Suffering and Surrender, By Nicole Massie Martin
Nailing It
Nicole Massie Martin
Leading Through Storms: Successfully Navigating Ministry While Maintaining Your Mental Health, By Geoffrey V. Dudley Sr.
Leading Through Storms
Geoffrey V. Dudley
How Not to Waste a Crisis: Quit Trying Harder, By Tod Bolsinger
How Not to Waste a Crisis
Tod Bolsinger
Invest in Transformation: Quit Relying on Trust, By Tod Bolsinger
Invest in Transformation
Tod Bolsinger
Leading Through Resistance: Quit Pushing Back, By Tod Bolsinger
Leading Through Resistance
Tod Bolsinger
The Mission Always Wins: Quit Appeasing Stakeholders, By Tod Bolsinger
The Mission Always Wins
Tod Bolsinger
The Crucibles That Shape Us: Navigating the Defining Challenges of Leadership, By Gayle D. Beebe
The Crucibles That Shape Us
Gayle D. Beebe
Attentive Church Leadership: Listening and Leading in a World We've Never Known, By Kevin G.Ford and Jim Singleton
Attentive Church Leadership
Jim Singleton and Kevin Graham Ford
The Softer Side of Leadership: Essential Soft Skills That Transform Leaders and the People They Lead, By Eugene B. Habecker
The Softer Side of Leadership
Gene Habecker
Humility Illuminated: The Biblical Path Back to Christian Character, By Dennis R. Edwards
Humility Illuminated
Dennis R Edwards
Women, Work, and Calling: Step into Your Place in God's World, By Joanna Meyer
Women, Work, and Calling
Joanna Meyer
Turning Donors into Partners: Principles for Fundraising You'll Actually Enjoy, By Brad Layland
Turning Donors into Partners
Bradley Lee Layland