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Pastoral Leadership

Being a pastor is a challenging, yet sacred, calling. If you're feeling burned out in your pastoral vocation, these books will inspire you and support your spiritual health, giving you new motivation and wisdom for leading your church. You can also browse books specifically on the art of preaching and women in ministry.

Healing Leadership Trauma: Finding Emotional Health and Helping Others Flourish, By Nicholas Rowe, PhD and Sheila Wise Rowe. MEd
Healing Leadership Trauma
Nicholas Rowe, PhD and Sheila Wise Rowe. MEd
A1041
Confronting Sexism in the Church: How We Got Here and What We Can Do About It, By Heather Matthews
Confronting Sexism in the Church
Heather Matthews
A0818
How Not to Waste a Crisis: Quit Trying Harder, By Tod Bolsinger
How Not to Waste a Crisis
Tod Bolsinger
A0866
Invest in Transformation: Quit Relying on Trust, By Tod Bolsinger
Invest in Transformation
Tod Bolsinger
A0872
Leading Through Resistance: Quit Pushing Back, By Tod Bolsinger
Leading Through Resistance
Tod Bolsinger
A0870
The Mission Always Wins: Quit Appeasing Stakeholders, By Tod Bolsinger
The Mission Always Wins
Tod Bolsinger
A0868
Penny Preaches: God Gives Good Gifts to Everyone!, By Amy Dixon and Rob Dixon
Penny Preaches
Amy Dixon and Rob Dixon
A0858
Attentive Church Leadership: Listening and Leading in a World We've Never Known, By Kevin G.Ford and Jim Singleton
Attentive Church Leadership
Kevin G.Ford and Jim Singleton
A0664
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
Eugene B. Habecker
A0946
Disabling Leadership: A Practical Theology for the Broken Body of Christ, By Andrew T. Draper and Jody Michele and Andrea Mae
Disabling Leadership
Andrew T. Draper and Jody Michele and Andrea Mae
A0335
Humility Illuminated: The Biblical Path Back to Christian Character, By Dennis R. Edwards
Humility Illuminated
Dennis R. Edwards
A0044
The Offensive Church: Breaking the Cycle of Ethnic Disunity, By Bryan C. Loritts
The Offensive Church
Bryan C. Loritts
A0597
What Jesus Intended: Finding True Faith in the Rubble of Bad Religion, By Todd D. Hunter
What Jesus Intended
Todd D. Hunter
A0495
Centering Discipleship: A Pathway for Multiplying Spectators into Mature Disciples, By E. K. Strawser
Centering Discipleship
E. K. Strawser
A0706
The Resilience Factor: A Step-by-Step Guide to Catalyze an Unbreakable Team, By Ryan T. Hartwig and Léonce B. Crump Jr. and Warren Bird
The Resilience Factor
Ryan T. Hartwig and Léonce B. Crump Jr. and Warren Bird
A0568
Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church, By Nijay K. Gupta
Tell Her Story
Nijay K. Gupta
A0074
Creating Cultures of Belonging: Cultivating Organizations Where Women and Men Thrive, By Beth Birmingham and Eeva Sallinen Simard
Creating Cultures of Belonging
Beth Birmingham and Eeva Sallinen Simard
3916
Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest: From Sabbath to Sabbatical and Back Again, By Ruth Haley Barton
Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest
Ruth Haley Barton
A0263
When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse, By Chuck DeGroat
When Narcissism Comes to Church
Chuck DeGroat
A0509
Next Sunday: An Honest Dialogue About the Future of the Church, By Nancy Beach and Samantha Beach Kiley
Next Sunday
Nancy Beach and Samantha Beach Kiley
A0302
Speaking by the Numbers: Enneagram Wisdom for Teachers, Pastors, and Communicators, By Sean Palmer
Speaking by the Numbers
Sean Palmer
4166
Buried Talents: Overcoming Gendered Socialization to Answer God's Call, By Susan Harris Howell
Buried Talents
Susan Harris Howell
A0250
Speaking Across Generations: Messages That Satisfy Boomers, Xers, Millennials, Gen Z, and Beyond, By Darrell E. Hall
Speaking Across Generations
Darrell E. Hall
A0308
Who Moved My Neighborhood?: Leading Congregations Through Gentrification and Economic Change, By Mark E. Strong
Who Moved My Neighborhood?
Mark E. Strong
A0238
Centered-Set Church: Discipleship and Community Without Judgmentalism, By Mark D. Baker
Centered-Set Church
Mark D. Baker
A0094