Book Reviews

The book opens with a senior pastor's reflection: "The question I find myself asking is not 'Can I learn the skills I need to lead change?' but rather 'Can I survive it?'"

In the future, there will be two kinds of people in the world: those who let their attention and lives be controlled and coerced by others, and those who proudly call themselves “indistractable.”

Uncommon Ground: Living Faithfully in a World of Difference, edited by Timothy Keller and John Inazu, is worth slowing down for the purpose of thorough pondering.

This book is particularly helpful for public speakers in business or the church.

We can learn from just about anyone and everyone, but we must read with discernment. These two Harvard Business books deliver a little wheat with the chaff.

The book helps us develop a philosophy of worship, and it guides us as we lead worship teams and congregations into intimacy with our Lord.

In High-Impact Teams: Where Healthy Meets High Performance, Lance Witt provides the reader with tremendous insight into church and Christian ministry leadership.

Reading this book will not only give you an edge in business. It will help you become more self-aware. And if you heed its teachings, it might save you enormous pain and regret as well.

Every leader wants to experience breakthrough growth, but it is rarely quick. Leading from the future can help guide the process.

Although Pastor John Lindell preached about grace for years to one of America’s fastest growing and largest churches, he admits that there recently came a point where he declared, “I just don’t get grace.”

This book has many ideas that are relevant for any church that wishes to train its volunteers and help them connect with guests.

The main idea of the book is that in order to solve the most important problems, you have to catch them upstream.

This book is compelling for leadership, especially leadership in the local church.

Henri Nouwen wasn’t predicting this crisis, but in his book, In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership, he discusses how to lead in such a time consistent with God’s greater purpose.