Leadership That Works: Hope and Direction for Church and Parachurch Leaders in Today's Complex World - Hardcover

Anderson, Leith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1556619944 ISBN 13: 9781556619946

Publisher: Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group, 1999

Synopsis

Hope and help for church leaders seeking guidance today. Defines changes required in leadership and the issues to be faced.

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From the Back Cover

Calvin Miller writes, "I used to say there were no well-written books on the subject of church leadership. Now, gratefully, there is one. A Warren Bennis, at last, for the evangelical pastor."

Peter Drucker has said that pastoring a large church is one of the three most difficult jobs in America today. Pastors are expected to be biblical scholars, business administrators, counselors, public speakers, fund-raisers, visionaries, plus have a personal life that is consistent with the values of the church. It is little wonder that thousands of church leaders wonder why they ever accepted leadership responsibilities and many quit.

As a nationally recognized authority on church and parachurch leadership, Anderson brings the help and hope that leaders need in today's complex world. Shedding light on the current challenges of leadership and on mistaken leadership myths goes a long way toward putting the changes required and the complex issues to be faced is a long step in the right direction toward twenty-first-century leadership. In a "catalog culture" of multiple options, leading is perplexing and sometimes overwhelming, but Anderson's counsel is sound and practical.

"Who better to write such a book than Leith Anderson?"--George Gallup, Jr.

..".an important means for busy leaders to get pointed back to the Source."
--Richard J. Mouw, President, Fuller Theological Seminary

"This is the book you have been waiting for from America's wisest pastor!"
--Lyle Schaller, Author; Founder of The Parish Paper

"Steadfast ministry and long-term fruitfulness verify Leith Anderson's grasp of what works."--Jack W. Hayford, D.LIT., Pastor, The Church on the Way; President, The King's Seminary

"This book is a must for everyone in a leadership position."--John C. Maxwell, Founder, the INJOY Group; Author: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

"Leith shows clearly how to meet today's changing culture without compromising biblically."--Jerry E. White, PH.D, President of The Navigators

..".a practical, to-the-point, and persuasive conversation with leaders who care about the people they are serving now and can serve in the future."--Neil M. Alexander, President and Publisher, The United Methodist Publishing House

..".a leadership book that takes us all the way to the realities that face those of us who lead...from a leader who understands."--Joseph M. Stowell, President, Moody Bible Institute

"Here is a smooth, clear guide for the needy leader, a track to run on in the troubled moment, a set of rails into a confident future."--Calving Miller, Professor of Preaching and Pastoral Ministry, Beeson Divinity School

About the Author

Leith Anderson is the Senior Pastor of Wooddale Church in Minnesota. Although he is known nationally as an author, speaker, and educator, his first love is the local church and its people. A graduate of Moody Bible Institute, Bradley University, Denver Seminary, and Fuller Theological Seminary, he has written several books including Leadership That Works, a Christianity Today Book Award winner, and Becoming Friends with God. He and his wife, Charleen, live in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1556619944
• ISBN 13: 9781556619946
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 220