{"id":4763,"date":"2015-01-08T15:23:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-08T15:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2015\/01\/08\/leadership-journal-book-awards\/"},"modified":"2015-01-08T15:23:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T15:23:00","slug":"leadership-journal-book-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/leadership-journal-book-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"The Leadership Journal Book Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tEach year countless books on leadership are published. And each year the contributing editors of Leadership Journal<\/em> identify the very best of those books for church leaders. Here we offer the best of 2014 in two categories: The Leader's Outer Life (focusing on what leaders do) and The Leader's Inner Life (focusing on who leaders must be). These books will strengthen you in competence and character as you serve as a leader.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Leader's Inner Life<\/h2>\n

\n\tSoul Keeping<\/strong>\n\tCaring for the most important part of you<\/a><\/em>\n\tby John Ortberg (Zondervan)<\/p>\n

\n\t"The depth of Dallas Willard with the authenticity of John Ortberg is a combination that is hard to beat. I'm always eager for books like this that help me dive into deeper soul waters."—Kara Powell<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Sacred Year<\/strong>\n\tMapping the soulscape of spiritual practice<\/a><\/em>\n\tby Michael Yankoski (Nelson)<\/p>\n

\n\t"Yankoski rummages glints of heaven from ordinary moments and earthy stuff, and serves it up in prose that sings. The whole thing's a paean to Elizabeth Browning's insight that "Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God."—Mark Buchanan<\/p>\n

\n\tSimplify<\/strong>\n\tTen practices to unclutter your soul<\/a><\/em>\n\tby Bill Hybels (Tyndale)<\/p>\n

\n\t"This book reminds me that I'm either abiding in Jesus, or I'm abiding in something else, or perhaps myself. It has strengthened me to say no to clutter and yes to being centered in Jesus."—Kara Powell<\/p>\n

\n\tLiving in Christ's Presence<\/strong>\n\tFinal words on Heaven and the Kingdom of God<\/a><\/em>\n\tby Dallas Willard (IVP)<\/p>\n

\n\t"My soul grew reading this book. Or perhaps more precisely, my soul grew as this book read me."—Lee Eclov<\/p>\n

\n\tAHA<\/strong>\n\tThe God moment that changes everything<\/a><\/em>\n\tby Kyle Idleman (David C. Cook)<\/p>\n

\n\t"AHA outlines biblical transformation and how it works in a simple yet profound way."—Mark Batterson<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Leader's Outer Life<\/h2>\n

\n\tNext<\/strong>\n\tPastoral succession that works<\/a><\/em>\n\tby William Vanderbloemen and Warren Bird (Baker)<\/p>\n

\n\t"This should be required reading for senior leaders everywhere. Succession is going to have to happen—this book will help it happen well."—James Emery White<\/p>\n

\n\tToughest People to Love<\/strong>\n\tHow to understand, lead, and love the difficult people in your life—including yourself<\/a><\/em>\n\tby Chuck DeGroat (Eerdmans)<\/p>\n

\n\t"This book will make you a better leader, pastor, parent, and friend as you seek to love the broken people in your life, including the person you see in the mirror."—Fred Harrell<\/p>\n

\n\tAutopsy of a Deceased Church<\/strong>\n\t12 Ways to Keep Yours Alive<\/a><\/em>\n\tby Thom S. Rainer (B&H)<\/p>\n

\n\t"Rainer once again speaks compellingly to a growing number of churches late in their 'life cycle.' He provides a hopeful alternative to the sense of inevitability that can be debilitating."—Wayne Schmidt<\/p>\n

\n\tKingdom Conspiracy<\/strong>\n\tReturning to the radical mission of the local church<\/a><\/em>\n\tby Scot McKnight (Brazos)<\/p>\n

\n\t"The implications of Kingdom Conspiracy will move you to practice what it teaches! This is essential reading for the church in a post-Christian America."—Derwin Gray<\/p>\n

\n\tVisions of Vocation<\/strong>\n\tCommon grace for the common good<\/a><\/em>\n\tby Steven Garber (IVP)<\/p>\n

\n\t"Garber fills in the fuzzy ideas about vocation and calling with stories of friends who have thoroughly and thoughtfully discerned how loving God's world plays out in real life. As a preacher I benefited from this vision of vocation that extends to every person in the pew."—David Swanson<\/p>\n

\n\tCopyright © 2015 by the author or Christianity Today\/Leadership Journal<\/em>.\n\tClick here<\/a> for reprint information on Leadership Journal<\/em>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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