{"id":9855,"date":"2011-01-17T02:58:36","date_gmt":"2011-01-17T02:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2011\/01\/17\/goldencanon\/"},"modified":"2011-01-17T02:58:36","modified_gmt":"2011-01-17T02:58:36","slug":"goldencanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/goldencanon\/","title":{"rendered":"The Golden Canon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>O<\/strong>ne of the tasks that no leader can delegate is to make sure he or she continues learning, continues growing spiritually and professionally. That&#8217;s why <em class=\"citation\">Leadership<\/em> created The Golden Canon, the year&#8217;s books of most value to church leaders. The winners were selected by a diverse group, our contributing editors, who selected the best in two categories: The Leader&#8217;s Inner Life and The Leader&#8217;s Outer Life. We commend this list to you as you continue to develop your leadership, inside and out.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-article-subhead1\">The Leader&#8217;s Inner life<\/h2><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-article-subhead2\">BEST OF THE BEST:<\/h2><span style=\"\" class=\"\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product?item_no=WW551382&#038;p=1006328\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bonhoeffer<\/a><\/strong><em>Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy<\/em>\nby Eric Metaxas (Thomas Nelson)<\/span><p>&#8220;Like all good Christian biography ought to, this book breathes new life into you as you encounter a powerful example of a life given over to Christ.&#8221;&mdash;David Swanson<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-article-subhead2\">ON OUR VERY SHORT LIST:<\/h2><span style=\"\" class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product?item_no=WW13456EB&#038;p=1006328\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Giving Church Another Chance<\/a><em>Finding New Meaning in Spiritual Practices<\/em>\nby Todd D. Hunter (IVP)<\/span><p>&#8220;No matter how messy it can be, the church is central in God&#8217;s ongoing mission to the world. We work out our salvation in the context of the church. The spiritual practices of the community of faith are essential to our formation.&#8221;&mdash;Mike Lueken<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product?item_no=WW514913&#038;p=1006328\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Rescuing Ambition<\/a>\nby Dave Harvey (Crossway)<\/p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m grateful for this book that helps us gain a healthy and biblical understanding of how ambition can and cannot fit in a godly life.&#8221;&mdash;Kathryn Callahan-Howell<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product?item_no=WW835300&#038;p=1006328\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Whole Life Transformation<\/a><em>Becoming the Change Your Church Needs<\/em>\nby Keith Meyer (IVP)<\/p><p>&#8220;Like the author, I suffered my own &#8216;transformation gap,&#8217; that chasm between what we know and teach and what we actually live. Most ministers&mdash;and Christians&mdash;have one too. This is a great guide to identify your gaps and start closing them.&#8221;&mdash;Matt Woodley<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product?item_no=WW320746&#038;p=1006328\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Power of a Whisper<\/a><em>Hearing God and Having the Guts to Respond<\/em>\nby Bill Hybels (Zondervan)<\/p><p>&#8220;How dare anyone claim to have heard from God? How dare we not when God speaks through Scripture, events, people, and the Holy Spirit? Hybels helps us listen, discern, and hear fresh the power of a Whisper.&#8221;&mdash;Charles Kyker<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-article-subhead1\">The Leader&#8217;s Outer life<\/h2><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-article-subhead2\">BEST OF THE BEST:<\/h2><span style=\"\" class=\"\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product?item_no=WW324645&#038;p=1006328\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Sticky Teams<\/a><\/strong><em>Keeping Your Leadership Team and Staff on the Same Page<\/em>\nby Larry Osborne (Zondervan)<\/span><p>&#8220;Sharing from his mistakes and his wisdom, Larry Osborne offers a helpful tool for creating a culture of both leadership and unity.&#8221;&mdash;Paul Atwater<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-article-subhead2\">ON OUR VERY SHORT LIST:<\/h2><span style=\"\" class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product?item_no=WW013430&#038;p=1006328\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Untamed<\/a><em>Reactivating a Missional Form of Discipleship<\/em> \nby Alan Hirsch and Debra Hirsch (Baker)<\/span><p>&#8220;Alan and Debra Hirsch are prophets to a church imprisoned by domesticated, consumer values. 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An astute observer of cultural developments, his chapter on sex is itself worth the price of the book.&#8221; &mdash;Marshall Shelley<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product?item_no=WW529840&#038;p=1006328\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Next Christians<\/a><em>The Good News about the End of Christian America<\/em>\nby Gabe Lyons (Doubleday Religion)<\/p><p>&#8220;A brilliant description of post-Christian America, and how we can live redemptively in the name of Christ.&#8221; &mdash;Chad Harrington<\/p><p class=\"is-style-article-copyright\">Copyright &copy; 2011 by the author or Christianity Today\/<em class=\"citation\">Leadership<\/em> Journal.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/help\/permissions-privacy\/permissions.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"copyright\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for reprint information on <em class=\"citation\">Leadership<\/em> Journal.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the tasks that no leader can delegate is to make sure he or she continues learning, continues growing spiritually and professionally. 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