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Team Building & Dynamics

Your church is only as strong as your leadership teams. When ministry teams are working well, every role—and your church—will flourish. These books equip volunteers, small group leaders, colleagues, elders, deacons, and pastors and to build thriving teams among all genders and cultural backgrounds.

Unmasking Toxic Leadership: How to Recognize, Resist, and Recover from Harmful Workplace Power Dynamics, By Yulee Lee
Unmasking Toxic Leadership
Yulee Lee
The Way of Befriending: Transforming Relationships and Organizations for Belonging, By Parfait Bassalé
The Way of Befriending
Parfait Bassalé
Allies in Ministry: How Men Can Support Women in God's Mission, By Rob Dixon
Allies in Ministry
Rob Dixon
When Working Together Doesn’t Work: An Enneagram Guide to Productive Relationships with Coworkers, By Joey Stabile Schewee
When Working Together Doesn’t Work
Joey Stabile Schewee
How Not to Waste a Crisis: Quit Trying Harder, By Tod Bolsinger
How Not to Waste a Crisis
Tod Bolsinger
Invest in Transformation: Quit Relying on Trust, By Tod Bolsinger
Invest in Transformation
Tod Bolsinger
Leading Through Resistance: Quit Pushing Back, By Tod Bolsinger
Leading Through Resistance
Tod Bolsinger
The Mission Always Wins: Quit Appeasing Stakeholders, By Tod Bolsinger
The Mission Always Wins
Tod Bolsinger
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 Crump and Warren Bird
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
Together in Ministry: Women and Men in Flourishing Partnerships, By Rob Dixon
Together in Ministry
Rob Dixon
The Enneagram Goes to Church: Wisdom for Leadership, Worship, and Congregational Life, By Todd Wilson
The Enneagram Goes to Church
Todd A Wilson
Institutional Intelligence: How to Build an Effective Organization, By Gordon T. Smith
Institutional Intelligence
Gordon T. Smith
The Politics of Ministry: Navigating Power Dynamics and Negotiating Interests, By Bob Burns and Tasha D. Chapman and Donald C. Guthrie
The Politics of Ministry
Bob Burns and Tasha D. Chapman and Donald C. Guthrie
Women in God's Mission: Accepting the Invitation to Serve and Lead, By Mary T. Lederleitner
Women in God's Mission
Mary T. Lederleitner
The Minority Experience: Navigating Emotional and Organizational Realities, By Adrian Pei
The Minority Experience
Adrian Pei
Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture, By Adam S. McHugh
Introverts in the Church
Adam S. McHugh
The Self-Aware Leader: Discovering Your Blind Spots to Reach Your Ministry Potential, By Terry Linhart
The Self-Aware Leader
Terry Linhart
Made to Flourish: Beyond Quick Fixes to a Thriving Organization, By Shelley G. Trebesch
Made to Flourish
Shelley G. Trebesch
Teams That Thrive: Five Disciplines of Collaborative Church Leadership, By Ryan T. Hartwig and Warren Bird
Teams That Thrive
Ryan T. Hartwig and Warren Bird
Eldership and the Mission of God: Equipping Teams for Faithful Church Leadership, By J.R. Briggs and Bob Hyatt
Eldership and the Mission of God
J.R. Briggs and Bob Hyatt
Building Your Volunteer Team: A 30-Day Change Project for Youth Ministry, By Mark DeVries and Nate Stratman
Building Your Volunteer Team
Mark DeVries and Nate Stratman
Organizational Leadership: Foundations and Practices for Christians, Edited by Jack Burns and John R. Shoup and Donald C. Simmons Jr.
Organizational Leadership
Edited by Jack Burns and John R. Shoup and Donald C. Simmons Jr.
People-Pleasing Pastors: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Approval-Motivated Leadership, By Charles Stone
People-Pleasing Pastors
Charles Stone
Deep Mentoring: Guiding Others on Their Leadership Journey, By Randy D. Reese and Robert Loane
Deep Mentoring
Randy D. Reese and Robert Loane