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Pastoral Leadership

Being a pastor is a challenging, yet sacred, calling. If you're feeling burned out in your pastoral vocation, these books will inspire you and support your spiritual health, giving you new motivation and wisdom for leading your church. You can also browse books specifically on the art of preaching and women in ministry.

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Mature Christians, Healthy Churches
René Breuel and Mila Palozzi
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God Spoke Through Her
Nijay K. Gupta
Teach Like Jesus: Ask Questions, Tell Stories, Create Tension, and Provoke Change, By David T. Lamb and Shannon T. Lamb
Teach Like Jesus
David T. Lamb and Shannon T. Lamb
Leading a Transforming Community: Foundations, Practices, and Strategies for Opening to God Together, By Ruth Haley Barton
Leading a Transforming Community
Ruth Haley Barton
Leading a Transforming Community Study Guide: Six Sessions for Personal Reflection, Group Conversation, and Next Steps, By Ruth Haley Barton
Leading a Transforming Community Study Guide
Ruth Haley Barton
Ten Movements of the Jesus Way: Shifting from Worldly Self-Interest to Radical Discipleship, By Graham Joseph Hill
Ten Movements of the Jesus Way
Graham Hill
The Pastor as Midwife: Life-Giving Leadership for the Healing of the Church, By Shawna Songer Gaines
The Pastor as Midwife
Shawna Songer Gaines
Pastoring for Monday: Help Your Congregation Integrate Faith and Work, By Matt Rusten
Pastoring for Monday
Matt Rusten
Allies in Ministry: How Men Can Support Women in God's Mission, By Rob Dixon
Allies in Ministry
Rob Dixon
Mission Design: Leading Your Ministry Through Organizational and Cultural Change, By Aaron Abramson
Mission Design
Aaron Abramson
You Were Never Meant to Lead Alone: The Power of Sharing Leadership, By E. K. Strawser
You Were Never Meant to Lead Alone
Eun Kyong Strawser
How Leaders Lose Their Way: And How to Make Sure It Doesn't Happen to You, By Peter Greer and Jill Heisey
How Leaders Lose Their Way
Peter Greer and Jill Heisey
Beyond Church and Parachurch: From Competition to Missional Extension, By Angie Ward
Beyond Church and Parachurch
Angie Ward
Remissioning Church: A Field Guide to Bringing a Congregation Back to Life, By Josh Hayden
Remissioning Church
Joshua Ryan Hayden
Nailing It: Why Successful Leadership Demands Suffering and Surrender, By Nicole Massie Martin
Nailing It
Nicole Massie Martin
Leading Through Storms: Successfully Navigating Ministry While Maintaining Your Mental Health, By Geoffrey V. Dudley Sr.
Leading Through Storms
Geoffrey V. Dudley
Preaching in a New Key: Crafting Expository Sermons in Post-Christian Communities, By Mark R Glanville
Preaching in a New Key
Mark R Glanville
Healing Leadership Trauma: Finding Emotional Health and Helping Others Flourish, By Nicholas Rowe, PhD and Sheila Wise Rowe. MEd
Healing Leadership Trauma
Nicholas Rowe and Sheila Rowe
Tethered to the Cross: The Life and Preaching of Charles H. Spurgeon, By Thomas Breimaier
Tethered to the Cross
Thomas Andrew Breimaier
Confronting Sexism in the Church: How We Got Here and What We Can Do About It, By Heather Matthews
Confronting Sexism in the Church
Heather Matthews
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
Penny Preaches: God Gives Good Gifts to Everyone!, By Amy Dixon and Rob Dixon
Penny Preaches
Amy Dixon and Rob Dixon
The Mission Always Wins: Quit Appeasing Stakeholders, By Tod Bolsinger
The Mission Always Wins
Tod Bolsinger