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The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader The Winning Attitude Author - John Maxwell Publisher - Thomas Nelson

Favorite Features:

• 21 short, powerful chapters designed to get you to think through and evaluate your own leadership ability
• each chapter includes -
• a short, powerful story of a real person who exlempified the trait/quality being covered
• ideas on how to "flesh it out"
• ideas to reflect on what you've learned
• "bringing it home" ideas to make that quality part of your life
• "daily take away" one last thought on the topic
• emphasizes that attitudes are a choice and determine our success
• points out that faith is always stronger than fear
• four steps to dea with fear -
• know God sees the problem
• ask God for courage, confidence and love greater than my fear
• believe God is working a miracle in my life
• be filled with the Spirit
• walks through the eight choices to change attitudes
• includes a study guide for each chapter

    Powerful, challenging and convicting books sure to benefit all who read them.  Pastors challenge the parents in your church to work through them with each other and require their teens to read them the month before their 16th birthday - they'll truly impact all of your lives!  Tremendously well done John and Thomas Nelson!

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Leading Ideas Author - Alan Nelson Publisher - Group Publishing

• Favorite Features -
• 50 topics to help you equip and train your leaders to lead
• reproducible resources
• each lesson includes -
• background information for participants
• content of lesson for the teacher
• discussion questions
• activities
• five movies to watch that each match with a specific lesson

    This is an excellent resource to help you as you train leaders in your church.  Extremely well done Alan and Group Publishing!

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The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make Author - Hans Finzel Publisher - Cook Communciations

• Favorite Features -
• explains concept of "top-down leadership" and contrasts with servant leadership
• each chapter ends with PowerPoints - steps to walk through and concepts to internalize for application
• walks through the five levels of leadership
• each chapter begins briefly stating what is to be covered
• stresses necessity of putting people first
• shows ways to affirm and appreciate others
• challenges reader to be flexible
• provides a picture of the ideal supervisor
• explains how to delegate and why people don't do it
• how to listen and communicate effectivly
• challenges churches to recognize and know their church's culture and plan accordingly so you can identify your values and then write a vision statement
• explains the necessity of mentoring in order to lead effectivly

    This book has lots of infomation and presents it so you will be able to identify where you and your church are and what you need to do to be an effective leader.  Extremely well done Hans and Cook!

 

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