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The single most important element of leadership is forming meaningful relationships. It’s not “who you know”, but rather that you have the capacity to really know others.

The Righteous Use of Anger

We tend to perceive anger as a negative reaction, because the actions often associated with it can destroy, tear down, damage and hurt. But Jesus got angry, and yet was completely right, and did not sin.

Needing a Bigger Boat

We will all face our share of sharks in life and work. How should a leader handle an overwhelming difficulty?

Before You Lead

A good listener must be people oriented, genuinely interested in others. He must be empathetic, equally concerned with the well-being of those around him.

The Faith and Leadership Gap

Many leaders who have a relationship with God want to experience the blessings of God. We ask God for blessings. We pray about it and we earnestly seek God’s best.

Where have All the Good Men Gone?

We aren’t teaching boys what it means to be a man. They lack not only the knowledge of manhood, but any concept of the responsibilities of a man. In short, males do not know how to live and act as men.

Thrust Into Leadership

The reason we called a leadership transition “succession” is that it is a forward-looking process. Every generation of leader will face new and different obstacles, challenges and goals. Looking back to recreate past success will fail.

Last Ones First

“The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted” (Matthew 23:11-12).

The Wisdom God Gives

Wisdom is a combination of knowledge and experience. When faced with circumstances, decisions, crises or opportunities, we might look for wisdom to help us choose the best course of action.

Jesus Is Not Our Cheerleader

Jesus does not sit on the sideline of our life, ready to come in to give His take on our challenges. He’s not there to tell us how great we are, and that if we try hard enough, and just believe in ourselves, we can win.

Leadership Lessons from Babe Ruth

George Herman “Babe” Ruth (1895 – 1948) was a professional baseball player whose career spanned 22 seasons. He’s one of the greatest heroes in American culture and considered the greatest baseball player of all time.

You Cannot Lead Without...

Leadership is not a set of character traits. You can have integrity, honesty, initiative, compassion–any number of positive and godly personal values, and still not be a leader (though character and leadership are closely related).

How to Deisolate

Technology has us calling, texting, tweeting, swiping and posting to one another more than ever before. Yet so many of us are living lonely, siloed, solitary lives.

The Quest for a Healthy Obsession

We like to admit we’re obsessed with something. We’ll wear the word like a badge of honor. But we miss the meaning of it, considering our preoccupation something to aspire to.

Learning to Relax

Just like an engine needs maintenance, a leader needs to relax on a regular basis, lest he cease to function. The body and mind were not meant to run at 100% day-in and day-out without a break.

Lead As an Optimist

How do you look at the world? Some see the problems first, while others see the opportunities. Scripture instructs that Christ-followers are to go through life as optimists.

Can Anyone Withstand the Test of Time?

What will you do of significance with the 80-or-so years you have? When we’re young we have all the time in the world. And once we realize that isn’t true, we never have enough left to do anything with it.

How To Use Our Table Curriculum

Leadership Ministries provides curriculum for our Leadership Tables. The curriculum is designed to be simple, short, and easy to use, to minimize the amount of preparation required by the Table Leader.

Leadership Reproduction

When a sculptor completes his work in clay, he prepares to make a mold of the piece so he can recreate it. He’ll have to do something to his artistic work to make this happen, and that is to cut it apart.

Leadership Lessons from E.M. Bounds

Edward McKendree Bounds (1835 – 1913) was an attorney, author and Methodist minister. He is most known for authoring nine books on the subject of prayer. Bounds is widely considered one of the foremost authorities on prayer.

If Jesus Ran My Company

Jesus never came to earth for such a purpose. When we attempt to drop Jesus into our company culture, with its capitalistic purpose and various hierarchies and processes, we are usurping the very Godhood of Christ.

The Ghost of Christmas Past

As leaders we all go through life and work holding to past regrets, those disappointments over lost or missed opportunities. We’re sad or repentant over things that we wish we had done differently.

Leadership Lessons from Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was an English-born Founding Father of the United States. An inventor and philosopher, he authored Common Sense, a pamphlet that was influential at the start of the American Revolution.

Modeling Servant Leadership

As Jesus began teaching on earth, His words about leadership and leading were shocking. In fact, they were so at odds with religious leaders of the time, they believed Jesus could not possibly be the Savior they were hoping and waiting for.

Repairing Relationships

A dented car is much like a dented relationship. Sometimes the interactions with those around us get broken, and are in need of repair.

Leadership Lessons from Ron Popeil

Ronald Martin Popeil (1935-2021) was an American inventor and marketing personality. His TV infomercials became an overnight staple, and earned him more than $2 billion in sales during his 40-year run. His coined the marketing catchphrase “But wait… there’s more!”

When You’ve Had a Bad Day

Did you get ripped off today? How about shouted down? Stuck in traffic? Something get broken at the house? A health issue came up? How do you respond when you have a bad day?

The Suffering of Job

On the surface the story of Job may seem a cruel game. A faithful man, he suffers greatly, questions God, and receives God’s pointed response. How should we lead when faced with trials and difficulty?

Three Secrets of Time Management

Every leader has an equal amount of one resource—time. How we plan and spend our hours and days can lead us to success or failure. Do you have a strategy for managing your time?

Oh Baby, You're Having a Heart Attack!

“What did the EKG say?” I asked the nurse. “Oh baby,” she said, “You’re having a heart attack!” This is a true story about being in the right place at the right time.

Books Going Deeper in Faith

Therefore: A Study of Romans 12

For those seeking direction for their lives— those who want to understand how to be right with God and to be at peace with the decisions of life, work and family, there can be no better guide than Paul’s words in Romans Chapter 12.

Walk Like a Man: Seven Biblical Directions for Manhood

Today males have a difficult road moving from boys to men. Our culture struggles to even define a man, much less understand the unique and specific purposes for which God made him.

E.M. Bounds on Prayer

Prayer is the Christian’s lifeline to God, and with it lives are changed for eternity! E. M. Bounds knew the secrets of prayer and that God has established divine principles and promises for our every need.

How to Pray

The act of praying demands an impossibility that we request and Lewis’s insights on Christianity, reflections, and teachings are cultivated from essays, articles, letters, and his classic words in How to Pray.

Lead with Prayer: The Spiritual Habits of World-Changing Leaders

Looking for help in their own leadership, entrepreneur Ryan Skoog, CEO Peter Greer, and executive advisor Cameron Doolittle set out to investigate how leaders pray. What do they say to God?

Higher With God in Prayer

A.W. Tozer pointed out that the Church's greatest curse is unanswered prayer, and that many people do not seem bothered by that. Maybe they don't understand what answered prayer is all about.

Knowing God

For over 40 years, J. I. Packer's classic has been an important tool to help Christians around the world discover the wonder, the glory and the joy of knowing God.

The True Measure of a Man

Men just get this book. It seems to resonate with them. Men who don't read many books read this one and want to get it into the hands of others.

Experiencing God

When you open this book, you’ll find that you aren’t just reading. No, you are being remade, reoriented, restored from the frustration of what you may have known as stale religion.

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

A compelling emotional and spiritual case against hurry and in favor of a slower, simpler way of life.

Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

It's crazy, if you think about it. The God of the universe—the Creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor—loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love.

Draw the Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge

Do you pray as often and as bravely as you want to? Are you looking to strengthen your relationship with God and experience a deeper, more intentional prayer life?

Did God Really Say That?

The Bible is the infallible Word God. It is reliable. Good science and archaeology support its accuracy. We must follow God’s plan.

How to Study Your Bible

Bible teacher Kay Arthur’s inductive study method has helped millions of people discover the truth of God’s Word for themselves. This bestselling and dynamic guide, written with David Arthur and Pete De Lacy, invites readers of all levels of Bible literacy and learning to dive deeper into God’s promises.

The Word of God in English

With so many Bible translations available, how do you make a choice between them? How do you even know what the criteria should be for making a choice? Learn how we got our modern Bible in English.

How We Got the Bible

How and when did the books of the Bible originate? In what sense are these books different from other books? How have these books been preserved and transmitted to us?

Faithful God

There is sweetness in the providence of God, whose "judgment is unsearchable" and whose "paths beyond tracing out", yet is committed and faithful to care for the most needy amongst his children.

Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually look like.

Authority and Accountability

God has chosen to give His authority to men in various areas including the government, employment, the church and families. If we have a healthy understanding of the fear of the Lord, we will understand why God places authorities in our lives.

Our Accountability to God

Contained in these pages is a warm-hearted, incisive, yet deeply substantial treatment of that most crucial of Christian doctrines, the depravity and powerlessness of mankind.

The Pursuit of God with Study Guide

In this Christian classic, late pastor and evangelist A. W. Tozer brings the mystics to bear on modern spirituality, grieving the hustle and bustle and calling for a slow, steady gaze upon God.

Evidence That the Bible Is True

Is the Bible true, or is it merely a collection of myths and legends? Explore extraordinary evidence revealing that the Bible is trustworthy from beginning to end.

The Christian in Complete Armour

Originally written in the seventeenth century by William Gurnall, this is among the most regarded Christian books ever written. This modern format contains 365 daily devotionals.

The Weapons of Our Warfare

Right now, there is a real spiritual battle going on in the unseen realm. Every Christian must equip themselves against the forces of darkness. Victory is possible when we use the full armor of God described in Ephesians 6.

Dressed to Kill

Dressed To Kill is considered by many to be a true classic on the subject of scriptural warfare. Questions at the end of each chapter will guide you into deeper study.

The Full Armor of God

Respected scholar and speaker Larry Richards offers a balanced, evangelical-friendly approach to spiritual warfare based on the book of Ephesians.

Handbook for Personal Bible Study

The Bible is the most important book ever written. And yet we are separated from its authorship by millennia. To engage the Bible fully as a life-changing practice, we need to find our way into it and through it.

Know Your Bible

A concise, easy-to-understand guide to God's Word—giving you a helpful and memorable overview of all 66 books. For each book of the Bible, Know Your Bible provides data on the author and time frame, and more…

Living Fearless

All human conflict originates from fear, and fear originates from a false view of God, ourselves, and others. Until we exchange what's false for what's real, we will never experience being fully alive, fully human, and fully free.

Mentor Like Jesus: His Radical Approach to Building the Church

Learn the power of intentionality when it's a part of authentic community… the processes Jesus used and modeled, distilled and activated for the 21st century. Here's a way for more mature believers to find purpose and meaning as they move into the giving back season of life.

The Heart of Man / The Parables

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