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Encouraging the Heart, A
Leader’s Guide to Rewarding and
Recognizing Others
James Kouzes and Barry Posner
Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1999, $22.00
800.956.7739
The third book from this writing team
builds on The Leadership Challenge and
delves into the art of encouragement,
revealing practices that exceptional leaders
use to inspire extraordinary performance
from others. Part Two will be especially
useful to pastors and others
responsible for leading churches
and organizations.
The Leadership Engine,
How Winning Companies Build
Leaders At Every Level
Noel Tichy with Eli Cohen
Harper Business, 1997, $27.00
800.831.3761
Leaders develop other leaders, and
companies and organizations that are effective
develop leaders at all levels of the
organization. This very helpful book on
leadership is divided into two parts. The first
half focuses on the why and nature of
leadership development, and the second
part consists of useful processes and tools to
accelerate leadership development.
Out of the Christian
Ghetto...Inviting A New
Conversation with
Today’s Culture
Becoming a Healthy Church: 10
Characteristics
Stephen Macchia
Baker Books, 1999, $16.99
616.676.9185
Drawn from the experience and
participation of New England Christian
churches, pastors and lay persons, this is a
wonderfully crafted book that will be a
valuable resource to local congregations. It
identifies and describes ten indicators of a
healthy church—the centrality of God’s
Word, passionate spirituality, fruitful evangelism,
high impact worship, mission and
vision driven, leadership development,
church planting, financial stewardship,
intentional disciple-making, and
loving relationships.
The Prospering Parachurch,
Enlarging the Boundaries
of God’s Kingdom
Wesley K. Willmer and J., David Schmidt
Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1998, $21.95
800.956.7739
This volume is one of the best single books
on parachurch ministries and an important
contribution to our understanding of the
nature, history, role and structure of parachurches.
Especially helpful is the section
on building an effective board of directors
and the parachurch donor.
New York City, May 20-22, 1999
Sponsored by Mars Hill Forum
To register or for more information,
call 800.990.MARS, fax 206.842.0296
or register online at www.marshillforum.org
If you are committed to the Church but
want to move out of “the Christian ghetto”
and learn more about the hows and
whys of engaging the postmodern culture,
then this conference is for you.
Among the keynote speakers will be Tim
Keller of Redeemer Church in Manhattan.
www.crosswalk.com
This is a site Christian leaders will want to
bookmark. It is filled with useful information,
news, links and opportunities for interaction.
Topical pages include music, money,
communities, spiritual life, careers, communications
and fun. It also includes web
filtering and free web-based e-mail.
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The Purpose Driven Church
National Seminar
April 24, 1999
Simulcast to over 40 cities nationwide
For more information, contact Saddleback Church
call 949.833.1804 or fax 949.475.1765
www.saddleback.org/simulcast.htm
A one-day seminar on the principles of a
purpose driven church, this nationally
broadcast event will be led by Rick Warren
and will also feature author and
communicator Max Lucado via satellite
from San Antonio.
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