My Top Ten

Being a leader and building leaders are two sides of the same coin. I really like what John Maxwell said about The Law of the Inner Circle: "Every leader's potential is determined by the people closest to him. If those people are strong, then the leader can make a huge impact. If they are weak, he can't. That is the Law of the Inner Circle" [The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People will Follow You (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1998), p. 110.]. Pay attention to the Inner Circle if you want to find out whether a person is a good leader or not.


Ten Books on Leadership:

1. Johnny M. Hunt, Building Your Leadership Resume: Developing the Legacy that will Outlast You (Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 2009)

2. Dan B. Allender, Leading with a Limp (Colorado Springs: WaterBrook, 2006)

3. Robert A. Fryling, The Leadership Ellipse: Shaping How We Lead by Who We Are (
Downers Grove: IVP Books, 2010)

4. John Stott, Basic Christian Leadership: Biblical Model of Church, Gospel and Ministry (Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity Press, 2002)

5. Jimmy Long, The Leadership Jump: Building Partnerships Between Existing and Emerging Christian Leaders (Downers Grove: IVP Books, 2009)

6. Hans Finzel, The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make (Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 2007)

7. Aubrey Malphurs, Being Leaders: The Nature of Authentic Christian Leadership (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003)

8. Aubrey Malphurs and Will Mancini, Building Leaders: Blueprints for Developing Leadership at Every Level of Your Church (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004)

9. John C. Maxwell, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People will Follow You (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1998)

10. Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol, and Ken McElrath, The Ascent of a Leader: How Ordinary Relationships Develop Extraordinary Character and Influence (SanFrancisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999)