Resources: Discoveries Book Series

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The Discoveries: Insights for Church Leadership series currently includes:

Building A House For All God's Children
Diversity Leadership in the Church
By Jeffery S. Rogers
Drawing on the new disciplines of diversity management and diversity leadership, Rogers shows congregational leaders how to turn the diverse convictions and characters in the church into an organic whole, fulfilling the mission to "build a house for all God's people."

"Jeff Rogers poses and pursues urgent issues for which simplistic answers will not do."

— Charles Kimball, Chair of the Department of Religion, Wake Forest Univ.

The Power of Stories
A Guide for Leading Multi-Racial and Multi-Cultural Congregations
By Jacqueline J. Lewis
In this book the author shares with the reader examples of congregational leaders who have successfully overcome the challenges of leading multicultural congregations, and the lessons that can be learned from them.

"Offers practical, realistic, and inspirational examples."

— Virgilio Elizondo, Professor of Pastoral and Hispanic Theology, Univ. of Notre Dame.

Ducking Spears, Dancing Madly
A Biblical Model of Church Leadership
By Lewis A. Parks and Bruce C. Birch
This book is a penetrating look at leadership through the stories of Saul, David, and other central Old Testament figures, demonstrating how a clear and honest understanding of the triumphs and flaws of those who lead God's people in Scripture prepares one to lead God's people today.

"The book is enriched by the incisive exegetical work of Birch on 1 and 2 Samuel, the extensive pastoral and judicatory experience of Parks, and the astute theological sensibilities and writing gifts of both authors."

—  Leading Ideas (Read book review.)

Take the Next Step
Leading Lasting Change in the Church
By Dr. Lovett H. Weems, Jr.
An astute student of management and leadership theory, the author offers congregational leaders essential insights into how they can work with and through their churches' ministries to bring about authentic and faithful growth.

"This is the field manual of a man who knows what he is talking about."

— Jim Kouzes, co-author of The Leadership Challenge