The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Leading and Administering
Introduction
This page is to help people understand and grow in the gifts of leading and administering. If you have any questions about women serving in leadership roles in the church, see also our section on the Church and Women to see more about women at all levels of church leadership, from Scripture and church history.
Messages and Resources on the Gifts of Leading and Administering
Other Christian Resources on Leading and Administering
Mike Breen, Why the Missional Movement Will Fail (blog, Sep 14, 2011)
Joshua Throneburg, Highrock College Message (video, 2012) why Highrock Church does not have college-specific groups and encourages students to be part of on-campus fellowships; see also Tim Keller, Parachurch Ministries Are Important (video, Sep 16, 2013)
J.R. Woodward, Top Ten Books on Church Planting (V3 Church Planting Movement, Jul 24, 2014)
Gary Hamel, The 15 Diseases of Leadership According to Pope Francis (Harvard Business Review, Apr 14, 2015)
Dorothy Greco, Pastoring Your Church Through a Leader's Misconduct (Christianity Today, May 4, 2015)
Tim Catchim, Building Effective Teams with APEST (Tim Catchim, Aug 11, 2015)
Marcus Warner and Jim Wilder, Rare Leadership: 4 Uncommon Habits For Increasing Trust, Joy, and Engagement in the People You Lead (Amazon book, Apr 2016)
Jonny Morrison, The Colonization of Christian Leadership (Missio Alliance, Oct 9, 2020)
Matt Tebbe and Ben Sternke, What Emotions Are For in the Life of the Leader with Marc Alan Schelske (Gravity Leadership, Dec 22, 2020) a podcast. See also Marc Alan Schelske, The Wisdom of Your Heart (Marc Alan Schelske website, 2017)
Other Resources on Leading and Administering
Liberating Structures (website)
Predictive Index (website)
K. Anders Ericsson, Michael J. Prietula, Edward T. Cokely, The Making of an Expert. Harvard Business Review, Jul-Aug 2007.
Brene Brown, The Power of Vulnerability. TED talk, Jun 2010.
Rabbi David Wolpe, The Limitations of Being "Spiritual But Not Religious". Time, Mar 21, 2013.
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?. Harvard Business Review, Aug 22, 2013.
Malcolm Gladwell, What Really Makes People Disruptive. Inc, Oct 7, 2014.
Harvard Business Review, Why Chief Human Resource Officers Make Great CEO's. Harvard Business Review, Dec 2014.
Nancy Dubuc, Mixing Doers, Thinkers, and Feelers. New York Times, Mar 19, 2015.
Heidi Priebe, The Definition of Hell for Each Myers-Briggs Type. Thought Catalog, May 12, 2015.
Travis Bradberry, 9 Things That Make Employees Quit. Inc42, Jul 31, 2015.
Susan Storm, How Each MBTI Type Reacts to Stress (And How to Help). Psychology Junkie, Aug 2, 2015.
Francesca Gino and Bradley Staats, Why Organizations Don't Learn. Harvard Business Review, Nov 2015.
Ken Fong, Truer Words Were Never Spoken. Huffington Post, Dec 23, 2015.
Andre Walton, Resolving the Paradox of Group Creativity. Harvard Business School, Jan 25, 2016. Also pdf copy
Joe Myers, Does Where You're From Affect Your Leadership Style? World Economic Forum, Feb 5, 2016.
Jonathan Timm, The Plight of the Overworked Non-Profit Employee. The Atlantic, Aug 24, 2016.
Susan David, Building Emotional Agility. Harvard Business Review, Sep 22, 2016.
Greg Satell, What Successful Movements Have in Common. Harvard Business Review, Nov 30, 2016.
David G. Smith and W. Brad Johnson, Men Can Improve How They Mentor Women. Here’s How. Harvard Business Review, Dec 5, 2016.
Chaim Saiman, Why The Last Jedi Is More 'Spiritual' Than 'Religious'. The Atlantic, Dec 27, 2017. Rey has so much raw talent she does not need training, and all the mentor-father figures (Han Solo, Luke Skywalker) have failed or are self-consumed, and the mentor-mother figure (Leah) gives training to Rey that is not seen onscreen, in The Rise of Skywalker. This downplays the role of community and mentorship (“religion”).
Matt Apuzzo, What Will Mueller Do? The Answer Might Lie in a By-the-Book Past. New York Times, Aug 25, 2018. An interesting commentary on leadership.
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