My 10 Most Influential Books on Leadership and Pastoring

I just finished reading (again) the classic, Spiritual Leadership, by J. Oswald Sanders. That short book continues to pack a punch for spiritual leaders of all kinds.

So I thought I'd share what I consider the books that have most influenced me, as a leader and pastor, over the years.

Here they are:

• The Pastor as Minor Poet (Barnes)
• The Peacemaker (Sande)
• Axiom (Hybels)
• Spiritual Leadership (Sanders)
• Our Iceberg is Melting (Kotter/Rathgeber)
• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (Lencioni)
• The Contemplative Pastor (Peterson)
• The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership (Maxwell)
• Masterplanning (Biehl)
• Visioneering (Stanley)
• Dedication and Leadership (Hyde)

They are roughly in the reverse order in which I discovered or read them, for the first time, at least. And maybe you've noticed that I cheated a little. There are eleven, not ten. So sue me.

What about you? What books have most influenced your leadership, your pastoring?