Prepared by Chasz Parker
Executive Director, Rescue Mission
Syracuse, N.Y.

Board:

Andringa, Robert C. & Engstrom, Ted W., Nonprofit Board Answer Book, Washington: BoardSource, 2002

Carver, John, Boards That Make A Difference, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997

Hester, David C.& Holland, Thomas J., Building Effective Boards for Religious Organizations: A Handbook for Trustees, Presidents, and Church Leaders, Manhattan: Wiley, John & Sons Incorporated, 1999

Church:

Nelson, Alan & Appel, Gene, How to Change Your Church (without killing it), Nashville: Word Publishing, 2000

Sweet, Leonard, SoulTsunami, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1999

Toler, Stan & Nelson, Alan, The Five Star Church, Ventura: Regal Books, 1999

Warren, Rick, The Purpose Driven Church: Growth without Compromising Your Message and Mission, Grand Rapids: Zondervan,1995

Willmer, Wesley K. & Schmidt, J. David with Smith, Martyn, The Prospering Parachurch, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998

Fundraising:

Jeavons, Thomas H. & Basinger, Rebekah, Growing Givers’ Hearts, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000

Leadership:

Barna, George, Leaders on Leadership, Ventura: Regal Books, 1997

Blanchard, Ken & Bowles, Sheldon, High Five!, New York: William Morrow, 2001

Blanchard, Ken & Hybels, Bill & Hodges, Phil, Leadership by the Book, New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1984

Blanchard, Ken & Bowles, Sheldon, Big Bucks!, New York: HarperCollins, 2000

Blanchard, Ken & Bowles, Sheldon, Raving Fans, New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1993
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Blanchard, Ken & Zigarmi, Patricia & Zigarmi, Drea, Leadership and the One Minute Manager, New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1985

Blanchard, Kenneth & Johnson, Spencer, The One Minute Manager, New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1982

Boyett, Joseph & Boyett, Jimmie, The Guru Guide, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998

Buckingham, Marcus & Coffman, Curt, First, Break All the Rules, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999

Buckingham, Marcus & Coffman, Curt, Now, Discover Your Strengths, New York: The Free Press, 2001

Covey, Stephen R., Principle-Centered Leadership, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992

DePree, Max, Leadership Jazz, New York: Dell Publishing, 1992

DePree, Max, Leading Without Power, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997
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Drucker, Peter F., The Effective Executive, New York: HarperCollins, 1996

Drucker, Peter F., Management Challenges for the 21st Century, New York: HarperBusiness, 1999

Hendrix, Olan, Three Dimensions of Leadership, St. Charles: ChurchSmart Resources, 2000

Herman, Robert D. & Associates: The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994

Hybels, Bill, Courageous Leadership, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002.

Kotter, John P., Leading Change, Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1996

Kouzes, James M. & Posner, Barry Z., The Leadership Challenge, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1995

Lencioni, Patrick, The Five Temptations of a CEO, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998

Nanus, Burt & Dobbs, Stephen M., Leaders Who Make a Difference, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999

Shula, Don & Blanchard, Ken, Everyone’s a Coach, New York: HarperBusiness & Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995

The Drucker Foundation, The Leader of the Future, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996
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The Drucker Foundation, Leader to Leader, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999

Tichy, Noel M., The Leadership Engine. Plano: Pritchett & Associates, 1998

Useem, Michael, The Leadership Moment, New York: Times Books, 1998

Organizational:

Brinckerhoff, Peter C., Financial Empowerment, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996

Brinckerhoff, Peter C., Faith-Based Management, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999

Brinckerhoff, Peter C., Mission-Based Management, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000

Brinckerhoff, Peter C., Social Entrepreneurship, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000

Christensen, Clayton M., The Innovator’s Dilemma, Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2000

Collins, James C. & Porras, Jerry I., Built to Last, New York: HarperBusiness, 1997

Drucker, Peter F., Managing the Non-Profit Organization, New York: HarperCollins, 1990

Harvard Business Review on Nonprofits, Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing, 1999

Jeavons, Thomas H., When the Bottom Line is Faithfulness, Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1994

The Drucker Foundation, The Organization of the Future, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997

The Drucker Foundation, The Community of the Future, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998
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Personal Development:

Briggs Myers, Isabel, Gifts Differing, Palo Alto: Consulting Psychologists Press, 1980

Goleman, Daniel, Emotional Intelligence, New York: Bantam Books, 1995

Keirsey, David, Please Understand Me II, Del Mar: Prometheus Nemesis Book Company, 1998

Kroeger, Otto and Thuesen, Janet M., Type Talk, New York: Dell Publishing, 1988

Spiritual Life:

Ortberg, John, If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001

Ortberg, John, The Life You’ve Always Wanted, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997

Thomas, Gary, Sacred Pathways, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000

Willard, Dallas, The Spirit of the Disciplines, San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1988
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Time and Life Management:

Covey, Stephen R., First Things First, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994

MacDonald, Gordon, Ordering Your Private World, Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1985

Smith, Hyrum W., The 10 Natural Laws of Successful Time and Life Management, New York: Warner, 1995.

Vision:

Barna, George, The Power of Vision, Ventura: Regal Books, 1992

Barna, George, Turning Vision into Action, Ventura: Regal Books, 1996

Biehl, Bobb, Masterplanning, Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1997

Malphurs, Aubrey, Developing a Vision for Ministry in the 21st Century, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1999
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Other:

Stanley, Thomas J. & Danko, William D., The Millionaire Next Door, New York: Pocket Books, 1996

Periodicals:

Leader to Leader, Publication of the Drucker Foundation

Leadership Journal, Publication of Christianity Today

Harvard Business Review

Business 2.0, excellent website for archived articles

Fast Company

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