The Well-Read Leader
Dozens of books on congregational leadership, both from the pulpit and in collaboration with church leaders who make things happen, are available from Chalice Press. Sign up for The Well-Read Leader, Chalice’s leadership-focused email list, to learn about these books and other offerings that will help you be your best as a minister and as a leader.
Reader Recommendation: The Well-Read Leader
Recommended by: Brad Lyons
Dozens of books on congregational leadership, both from the pulpit and in collaboration with church leaders who make things happen, are available from Chalice Press. Sign up for The Well-Read Leader, Chalice’s leadership-focused email list, to learn about these books and other offerings that will help you be your best as a minister and as a leader.
Why it might be helpful: These leadership resources bring new perspectives to the vocation of ministry and the calling of lay ministry, inspiring the creativity and energy that fuel vibrant ministries. Whether you’re thinking through your own role in the pulpit or nurturing the lay leaders who sustain your congregation’s ministry, The Well-Read Leader points you toward books worth your time.
Reader Recommendations are suggestions submitted by Disciples preachers and are not created or fully reviewed by the Proclamation Project.
You might also find helpful:
- The Preaching Life, by Barbara Brown Taylor — A foundational memoir weaving reflections on the vocation of preaching with theology and sermon.
- The Pastor’s Bookshelf — A Preacher Book Club selection curating essential reading for pastoral ministry.
