Two Great Reads
First, a quick book review. I have finished reading Leadership Gold by John Maxwell. Like all material I read or hear from Maxwell, this book was 
extremely encouraging.
extremely encouraging.One unique quality of Leadership Gold is the brevity of each chapter. There are 26 chapters and a conclusion crammed into the 254 pages, with each chapter ending with questions and an additional thought. As far as “reading pages,” each page is about 3-5 pages, and can be read in just a few moments. If you like books you can constantly pick up and set down, this is a perfect read.
This book is designed to give leaders the “nuggets” needed to take leadership to the next level. Much of this material is similar to concepts found in Maxwell’s more famous 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership (as well as other Maxwell books), but it is worth reading on its own.
Maxwell fans and those who just want to be better leaders will find all sorts of information to use. I recommend this book for those who lead in any way, but struggle to see fruits from their leadership. Also, for preachers, there are a lot of good quotes and several nice illustrations for sermons about leadership and/or influence.
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Rarely do we recommend a blog, but a new one has recently come online that is a great resource and one you will want to visit often. Four writers: Jay Guin, Phil Sanders, Greg Tidwell, and Todd Deaver have started a blog called Grace Conversation.
The best part of that name is “conversation.” This blog puts a topic out there and then seeks to show the “conservative” viewpoint and the “progressive” viewpoint. Comments abound! Just for one example, an article posted on April 2 by brother Sanders has already seen 79 comments!
The unique nature of this blog makes it a must read. It keeps the conversation open, and it provides readers with the opportunity to “test all things; hold fast to that which is good.”
Check out the blog here. Read with an open Bible and thinking mind, and comment (kindly) on the posts.
One Comment
Wes Hazel
Adam
You may need to turn in your man card for the background on your blog. Sorry, it needed to be said.
I really like Maxwell. You are right that a lot of his books are similar. You can’t read them too close together. One that I thought was different and also one of his better works is “Winning With People” Every leader should read that book.
Thanks for the link to the blog. I didn’t know about it, and enjoyed some of the reading. Have a great day.
Wes