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Leadership that Works: Hope and Direction for Church and Parachurch Leaders in Today’s Complex World is unavailable, but you can change that!

Pete Drucker has said that pastoring a large church is one of the three most difficult jobs in America today. Pastors are expected to be biblical scholars, business administrators, counselors, public speakers, fund-raisers, visionaries, plus have a personal life that is consistent with the values of the church. It is little wonder that thousands of church leaders wonder why they ever accepted...

Leaders are often recruiters. Understanding and following the relational rules for recruiting and retaining volunteers significantly multiplies the effectiveness of leadership in churches and other volunteer organizations. Peter Drucker says that every second American adult serves as a volunteer in America’s nonprofit sector, averaging at least three hours a week. This makes nonprofits America’s largest employer.5 Gallup reports that in 1995, 93 million Americans
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