This resource list is intended to accompany the Leadership Development Tool introduced in April 2008. The tool is a key element to help leaders identify areas for growth in their relationship with God and their leadership skills. You will find book recommendations, details of DVD/Video for loan, and links to online talks. This list will be updated regularly as more resources become available. If you need any further information, please feel free to contact us.

1. Vital Spiritual Life

Books
Dallas Willard: Spirit of the Disciplines
Dallas Willard: The Divine Conspiracy
Brother Lawrence: The Practice of the Presence of God.
John Ortberg: The Life You’ve Always Wanted.
Gordon MacDonald: Ordering Your Private World;
Gordon MacDonald: A Resilient Life
Navigators: Topical Memory System (navpress)

Article
Dallas Willard: Living in the vision of God click here

Audio
Steve Nicholson: Solitude and Silence click here
Steve Nicholson: Connecting with God Series (Spiritual Disciplines) click here
John Ortberg: One Ordinary Day With God click here

2. Vision And A Call To Lead

Books
John C Maxwell: Developing the Leader Within You
John C Maxwell: Leadership Gold

3. Developing Leaders and Releasing Ministry

Books
John C Maxwell: Developing Leaders Around You

Audio
Mike Pearson Leaders Training March 07 (coming soon)

4. Gathering And Mobilizing People

Book
Bill Hybels: The Volunteer Revolution

Audio
Mike Pearson Leaders Training March 07 (coming soon)

5. Emotional Maturity

Books
Peter Scazzero: The emotionally healthy Church
John Ortberg: Everybody’s Normal Until You Get to Know Them
Archibald Hart: Caring for people Gods way

Audio
Archibald Heart: Thriving in life’s call conference CD’s (available for loan from Network House)

6. Communicating and Applying the Bible

Book
Gordon Fee & Douglas Stewart: How to Read the Bible for All It’s Worth

Audio
Rich Nathan: Preaching – seminar from NLC 2008 (coming soon)
Willow Creek Preaching/Communication Conference click here
Sam Storms: Lord’s Sword Seminar (Vineyard Bloomington) click here
Rich Nathan, David Parker & Don Williams talks from Vineyard Churches UK Preaching Conference 2005 (available from Trent Vineyard)

7. Knowing Your Strengths and Working with Others

Books
Marcus Buckingham & Donald A Clifton: Now, Discover Your Strengths (includes online strengthfinder questionnaire)
Bruce Bugbee: What You Do Best in the Body Of Christ
Mark Stibbe: Know Your Spiritual Gifts

8. Making Disciples

Books
Bill Hybels: Becoming a Contagious Christian
Bill Hybles: Just Walk across the room
Steve Sjogren: Outflow
Steve Sjogren: Conspiracy of Kindness
Mark Stibbe: Prophetic Evangelism

Audio
Mark Stibbe: Prophetic Evangelism click here
Rich Nathan: Sharing Your Faith According To Your SHAPE click here
Mike Pilavachi: Mission is Possible Vineyard Churches SA click here

DVD (available for loan from Adam Pipe)

Mark Greene:Imagine how we can reach the UK (available from LICC)
Let My People Grow conference (available from LICC)
Bishop Graham Cray: 21^st Century Disciples (available from LICC)

9. Healthy Relationships

Books
Gary Chapman: The Five Love Languages
Nicky & Sila Lee: The Marriage Book (also course on DVD - available for loan)

Audio
Steve Nicholson’s series Christian Sexuality in a Sex Crazed World click here

10. Knowing Where You’re Going: The Importance of Planning

Books
Dave Early: Habits of Effective Small Group Leaders (available from Cell UK)

11. Stewardship: Managing Resources Well

Books
Randy Alcorn: Money, Possessions and Eternity

Audio
Rich Nathan: Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can click here
Rick Joyner: The Good Steward click here

Course
Life Skills – Handling Money (the CAP money course) email for more info

Practical Debt Relief Help
CAP (Christians Against Poverty) office: 0121 622 1922

12. Owning Our Values and Understanding Our Heritage.

Books
Alexander Venter: Doing Church.
Derek Morphew: Breakthrough
Bill Jackson: The Quest for the Radical Middle
Carol Wimber: The Way it Was
George Eldon Ladd: The Gospel of the Kingdom

DVD (available for loan from office)

Carol Wimber: Back to Our Roots – Stories of the Vineyard
John Wimber: I’m a Fool for Christ, Whose Fool Are You?
AVC USA 25th anniversary celebration video

Audio

Eleanor Mumford: A Vineyard History VLC Conference 2008
Ed Piorek: Classic Vineyard click here
John Wimber: Personal Pilgrimage click here
Derek Morphew: The Kingdom of God click here

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