I took the challenge of reading a Leadership book.  The book I chose to read was Spiritual Leadership by J Oswald Sanders.  This book is very helpful for anyone who is interested in leading.  It gave practical insights on the leadership principles of Moses, Nehemiah, Paul, and others in Scripture.  It can be used as a Small Group Study for your staff or volunteer teams.  One of the things that I really enjoyed was the Rules for Life given by Archbishop Benson:

Eagerly start the days’ main work

Do not murmur at your busyness or the shortness of time, but buy up the time around you

Never murmur when correspondence is brought in

Never exaggerate duties by seeming to suffer under the load, but treat all responsibilities as liberty and gladness

Never call attention to crowded work or trivial experiences

Before confrontation or censure, obtain from God a real love for the one fault.  Know the facts; be generous in your judgment.  Otherwise. How ineffective, how unintelligible or perhaps provocative your well-intentioned censure may be

Do not believe everything you hear; do not spread gossip

Do not seek praise, gratitude, respect or regard for past service

Avoid complaining when your advice or opinion is not consulted, or having been consulted, set aside

Never allow yourself to be placed in favorable contrast with anyone

Do not press conversation to your own needs and concerns

Seek no favors, nor sympathies; do not ask for tenderness, but receive what comes

Bear the blame; do not share or transfer it

Give thanks when credit for your work or ideas is given to another

Another statement I resonated with was by Archbishop Mowll,

“The frontiers of the kingdom of God were never advanced by men and women of caution.”

Great book and I would definitely recommend it to others!  What is a Leadership book that you have read that you would recommend to other leaders?