Leadership That Works: Hope and Direction for Church and Parachurch Leaders in Today's Complex World

"I am a better pastor because of reading and applying the wisdom in this book."

REV. DR. ROBERTA HESTENES

Senior Pastor, Solana Beach Presbyterian Church

"-an important means for busy leaders to get pointed back to the Source."

RICHARD J. MOUW

President, Fuller Theological Seminary

"This is the book you have been waiting for from America's wisest pastor!"

LYLE SCHALLER

Author, Founder of The Parish Paper

"Steadfast ministry and long-term fruitfulness verify Leith Anderson's grasp of what works."

JACK W. HAYFORD, D.LIT.

Pastor, The Church on the Way

President, The King's Seminary

"Here is a smooth, clear guide for the needy leader, a track to run on in the troubled moment, a set of rails into a confident future."

CALVIN MILLER

Professor of Preaching and Pastoral Ministry,

Beeson Divinity School

"This book is a must for everyone in a leadership position."

JOHN C. MAXWELL

Founder, The INJOY Group

Author, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

"Leith shows clearly how to meet today's changing culture without compromising biblically."

JERRY E. WHITE, PH.D.

President of The Navigators

"-a leadership book that takes us all the way to the realities that face those of us who lead-from a leader who understands."

JOSEPH M. STOWELL

President, Moody Bible Institute

"-a practical, to-the-point, and persuasive conversation with leaders who care about the people they are serving now and can serve in the future."

NEIL M. ALEXANDER

President & Publisher, The United Methodist Publishing House

Leith Anderson is the Senior Pastor of Wooddale Church in Minnesota. During the 21 years of his tenure with Wooddale, the church has relocated, changed it's name, built three buildings, and become a leader in church philosophy and programming. Sunday morning attendance at Wooddale currently averages several thousand.

Anderson is a graduate of Bradley University, Denver Seminary, and Fuller Theological Seminary. He has been a seminar teacher, conference speaker, and a leader on the boards of numerous Christian organizations. He travels extensively, speaking to leadership groups. Anderson is a nationally recognized expert on how churches must change not only to survive but to thrive in the next century.

Dying for Change, A Church for the 21st Century, and Winning the Values War are a few of the many books Anderson has published. In addition, he is a regular contributor to evangelical magazines.

Anderson and his wife, Charleen, live in Minnesota, and have four children.

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