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The 21 Irrefutable Laws Of Leadership
A Review by Dan Reiland, Church Consultant – Injoy
Volume 4, Number 3, February 8, 1999

Editor's Note: Dan Reiland is a member of our Church Champions Editor's Board. He was a featured workshop presenter at the recent Gathering Of Church Champions.

I'll admit my bias up front; I'm a friend, fan and ministry partner with John Maxwell -- but as objectively as I can be, this is one of the finest leadership books I have ever read. Part of my confidence in the book is that I have watched these laws lived out in John for more than 16 years. They work. The 21 Laws are not an academic approach or theory. They are tried, tested and true. Most of them can be learned.

I meet many pastors who love God, preach well, and care about people, but are frustrated in ministry. The issue is nearly always leadership. This book needs to be in the hands of pastors who want to grow a healthy church.

Allow me to list just three of my favorite laws, (Note: In life, you can't choose which of these laws you "like" ; break any of them and you are headed for trouble.)

The Law Of Navigation -- Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Using a fail-safe compass, Scott led his team of adventurers to the end of the earth -- and to inglorious deaths. They would have lived if only he, their leader, had known the Law of Navigation.

The Law Of Connection -- Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand. Elizabeth Dole has mastered it. If husband Bob had done the same, he might have become the forty-third president of the United States. It's called the Law of Connection.

The Law of Explosive Growth -- To add growth, lead followers -- to multiply, lead leaders. How did a pastor in a developing country take his church from 700 people to more than 14,000 in only seven years. He did it using leader's math. That's the secret of the Law of Explosive Growth.

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell. 1998. Thomas Nelson. This book is available in local bookstores and through INJOY Ministries at: 1-800-333-6506. Church Champions FAX will begin as a subscription publication on March 1, 1999. To remain a subscriber call Leadership Network Customer Service at 800.765.5323. Price is $29 per year. Free subscriptions are available for those who write a Church Champions FAX. Ask for a writer's worksheet.

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