The very best training a pastor can receive comes from proven leaders with proven track records-leaders like John MacArthur, John Piper, Steven Lawson, RC Sproul, and Al Mohler.

You'll find all of them and more in The Shepherd as Leader, a collection of the all-time best-ever messages on spiritual leadership from the popular Shepherds' Conference held annually at Grace Community Church in Southern California. With longtime bestselling author John MacArthur as general editor and contributor, church leaders will find an abundance of guidance on...

• the key essentials of effective ministry
• the urgency of purity and integrity in a leader's life
• the value of prayer, both personal and public
• the biblical responses to suffering and opposition
• the necessity of complete reliance upon God's grace and empowerment

The Shepherd as Leader is the second volume in our popular Shepherds' Library series, a new line of resources designed to help pastors fulfill their calling with excellence. Also available is The Shepherd as Preacher.