Mallison, John

John is currently Director of Mentoring for the Australian Arrow Leadership Program. He is Director of John Mallison Ministries, a faith ministry committed to develop Christian leadership. While serving as Director of Adult Education in NSW for the Uniting Church in Australia, he founded and directed the ELM Centre, their Lay Education Centre. John founded the Australian Small Group Network, a national movement involving all denominations aimed at maximising the impact of small groups upon the church and nation.

Mentoring to Develop Disciples and Leaders, SU/Open Books, Adelaide, 1998

Maloney, Newton

H. Newton Maloney is senior professor of psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary, a licensed psychologist, and an ordained United Methodist minister.

Living with Paradox: Religious Leadership and the Genius of Double Vision, Jossey Bass, San Francisco, 1998

Mant, Alistair

Alistair Mant is an international authority on leadership development and executive talent identification. Alistair spends a third of each year working with private and public sector clients in Australasia dealing with leadership, modernisation of government, organisation structure and the strategic aspects of human resource management and development. He was involved in Western Australia's Progress Rural WA strategy to help rural communities support greater innovation.

Intelligent Leadership, Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, NSW, 1997

Maxwell, John

In 1985, with the blessings of his congregation at Skyline Wesleyan Church near San Diego, John founded INJOY®, starting with the INJOY Life Club® monthly audiotape program. The operation quickly outgrew a one-car garage. At the same time, pastors began to demand other resources at a rate much greater than John had anticipated. He started resourcing other pastors full time in 1995. In 1996 John established EQUIP, a non-profit organization that trains leaders in urban communities, academic institutions, and within international organizations.

Developing the Leader within You, Thomas Nelson, Nashville, 1993
The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player, Thomas Nelson, 2002
The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork, Thomas Nelson, 2001
Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork, Thomas Nelson, 2002
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Thomas Nelson, 1998
The 21 Most Powerful Minutes In A Leader's Day, Thomas Nelson, 2000
Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones, Thomas Nelson, 2000
Developing the Leaders Around You, Thomas Nelson, 1995
The  Indispensable Qualities of a Leader, Thomas Nelson, 1999
The Power of Leadership, Honor Books, 2001
The Right to Lead, J. Countryman Books, 2001

McLaren, Brian

Coordinator of the Emergent Village, Terranova Theological Project, and Pastor at Cedar Ridge Community Church, Baltimore-Washington.

Reinventing Your Church, Zondervan, 1998 – republished as…
The Church on the Other Side: Doing Ministry in the Postmodern Matrix, Zondervan, 2000

McNeal, Reggie

Reggie is the director of leadership development for South Carolina Baptist Convention. McNeal counsels local churches, denominational groups, seminaries and colleges, and parachurch organizations in their leadership-development needs.

A Work of Heart: Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders, Jossey Bass, 2000

McRae-McMahon, Dorothy

With a background as Uniting Church minister and social activist, Dorothy presents challenges for leadership in the Australian community context.

Daring Leadership for the Twenty First Century, 2001

Mead, Loren 

Loren B. Mead, an ordained Episcopal priest, is an educator, consultant, and author who works to strengthen religious institutions, especially local congregations. A pioneer in congregational studies, he brought together the methods of organization development consultation and applied research for working with congregations. He was the founder of the Alban Institute. In his work with churches, Loren has helped develop a number of resources now widely used - the role and work of the interim pastor, the use of conflict management, the work on clergy stress and burnout, concepts of change and development in congregations and judicatory systems, and training methods for executives and bishops. 

Critical Moment in Ministry: A Change in Pastors, Alban Institute 1999
Financial Meltdown in the Mainline? , Alban Institute, 1998
Five Challenges for the Once and Future Church, Alban Institute, 1996
Transforming Congregations for the Future, Alban Institute, 1994
More Than Numbers, Alban Institute, 1993
The Once and Future Church, Alban Institute, 1991

Miller, Calvin

Calvin Miller teaches at Beeson Divinity School, Birmingham, Alabama, in the areas of preaching and pastoral ministry. Prior to coming to Beeson, he was Professor of Communication and Ministry Studies as well as Writer-in-Residence at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served for 25 years as pastor of Westside Baptist Church, Omaha, Nebraska, which grew from 10 members to more than 2,500. In addition to writing and pastoral experience, Miller is a poet, artist, novelist, and evangelist. He is the author of more than 40 books and numerous articles on religion and preaching. His latest books include The Empowered Communicator, Market-Place Preaching, and Spirit, Word and Story.

The Empowered Leader, Broadman & Holman, Nashville, TN, 1995

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