You can be the leader you were meant to be. Discover who you are and learn the secrets of effective leadership. It takes courage, but God knows how to refine leaders!

Every day every person is tested. It may be your marriage, career, relationships, security, reputation, family, finances, or your faith. Passing tests allows you to move on, to take steps forward to meet the next challenge with total success.

There is a great need for leaders today who have been wiling to be examined by the tests of life. Author Larry Kreider shares 21 tests that he faced, along with dozens of others stories who went through testing and emerged victoriously. Tests include:

• Releasing test: Great leaders know how to empower others.
• Dependency test: An effective leader depends on help from God.
• Conflict test: A wise leader embraces healthy confrontation.
• Vision test: Successful leaders inspire others with a vision.
• Integrity test: Credible leaders are the same in public as in private.

These 21 tests allow the Lord to develop your attitude, character, and abilities you will be prepared for the leadership role He has for you in your family, business, community, or church!

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Calling Test: An effective leader will discover his calling and trust God to manifest it.

Chapter 2: The Humility Test: Effective leaders give credit to others.

Chapter 3: The Teamwork Test: An effective leader finds a way for his team to win.

Chapter 4: The Releasing Test: An effective leader knows how to empower others.

Chapter 5: The Priorities Test: An effective leader determines what his priorities are in life.

Chapter 6: The Transition Test: An effective leader understands and leads the process of change.

Chapter 7: The Criticism Test: An effective leader accepts criticism and grows in the process.

Chapter 8: The Dependency Test: An effective leader depends on help from God.

Chapter 9: The Conflict Test: An effective leader embraces healthy confrontation.

Chapter 10: The Vision Test: Effective leaders inspire and articulate a vision and bring others with them.

Chapter 11: The Love Test: An effective leader makes decisions motivated by love.

Chapter 12: The Integrity Test: Effective leaders are the same in public as in private.

Chapter 13: The Security Test: Effective leaders find security in who they are, not in what they do.

Chapter 14: The Grace Test: Effective leaders know success depends on the grace of God.

Chapter 15: The Expectations Test: Effective leaders avoid unmet expectations.

Chapter 16: The Finance Test: Effective leaders take fiscal responsibility for their mission.

Chapter 17: The Comparison Test: Effective leaders only compare up.

Chapter 18: The Perseverance Test: Effective leaders refuse to quit!

Chapter 19: The Success Test: Effective leaders never forget where they came from.

Chapter 20: The Timing Test: Effective leaders understand times and seasons.

Chapter 21: The Kingdom Test: An effective leader focuses on the eternal Kingdom.

Afterword

Endorsements

It is wonderful to be able to endorse this book on the 21 Tests of Effective Leadership. In a day where so many excuses are made for people who fail in qualification, we now have a trustworthy presentation of the standards we should establish for leaders. Bravo, Larry, for another important contribution.

Daniel Juster, Th.D., Director Tikkun International

Larry Kreider is a leader of leaders, and one who has my utmost respect, trust, and friendship. I encourage every believer who desires to reach his or her maximum leadership potential to invest in this book, and glean from the seasoned insight of one of the Bodys true Apostolic leaders.

Robert Stearns, Eagles Wings Ministries, New York

About the Author

Larry Kreider is founder and international director of DOVE Christian Fellowship International, a family of churches established on six continents. As an author of more than 30 books and a speaker at conferences and churches, he travels extensively, training Christian leaders and believers in practical Christian living. Larry and his wife, LaVerne, live in Lititz, Pennsylvania. They have four children and three grandchildren.