While exploring publication options, one key piece of advice that jumped out at me was to choose an appropriate title, since that influences keywords, URLs, and everything else that people will use to find a book. I’ve never been entirely happy with “Leadership Enrichment and Development” because of its extreme generic-ness, despite the catchy acronym ‘LEAD’.
The two themes that I’d like to emphasize are:
- Training Church Leaders
- Interlinear Bible Study
The challenge is finding a viable name that isn’t already taken. Here’s what I’ve found in use so far:
- Growing Church Leaders | Articles | BuildingChurchLeaders.com
- Amazon.com: Growing Church Leaders (9781931551038): Robert H. Ramey: Books
- ScholarlyCommons@AUT: Nurturing servant leaders in religious education
- Amazon.com: Building Leaders: Blueprints for Developing Leadership …
- Church Leadership Training Institute – clti.org
- Church Leadership Development International – Home
- Church Transformation Ministries – Church Leadership Development … (many uses of that term — good or bad?)
After naming the series, we also need to title the individual volumes, currently:
- Theological Foundations
- Christian Character
- Skills for Service
Not bad, but somewhat unbalanced (not fully alliterative, or evocative). For alliteration, we could change the first to “Thinking Theologically“. Conversely, to pursue the construction metaphor, we could make the last two “Constructing Character” and “Sharpened for Service.” But that might be too cheesy even for me…
Any suggestions?
Radically Happy 
When we were at KBCTC in Oxford, the slogan was:
“Think Theologically, Live Reflectively, and Make a Difference.” These seem to echo the 3 sections of the LEAD course.
I like the idea of using “think” instead of “thinking.” “Thinking” communicates that this book is *about* Thinking Theologically. “Think” communicates that this book will actually teach you to Think Theologically.
How about:
1. Think Theologically
2. Live Uprightly
3. Serve Skillfully
Then part of the branding could be Think.Live.Serve
I don’t have lots of ideas regarding a new title for the whole project.
Very interesting. How about:
Think Biblically
Live Wisely
Serve Effectively
That is, we want to produce leaders who are biblical, wise, and effective.
I really like that. Sounds perfect.
Semi-random brainstorm ideas:
a) Building Church Leadership: A Transformational Group Bible Study
b) Foundations Of Leadership: A Transformational Bible Study
c) Nurturing Christian Leaders: An Interlinear Bible Study Series
d) The Transforming Christian Leadership Bible Course
e) Training Leaders by Studying the Bible
f) Bible Studies on Church Leadership
g) Bible Studies for Church Leaders
i) Volume One: Building Biblically
ii) Volume Two: Cultivating Character
iii) Volume Three: Developing Discipline