Elevating Excellence: Secrets to Closing the Leadership Gap A Leadership Training Curriculum – Book Review

A Training Resource for Pastors and Ministries Leaders

Elevating Excellence: Secrets to Closing the Leadership Gap is designed to help church leaders:

  • Build a Ministry Team – Identify and Fill the Gaps
  • Evaluate Present Weaknesses
  • Provide Tools for Communication and Interaction among the Ministry Team
  • Establish Ministry Goals
  • Develop Visionary Leaders

The Leadership kit includes a leader’s guide, a participant workbook, the DVD video sessions, and Curtis Wallace’s book The Leadership Gap. Each training session is organized into three modules which follow a natural progression. (1)  Speaks to the pastor, or leader, (2) Speaks to the Staff, (3) Speaks to everyone, or the corporate body or organization.

I found the “Bridge the Gap” questions in the participant’s workbook pertinent and probing and the exercises to be practical and stimulating, especially in areas of establishing priority and developing relationships.

Curtis Wallace addresses these issues from a broad base of actual experience, not theory. The material is relevant for every level of management, empowering the team, building confidence, and meeting expectations.

Elevating Excellence: Secrets to Closing the Leadership Gap is an important training resource for: Church key leadership, everyone on the ministry team, and as a resource for seminary and Bible school students. The principles can easily be adapted for non-profit organizations or any business enterprise application as well.

Elevating Excellence: Secrets to Closing the Leadership Gap is available at:

A complimentary copy of this book was provided for review purposes. The opinions expressed are my own.

About Richard R. Blake

Richard R. Blake is the Co-Founder of Christian Education Resources. He owned and operated the Family Book Center of San Leandro, California for over 30 years. I am married to Thelma, a registered nurse, and father of four sons. I am now working as a freelance writer, editorial consultant, specializing in manuscript critiques and book reviews.