I'll admit it; I like to read. Most of the books I read relate to my ministry leadership. Looking back over the past year, I've been blessed by some excellent reads! Here's my list. I recommend them to you.
- Culture making: recovering our creative calling (Andy Crouch)
- The 21 irrefutable laws of leadership tested by time: Those who followed them…and those who didn’t (James Garlow)
- Right here right now: everyday mission for everyday people (Alan Hirsch & Lance Ford)
- Common roots: The original call to an ancient-future faith (Robert Webber)
- Grounded in the gospel: Building believers the old-fashioned way (J.I. Packer & Gary Parrett)
- The king Jesus gospel: The original good news revisited (Scot McKnight)
- When helping hurts: How to alleviate poverty without hurting the poor and yourself (Scott Corbett & Brian Fikkert)
- Center church: Doing balanced, gospel-centered ministry in your city (Timothy Keller)
- The liturgical year: The spiraling adventure of the spiritual life (Joan Chittister)
- Replenish: Leading from a healthy soul (Lance Witt)
- Toxic charity: How churches and charities hurt those they help and how to reverse it (Robert Lupton)
- On the verge: A journey into the apostolic future of the church (Alan Hirsch & Dave Ferguson)
- Godly servants: Discipleship and spiritual formation for missionaries (David Teague)
- Missional God, missional church: Hope for re-evangelizing the west (Ross Hastings)
- In, but not of: A guide to Christian ambition and the desire to influence the world (Hugh Hewitt)
- The gift of rest: Rediscovering the beauty of the
Sabbath (Joe Lieberman)
- Relentless pursuit: God’s love of outsiders including the outsider in all of us (Ken Gire)
- We are not the hero: A missionary’s guide for sharing Christ, not a culture of dependency (Jean Johnson)
- The faith of the outsider: Exclusion and inclusion in the Biblical story (Frank Spina)
- Christianophobia: A faith under attack (Rupert Shortt)
- Western Christians in global mission: What’s the role of the North American church? (Paul Borthwick)
- I am a follower: The way, the truth, the life of following Jesus (Leonard Sweet)
- Leading across cultures: Effective ministry and mission in the global church (James Plueddemann)
- Unfinished: Believing is only the beginning (Richard Stearns)
And how could I forget...- His people on mission: Mobilizing churches for cross-cultural outreach (Don Dennison)
