Ok, I admit it! I’m a book worm… I am generally reading about 4 to 6 books at the same time. And yes, I read all of the books cover to cover (well, most of them…) I can go into a bookstore, which I do every week and literally get lost. My wife doesn’t like to go with me. It’s my strength and weakness at the same time. I have books as a category in my annual budget. It’s almost an addiction. You all have to pray for me. But you know what, I’m not sure that this is something that I should be delivered from.
Reading books has opened up an entire world to me that I wouldn’t have otherwise been exposed to. I believe that God blesses us with wisdom and supernatural insight, and the Holy Spirit moves us to dimensions that we otherwise would not reach, but I also believe that God can use what we READ to enhance our ability to serve Him!
It’s been said that the HABIT of READING is what separates the successful and the average. It’s what separates the leaders from the managers. But more importantly, it separates the wise from the foolish.
Below are a bunch of books (most of which I have personally read) that I believe will encourage you and empower you in different areas of your life. I’ve categorized them in the areas that I believe are most relevant for you. All of the ones that we couldn’t quite figure out, are in the RANDOM Book List.
If you have a book that you’d like to recommend, email us and we’ll check it out. And finally, check back often… we’ll update this list regularly.
- Ministry
- Advanced Strategic Planning: A New Model for Church and Ministry Leaders
- Beyond the First Visit: The Complete Guide to Connecting Guests to Your Church
- Branding Faith: Why Some Churches and Nonprofits Impact Culture and Others Don’t
- Church Unique
- Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests into Fully-Engaged Members of Your Church
- Invisible War, The: What Every Believer Needs to Know about Satan, Demons, and Spiritual Warfare
- It: How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It
- Leading Your African American Church Through Pastoral Transitions
- Less Clutter. Less Noise.: Beyond Bulletins, Brochures and Bake Sales
- Making a Good Church Great: Becoming a Community God Calls His Home
- Measure of Our Success, The: An Impassioned Plea to Pastors
- Sacred Space: A Hands-On Guide to Creating Multisensory Worship Experiences for Youth Ministry (Soul Shaper)
- Seven Strategy Questions
- The 24-7 Prayer Manual: Anyone, Anywhere Can Learn to Pray Like Never Before
- The Emotionally Healthy Church: A Strategy for Discipleship that Actually Changes Lives
- The Seven Mountain Prophecy: Unveiling the Coming Elijah Revolution
- Too Great a Temptation: The Seductive Power of America’s Super Church –1994 publication.
- Transformational Church: Creating a New Scorecard for Congregations
- What Is a Healthy Church? (IX Marks) (9 Marks of a Healthy Church)
- Zero to Sixty-60 Principles and Practices for Leading a Growing Church
- Marriage & Family
- Before You Plan Your Wedding…Plan Your Marriage
- Choosing to Cheat: Who Wins When Family and Work Collide?
- Love and War: Finding the Marriage You’ve Dreamed Of
- Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship, and Life Together
- Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy
- The Blessed Marriage
- The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children
- The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate
- The Power of a Praying Husband Deluxe Edition
- The Power of a Praying Wife
- The Ten Conversations You Must Have Before You Get Married
- Life
- 11: Indispensable Relationships You Can’t Be Without
- Axiom
- Chazown: Define Your Vision. Pursue Your Passion. Live Your Life on Purpose
- How to Find Your Personal Path to Success: Keys to Living Out Your Purpose and Passion
- Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives
- One Big Thing: Discovering What You Were Born to Do
- Put Your Dream to the Test: 10 Questions that Will Help You See It and Seize It
- Rework
- The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated
- The Christian Atheist: Believing in God but Living As If He Doesn’t Exist
- Leadership
- 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork
- Leading on Empty: Refilling Your Tank and Renewing Your Passion
- Master Leaders: Revealing Conversations with 30 Leadership Greats
- Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
- Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul
- Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences
- Talk Less, Say More: Three Habits to Influence Others and Make Things Happen
- TILT: Small Shifts in Leadership that Make a Big Difference
- True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership (J-B Warren Bennis Series)
- Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
- What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful
- The Advantage
- The Five Dysfunctions Of A Team
- Random Book Titles
- One from Many: VISA and the Rise of Chaordic Organization
- The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future
- The Little Big Things: 163 Ways to Pursue EXCELLENCE
- The Social Media Bible: Tactics, Tools, and Strategies for Business Success