Friday’s List: November 11

I’ve been meaning to do this for quite awhile. I’m asked for recommendations all the time. I’ll be posting a short list every Friday.

Here are the things I’m reading, listening to, loving and wrestling with:

Here’s what I’m reading right now:

Panic at the Church: Dealing with Less Frequent Attendance Patterns and How One Church Leans in to Less Frequent Attendance: Panic at the Church, Part Two by Tony Morgan. A helpful series on an important topic.

Saddleback’s Pathway for New Groups by Ben Reed. Helpful insight into Saddleback’s pattern for new groups.

The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals by Chris McChesney. I’m about 2/3 of the way through this book and it is adding an important new understanding to my leadership approach.

Here’s what I’m listening to:

He’s With Me: The Lord Is My Shepherd  This is part one of a great series on the Flatirons Community Church podcast. If you’re not familiar with Flatirons, they are known for their effectiveness at reaching men and their podcast will help you begin to understand how.

Visioneering: Part One and Visioneering: Part Two: Andy Stanley takes a two part look at the building blocks of a compelling vision. If you’re not subscribed to the Andy Stanley Leadership Podcast, you are missing out on some great content.

Quote I’m wrestling with:

“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” Winston Churchill

My own post I hope you’re reading:

How to Take the Pulse of Your Small Group Ministry:  In this post I took a four step look at how to take the pulse of your ministry. I’ve also linked to several other articles that will help you understand the process.