My 2019 Christmas Reading List

Leaders are readers. What have you read in 2019? What will you read in 2020? My senior pastor during my seminary years told me you could tell when a person’s mind died by the last copyrights on their bookshelves. I’ve always found that something to guard myself against. And so…I am a reader. Here’s what’s…

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My 2017 Christmas Reading List

My 2017 Christmas Reading List Leaders are readers. What have you read in 2017? What will you read in 2018? My senior pastor while on staff during seminary told me you could tell when a person’s mind died by the last copyrights on their bookshelves. I’ve always found that something to guard myself against. And…

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My 2016 Christmas Reading List

Every year I create a list of books I think you should read.  Sometimes the books I include are very purely about small group ministry, discipleship, spiritual formation or leadership.  Other times, the books I include may seem pretty far afield (innovation, design, leadership, or strategy).  You’ll just have to trust me.  I wouldn’t include a book…

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My 2015 Christmas Reading List

Every year I create a list of books I think you should read.  Sometimes the books I include are very purely about small group ministry, discipleship or spiritual formation.  Other times, the books I include may seem pretty far afield (innovation, design, leadership, or strategy).  You’ll just have to trust me.  I wouldn’t include a book I…

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Here’s My 2012 Christmas Reading List

Do you have your Christmas wish list together?  Here are my five recommendations for 2012: If anything is a must-read…Deep & Wide absolutely fills the bill.  This is Andy Stanley’s explanation of the vision, the values, and the strategy that underpins North Point. My copy is marked up, underlined, starred, and dog-eared.  I laughed out…

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2011’s Christmas Reading List

Have you put your Christmas wish list together yet?  2011 has been quite a year and no doubt there’s been a book or two that you’ve missed.  Here are a few books I think you should be reading: Community: Taking Your Small Group Off Life Support by Mars Hill’s Brad House is a definite.  If…

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Here’s My Reading List for Christmas 2014

Every year I create a list of books I think you should read.  Sometimes the books I include are very purely about small group ministry, discipleship or spiritual formation.  Other times, the books I include may seem pretty far afield (innovation, design, leadership, or strategy).  You’ll just have to trust me.  I wouldn’t include a book I…

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Reading List for Christmas, 2013

Every year I create a list of books I think you should read.  Sometimes the books I include are very purely about small group ministry, discipleship or spiritual formation.  Other times, the books I include may seem pretty far afield (innovation, design, leadership, or strategy).  You’ll just have to trust me.  I wouldn’t include a…

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My 2018 Summer Reading List

I don’t know about you, but summer always comes with the hope of a little slower pace and windows of time to read. Not that summer doesn’t have its own important tasks, but there just seems to be a little extra time to push pause…and develop knowledge and abilities that will be needed in the…

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Friday’s List | June 9

Every Friday I post a short list of the things I’m reading, listening to, loving and wrestling with: Here’s what I’m reading right now: One Thing That Separates Good Leaders From Great Leaders by Dan Reiland. This is a great article. Love the quote from Jim Collins. 3 Strategic Questions to Help Your Church Get “Unstuck.” by…

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