2009 : Books I Read This Year
I am a seasonal reader; which means some seasons I read a ton and in others not so much. But here's a blurb about books I've read this year. We should always be learning and listening to other voices. I recommend reading many different authors :). And if folks tell you not to read a certain author, I'd go ahead and read them and let the holy spirit guide you. The * are ones I really enjoyed.
*Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret (Hudson's Family): A classic on going-all-in, exegeting your culture and missional living.
Missional Church (Guder): States the theory that inviting folks to join our christian community first will lead to life transformation second.
*Heart of a Servant Leader (Jack Miller): Pastoral letters to missionaries around the world. It drips of gospel sonship.
*Vintage Jesus (Driscoll): Sarcastic and revealing look at who Jesus really was--and is.
Vintage Church (Driscoll): Sarcastic and revealing look at what the church should be.
*The Yankee Years (Joe Torre): Guide to dealing with stress and finding your leadership style.
*Reaching the Campus Tribes (Hines): Why we need to blow-up most college ministry methodology and start over for each of our unique campuses.
**The Unlikely Disciple (Roose): A non-christian college student transfers from Brown to Liberty for a semester and lives to tell the tale.
Idols of the Heart (Fitzpatrick): What happens when you don't believe the gospel.
Serving As a Church Greeter (Parrott): Loving people well the moment they walk through the door of your church..
*I Once Was Lost (Everts): A fascinating look at the '5 thresholds' folks must walk through as they come to faith--it's my story too.
Compelled by Love (Stetzer): What should motivate you to live missionally.
*Practicing Greatness (McNeal): How to lead well.
Off Road Disciplines (Creps): The title got me.. I'll admit.. but it is full of reminders of the disciplines that will keep you walking with Him.
Re:Jesus (Frost): How we should be mini-Jesus's to the world.
The Blueprint (Ma): Helping college students to see themselves as missionaries on the campus.
Sticky Church (Osborne): How to get folks to stick to your church--the right folks.
On the NT, OT, Church Leadership, God (Driscoll): Attempt at being brief and sarcastic while sharing deep truths
**Ordering Your Private World (Macdonald): I read it every year.
*The Shack (Young): I should have read it years ago--don't think too deeply--just enjoy the story. It's fiction remember? :)
*Going Rogue (Sarah Palin Bio): She got screwed by the man.. beware she knows how to handle a gun.. and wild caribou
Irresistible Revolution (Claiborne): Christian Pacifist calls for a new way of living.. in Philly
What should I read next year??? :) Holy spirit on 3!
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