Did this post years ago…felt like it was worth reprising…but I should update it..maybe soon!
9/9/2007 8:20:37 PM
A long time ago, I did a blog post where I listed two lists of favorite ministry and leadership books…I thought that list might be helpful to reprise here for your potential use with your leadership teams:
I wanted to list my “Top 20” books by 12/31/05..didn’t happen. So..I pushed it to 6/30/06…I’m going to meet that deadline with this post (sort of). HOWEVER, I just couldn’t narrow it down to the Top 20…so I’m going to “cheat” a little….I have to split it up into a few separate lists over the next few posts…I’m excluding the Bible, but obviously God’s Word is the critical foundation book for everything I do and am.
Here are my TOP MINISTRY WORLDVIEW BOOKS…not affirming all the content in them, but their “frame bending” use in developing your ministry worldview. What would you add to the list??
1. Reforming Fundamentalism by George Marsden
2. Christ and Culture by Rheinold Niehbuhr
3. Future Edge by Joel Barker
4. How Should We Then Live by Francis Schaeffer
5. Prayer (all of his books!) by E.M. Bounds
6. Knowing God by J.I. Packer
7. Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby
8. Taking Our Cities for God by John Dawson
9. With Christ in the School of Disciple Making by Carl Wilson
10. The Master Plan of Discipleship by Robert Coleman
11. The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A Kempis
12. Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster
13. Three Kings by Gene Edwards
14. Victory over the Darkness by Neil Anderson
15.The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard
16. Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
17.Wild at Heart by John Eldredge
18. Wounded Healer by Henri Nouwen
19. Kingdoms in Conflict by Charles Colson
20. Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
21. Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger by Rich Sider
22. Know Why You Believe & How to Give Away Your Faith by Paul Little
23. The Reformed Pastor by Richard Baxter
24. Case for Christ & Case for Faith by Lee Stroebel
25. Evidence and More Evidence by Josh McDowell
26. Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders
Here’s List #2 in my own personal “Great Books” collection lists…these are books that have shaped me from a Leadership & Financial perspective…not including the Bible which is obviously the most influential and formative leadership and financial peace book ever written…so…what would you add to this list??
1. Walking with the Giants by Warren Wiersbe
2. Biblical Preaching by Haddon Robinson
3. The Leadership Challenge by Kouzes & Posner
4. The Situational Leader by Hersey & Blanchard
5. 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell
6. Developing the Leader Within You & Around You by John Maxwell
7. Failing Forward and 360 Degree Leader by John Maxwell
8. Purpose Driven Church & Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
9. Next Generation Leader by Andy Stanley
10. Courageous Leadership by Bill Hybels
11. The Unity Factor by Larry Osborne
12. The Power of Vision by George Barna
13. The Very Large Church by Lyle Schaller
14. Unleashing the Church by Frank Tillapaugh
15.The Law of Rewards & The Treasure Principle by Randy Alcorn
16. Financial Peace by Dave Ramsey
17.Rich Dad, Poor Dad and Cash Flow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki
18. Business by the Book by Larry Burkett
19. Master Your Money & The Debt Squeeze by Ron Blue
20. Sound Mind Investing by Austin Pryor