Some of My Favorite Books
As an explorer and avid reader, and in addition to the Holy Bible, I love books. Below are a sampling of books I have enjoyed and want to share with you! I hope you will share back with me some of your favorites as well.
As I have time, I will be adding to this list. Please be blessed!
Christian
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell
Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence for Every Believer by J. Oswald Sanders
Visioneering: God’s Blueprint for Developing and Maintaining Vision by Andy Stanley
The Principle of The Path by Andy Stanley
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Developing the Leader Within You by John C. Maxwell
Developing the Leaders Around You by John C. Maxwell
The 100 Most Important Bible Verses for Leaders by GRQ, Inc.
The Power of Vision by George Barna
The Master Plan of Evangelism by Dr. Robert E Coleman
The Circle Maker: Praying Circles around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears by Mark Batterson
Jesus is Calling by Sarah Young
Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver
The Learning Leader by Douglas B. Reeves
Effective Evangelism by Donald A McGavran
Out of the Salt Shaker & into the World by Rebecca Manley Pippert
The Big Four: Secrets to a Thriving Church Family by S. Joseph Kidder
Christian Life & Witnessing for Kids by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Assocation
Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success Playbook by John Wooden and Jay Carty
The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
The MBE Revolution: Developing Economic Engines that Drive Mission-Based Movements by Eric Bahme
Beyond Anger: Finding the Freedom of Forgiveness by Larry Yeagley
The Maxwell Daily Reader by John C Maxwell
Lead Like Jesus by Ken Blanchard
The Servant Leader by Ken Blanchard
Love Does by Bob Goff
The Kingdom of God is a Party by Tony Campolo
The Reason for God by Tim Keller
Pivot New Directions for Christian Education
Educating for Eternity by George R. Knight
50 Dangerous Prayers by People Who Changed the World
Secular
Good To Great by Jim Collins
Great by Choice by Jim Collins
The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey & Jim Huling
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age by Dale Carnegie
7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven R. Covey
7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Steven R. Covey
Made to Stick by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
Scaling Up Excellence by Huggy Rao and Robert Sutton
The Energy Bus for Kids by Jon Gordon
Practice Perfect: 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better by Doug Lemov
An Ethic of Excellence: Building a Culture of Craftsmanship with Students by Ron Berger
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
Mission in a Bottle by Seth Goldman & Barry Nalebuff
David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
Generations by William Strauss & Neil Howe
Strengths Finders 2.0 by Tom Rath
Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger
Be Quiet and Be Heard by Susan R. Glaser & Peter A. Glaser
The Next Generation by Paul Taylor
The One World School House by Salman Khan
How Full Is Your Bucket by Tom Rath
Have You Filled a Bucket Today for Kids by Carol McCloud and David Messing
Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard
Called to Serve by Max DePree
The Abundant Community by John McKnight and Peter Block