Here is a list of the books I have read in 2009:
- “Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction,” by Ralph W. Tyler (currently reading)
- “The Courage to Teach,” by Parker Palmer (currently reading)
- “Spiritual Traditions for the Contemporary Church,” by Robin Maas & Gabriel O’Donnell (currently reading)
- “Dissident Discipleship,” by David Augsburger
- “Francis of Assissi: Performing the Gospel Life,” by Lawrence Cunningham
- “The Logic of Renewal,” by William J. Abraham
- “Contemplative Bible Reading,” by Richard Peace
- “Meditative Prayer,” by Richard Peace
Here is a list of the books I read in 2008:
- “Wisdom Distilled from the Daily: Living the Rule of St. Benedict Today,” by Joan Chittister
- “Armchair Mystic,” by Mark Thibodeaux
- “Spiritual Theology,” by Diogenes Allen
- “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,” by Stephen Covey
- “Becoming Adult, Becoming Christian,” by James Fowler
- “Generation to Generation,” by Edwin Friedman
- “Let Your Life Speak,” by Parker Palmer
- “Abba’s Child,” by Brennan Manning
- “Christians Who Counsel,” by Ray S. Anderson
- “Self-Care: A Theology of Personal Empowerment and Spiritual Healing,” by Ray S. Anderson
- “Mentoring Leaders,” by Carson Pue
- “Secrets of Eve,” by Archibald Hart, Catherin Hart Webber, and Debra Taylor
- “Healing for Damaged Emotions,” by David A. Seamands
- “Necessary Losses:The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow,” by Judith Viorst
- “Boundaries,” by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
- “Finishing Well,” by Bob Buford
- “Becoming a Healthier Pastor,” by Ronald Richardson
- “Practicing Our Faith: A way of life for searching people,” by Dorothy Bass
- “Culture Shift,” by Robert Lewis and Wayne Cordeiro
- “A Work of Heart,” by Reggie McNeal
- “Now, Discover Your Strengths,” by Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton
- “Who Needs Theology,” by Roger Olson and Stanley Grenz
- “The Soul of Ministry,” by Ray Anderson
- “Spiritual Autobiography: Discovering and Sharing Your Spiritual Story,” by Richard Peace
- “In The Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership,” by Henri J. Nouwen
- “Life Together,” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- “Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness,” by Eugene Peterson
- “Forgoton Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church,” by Alan Hirsch
- “Becoming a Healthier Pastor: Family Systems Theory and the Pastor’s Own Family,” by Ronald W. Richardson
- “Jayber Crow,” by Wendell Berry (Currently Reading)
Here is a list of the books I read in 2007:
- “Velvet Elvis,” by Rob Bell
- “The In-Between Church: Navigating Size Transitions in Congregations,” by Alice Mann
- “Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows,” by J.K. Rowling
- “Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance,” by Barack Obama
- “Grace at the Table: Ending Hunger in God’s World,” by David Beckmann & Arthur Simon
- “A Wrinkle in Time,” by Madeleine L’Engle
- “Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: Moving from Affluence to Generosity,” by Ronald J. Sider
- “Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies,” by Jared Diamond
- “Everything Belongs,” by Richard Rohr
- “A Primer on Postmodernism,” by Stanley J. Grenz
- “In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership,” by Henri J. Nouwen
- “Slaves, Women, and Homosexuals: Exploring the Hermeneutics of Cultural Analysis,” by William J. Webb
- “God’s Politics,” by Jim Wallis
- “Perelandra,” by C.S Lewis
- “Out of the Silent Planet,” by C. S Lewis
- “The Orthodox Way,” by Bishop Kalistos Ware
- “Tar Baby, ” by Toni Morrison
- “Creation-Care In Ministry: Down-To-Earth Christianity,” by various authors/ edited by W. Dayton Roberts
- “The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels,” by Thomas Cahill
- “A Lesson Before Dying,” by Ernest J. Gaines
- “The Seven Storey Mountain,” by Thomas Merton
- “Living The Good Life on God’s Good Earth,” by various authors, including our friend Bret Stephenson
- “The Leadership Secrets of Billy Graham,” by Harold Myra & Marshall Shelley
- “The Audacity of Hope,” by Barack Obama
- “SearchingFor God Knows What,” by Donad Miller
