Go put your strengths to work by Marcus Buckingham
Going all the way by Craig Groeschel
Prayer by Phillip Yancey
Planting Missional Churches by Ed Stetzer
Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamont
Who moved my cheese by Ken Blanchard
Listening to beliefs of emerging churches by various authors
Vintage Jesus – Mark Driscoll
I became a Christian and all I got was this lousy t-shirt by Vince Antonucci
The Treasure Principle by Randy Alcorn
Glocalization by Bob Roberts
Words that Work by Frank Lutz
Emerging Churches by Eddie Gibbs and Ryan Bolger
Breaking the Missional Code by Ed Stetzer
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This sounds good, but it's all non-fiction, ministry-related stuff. Didn't you say you wanted some quality fiction? And did I mention that "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" was a Newberry Award winner?
seriously though, there are other things to read about than just ministry.
but then again i stick to a few subjects myself. i have a bunch of psychology and philosophy books on the shelf that are half read. i need to finish them, that should be my new years resolution...again.
ps maybe you could find a picture that doesn't have you sqinting into the sun.
you know what else you need. HUGS!
-rachel
Hey D-oug-
Good list of books...
make sure "Traveling Mercies" gets on the list!!! She's great!
Good point, Lynn and Rachel. I do need some fiction. I have had a couple recommendations, just not sold on putting them on the list. Fiction may have to be one I just leave out there and grab the book that appeals to me at the time. I do want to stretch the subject of the books, but not all are "ministry" books even though they all could be used in ministry. :)
Shan, I love Lamont's honesty. I wish I had the guts to be so honest.
As far as fiction goes, I would suggest you check out Frank Peretti, Ted Dekker, John Grisham, and Michael Crichton. All very talented authors (Christian and non).
I find that an type of reading helps my ministry, and I particuarly love fiction.
I try to think about preaching as good story telling. You grab the audience, you develope plot lines, you show a crisis, and then you resolve the conflict. Reading fiction also teaches me how to be creative and descriptive in how I tell stories for sermons too. A fictional novel will often use metaphors, images, and colors to represent certain issues. Those types of ideas often inspire ideas in my brain whenever I'm thinking about a sermon.
This isn't about fiction, but have you heard of the book called, "The year of living biblically"?
http://www.amazon.com/Year-Living-Biblically-Literally-Possible/dp/0743291476
It's about a guy who tries to follow all the OT laws for an entire year. The whole idea intrigues me, but I have not read it.
tim
PS
wow...did EVERYONE in my family respond to this post... =)
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