Professional Reading: What ABC-NE Pastors are Reading Professional Reading: What ABC-NE Pastors are Reading
ABC Nebraska Pastors and Staff are invited to e-mail their submissions to area.minister.ne@charter.net
Please place the words "BOOK LIST" in the Subject line. (Note: We are limiting space to five books apiece. If you want to add to your list please tell me what to delete.)
| Clergy | Book |
| Steve Bils | McMannus, Erwin Raphael, The Barbarian Way, Nelson, 2005 Miller, Donald, Searching for God Knows What, Nelson, 2004 |
| Larry Harvey | UnChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity, by David Kinnaman The Last Gifts: Creative Ways to be With the Dying, by Jillian Brasch, (Andrews McMeel, 2008) The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives, by Dallas Willard, 1988. (My 3rd time through this) The Unconquerable World: Power, Non-Violence, and the Will of the People, by Jonathan Schell. (2d time through this) The Aims of Jesus, by Ben F. Meyer (Princeton Theological Monographs) |
| Jeff Johnson (National Ministries) | Practicing Greatness: Seven Disciplines of Extraordinary Leaders by Reggie McNeal Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership: How to Become an Effective Leader by Confronting Potential Failures by Gary McIntosh and Samuel Rima At the Heart of Leadership: How to get results with emotional intelligence by Joshua Freedman Why CEO’s Fail: the 11 behaviors that can derail your climb to the top and how to manage them by David L. Dotlich and Peter C. Cairo If This Is the Way the World Works: Science, Congregations, and Leadership by William O. Avery and Beth Ann Gaede Off Road Disciplines: Spiritual Adventures of Missional Leaders by Earl Creps |
| Dave Lundholm | Bandy, Thomas G. Why Should I Believe You (troubling. Suggests a return to a monastic model of doing ministry) Benson, Robert In Constant Prayer Zimbardo, Philip The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil (also troubling. Seeks to explain what happend at Abu Graib in terms of social psychological processes.) |
| Robin Stoops | Falling for God, Saying Yes to His Extravagant Proposal Gary W. Moon, Shawbooks 2004
Ancient Christian Devotional, A Year of Weekly Readings Thomas C. Oden, InterVarsity Press, 2007
Shaped by God’s Heart, the Passion and Practices of Missional Churches Milfred Minatrea, Jossey-Bass Press 2004
Picturing the Gospel, Tapping the Power of the Bible’s Imagery Neil Livingstone, InterVarsity Press, 2007 |
| Darren Stroh | Brother Yun and Paul Hattaway, The Heavenly Man: the remarkable true story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun, (Grand Rapids, MI: Monarch Books, 2002) 347 pgs. ISBN: 1-85424-597-X Francis Schaeffer, No Little People (Westchester, IL: Crossway Books, 1982) 191 pages. Alan D. Wright Lover of my Soul: Delighting in god's passionate love. (Sisters, OR: Multnoma press, 1998), 214 pgs. ISBN: 1-57673-269-X |
| Kevin Walden | McIntosh, Gary. One Church Four Generations: Understanding and reaching all ages in your church. Grand Rapids, MI. (c) 2002 Baker Books, 248 pgs. Fee, Gordon and Douglas Stuart. How to read the Bible for All Its Worth. (Third Edition) Grand Rapids, MI. (c) 2003 Zondervan Publishing 275 pgs. Mulholland, M. Robert Jr. Shaped By The Word: The Power of Scripture in Spiritual Formation. (Revised) Nashville, TN. (c) 2000 Upper Room Books. Detweiler, Craig and Barry Taylor. A Matrix of Meanings: Finding God in Pop Culture. Grand Rapids, MI. (c) 2003 Baker Academic, 318 pgs. Flory, Richard W. and Donal E. Miller (Editors). Gen X Religion. New York, NY. (c) 2000 Routledge,249 pgs. |
| Rick Wheatley | Rainer, Thom S., The Unchurched Next Door, 2003, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, MI Rainer, Thom S. Surprising Insights From The Unchurced, 2001, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, MI |
Tom Wiles |
Wright, Christpher J.H., The Mission God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative, © 2006, IVP Academic. Peterson, Eugene H., The Jesus Way: A Conversation on the Ways that Jesus is the Way, © 2007 Eerdmans. Buechner, Frederick, Secrets in the Dark: A Life in Sermons, © 2006, Harper San Francisco. |
| The Good Soil Churches | Boursier, Helen T., Telling it With Style: Evangelism for Every Personality Type, Intervarsity, Downers Grove, 1995 Dana, Daniel Conflict Resolution, 2001, McGraw-Hill, USA Stanley, Andy, Visioneering, Multnoma, ©1999 Wills, Dick, Waking to God's Dream,© 1999 Abingdon Press, Nashville. Foster, Richard J., Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth, © 1978, 1988, Harper Collins, New York. Jones, Laurie Beth, The Path: Creating Your Mission Statement for Work and for Life, © 1996, Hyperion, New York. Laubach, David C., 12 Steps to Congregational Transformation: A Practical Guide for Leaders, © 2006, Judson Press, Valley Forge, PA. |