John C. Maxwell: Go for Gold: Inspiration to Increase Your Leadership Impact
John C. Maxwell: Leadership Gold: Lessons I've Learned from a Lifetime of Leading
Susan Wise Bauer: The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had
Doris Kearns Goodwin: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Lee Cockerell: Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney
Book # 18 of 2009: Great leadership principles from a senior executive viewpoint. Cockerell helped establish Disney's legendary customer service and magical culture. (****)
Chris Tiegreen: Fixing Abraham: How Taming Our Bible Heroes Blinds Us to the Wild Ways of God
Book # 17 of 2009: This insightful and thought-provoking book presents our Bible heroes in a contemporary setting and makes us realize that they would not fit into our neat and tidy Christian mindsets. Expect to be challenged by this book. (****)
Andrew Carroll, ed.: War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars
Book # 16 of 2009: Previously unpublished letters from the battlefields of the Civil War through Bosnia. (The updated paperback includes letters related to 9/11.) Moving and heartwrenching at times. (*****)
John Eldredge: Epic: The Story God Is Telling
Book # 15 of 2009: Shows how we are involved in a grand story of God's love. This is the book we are now including in welcome packets for first-time guests. (*****)
Anne Jackson: Mad Church Disease: Overcoming the Burnout Epidemic
Book # 14 of 2009: Great book on assessing your level of burnout and taking steps to overcome or avoid it. (****)
Craig Groeschel: It: How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It
Book # 13 of 2009: Primarily for pastors, but speaks to all spiritual leaders. Excellent book on keeping a personal relationship with Christ the most important thing. (*****)
Max Lucado: The Applause of Heaven [The Bestseller Collection]
Book # 12 of 2009: This Lucado classic breaks down the Beatitudes and includes a study guide for personal or group study. (****)
Bill Hybels: When Leadership and Discipleship Collide (Leadership Library)
Book # 11 of 2009: Extremely short book on what to do when leadership principles are at odds with the Holy Spirit's leading. (****)
Ronald Dunn: Don't Just Stand There, Pray Something: The Incredible Power of Intercessory Prayer
Book # 10 of 2009: Solid book on intercessory prayer. (****)
Marcus Buckingham: The Truth About You: Your Secret to Success
Book # 9 of 2009: This package comes with a small book, a DVD, and a "re-memo" pad. It helps you discover and live by your strengths. (****)
Tim Irwin, Ph.D.: Run With the Bulls Without Getting Trampled: The Qualities You Need to Stay Out of Harm's Way and Thrive at Work
Book # 7 of 2009: This book shows you how to succeed at work and also warns you of career derailers. (*****)
David Crowder with Mike Hogan: Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven, but Nobody Wants to Die: Or (the Eschatology of Bluegrass)
Book # 6 of 2009: Unusual look at the topic of death by looking at the history of how man has viewed the soul by simultaneously examining the history of bluegrass, with some Lost-esque stories and humor thrown in for good measure. (****)
Michael Rose: Atlanta: Then and Now
Book # 5 of 2009: Great historical info in this photo book depicting scenes from the city past and present. (*****)
Nancy Ortberg: Unleashing the Power of Rubber Bands: Lessons in Non-Linear Leadership
Book # 4 of 2009: Great leadership book on collaboratively leading a team. (*****)
Deborah and James Howe: Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery
Book # 3 of 2009: We read this together as a family. It's the first in a series of Bunnicula books. (****)
Bill Hybels: Axiom: Powerful Leadership Proverbs
Book # 2 of 2009: Bite-size leadership principles. Especially applicable for senior pastors but good stuff for all leaders. (*****)
Greg L. Hawkins and Cally Parkinson: Follow Me: What's Next for You? (REVEAL)
Book # 1 of 2009: This is the follow up to the book Reveal. It "reveals" more discoveries gained from the Reveal studies on how people grow spiritually and how churches can help catalyze growth. Must reading for every church. (*****)
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"Jesus taught a model prayer, the Lord's Prayer, but otherwise gave few rules. His teaching reduces down to three general principles: Keep it honest, keep it simple, and keep it up."
HT: Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? by Philip Yancey (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2006)
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