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So, you made a New Year’s resolution to read more or to be more intentional about learning. Or maybe you didn’t make that resolution. I won’t hold it against you. Either way, I’ve found that reading is a great way to jump start my brain and help me learn from those with different experiences and perspectives. It’s like getting mentorship from a well known leader while never having to leave your couch.
There’s so many good books out there that I couldn’t possibly include them all, but here’s a list of 17 (chosen to fit the theme of 2017) that I think could help you as a ministry leader. These are not arranged in any particular order, but I have separated them into books that are specific to campus ministry and those that are on the topic of general leadership and personal development.
Campus Ministry Specific:
The Fuel and The Flame: 10 Keys to Ignite Your College Campus for Jesus Christ by Steve Shadrach
Generation Ex-Christian: Why Young Adults Are Leaving the Faith. . . and How to Bring Them Back by Drew Dyck
God on Campus: Sacred Causes & Global Effects by Trent Sheppard and Pete Greig
College Ministry in a Post-Christian Culture by Stephen Lutz
General Leadership & Personal Development:
Ordering Your Private World by Gordon MacDonald
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t by Jim Collins
The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and Jon David Mann
Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work that Matters by Jon Acuff
Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney by Lee Cockerell
Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
Communicating for a Change by Andy Stanley and Lane Jones
Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life by Spencer Johnson
Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World by Bob Goff
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You by John Maxwell
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Seven Practices of Effective Ministry by Andy Stanley, Reggie Joiner and Lane Jones
This list is by no means comprehensive, but these are some of the ones that I’ve found very helpful over the years. I hope that you find some good ones on this list that can help you too. Happy reading!
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