Books have been influential in how I have learned to think about my faith in Jesus, the Church, leadership, and more. Let me share some of them with you.
FAITH & SPIRITUAL GROWTH
Crazy Love Francis Chan
The Ruthless Elimination Of Hurry John Mark Comer
Spirit Rising Jim Cymbala
Love Does Bob Goff
Fasting Jentezen Franklin
God On Mute Pete Greig
Red Moon Rising Pete Greig
Sustainable Power Simon Holley
Abortion Lizzie Ling
The Ragamuffin Gospel Brennan Manning
The Last Arrow Erwin MacManus
Battlefield of the Mind Joyce Meyer
Take The Day Off Robert Morris
Soul Keeping John Ortberg
Assisted Suicide Vaughan Roberts
The Porn Problem Vaughan Roberts
Transgender Vaughan Roberts
Dig Deeper Andrew Sach & Nigel Beynon
Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools Tyler Staton
Understanding Spiritual Gifts Sam Storms
Beautiful Resistance Jon Tyson
God’s Chosen Fast Arthur Wallis
When People Are Big And God Is Small Edward Welch
The Spirit Of The Disciplines Dallas Willard
THEOLOGY
Erasing Hell Francis Chan & Preston Sprinkle
Systematic Theology Wayne Grudem
Seven Days That Divide the World John Lennox
Where Is God In A Coronavirus World John Lennox
Deeper Dane Ortlund
Gentle And Lowly Dane Ortlund
The Good God Michael Reeves
The Cross Of Christ John Stott
SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
Strengthening The Soul Of Your Leadership Ruth Haley Barton
Spiritual Leadership J. Oswald Chambers
WikiChurch Steve Murrell
Five Smooth Stones For Pastoral Work Eugene Peterson
Lectures To My Students Charles Spurgeon
The Work Of The Pastor William Still
Dangerous Calling: The Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry Paul David Tripp
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Zeal Without Burnout Christopher Ash
TED Talks Chris Anderson
Tempered Resilience Tod Bolsinger
Going The Distance Peter Brain
The Gifts Of Imperfection Brené Brown
Atomic Habits James Clear
Boundaries For Leaders Henry Cloud
Necessary Endings Henry Cloud
Leading On Empty Wayne Cordeiro
The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People Stephen Covey
Grit Angela Duckworth
Mindset Dr Carol Dweck
Crash The Chatterbox Steven Furtick
It’s Not Over Joshua Gagnon
Dream Big Bob Goff
Everybody Always Bob Goff
Leaders Who Last Dave Kraft
A Resilient Life Gordon Macdonald
Essentialism Greg McKeown
12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You Tony Reinke
Lean In Sheryl Sandberg
Ready To Rise Jo Saxton
Be Useful Arnold Schwarzenegger
Margin Richard Swenson
Start With Why Simon Sinek
Replenish Lance Witt
ORGANISATIONAL & CHURCH LEADERSHIP
Canoeing The Mountains Tod Bolsinger
Leading From The Second Chair Mike Bonem & Roger Patterson
Developing Female Leaders Kadi Cole
So Everyone Can Hear Mark Crosby
No Silver Bullets Daniel Im
From Social Media To Social Ministry Nona Jones
Leading Change John Kotter
The 6 Types Of Working Genius Patrick Lencioni
The Advantage Patrick Lencioni
We Need To Talk About Race Ben Lindsay
Faith, Hope & Charity: The A To Z Of Governing A Charitable Organisation Paul Martin
Building A StoryBrand Donald Miller
Escaping The Maze Of Spiritual Abuse Lisa Oakley & Justin Humphreys
Meet Generation Z James Emery White
The Gospel-Driven Church Jared Wilson
The Founder’s Mentality Chris Zook & James Allen
PRODUCTIVITY & CREATIVITY
The Art Of Writing A Non-Fiction Book Bryan Collins
The Miracle Morning For Writers Hal Elrod & Steve Scott
The 4-Hour Work Week Tim Ferriss
On Writing Stephen King
Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now Jaron Lanier
Deep Work Cal Newport
What’s Best Next Matt Perman
BIOGRAPHY
Just As I Am Billy Graham
An Astronaut’s Guide To Life On Earth Chris Hadfield
All My Knotted-Up Life Beth Moore
A Promised Land Barack Obama
In Order To Live Yeonmi Park
Elon Musk Ashlee Vance
The Autobiography Of Malcolm X Malcolm X
HEALTH
Gut Giulia Enders
The Obesity Code James Fung
Why We Eat (Too Much) Andrew Jenkinson
Think & Eat Yourself Smart Caroline Leaf
Dressing On The Side (And Other Diet Myths Debunked) Jaclyn London
Jog On Bella Mackie
Why We Sleep Matthew Walker
The Daniel Plan Rick Warren, Daniel Amen & Mark Hyman
RELATIONSHIPS
The Gospel Comes With A House Key Rosaria Butterfield
You And Me Forever Francis Chan & Lisa Chan
The Mingling of Souls Matt & Lauren Chandler
Things I Wish I’d Known Before We Got Married Gary Chapman
Gospel Centered Marriage Tim Chester
Relational Intelligence Dharius Daniels
From This Day Forward Craig Groeschel with Amy Groeschel
Swipe Right Levi Lusko
The Meaning Of Marriage Tim Keller
Crucial Conversations Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan & Al Switzler
Good Boundaries And Goodbyes Lysa Terkeurst
Sacred Marriage Gary Thomas
JUSTICE
Natives Akala
Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race Reni Eddo-Lodge
Just Courage Gary Haugen
Me And White Supremacy Layla F. Saad
Good Immigrant Nikesh Shukla
MENTAL & EMOTIONAL HEALTH
Spurgeon’s Sorrows Zack Eswine
Try Softer Aundi Kolber
Reasons To Stay Alive Matt Haig
Present Over Perfect Shauna Niequist
Didn’t See It Coming Carey Nieuwhof
The Emotionally Health Church Peter Scazzero
Depression Edward Welch
FINANCE
Know Yourself Know Your Money Rachel Cruze
Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki
Baby Steps Millionaires Dave Ramsey
Total Money Makeover Dave Ramsey
Money Laura Whateley
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