While my wife has been out of town, I decided to knock out some books that I’ve started, but yet to finish. I have a nasty habit of reading a small portion of a book, and then buying another one that looks exciting and doing the same thing. So, I’ve committed to stop buying books until I finish the ones I have. Some of these are re-reads and some are first-timers. Here’s the list of books I plan to tackle:
(I would normally feed the OCD side of me by alphabetizing the list, but I’m tired. So you get the “as I took them off the shelf” version).
Deep Justice Journeys by Kara Powell and Brad Griffin
The Rest of God by Mark Buchanan
Youth Ministry 3.0 by Mark Oestreicher
Speaking to Teenagers by Doug Fields
99 Thoughts for Youth Workers by Joshua Griffin
Transforming Church in Rural America by Shannon O’Dell
Doctrine by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears
The Emotionally Healthy Church by Pete Scazzero and Warren Bird
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller
The Search to Belong by Joseph Myers
Jesus Centered Youth Ministry by Rick Lawrence
Killing Cockroaches by Tony Morgan
Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster
Reclaiming Christianity by A.W. Tozer
The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul
The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer
Reflections on the Psalms by C.S. Lewis
The Christian Atheist by Craig Groeschel
Switch by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Next Generation Leader by Andy Stanley
Simple Student Ministry by Eric Geiger and Jeff Borton
Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
Hear No Evil by Matthew Paul Turner
Funded And Free by Casey Graham and Joseph Sangl (updated…thanks Casey 
).
I would normally ask you for suggestions on other great books out there, but as you can see, I don’t need any more at the moment.
Alan Johnston
9 July 2010 at 5:08 am
I just finished Radical last week and it has rocked my world this summer. We also got the mini-book “The Radical Question” for our mission trip team and have them reading it. I’ve read Forgotten God and while it didn’t blow me away as much as Crazy Love, it’s still excellent and thought-provoking. I’m (slowly) reading Doctrine right now, and gonna use it as an aid to help build a series in the spring for the youth on basics of the faith. I read The Christian Atheist not long ago and it is my favorite Groeschel book and very challenging. I read Miller’s latest not too long ago and while i didn’t like it as much as some of his, i liked it a lot too. Several of the others seem worth checking into eventually as well.:)
markhcox
9 July 2010 at 4:51 pm
Sweet! If you run across any “can’t-miss-books,” let me know and I’ll add them to the queue!