We're often asked for book recommendations, so here is a list of some of our favorites.
Preaching
- Preaching and Preachers by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
- Talk Like Ted by Carmine Gallo
- Giving Blood by Leonard Sweet
- Communicating for a Change by Andy Stanley
- Saying it Well by Charles R. Swindoll
- Resonate by Nancy Duarte
Church Strategy
- Church Unique by Will Mancini
- Simple Church by Thom S. Rainer
- Sticky Teams by Larry Osborne
- Deep and Wide by Andy Stanley
- Center Church by Timothy Keller
- The Emotionally Healthy Church by Peter Scazzero
Leadership
- Decisive by Chip Heath
- Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull
- Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
- Emyth Mastery by Michael E. Gerber
- The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
- The Next Generation Leader by Andy Stanley
- The Advantage by Patrick M. Lencioni
- Soulkeeping by John Ortberg
You might also be interested in the Pastor's Book Club. Each month, we take an important business or leadership book and deliver two things.
First, there's the breakdown. Part-notes, part-summary, this breakdown gives you an overview of key concepts from the book.
Next, there's a ministry insight video where we call out specific applications for local church ministry.
Learn more about The Pastor's Book Club here.
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