Donahue and Robinson, Walking the Small Group Tightrope
Walking the Small Group TightropeBill Donahue & Russ Robinson (Grand Rapids, MI, Zondervan, 2003), 203 pages, paperback, $12.99. (Obtain from Zondervan, 5300 Patterson SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49530.) This has to be one of the top five best books on small groups ever written. Its practicality is amazing. I found myself saying “yes” more times than […]
Cymbala and Merrill, Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire
Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire: What Happens When God’s Spirit Invades the Heart of His People, by Jim Cymbala with Dean Merrill (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1997)188 pages, hardback, $16.99. Obtain from Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, Michigan. This book should be required reading for every pastor. It is a powerful testimony to the […]
Reverse Mentoring
By Earl Creps I enjoyed reading Earl Creps’ Off Road Disciplines, but I was enthralled by Reverse Mentoring. The book is packed with so many transparent personal experiences it is like an intimate look not only into the emerging world, but also into his private life. Through these extremely personal and detailed stories Creps gives the reader […]
Off-Road Disciplines
Earl Creps 2007 This is one of the most practical books on personal disciples I’ve read. If you’re like me and aren’t contemplative you will find this book helpful in your spiritual development. It’s an on-the-job approach to spiritual disciplines.
Cousins, Don, Experiencing Leadership
Experiencing LeaderShift is for the 92% of pastors who score low on the gift of leadership. You read that correctly-92% of all pastors don’t have the gift of leadership as their primary gift. So how does one lead a church without a strong gift of leadership? LeaderShift by Don Cousins is the answer. He takes […]
Cordeiro, The Irresistible Church
What caused you to write The Irresistible Church? What was the need? People in America have been polled as being spiritual but not religious. This tells me that they are interested in God but not necessarily the church. The church was always designed to be the resplendence of God, a preview of heaven. However, the church is […]