Comprehensive List of Recommended Books

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 (The list below is divided into two sections. The first section consists of my favorite books according to category, followed by a section of books that I have read and/or have been recommended to me)

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LEADERSHIP:

Boundaries for Leaders (Henry Cloud)

Tribes (Seth Godin)

Entre Leadership (Dave Ramsey)

The Catalyst Leader (Brad Lomenick)

Made To Stick (Chip and Dan Heath)

Leaders Eat Last (Simon Sinek)

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PRODUCTIVITY:

The Power of Habit (Charles Duhigg)

The ONE Thing (Gary Keller)

Early to Rise (Andy Traub)

What’s Best Next (Matt Perman)

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MARRIAGE:

The Five Love Languages (Gary Chapman)

Sheet Music (Kevin Leman)

Love & Respect (Dr. Emerson Eggerichs)

Sacred Marriage (Gary Thomas)

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CHRISTIAN LIVING:

The Circle Maker (Mark Batterson)

Experiencing God (Henry Blackaby)

 When Helping Hurts (Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert)

Not A Fan (Kyle Idleman)

Crazy Love (Francis Chan)

Mere Christianity (C. S. Lewis)

Radical (David Platt)

Deep & Wide (Andy Stanley)

The Next Christians (Gabe Lyons)

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PAIN AND SUFFERING:

Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering (Tim Keller)

Scarred Faith (Josh Ross)

A Grief Observed (C. S. Lewis)

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THEOLOGY:

 The Cost of Discipleship (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)

The Explicit Gospel (Matt Chandler)

Engaging With God (David Peterson)

Minding the Good Ground (Jason Vickers)

Surprised by Hope (N. T. Wright)

Theology for the Community of God (Stanley Grenz)

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OTHERS:

Acuff, Jon – Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work that Matters

Andrews, Andy – The Noticer

Andrews, Andy – The Noticer Returns

Andrews, Andy – The Seven Decisions

Arterburn, Stephen – Every Young Man’s Battle: Strategies for Victory in the Real World of Sexual Temptation

Batterson, Mark – Going All In: One Decision Can Change Everything

Bethke, Jefferson – Jesus > Religion: Why He Is So Much Better Than Trying Harder, Doing More, and Being Good Enough

Bonhoeffer, Dietrich – Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Faith in Community

Budziszewski, J. – How To Stay Christian In College

Carroll, Jackson W. – God’s Potters

Chan, Francis – Forgotten God

Chan, Francis – Multiply

Chandler, Matt and Josh Patterson – Creature of the Word

Chandler, Matt – To Live is Christ To Die is Gain

Cloud, Henry – Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How To Say No To Take Control Of Your Life

Davis, Tom – Fields of the Fatherless

DeVries, Mark – Sustainable Youth Ministry

Driscoll, Mark – Radical Reformission

Dyk, Leanne Van – A More Profound Alleluia: Theology and Worship in Harmony

Fields, Doug – Purpose Driven Youth Ministry

Fields, Doug – Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry

Foster, Richard – Streams of Living Water: Celebrating the Great Traditions of Christian Faith

Geisler, Norman – I Don’t Have Enough Faith To Be An Atheist

Gladwell, Malcolm – David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

Goff, Bob – Love Does

Graves, Josh – Heaven on Earth

Graves, Josh – The Feast

Greear, J. D. – Gospel: Recovering the Power that Made Christianity Revolutionary

Harris, Randy – Living Jesus: Doing What Jesus Says In the Sermon On the Mount

Hatmaker, Brandon – Barefoot Church

Hatmaker, Jen – 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Success

Haugen, Gary – The Locust Effect

Heuser, Roger and Norman Shawchuck – Leading the Congregation: Caring For Yourself While Serving the People

Hicks, John Mark and Bobby Valentine – Kingdom Come: Embracing The Spiritual Legacy of James A. Harding and David Lipscomb

Holloway, Gary and Douglas Foster – Renewing God’s People: A Concise History of Churches of Christ

Hughes, Richard T. – Reviving the Ancient Faith

Idleman, Kyle – Gods at War: Defeating The Idols That Battle For Your Heart

Keller, Tim – Center Church

Keller, Tim – The Meaning of Marriage

Keller, Tim – Prodigal God

Keller, Tim – The Reason For God: Belief In An Age Of Skepticisim

Kinnaman, David – You Lost Me: Why Young Christians are Leaving Church

Kinnaman, David – Unchristian: What A New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity

Lewis, C. S. – The Screwtape Letters

Lewis, C. S. – The Great Divorce

Long, Thomas G. – Accompany Them With Singing: The Christian Funeral

Mahan, Jeffrey, Barbara Troxell, and Carol Allen – Shared Wisdom

Mason, Eric – Manhood Restored: How the Gospel Makes Men Whole

Maxwell, John – Leadership 101

Maxwell, John – Be a People Person: Effective Leadership Through Effective Relationships

Mayward, Joel – Leading Up: Finding Influence in the Church Beyond Role and Experience

Metaxas, Eric – Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

Miller, Donald – Blue Like Jazz

Miller, Donald – Searching For God Knows What

Perkins, John M. – Let Justice Roll Down

Peterson, Eugene – Eat This Book

Piper, John – Risk is Right

Piper, John – Seeing and Savoring Christ

Piper, John and Timothy Keller – Bloodlines

Platt, David – Follow Me

Platt, David – Radical Together

Powell, Dr. Kara and Dr. Chap Clark – Sticky Faith

Provan, Iain – A Biblical History of Israel

Putman, Jim – Real Life Discipleship: Building Churches That Make Disciples

Rainer, Thom and Jess – The Millennials

Reinke, Tony – Lit! A Christian Guide to Reading Books

Ramsey, Dave – The Total Money Makeover

Scott, Kevin Paul – 8 Essential Exchanges: What You Have to Give Up to Go Up

Shook, Ryan and Josh Shook – Firsthand: Ditching Secondhand Religion for a Faith of Your Own

Sinek, Simon – Start With Why

Stanley, Andy – Communicating For A Change

Stanley, Andy – Visioneering

Stanley, Andy – Next Generation Leader

Tchividjian, Tullian – Jesus Plus Nothing Equals Everything

Tippens, Daryl – Pilgrim Heart

Tripp, Paul David – Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry

Voskamp, Ann – One Thousand Gifts

White, James F. – A Brief History of Christian Worship

Willard, Dallas – The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

Willard, Dallas – The Great Omission: Reclaiming Jesus’s Essential Teachings on Discipleship

Willard, Dallas – Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God

Willard, Dallas – The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives

Wright, N. T. – Justification

Wright, N. T. – Paul and the Faithfulness of God

Wright, N. T. – Scripture and the Authority of the Bible