Book Recommendations

I enjoy reading. I used to hate it. Now I always have people asking me what to read. So I decided I should make a list on some of the best books I’ve read, categorized by topic. This will always be a work in progress as I read new books but hopefully this will help.

My disclaimer is this. Just because I recommend a book, does not mean that I agree with everything written in every book. So don’t go thinking I’m a crazy heretic or something if I recommend a book and you consequently read it, then stumble upon something you disagree with. Actually, sometimes I intentionally read things I know I won’t agree with to challenge my own convictions and stretch me. Just because we disagree with a few things does not disqualify all things that a person might write. All truth is God’s truth. Find it wherever it manifests and celebrate it.

I’m also only recommending books I’ve read. I know there is a ton of stuff out there, some of them are probably on my Amazon wish list and there are some great books not on this list. Just buy them for me, I’ll read them and then at least review them. Here they are in alphabetical order. Not by best in category.

• Bible Study
  • How To Read The Bible For All Its Worth – Gordon D. Fee & Douglas Stuart
  • What The Bible Is All About – Henrietta Mears
• Business
  • Good To Great – Jim Collins
  • Good To Great And The Social Sectors – Jim Collins
  • Built To Last – Jim Collins & Jerry Porras
  • Mavericks At Work – William C. Taylor & Polly LaBarre

• Charismatic
  • Surprised By The Power Of The Spirit – Jack Deere
  • Surprised By The Voice Of God – Jack Deere

• Evangelism
  • Every Nation In Our Generation – Rice Broocks

• Finances
  • Wealth, Riches & Money – Craig Hill & Earl Pitts
  • Total Money Makeover – Dave Ramsey
• Inner Healing And Deliverance
  • The Bondage Breaker – Neil T. Anderson
  • Pigs In The Parlor – Frank & Ida Mae Hammond
  • Shadow Boxing – Dr. Henry Malone & Jack Taylor

• Leadership
  • The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make – Hans Finzel
  • The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership – John Maxwell
  • The 360 Degree Leader – John Maxwell
  • Next Generation Leader – Andy Stanley
• Marriage
  • Preparing For Marriage – David Boehi, Brent Nelson, Jeff Schulte & Lloyd Shadrach
  • The Five Love Languages – Gary Chapman
  • Husbands And Fathers – Derek Prince

• Men’s Books
  • Wild At Heart – John Eldredge

• Ministry
  • The Big Idea – Dave Ferguson
  • Reveal – Greg L. Hawkins & Cally Parkinson
  • Communicating For A Change – Andy Stanley
  • Creating Community – Andy Stanley
  • 7 Practices Of Effective Ministry – Andy Stanley

• Personal Growth
  • Now, Discover Your Strengths – Marcus Buckingham & Donald Clifton
  • Thinking For A Change – John Maxwell
  • Visioneering – Andy Stanley

• Prayer And Fasting
  • Praying The Scriptures – Judson Cornwall
  • The Practice Of The Presence Of God – Brother Lawrence
  • A Hunger For God – John Piper
  • Shaping History Through Prayer And Fasting – Derek Prince

• Psychology
  • Blink – Malcolm Gladwell

• Relationships
  • Going All The Way – Craig Groeschel
  • Boy Meets Girl – Joshua Harris

• Sociology
  • The Tipping Point – Malcolm Gladwell
  • Unchristian – David Kinnaman & Gabe Lyons
  • Battle Cry For A Generation – Ron Luce
  • America Alone – Mark Steyn

• Spiritual Growth
  • In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day – Mark Batterson
  • Celebration Of Discipline – Richard J. Foster
  • Spiritual Authority – Watchman Nee
  • Emotionally Healthy Spirituality – Peter Scazzero
  • Knowledge of the Holy – A.W. Tozer
  • The Pursuit Of God – A. W. Tozer
  • The Heavenly Man – Brother Yun

• Teamwork
  • The 5 Dysfunctions Of A Team – Patrick Lencioni
  • The 17 Indisputable Laws Of Teamwork – John C. Maxwell

• Theology
  • Desiring God – John Piper

• Worldview
  • How Now Shall We Live – Chuck Colson & Nancy Pearcey
  • God And Government (Volume 1) – Gary DeMar