Recommended Reading
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Arguable the single most life changing book for me, outside of the Bible. The basic theme is that we have a moral responsibility to be as happy as we can be.

Great quote: God is most glorified in us when we are most pleased with Him.

Josh McDowell said this book has affected his life more than any other. I tend to agree. Townsend and Cloud have written many helpful books, but none better than this classic.

Key concept: Grace + Truth + Time = Disciple.

 I love Bill Hybels. I love his passion. I love his vision. I love his heart. This is a great and inspiring book on leadership and the church.

Key concept: leadership is about casting a vision that moves people emotionally.

This is the best book on relationships I know. There is a reason it has sold 600,000 copies. This is basic, foundational stuff on how relationships work.

Sooner or later you are going to wish you read this book. Sooner or later, the rains will come. I am not talking about speed bumps; I am talking about train wrecks. The problem of pain has plagued mankind and philosophers sense the dawn of time. Dr. Dobson deals with it as well as anyone I know.

 This is the book, the classic, the statement. Read the book, then get the tapes from www.pastors.com, then go the the conference. Start with the book. It is great.

These business principles apply readily to the church. I especially liked the concept of the fly wheel. Great read. Interesting. Applicable. Useful. Helpful.

This is the In Search of Excellence of this generation. I especially liked the chapter on “Big, harry, audacious goals.”

This is the reason why the T.I.G.E.R. system works. There really is an epidimic of lonliness in this culutre. Robert Putnam has thoroughally unpacked it.

What a wonderful book. Rich. Warm. Profound. A life changer.

John Ortberg, preaching pastor at Willowcreek is arguably one of my favorite writers. You will love this book!

 This book deal thoughtfully with one of my favorite themes: risking taking.

Anyone want to know how love works? The Pandy story is worth the price of the book. There is another story, about a guy named Hank, that I use at every Disciplemaking Teachers conference.