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Recommended Reading

Apr 08 | cnbaker | Comments Off |

Here is a list of books that I recommend along with links to Amazon. Feel free to make your own recommendations.

Biographies

Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ: The Cost of Bringing the Gospel to the Nations in the Lives of William Tyndale, Adoniram Judson, and John Paton (The Swans Are Not Silent) John Piper

Contending for Our All: Defending Truth and Treasuring Christ in the Lives of Athanasius, John Owen, and J. Gresham Machen (The Swans Are Not Silent, Book 4) John Piper

Robert E. Lee on Leadership : Executive Lessons in Character, Courage, and Vision H. W. Crocker III

Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times Donald T. Phillips

Spurgeon: A New Biography Arnold A. Dallimore

Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther Roland H. Bainton

To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson Courtney Anderson

Calvinism/Arminianism

Providence & Prayer : How Does God Work in the World? Terrance Tiessen

Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God (Ivp Classics) J. I. Packer

Christian Living

The Purpose Driven® Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? Rick Warren

The Treasure Principle: Unlocking the Secret of Joyful Giving (LifeChange Books) Randy Alcorn

When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight For Joy John Piper

The Jesus I Never Knew Philip Yancey

Church Philosophy

Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion Kevin DeYoung, Ted Kluck

Nine Marks of a Healthy Church Mark Dever

Comeback Churches: How 300 Churches Turned Around and Yours Can, Too Ed Stetzer, Mike Dodson

The Church of Irresistible Influence: Bridge-Building Stories to Help Reach Your Community Robert Lewis

Planting Missional Churches Ed Stetzer

The Deliberate Church: Building Your Ministry on the Gospel Mark Dever, Paul Alexander

The Multi-Site Church Revolution: Being One Church in Many Locations (Leadership Network Innovation Series) Geoff Surratt, Greg Ligon, Warren Bird

The Courage to Be Protestant: Truth-lovers, Marketers, and Emergents in the Postmodern World David F. Wells

The Purpose-Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message & Mission Rick Warren

Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire: What Happens When God's Spirit Invades the Hearts of His People Jim Cymbala

Culture & Apologetics

The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism Timothy Keller

The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus Lee Strobel

Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture Lesslie Newbigin

Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message Ravi Zacharias

When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties Norman L. Geisler, Thomas Howe

The Problem of Pain C. S. Lewis

Basic Christianity (IVP Classics) John R. W. Stott

Mere Christianity C. S. Lewis

Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics (Baker Reference Library) Norman Geisler

Devotionals

A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World Paul Miller

For the Love of God: A Daily Companion for Discovering the Riches of God's Word, Volume 1 D. A. Carson

Faith Alone: A Daily Devotional James C. Galvin

50 Days of Heaven: Reflections That Bring Eternity to Light Randy Alcorn

Life as a Vapor: Thirty-One Meditations for Your Faith John Piper

Early Church History

The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal, Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force .... Rodney Stark

The Early Christians: In Their Own Words Eberhard Arnold, Eberhard Arnold

Evangelism

Between Heaven and Hell: A Dialog Somewhere Beyond Death with John F. Kennedy, C. S. Lewis & Aldous Huxley Peter Kreeft

Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality Donald Miller

Christianity for Modern Pagans: Pascal's Pensees Peter Kreeft, Blaise Pascal, Peter Kreeft

The Radical Reformission: Reaching Out without Selling Out Mark Driscoll

Socrates Meets Jesus: History's Greatest Questioner Confronts the Claims of Christ Peter Kreeft

Becoming A Contagious Christian Bill Hybels, Mark Mittelberg

Questioning Evangelism Randy Newman

Tell the Truth: The Whole Gospel to the Whole Person by Whole People Will Metzger

Knowing God and the Gospel

Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters Timothy Keller

The Cross Centered Life: Keeping the Gospel The Main Thing C.J. Mahaney

The Religious Affections (The Works of Jonathan Edwards) Jonathan Edwards

Bible Doctrine Wayne Grudem, Jeff Purswell

The Cross of Christ John R. W. Stott

Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist John Piper

The Holiness of God R. C. Sproul

Knowing God J. I. Packer

Leadership

Outliers: The Story Of Success Malcolm Gladwell

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Chip Heath, Dan Heath

Courageous Leadership Bill Hybels

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't Jim Collins

Leadership and Self Deception: Getting Out of the Box The Arbinger Institute

The Leadership Pipeline: How to Build the Leadership Powered Company Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, James Noel