I have developed into a voracious reader.  Leadership demands it-unless you are naturally brilliant (which my wife will tell you, I am not)

As stated in a previous post, I believe that
*Leaders are learners.
*The moment you stop learning is the moment you stop leading.
*Growing churches are lead by growing leaders.

That’s enough axioms for now…

I thought I’d share some books that have fueled my imagination and leadership potential in the past 5-6 months :

It- Groeschel
Leadership Gold-Maxwell
The Big Idea-Ferguson
Chasing Daylight-McManus
7 Practices of Effective Ministry-Stanley (reading it again)
Essential Church-Rainer
Deliberate Simplicity-Browning
Who Moved my Cheese-Blanchard
Courageous Leadership-Hybels (reading it again)
Just Walk Across the Room-Hybels
Simple Church-Rainer (reading it again)
Huckabee: The Return to Common Sense-Huckabee (He was a pastor)
Axiom-Hybels
In a Pit with A Lion on a snowy Day-Batterson
Rediscovering Church-Hybels
Fusion-Searcy
Conspiracy of Kindness- Sjogren
The Forgotten Ways-Hirsch
The Power of Multisensory Preaching- Blackwood

Thinking of spending the summer focusing on being a better communicator. Pastor Mark Batterson says “the greatest message ought to be communicated in the most memorable ways.” Exactly. I’ve got a long way to go for that to happen… I’ve got a few resources lined up:

Purpose filled Presentations-Jeary
Speaking to Win-Tracy
Communicating for a Change- Stanley (will read again)
360 Degree Preaching- Quicke (will read again)

What are you reading/learning?