I think one of the ways that we can be of great service to one another is to share suggestions of resources that have most helped us. This last month has seen the usual surge of "Top Book" lists and I figured I'd throw mine out there and ask that you do the same. These books weren't published in 2008 necessarily, but books that I finally got to last year. I left off classics such as John Owen's Communion With God which was absolutely fabulous - which I assume that we will all draw from in due time, and stuck to more modern works.
I read more than these, but found these, in particular, to be most helpful.
In no particular order:
The Courage to Be Protestant by David Wells
Spirit Empowered Preaching by Arturo G. Azurdia
Worship Matters by Bob Kauflin
The Cross and Christian Ministry by D.A.Carson
The Gospel and Personal Evangelism by Mark Dever
An Ordinary Pastor by D.A. Carson
Do Hard Things by Alex and Brett Harris (written for teens- but a great read).
Why We're Not Emergent by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck (as a related note, I read Rob Bell's Velvet Elvis and Brian McLaren's A Generous Orthodoxy both of which were enough to tell me why I couldn't be emergent- you ought to read them with a discerning mind and then weep for the church).
Reforming Marriage by Douglas Wilson (read for the umpteenth time as I've been using it in premarital counselling- excellent!!!)
Handbook of Church Discipline by Jay Adams
Well, I'll stop there since that is ten.
How about you?
Maybe we could share favorite commentaries and classics as well....
-Doug
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Here are seven that I took the time to read. I do not get much free time to read since I am still a student. There is not any order of importance assigned to them. I did receive for Chrsitmas The MacArthur New Testament Commentary by John MacArthur so that will be on my 2009 list.
1. The Faith by Chuck Colson
2. If you Want to Walk on Water You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat by John Ortberg
3. Beyond Opinion by Ravi Zacharias
4. What’s So Great About Christianity by Dinesh D’Souza
5. Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders
6. 10 Things Every Minister Needs to Know by Ronnie Floyd
7. Innovate Church by Jonathan Falwell
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