As Iron Sharpens Iron....

In our monthly reports, I ask the question, "what are you doing to grow professionally/spiritually?" Here are some of your responses from the past month......

Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard
The Next Christendom by Philip Jenkins
Carpe Manana by Leonard Sweet
Beginning Well by Gordon Smith
Here and Now by Henri Nouwen

Les Miserables – Victor Hugo – although it is not professional development it is good. I also read a little of Cost of Discipleship – Deitrich Bonhoeffer

Church Re-Imagined by Doug Pagitt
A New Kind of Christian by Brian McLaren
The Story we Find ourselves In by Brian McLaren

Ordinary Attempts (Jim Henderson – www.off-the-map.org)
a.k.a "lost" Discovering ways to connect with people Jesus misses most by Jim Henderson
Studying in the Old Testament & Psalms.
I will be attending the Thirsty Conference put on by Passion (March 29-31) in Atlanta.

Blue like Jazz by Donald Miller
Books: The Giving Christian by Kirk Nowery

Discipleship Essentials by Dallas Willard, The fuel and the Flame by steve shadrach, an introduction to the New Testament by Raymond Brown, and “The Martyrs Song” by ted dekker (this one makes you ugly cry)

Here is what I've been reading and the web pages I've been visiting:
The Shaping of Things to Come by Frost, M. and Alan Hirsch
The Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts
http://theresurgence.com/its_like_the_yankees_of_missional_theology
www.sermonspice.com
www.sacredspace.ie/
http://www.freshworship.org/zine/lent06.php
http://www.24-7prayer.com/
http://jesusgoestocollege.blogspot.com/


Thanks for all the great recommendations.

Let's continue to be a community which learns from one another and takes the responsibility to share with one another what we are learning as we run to the rhythm of the heartbeat of God.