Grab a good book over the Holiday

Merry Christmas to all of you and Happy New Year.

Here is the latest list of "good reads"/podcasts from your fellow collegiate ministers:

Love Dare

C.S Lewis’s A Grief Observed

Jim & Casper Go to Church.”

Essential Church

Again, the MCAP series(with Hugh Halter) has been an invaluable source of enhancing our focus and our direction in ministry.

One book that has been particularly helpful is “The Life You’ve Always Wanted,” by John Ortberg. We’ve used the material in our personal growth, in our college Bible studies and College Sunday school class.

Reading UnChristian by David Kinnamon

Evangelism Without Additives

Continuing to read Leadership Next: Changing Leaders In a Changing Culture, by Eddie Gibbs.

Reading Genesis in Space and Time, by Francis Schaeffer as background for my weekly Bible study.

Vintage Jesus – Mark Driscoll
Jesus Wants to Save Christians – Rob Bell
Jesus and the Gospels -- Blomberg

I listen to three podcast on a regular basis. (Weekly)
Matt Chandler (The Village Church)
Rob Bell (Mars Hill Grand Rapids)
John Piper (Bethlehem Baptist Church Minneapolis) (Desiring God .org)

“Lord, save us from your followers” by Dan Merchant
“Jim and Casper Go to Church” by Jim Henderson and Matt Casper
“Jesus: Made in America” by Stephen Nichols

Get out of the Pit – Beth Moore
The Names of God

“The New Christians,” by Tony Jones
“The Great Emergence” by Phyllis Tickle.

Enjoy the Christmas break!!!!