Recommending Reading
Growing the Church
- Leading Congregational Change by Mike Bonem, Jim Herrington, James Furr
- Visioneering by Andy Stanley
- Deep and Wide by Andy Stanley
- Leading Beyond the Walls by Adam Hamilton
- Dare to Dream by Mike Slaughter
- Spiritual Entrepreneurs by Mike Slaughter
- The Passionate Church by Mike slaughter
- The Purpose Driven Church by Rick Warren
- Five Faithful Practices by Bishop Robert Schnase
- Churches That Make a Difference by Heidi Roalland Unruh, Philip Olson
- Go Big by Bill Easum
- The Permission-Giving Church by Bill Easum
- Simply Strategic Growth by Tim Stevens and Tony Morgan
- Stop This Start That, Do Things That Grow Your Church by Jim and Jennifer Cowert
- Grab, Gather, Grow by Jim and Jennifer Cowert
- Shift by Phil Maynard
- Making Vision Stick by Andy Stanley
- The Church Growth Handbook by Bill Easum
- I Refuse to Lead a Dying Church by Paul Nixon
- Unleashing Church by Mike Slaughter
- Membership to Discipleship by Phil Maynard
- It, How Churches can get It and Keep It by Craig Groeschel
Stewardship Books
- Be Rich by Andy Stanley
- Enough by Adam Hamilton
- The Church Wallet by Mike Slaughter
- Practice Extravagant Generosity by Bishop Robert Schnase
Leadership Books
- Next Generation Leader by Andy Stanley
- Dare to Dream by Mike Slaughter
- Boundaries for Leaders by Dr. Henry Cloud
- Leading from the Second Chair by Mike Bonem
- In Pursuit of Great and Godly Leadership by Mike Bonem
- Courageous Leadership by Bill Hybels
- The Call to Lead by Bill Hybels
- Nine Things a Leader Must Do by Dr. Henry Cloud
- How Successful People Lead by John Maxwell
- Effective Church Leadership, Building on the 12 Keys by Ken Callahan
Preaching Books
- Communicating for a Change by Andy Stanley
- Unleashing the Word by Adam Hamilton
- Speaking Well by Adam Hamilton
- Everyone Communicates, Few Connect by John Maxwell
Church Structure, Strategy, Staffing and More
- The Energy Bus by John Gordon
- The Pastor’s Guide to Effective Ministry by William Willimon, Dallas Willard, Larry Burkett
- Simple Church by Thom Rainer, Eric Geiger
- The Volunteer Revolution by Bill Hybels
- Small, Strong Congregations by Ken Callahan
- Ten Prescriptions for a Healthy Church by Bob Farr, Kay Kotan
- Lead Congregational Change by Mike Bonem
- Futurecast by George Barna
- Leading Change in the Congregation by Gil Rendle
- Journey in the Wilderness, New Life for the Mainline Church by Gil Rendle
Social Media Books
- Social Media Guide for Churches by Kevin D Hendricks
- The Social Church by Justin Wise
- The Social Media Gospel by Meredith Gould
Books for the Pastor
- Failing Forward by John Maxwell
- The Resilient Life by Gordon McDonald
- Strengthening the Soul of your Leadership by Ruth Haley Barton
- Leading on Empty by Wayne Cordero