I just finished my last big paper for the semester. I have completed 5 classes this spring. With all of the papers I have been writing, I have also been amazed at the amount of books I have read already this year. This is definately not me bragging, but I have read some pretty good stuff. I figured I would throw some books out here that I have enjoyed in the past couple years just as suggestions and food for thought.

Marva Dawn. Joy in Divine Wisdom.

Jim Henderson & Matt Casper. Jim and Casper go to Church.

Neil Cole. Organic Church.

Frank Viola and George Barna. Pagan Christianity.

Barbara Brown Taylor. Leaving Chruch.

John Shea. An Experience Named Spirit.

Mark Labberton. The Dangerous Act of Worship.

Francis Chan. Forgotten God.

Kenneth Curtis, Stephen Lang, and Randy Petersen. The 100 Most Important Events in Christian History.

Jesse Rice. The Church of Facebook.

Mark DeVries. Sustainable Youth Ministry.

Chinua Achebe. Things Fall Apart.

It is always interesting to see what people are reading, because these are the things that have been shaping my thoughts over the past many months. I would have to say my top 3 most influential have been:


3: Sustainable Youth Ministry
2: Organic Church
1: The Dangerous Act of Worship

So there it is, this is what is shaping me.