Last year I shared my reading list for 2011. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to read all of the books I listed then so I carried some of them over to 2012. I will be reviewing each of the books I read and posting the reviews throughout the year. Here is my reading list for this next year:
- The Wounded Minister (Guy Greenfield)
- They like Jesus but not the Church (Dan Kimball)
- The Circle Maker (Mark Batterson)
- The Art of Theological Reflection (Patricia O’Connell Killen and John de Beer)
- Messy Spirituality (Mike Yaconelli)
- Searching for God Knows What (Donald Miller)
- The Master Plan of Evangelism (Robert E. Coleman)
- The Tipping Point (Malcom Gladwell)
- The Power of a Whisper (Bill Hybels)
- Good to Great (Jim Collins)
Did I miss any must-reads for this year? Any that I should take out?
Jon, our Pastor did a month long of sermons on Bill Hybels book, “The Power of a Whisper.” Excellent.
I Am A Follower by Leonard Sweet
A Praying Life by Paul Miller
Real Marriage by Mark & Grace Driscoll
Reading-wise there are a bunch of books that I would reccommend, but Tipping Point is not one of them. Both Blink and Outliers are great books by Malcolm Gladwell (and What the Dog Saw too), but I thought Tipping Point was far too speculative, in that he jumps to a lot of conclusions.
Hi John… I agree with what… uhhh… ‘vagabonmusings’ has to say.
Outliers (by Malcolm Gladwell) was the first book I read in 2012.
My views here: http://monceabraham.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/the-curious-case-of-outliers-the-pursuit-of-excellence-i/
p.s.: Would love to hear your review of ‘Good to Great’!
Best, Monce
Sounds great! Thanks for sharing your review of Outliers. Good food for thought!
Thanks Jon, Glad you found them interesting… Just put in a few ideas on education too (yep, a few pts on Outliers as well) here: http://monceabraham.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/the-curious-case-of-outliers-the-pursuit-of-excellence-ii/
Trust the post will be worth your time!
Best, Monce