October 12, 2021

Family Discipleship By Chandler and Griffin

October 12, 2021

RATING: 6/10 Summary: Family Discipleship is a great parenting book, but a lackluster disciple making book. When viewed as a parenting book, I’d give it a 9. I really enjoyed the book. Its core message of leveraging time, moments, and milestones were a helpful framework to think through.

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January 12, 2021

The Culture Code By Daniel Coyle

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January 12, 2021

RATING: 9/10 Summary: A great read that’s super helpful to anyone looking to intentionally build a culture. Coyle has uncovered three keys to culture: 1. Build Safety 2. Share…

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September 15, 2020

The Art of Possibility By Zander and Zander

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September 15, 2020

The Art of Possibility By Zander and Zander

RATING: 8/10 Summary: A delightful read that opens up new ways of thinking. This book is inspiring to intuitives, but may frustrate those who are more sensing. It operates in a language of concept and possibility. Still the practices do get practical enough to implement. I especially enjoyed…

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July 21, 2020

Surprise the World By Michael Frost

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July 21, 2020

READ: June 2020 RATING: 6/10 Summary: This book is worth reading. It was difficult for me to rate because I disagree with the premise that some…

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June 23, 2020

Disciple Making Culture By Brandon Guindon

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June 23, 2020

Disciple Making Culture By Brandon Guindon

RATING: 9/10 Summary: This book is a very helpful resource to anyone seeking to build a disciple making culture. The author Brandon Guindon does an excellent job making principles clear while also…

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December 17, 2019

The New Parish By Sparks, Soerens, and Friesen

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December 17, 2019

The New Parish By Sparks, Soerens, and Friesen

RATING: 8/10 Summary: New parish is a call to churches and parishioners to return to an incarnational and missional lifestyle. It effectively highlights the problem that consumerism problem that many churches face and offers patterns of living that can restore much of what our culture has lost.

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November 19, 2019

The Lost Art of Disciple Making By LeRoy Eims

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November 19, 2019

The Lost Art of Disciple Making By LeRoy Eims

RATING: 9/10 Summary: In this is a classic disciple making text, LeRoy Eims lays out a thoroughly practical book. He writes as a practitioner, not a theoretician. I’d highly recommend this book to any disciple maker…

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September 24, 2019

Church Forsaken By Jonathan Brooks

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September 24, 2019

RATING: 5/10 Church Forsaken is the story of an inner-city pastor and church who change their framework for ministry from attractional to incarnational. I love and support that change. So, why didn’t I love the book? For me it was…

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April 2, 2019

Spent Matches By Roy Moran

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April 2, 2019

RATING: 8/10 Spent matches does an amazing job unpacking the problem facing American Christianity. Moran, a pastor, courageously critiques our forms of church and challenges…

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February 19, 2019

Organic Discipleship By Dennis McCallum & Jessica Lowery

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February 19, 2019

Organic Discipleship By Dennis McCallum & Jessica Lowery

Rating: 10/10 Summary: Practical, detailed, and written out of vast experience, this is the best book on disciple making that I’ve read in a decade. The authors unpack the reasons for making disciples and exactly what it takes to make one. They get into…

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January 22, 2019

The Insider By Jim Petersen & Mike Shamy

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January 22, 2019

The Insider By Jim Petersen & Mike Shamy

RATING: 9/10 Summary: This practical book is aimed at helping the average believer effectively share their faith where they live, work, and play. It’s exceptional in its…

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January 8, 2019

Discipling By Mark Dever

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January 8, 2019

RATING: 3/10 Summary: I was very disappointed with this book. I respect the ministry of 9Marks and really wanted to like this book, but it was my least favorite discipleship book in recent memory. The book is unable to recover from Dever’s very broad definition of discipling which is, “Doing deliberate good to help someone follow Christ.” As a result, I’d recommend both pastors and everyday Christ-followers skip this book.

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December 11, 2018

Understanding People By Larry Crabb

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December 11, 2018

RATING: 9/10 Summary: As a twenty-something, this book changed my life. It helped me to process and face my own deep pain and respond to it. Since I’ve used this book with dozens to help them awaken to the depth of sin and breadth of hope through the Gospel.

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August 21, 2018

The Fisherman By Larry Huntsberger

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August 21, 2018

RATING: 9/10 Summary: This book of Biblical fiction is incredible! Huntsberger writes from the perspective of Simon Barjona (Peter) and paints an incredible picture of what it may have been like to follow Jesus.

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May 22, 2018

The Discipleship Gospel By Bill Hull & Ben Sobels

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May 22, 2018

The Discipleship Gospel By Bill Hull & Ben Sobels

RATING: 8/10 Summary: This book takes on the heart of the Gospel. Is it really grace by faith alone? If so, what does that mean with respect to our following Jesus? Hull & Sobels shine light on the common belief that following is a Gospel “add-on”. The result is an important book because…