Books...

On the fly without any time Lonnie Jones, David Baker, Paul Spurlin, Brandon Presnell and I were asked for a list of books that would be most useful for a youth minister. The question was prefaced with an understanding that the Bible is the best book to shape EVERY part of our lives. There is no book that replaces or supersedes it. Second, that any book written by any human will have mistakes and flaws in it but that does not preclude it from having helpful and insightful information in it. And finally, that recommending some of a book does not endorse all of that book nor does it endorse everything else the author has written or said. With those, here is our cold list:

Raising Self Reliant Children in a Self-indulgent World, H. Stephen Glenn and Jane Nelsen Ed.D.

Sticky Faith, Kara Powell

Lunch Ladies, Philip Jenkins

Sustainable Youth Ministry, Mark DeVries

Just Listen, Mark Goulston

Emotional Intelligence,  Justin Bariso

Pedagogue, Lonnie Jones

Canoeing the Mountains, Tod Bolsinger

 A Failure of Nerve, Edwin H. Friedman

People Styles at Work, Robert Bolton and Dorothy Grover Bolton

Getting to Yes, Roger Fisher and William L. Ury

The Most Loving Place in Town, Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges

The Creative Leader, Ed Young, JR