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Messiology by George Verwer (2015)

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Founder, Operation MobilizationThe Mystery of How God Works, Even When It Doesn’t Make Sense to Us This little book from Moody Publishers is another one that sort of fell into my lap. I’d never heard of George Verwer before and … Continue reading

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Already Gone by Ken Hamm and Britt Beemer (2009)

Why your kids will quit church and what you can do to stop it For the past six months or so, I’ve been working directly with the teens in our church each Sunday morning and during our midweek service. What … Continue reading

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Mea Culpa by Kyle McClellan (2015)

Learning from Mistakes in the Ministry My dad (a Baptist pastor in the Midwest) joined a reading club that I’d never heard of before, Ten Things, I believe it’s called, which focuses on ministry-related literature for men in the ministry. … Continue reading

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Stories I Couldn’t Tell While I Was a Pastor by Bruce McIver (1991)

For my church’s Summer Reading Challenge, I chose as my final book this anecdotal memoir from 30 years past, Stories I Couldn’t Tell While I Was a Pastor by Bruce McIver. Now, I have to admit from the get-go that … Continue reading

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The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert by Rosaria Champagne Butterfield (2012)

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An English Professor’s Journey into Christian Faith For our Siblings’ Book Club this year, we almost selected Rosaria Champagne Butterfield’s The Gospel Comes with a House Key, a book on the importance of hospitality in Christian witness, and I wish … Continue reading

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By My Spirit by Jonathan Goforth (1929)

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Not sure why I’ve taken such a long break from missionary biographies and stories. Several in the past have changed my life and thinking, and so much so that these types should be general, monthly reading for me. Mountain Rain, … Continue reading

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Raising Modern-Day Knights by Robert Lewis (1997)

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My son is nine years old, and this very week, he became a child of God! He came into our bedroom on Sunday night and told us, “I believe everything that God says. Should I tell Him that?” We were … Continue reading

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Lead by James A. Scudder Sr. (2019)

A Pastor’s Experience in the Trenches Whenever I review a book that I’ve stopped reading, for whatever reason, I feel the urge to explain why I feel it’s important to share my opinions. I don’t always start this way, but … Continue reading

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Exploring Worship by Bob Sorge (2001)

A Practical Guide to Praise and Worship The current pandemic has changed everything, we all know. One major adjustment for me has been the need to shift my ministry classes to Zoom, which in my context has major benefits and … Continue reading

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Something Needs to Change by David Platt (2019)

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God used Something Needs to Change by David Platt (2019) in my life during COVID, when I was seriously asking: “Now what in the world am I supposed to do?” Continue reading

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