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IgniteUS, Inc. Suggested Reading List
(unless otherwise noted, all books may be purchased at www.bookfinder.com)

Current

Piper, John. The Future of Justification - A Response to N.T. Wright. Crossway, 2007.

Van Hoozer, Kevin. Everyday Theology - How to Read Cultrual Texts and Interpret Trends. Grand Rapids, Baker Academic, 2007

General

Armstrong, John. General Editor. The Compromised Church. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 1998.

Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Life Together - A Discussion of Christian Fellowship. San Francisco: Harper, 1954.

Collins, Jim. Good To Great. New York: Harper Business, 2001.

Jenkins, Philip. The Next Christendom - The Coming of Global Christianity. Oxford: New York, 2002.

Jones, Peter. Pagans In The Pews. Ventura: Regal, 2001.

Jones, Peter. Capturing The Pagan Mind – Paul’s Blueprint for Thinking and Living in the New Global Culture. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2003.

Lloyd-Jones, D. Martyn. Preaching & Preachers. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1971.

McGrath, Alister E. The Future of Christianity. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, Inc., 2002.

Senge, Peter. The Fifth Discipline - The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization. New York: Doubleday, 1990.

Stott, John R.W. Between Two Worlds – The Art of Preaching in the Twentieth Century. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982.

Wells, David F. No Place For Truth, or, Whatever Happended to Evangelical Theology? Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1993.

Wells, David F. God In The Wasteland – The Reality of Truth in a World of Fading Dreams. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994.

Wood, Gene. Leading Turnaround Churches. Chicago: Church Smart Resources, 2001. ( 1-800-253-4276)

Leadership

Barna, George. A Fish Out Of Water. Brentwood TN: Integrity Publishers, 2002.

Bennis, Warren. On Becoming A Leader. Cambridge: Perseus Publishers, 2003

Bennis, Warren & Nanus, Burt. Leaders - - The Strategies For Taking Charge. New York New York: Harper Perenial, 1986.

Biehl, Bobb. Increasing Your Leadership Confidence. Sisters Oregon: Questar Publishers, 1989.

Engstrom, Ted W. The Making of a Christian Leader. Grand Rapids: The Zondervan Corp., 1976.

Herrington, Jim, Bonem, Mike, Furr, James H. Leading Congregational Change. San Francisco CA: Jossey-Bass, 2000.

Hybels, Bill. Courageous Leadership. Grand Rapids:Zondervan, 2002.

Kouzes, James M. and Posner, Barry Z. The Leadership Challenge. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002, 3rd Edition.

Malphurs, Aubrey. Being Leaders. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2003.

Maxwell, John C. Developing The Leader Within You. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Pub., 1993.

Means, James E. Leadership In Christian Ministry. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1989.
_____________. Effective Pastors for a New Century. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1993.

Sanders, J. Oswald. Spiritual Leadership. Chicago: Moody, 1967.

Zenger, John H. & Folkman, Joseph. The Extraordinary Leader – Turning Good Managers Into Great Leaders. New York: McGraw Hill, 2002.