I read a lot. Some of it is occupational: Pastors seem to collect books by the box, and I am no exception. The shelves in my office are several deep with books and it looks really messy. I also read for education, as I am back in school, working on my Masters at Fuller Seminary. The list of books every ten weeks is daunting, but doable, and there are some gems of wisdom in those books I would have missed if they had not been assigned reading.
Sometimes I read for my own personal growth and enrichment… for fun, or for the need to know. Someone asked what I was reading, so here are some titles:
Fuller Reading List:
· Heifetz, Ronald A and Marty Linsky. Leadership
on the Line, Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2002.
on the Line, Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2002.
· Kouzes, James M. and Barry Z. Posner. The Leadership Challenge: Third Edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003.
· Kouzes, James M. and Barry Z. Posner. Student Leadership Practices Inventory,
Student workbook. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005.
Student workbook. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005.
· Kouzes, James M. and Barry Z. Posner. Student Leadership Practices Inventory, Self
Instrument. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005.
Instrument. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005.
· Hart, Lois B. and Charlotte S. Waisman. The
Leadership Training Activity Book.
AMACOM, New York, N.Y., 2005.
Leadership Training Activity Book.
AMACOM, New York, N.Y., 2005.
· Parks, Sharon Daloz. Leadership Can Be
Taught. Boston: Harvard
Business School Press, 2005.
Taught. Boston: Harvard
Business School Press, 2005.
· Vella, Jane, Berardinelli, P. and Burrow, J., How Do They Know That They Know? Evaluating
Adult Learning, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1997.
Adult Learning, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1997.
· Vella, Jane, On
Teaching and Learning: Putting the
Principles and Practices of Dialogue Education into Action, Jossey-Bass,
San Francisco, 2008.
Teaching and Learning: Putting the
Principles and Practices of Dialogue Education into Action, Jossey-Bass,
San Francisco, 2008.
(The program I am in is for a Master of Arts in Global Leadership, so my reading is heavy on leadership topics.)
Enrichment Reading List:
• Haugen, Gary A. Just Courage: God’s Great Expedition for the Restless Christian, Downers Grove: IVP Books, 2008.
• Chan, Francis. Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God, Colorado Springs: David C. Cook; New edition edition (May 1, 2008) *
* I am reading this one as the Kindle version, using the Amazon/Kindle app on my iPhone.
I highly recommend pretty much anything by Francis Chan, an inspirational, passionate leader. I have met him, spent time talking with him, observed him as a dad and a teacher, and he is the real deal. Here are some videos by Chan:
The classic is “Just Stop and Think.“
The videos that accompany Crazy Love are good, also.