Great Resource Question

April 13th, 2006

The other day a youth pastor called me with a great question. It was a great question because it has the potential to powerfully focus your thinking.

The Question: “What three books would you give a new youth leader in the following categories? Leadership, Spiritual growth, and Youth Ministry.”

So how would you answer the question? Let’s make it a little easier. You can suggest 3 books for each category.

What would you say?

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4 Responses to “Great Resource Question”

  1. nathangrubbs Says:
    April 13th, 2006 at 7:49 pm

    Leadership
    1. Spiritual Leadership by J.Oswald Sanders
    2. The Master Plan of Evangelism (can’t think of the authors name)
    3. (for Student Leadership) Max Q by Andy Stanley (for church leadership) Radical Reformission by Mark Driscoll
    Spiritual Growth
    1. The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning
    2. Stay the Course by Matt Brinkley
    3. Blue Like Jazz by Don Miller
    Youth Ministry
    1. Your First 2 years by Doug Fields
    2. A Tribe Apart by Hersch
    3. “Four” by Matt Brinkley

  2. Hayne Steen Says:
    April 19th, 2006 at 6:23 am

    Discipleship
    1. Disciples Are Made, Not Born by Walter Heinrichson
    2. Making All Things New by Henri Nouwen
    3. The Lost Art of Discipleship by Leroy Eims

    Leadership
    1. Working the Angles by Eugene Peterson
    2. Good to Great by Jim Collins
    3. Thinking for a Change by John Maxwell

    Soul Tending
    1. Running On Empty by Fil Anderson
    2. Abbas Child by Brennan Manning
    3. Wounded Healer by Henri Nouwen

  3. aaronmartin Says:
    April 19th, 2006 at 1:07 pm

    Leadership
    1. Leadership That Works (Leith Anderson
    2. Jesus-Driven Ministry (Ajith Fernando)
    3. The Art of Pastoring (Dave Hansen)

    Spiritual Growth
    1. Holiness by Grace (Bryan Chappell)
    2. The Cross-Centered Life (CJ Mahaney)
    3. God’s Passion for His Glory (John Piper)
    4. The Cost of Discipleship (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)

    Youth Ministry
    I don’t read “youth ministry” books (not sound elitist - I just don’t), but Dave Hansen or Eugene Petersen’s books about pastoring (The Contemplative Pastor [Petersen] and The Art of Pastoring [Hansen] - and they have others - are excellent and relevant to student ministry.

  4. Jerry Says:
    April 24th, 2006 at 9:41 am

    Leadership:
    1. Pastoral Theology (Oden)
    2. The Reformed Pastor (Baxter)
    3. Leadership Magazine

    Spiritual Growth:
    1. something by Eugene Peterson
    2.Future Grace (Piper)
    3.Orthodoxy (Chesterton)

    Youth Ministry:
    1. 1st two years (doug fields)
    2. Impact (Steven Patty)
    3. The art of pastoring (Hanson)

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