The end of the year is here and many top book - movie - person - etc of the year lists will come out. Rather than a best of list here is my list of some of the books I have read this year that have guided and ministered to me.
The Lost Art of Disciple making by LeRoy Eims - great basic book - reminded me that my call is not that complicated.
The Preacher and the Presidents by Nancy Gibbs - Billy Graham's relationship with US presidents - an enjoyable read
Courage and Calling by Gordon T. Smith - great book on calling to ministry - packed with great insights and advice
Sustainable Youth Ministry by Mark DeVries - helped me in knowing what to look for hiring a youth minister and how to structure the ministry for effectiveness
Justification By NT Wright - an excellent book on Paul's theology - clarified certain things for me
The Divine Dramatist by Harry Stout - an enjoyable biography of George
Whitefield from a very personal psychological point of view
I would be appreciative if you would post some of the best books you have come across this year - maybe they will make my 2012 list.
Merry Christmas and a fruitful exciting New Year
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- William Kirchhofer
- My wife Daisy (also a pastor) and I are a multicultural couple. We are both fluent in English and Spanish with a little Spanglish thrown in. We have six grown children and a multitude of wonderful grandchildren. I am the lead pastor of Crossroads Free Methodist Church (www.crossroadsfmc.com). My wife is my co-pastor. I have a law degree from New York Law School (1982), a Master of Divinity degree from Alliance Theological Seminary (1999) and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (2009). My doctoral thesis was entitled "Fire Among the Stubble: Church Renewal in the Wesleyan Tradition". I believe that church history teaches us principles that if implemented will create an environment within which God will bring renewal. My goal is to teach church leaders principles of church renewal. I approach renewal from the perspective of Church history. Those who God used mightily as instruments of renewal in the past have much to teach us. I long to see revival and reform that leads to true renewal of the church and society. I believe this is not only God's will but our calling as leaders of the Church.
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- English Society in the Eighteenth Century by Roy Porter
- Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard
- Holiness for Earnest Christians by C. Wesley King
- Haiti After the Earthquake by Paul Farmer
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