Complete List of Recommended Reading
This is a complete list of recommended books. Only the best books I've (Bill Easum) read the past twenty years (2007) make this list.
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Arn, Charles
How to Start a New Service
The Master' Plan for Making Disciples
Ashkenas, Ron The Boundaryless Organization
Bailey, James After Thought: the Computer Challenge to Human Intelligence
Bandy, Thomas G
Coaching Change: Breaking Down Resistance
Building Up Hope
Fragile Hope: Your Church in 2020
Kicking Habits: Welcome Relief for Addicted Churches
Mission Mover
Moving Off the Map
Road Runner: The Body in Motion
Christian OptiMystics: Running the Rapids of the Spirit
Talisman: Global Positioning of the Soul
Why Should I Believe You? Rediscovering Clergy Credibility
Bardwick, Judith Danger in The Comfort Zone
Barker, Joel Future Edge
Barna, George
A Step-By-Step Guide to Church Marketing: Breaking Ground for The Invisible Generation
Turn-Around Churches: How to Overcome Barriers to Growth
Beaudoin,Tom Virtual Faith
Bennis, Warren & Biederman, Patricia W. Organizing Genius
Benveniste, Guy The Twenty-First Century Organization
Bergquist, William The Post Modern Organization
Blanchard, Carlos & Randolph Empowerment Takes More than a Minute
Blank, Warren The Nine Natural Laws of Leadership
Block, Peter Stewardship
Borg, Marcus Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time
Bower, Marvin The Will to Lead
Bowman, Ray: Hall, Eddy When Not to Build
Bridges, William Job Shift
Briskin, Alan The Stirring of the Soul in the Workplace
Brueggemann, Walter Biblical Perspective on Evangelism
Buford, Bob Half Time
Burkan, Wayne C. Wide-Angle Vision
Burns, James Leadership
Callahan, Kennon
Effective Church Leadership
Twelve Keys to an Effective Church
Careaga, Andrew eMinistry: Connecting with the Net Generation
Chad, Samuel Ladder Shifts
Chandler, Russell Racing Toward 2001
Chawla, Sarita & Resesch, John Learning Organizations
Christopher, Clif & Herb Mather Holy Smoke! Whatever Happened to Tithing? Cimino, Richard & Lattin, Don Shopping For Faith
Clapp, Rodney A Peculiar PeopleCollins,
James & Porras, Jerry Built to Last
Cordeiro,Wayne Doing Church as a Team
Coupland, Douglas Life After God
Crandall, Ron Turnaround Strategies for the Small Church
Davis, Stanley Future Perfect
Dennison, Jack City Reaching
Dobson, Ed Starting a Seeker Sensitive Service
Drucker Foundation
Leader to Leader
The Leader of the FutureDrucker, Peter
The Effective Executive
The Post-Capitalist Society
Dunn, William The Baby Bust
Easum, Bill
Dancing With Dinosaurs
How to Reach Baby Boomers
Leadership on the OtherSide
Put On Your Own Oxygen Mask First
Sacred Cows Make Gourmet Burgers
The Church Growth Handbook
The Complete Ministry Audit
Unfreezing Moves
Go Big: Lead Your Church to Explosive Growth
Go Big With Small Groups
Easum, William & Bandy, Tom Growing Spiritual Redwoods
Edington, Howard with Schaller, Lyle Downtown Church: the Heart of the City
Fields, Doug Purpose Driven Youth Ministry
Ford, Kevin Jesus for a New Generation
Frazee, Randy; Schaller Lyle The Comeback Congregation
Friedman, Edwin
Friedman's Fables
Generation to Generation
Galloway, Dale 20/20 Vision
Gareth Morgan Images of Organization
George, Carl Prepare Your church for the Future
Gibbs, Eddie Church Next
Greenleaf, Robert Servant Leadership
Greenway, Roger S. & Monsma, Timothy M. Cities: Missions' New Frontier
Grenz, Stanley J. A Primer on Postmodernism
Guder, Darrell L. The Continuing Conversion of the Church
Hamal, Gary & Prahalad, C.K. Competing For the Future
Hargrove, Robert Masterful Coaching
Heifetz, Ronald Leadership Without Easy Answers
Henderson, D. Michael John Wesley's Class Meeting: A Model for Making Disciples
Hock, Dee The Birth of the Chaordic Age
Hohstadt, Thomas Dying to Live
Hunter, George
Celtic Way of Evangelism
Church for the Unchurched
How To Reach Secular People Imparato, Nicholas Jumping the Curve
Jarworski, Joseph Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership
Kami, Michael Trigger Points
Keck, Leander The Church Confident
Kelly, Gerard RetroFuture
Kelly, Kevin New Rules for the New Economy
Korten, David When Corporations Rule the World
Leboron, Graham The Horizontal Revolution
Long, Jimmy Generating Hope
Lucas, Henry C., Jr. The T-Form Organization
Mahedy, William & Bernardi, Janet. A Generation Alone
Sue Mallory, The Equipping church
Sue Mazarr, Michael J. Global Trends 2005, An Owner's Manual for the Next Decade
Mack, Michael, I’m a Leader! Now What
McCall, Morgan W. Jr., Michael M. Lombardo, et al The Lessons of Experience: How Successful Executives Develop
Gary L. McIntosh Biblical Church Growth
McLaren, Brian
A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey
The Church on the Other Side
McNeal, Reggie Revolution in Leadership
Mead, Loren The Once and Future Church
Miller, Donald Reinventing American Protestantism
Miller, Herb
Connecting With God
Hidden Determinants to Leadership Strength
Mintzberg, Henry The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning
Mitchelle, Susan The Official Guide to the Generations, First Edition
Mittelberg, Mark Building A Contagious Church
Morgan, Gareth Images of Organization, The Executive Edition
Morgenthaler, Sally Worship Evangelism
Mueller, Walt Understanding Today's Youth Culture
Naisbett, John & Aburdene, Patricia Megatrends 2000
Neighbor, Ralph Where Do We Go From Here
Nelle, Morton The Journey Is Home
Nelson, Alan and Gene Appel How To Change Your Church
Newman, Randy Questioning Evangelism
Nixon, Paul and Thomas Bandy Fling Open the Doors
Oshry, Barry Leading Systems: Lessons From the Power Lab
Pascale, Richard T. , Mark Millenmann and Linda Gi Surfing At The Edge Of Chaos Patrick, John Net Attitude
Peck, Scott A World Waiting To Be Born
Peters, Tom Thriving on Chaos
Pinchot, G. & E. The End of Bureaucracy and the Rise of the Intelligent Organization
Prichett, Price Resistance
Quinn, Robert Deep Change
Redfield, James The Celestine Prophecy
Regele, Mike Death of the Church
Richardson, Rick Evangelism Outside the Box
Rogers, Everett M. Diffusion of Innovations
Roozen, David & Hadaway, C. Kirk Church & Denominational Growth
Roxburg, Alan Reaching a New Generation
Sample, Tex
Hard Living People and Mainstream Christians
U.S. Lifestyles and Mainline Churches
Schaller, Lyle
Center City Churches
Tattered Trust
The Change Agent
The Interventionist
The Multiple Staff and the Larger Church
The Very Large Church
Schultz, Tom & Joani Why Nobody Learns Much of Anything at Church: And How to Fix It
Senge, Peter
The Fifth Discipline
The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook
Shaw, Robert Bruce Trust in the Balance
Shawchuck, Norman
Benchmarks of Quality in the Church
Marketing For Congregations
Sider, Ronald J., Philip N. Olson and Heidi Rollan Churches That Make A Difference
Sjogren, Steve Conspiracy of Kindness
Slaughter, Michael
Out on the Edge
Spiritual Entrepreneurs
Unlearning the Church
Smith Jr., Chuck The End of the World ... As We Know It
Snyder, Howard Earth Currents
Spears, Larry C Insights for Leadership
Steinbron, Melvin The Lay Driven Church
Strobel, Lee Inside the Mind of Unchurched Harry and Mary
Sweet, Leonard
Faithquakes
Quantum Spirituality
Soul Tsunami
SoulSalsa: 17 Surpassing Steps For Godly Living in the 21st
Tapscott, Don Growing Up Digital
Tillapaugh, Frank & Hurst, Rich Calling
Toffler, Alvin Powershift
Towns, Elmer The Everychurch Guide to Growth
Towns, Elmer & Bird, Warren Into the Future: Turning Today's Church Trends into Tomorrow
Tulgan,Bruce The Manager's Pocket Guide to Generation X
Turner, Charles Creating Corporate Culture
Van Engen, Charles God's Missionary People
Warren, Rick The Purpose Driven Church
Webber, Robert The Younger Evangelicals
Wellins, Byham, & Wilson Empowered Teams
Wheatley, Margaret
A Simpler Way
Leadership and the New Science
White, Joseph A. The Baby Boomer Bible Study
Wilson, Len The Wired Church, Making Media Ministry (CD-Rom included)
Wright, Tim
The Community of Joy
The Prodigal Hugging Church
Wright, Tim; Wright Jan Contemporary Worship: A Sourcebook for Spirited-Traditional,
Wuthnow, Robert After Heaven: Spirituality in America Since the 1950's