The Last TV Evangelist by Phil Cooke

“I haven’t cared for much of what I’ve heard or seen – either on radio or television. Don’t get me wrong, I applaud the efforts of all the well intentioned people who believe in using the media to share a message of faith and hope with the culture. The problem is most of them just [...]

The Principle of the Path by Andy Stanley

I had the great privilege of attending Catalyst this past October.  As a thank you for completing their post-conference survey, I got a free PDF of Andy Stanley’s most recent book, The Principle of the Path.  [Lesson to all: if you want me to complete a survey or do something for you, offer me a [...]

De-railed by Tim Irwin

Dr. Irwin clearly summarizes De-Railed this way: “This book has two primary objectives: first, to help us understand how derailment occurs—the real point of the six leader profiles; second, to help us avoid a cataclysmic train wreck in our own careers—the subject of the second half of the book.”  The character flaws of these six [...]

Getting Things Done by David Allen

I decided to get this book after watching a great series of short videos from a training session with Shawn Wood at Seacoast Church.  I was at a point where I felt pretty overwhelmed with various responsibilities and really needed a better system in order to free my mind from holding all the details.  I [...]

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Outliers was on my radar before going to Catalyst.  I didn’t know much about it or Malcolm Gladwell.  Pastor Rob had mentioned that it was a good book, so I mentally moved it up on my reading list a little bit.  But then I went to Catalyst and heard Malcolm speak.  Wow.  He was such [...]