2007 Book List

I set a goal to read 50 books in 2007. I only read 41, but I'm hoping that writing the Chase the Lion curriculum (and thereby reading In a Pit With a Lion on a Snowy Day at least half a dozen times) and New Testament book introductions for an upcoming Thomas Nelson project count for something!

Anyway, here is a complete list of what I read with a short description of why I read it and links to any online reviews that I might have written.

• Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness (Andrew Murray; personal development)- REVIEW
• Humility: True Greatness (C.J. Mahaney; personal development)- REVIEW
• Feminine Appeal (Carolyn Mahaney; Radical Femininity sermon preparation)
• Imagine (Steve Turner; Godspell preparation)- REVIEW
• Christian Beliefs (Wayne Grudem; Theology 101 preparation)
• Living the Cross-Centered Life (C. J. Mahaney; personal development)
• The Blogging Church (Brian Bailey and Terry Storch; professional development)
• Captivating (stasi Eldredge; Radical Femininity sermon preparation)
• Fight Like a Girl (Lisa Bevere; Radical Femininity sermon preparation)
• Why Small Groups? (C. J. Mahaney; discipleship/groups R&D)- REVIEW
• Confessions of a Pastor (Craig Groeschel; personal development)- REVIEW
• The Kentucky Cycle (Robert Shenkkan; just for kicks)
• Go Big With Small Groups (Bill Easum; discipleship/groups R&D)- REVIEW
• Who Needs Theology? (Stanley Grenz; Theology 101 preparation)
• Across the Spectrum (Gregory Boyd; Theology 101 preparation)- REVIEW
• Bible Doctrine (Wayne Grudem; Theology 101 preparation)
• Systematic Theology (Stanley Horton; Theology 101 preparation)
• Theology for the Community of God (Stanley Grenz; Theology 101 preparation)
• Making Small Groups Works (Henry Cloud and John Townsend; discipleship/group R&D)- REVIEW
• Ancient-Future Evangelism (Robert Webber; discipleship/group R&D)- REVIEW
• They Like Jesus But Not the Church (Dan Kimball; professional development)- REVIEW
• Why Didn’t You Warn Me? (Pat Sikora; discipleship/group R&D)- REVIEW
• Organic Community (Joseph Meyers; discipleship/group R&D)- REVIEW
• Simple Church (Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger; professional development)
• A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 (Phillip Keller; zonegathering series research)
• Steel Magnolias (Robert Harling; just for kicks)
• Vision That Sticks (Andy Stanley; professional development)
• When Leadership and Discipleship Collide (Bill Hybels; professional development)
• Static (Ron Martoia; Neighborhoods and Nations preparation)
• Practical Justice (Kevin Blue; Neighborhoods and Nations preparation)- REVIEW
• Just Walk Across the Room (Bill Hybels; Neighborhoods and Nations preparation)
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J. K. Rowling; just for kicks)
• The Way is Made by Walking (Arthur Boers; personal development)
• Following Jesus- Biblical Reflections on Discipleship (N. T. Wright; personal development)
• Reimagining Evangelism (Rick Richardson; Neighborhoods and Nations preparation)

** This list doesn't include 6 pre-published manuscripts that I read for publisher review requests. I'll post information on those books when they are released.