Over the past decades, I have looked to a variety of books and related resources to assist me in my thinking. Here, I offer reviews of some of the more important books that I have come across. 

I hope that these are helpful to you. If there is a book or other resource that you think I should look at, please let me know.

See, Know & Serve the People Within Your Reach by Tom Bandy

First things first: I first encountered Tom Bandy back when he and Bill Easum worked together on congregational growth. Since then, my clergy life moved from church leadership to the world of academia (and, still, church leadership), and I discovered that Dr. Bandy...

You Only Have to Die by James Harnish

You Only Have to Die: Leading Your Congregation to New Life is a somewhat older book now - I first discovered it shortly after it was published - but it has a timely (or, perhaps, timeless) message for churches today. Jim Harnish (now retired) was pastor at Hyde Park...

Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations by Bishop Robert Schnase

Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations is a modern classic (particularly within Methodist circles) which helps us think about critical elements of church leadership. Written by now-retired Bishop Robert Schnase, the book covers these five core items:  Radical...