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Great Reads for Group Leaders
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Making Room for Life: Trading Chaotic Lifestyles for Connected RelationshipsMaking Room for Life: Trading Chaotic Lifestyles for Connected Relationships by Randy Frazee
Buy new: $12.95 / Used from: $0.01
This is a quick read and gets you thinking on how to simply life to make room for the most important things.
Making Small Groups WorkMaking Small Groups Work by Henry Cloud
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $1.88
Nuts and bolts on how to facilitate a group toward spiritual growth.
How People Grow: What the Bible Reveals About Personal GrowthHow People Grow: What the Bible Reveals About Personal Growth by Henry Cloud
Buy new: $9.35 / Used from: $4.00
Gives foundational knowledge on how the growth process works. Easy to read. Biblical. Particular attention to the role of other people play in personal growth.
TrueFacedTrueFaced by Bill Thrall
Buy new: $8.63 / Used from: $6.30
Focussed discussion on trust in God (faith) as expressed by humility, transparency, and growth as a process. The Experience Guide is very good with the book, and DVD is good, but optional.
Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual GrowthCelebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth by Richard J. Foster
Buy new: $16.31 / Used from: $3.49
The classic book on spiritual disciplines that support spiritual growth.
The Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People (Expanded and Adapted for Small Groups)The Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People (Expanded and Adapted for Small Groups) by John Ortberg
Buy new: $12.91 / Used from: $1.89
Similar concept to "Celebration of Discipline" with more readable style. Slight variation in disciplines covered. Has group DVD option.
How to Read the Bible for All Its WorthHow to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon D. Fee
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $4.78
The Bible should be interpreted by the style (genre) of writing used by the author. This gives you more knowledge to apply to the "Observation" part of daily devotions. A must for aspiring Bible teachers. This book is very similar to "How to Read the Bible Book by Book" by the same author. Pick one or the other, or both.
Connecting: Healing Ourselves and Our RelationshipsConnecting: Healing Ourselves and Our Relationships by Dr. Larry Crabb
Buy new: $10.87 / Used from: $5.60
A Christian psychologist who says that connecting people to a loving community will heal a majority of soul disorders. Will give you a good understanding of how people heal in life-giving relationships. Little more challenging read, but worth it.