 | NIV Pastor's Bible by Group Publishing
Buy used from: $225.00 Don't bother with any other book, unless you are reading your Bible - this edition has some great resources in the back. Its size is also great to use while preaching!
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 | Leading Congregational Change : A Practical Guide for the Transformational Journey by Jim Herrington
Buy new: $16.29 / Used from: $7.95 Practical and biblically based - it is also NOT written in a vacuum - make sure to get the workbook too!
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 | The Post-Evangelical (EMERGENTYS) by Dave Tomlinson
Buy used from: $1.74 Challenging, but helpful in understanding how to reach the post-churched
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 | How To Change Your Church {without Killing It} by Jim Mellado
Buy used from: $2.04 Appropriate and practical - a great guidebook in taking your church through difficult change.
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 | Spilt Grape Juice: Rethinking the Worship Tradition by Mike Root
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $3.49 What is worship about? This book will help you re-evaluate the traditions in your church in a biblical way.
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 | Natural Church Development: A Guide to Eight Essential Qualities of Healthy Churches by Christian A. Schwarz
Buy used from: $17.99 A scientific study on what makes a church grow - you should consider taking your church through this process
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 | Courageous Leadership by Bill Hybels
Buy new: $15.59 / Used from: $0.39 This has a great chapter on personal dedication to Jesus for leaders
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 | AquaChurch: Essential Leadership Arts for Piloting Your Church in Today's Fluid Culture by Leonard I. Sweet
Buy used from: $0.01 Takes an more fluid view of leading the church, while calling church leaders to point people to Jesus and to hold on to the basics of Christianity.
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 | In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership by Henri J. M. Nouwen
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $7.49 Another classic on Jesus' leadership style!
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 | Younger Evangelicals, The: Facing the Challenges of the New World by Robert Webber
Buy new: $17.16 / Used from: $5.00 A great overview of younger (or post-modern) theology. One day you will have to wrestle with it.
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 | When God Builds a Church: 10 Principles for Growing a Dynamic Church by Bob Russell
Buy new: $15.59 / Used from: $3.17 Contains bed-rock principles in growing your church from one of the country's largest church.
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 | Biblical Church Growth: How You Can Work with God to Build a Faithful Church by Gary McIntosh
Buy new: $15.39 / Used from: $9.00 Helps you evaluate what needs to be in place for your church to grow.
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 | Post-Modern Pilgrims: First Century Passion for the 21st Century Church by Leonard Sweet
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $0.49 Help your church become EPIC: experiential, participatory, image-driven, and connected
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 | Jesus on Leadership by C. Gene Wilkes
Buy new: $11.19 / Used from: $6.96 Soon-to-be classic on how Jesus led his people
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 | The Training of the Twelve by A. B. Bruce
Buy new: $17.15 / Used from: $8.16 Classic on how Jesus trained the Twelve
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 | A Work of Heart : Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders by Reggie McNeal
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $11.69 True congregation change comes from spiritual growth - use this book to help your members grow in God (and you too)!
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 | Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth by Richard J. Foster
Buy new: $16.31 / Used from: $10.08 A practical guide on how to practice spiritual disciplines for growth - it will challenge you!
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 | An Unstoppable Force: Daring to Become the Church God Had in Mind by Erwin Raphael McManus
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $2.97 Tugs at your heart strings to make your church more than it is!
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 | Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry by Doug Fields
Buy new: $12.47 / Used from: $5.97 What is a youth ministry book doing on this list? This book is so helpful to any one starting out in the ministry, not just youth pastors. It focuses on building relationships and having a plan!
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 | More Ready Than You Realize by Brian D. McLaren
Buy new: $11.10 / Used from: $0.88 If you are going to read something from Brian McClaren, read this small book on evangelism!
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