On Books…

The following are books that have influenced and challenged the church leadership in both personal faith and ministry. First Church may not endorse all that is written in them.

 

 

 God’s Story by Justin Grifford (ebook)

 

A Call to Resurgence by Mark Driscoll

 

 

Creature of the Word by Chandler, Patterson, Geiger

 

 

Get Their Name by Farr, Anderson, Kotan

 

Judges for You by Tim Keller

 

 

Church Planter by Darrin Patrick

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 Quitter by John Acuff

 

 

Pastor Dad by Mark Driscoll

 

The Way by Adam Hamilton

 

                                                      

Soul Print by Mark Batterson                         

 

 

               Good to Great in God’s Eyes by Chip Ingram

                                                                    

Heaven by Randy Alcorn

                    

                                                   Desiring God by John Piper

                                                                             

What’s So Amazing about Grace? by Phil Yancey

 

                                                Crazy Love by Francis Chan

                                  

 Future Grace by John Piper

 

               Battle Cry for a Generation by Ron Luce 

 

                                                                             

Forgotten God by Francis Chan

 

     The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren                                           

 

The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel                                                  

 

                      Religion Saves…   by M. Driscoll

 

The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

 

        7 Practices of Effective Ministry by A. Stanley

 

Rid of my Disgrace by J. & L. Holcomb

 

                                               The Journey by A. Hamilton

 

It by Craig Groeschel                                                            

 

                                            Turning Points by Mark Noll    

 

24 Hours that Changed the World by A. Hamilton

 

                            Confessions of a Reformission Rev. by M. Driscoll

212°: The extra degree by Parker & Anderson

 

 

                                                             The Explicit Gospel by Chandler & Wilson

                           
 

Why Men Hate Going to Church by David Murrow

 

                                  Axiom by Bill Hybels

 

 

Surprised by the Power of the Holy Spirit by J. Deere

 

Jesus Christ for Today’s World by J. Moltmann

The Crucified God by J. Moltmann

 

 

The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey

 

Not the Way it’s Supposed to Be by C. Plantinga

 

 Generations by Strauss & Howe

 

 

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell

 

The 5 Love Language by Gary Chapman

 

 

Can We Do That? by Stanley & Young