{"id":15,"date":"2009-06-25T14:38:45","date_gmt":"2009-06-25T18:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"\/news_blogs\/john\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2018-11-13T16:15:16","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T21:15:16","slug":"favourite-reads","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/favourite-reads\/","title":{"rendered":"My Bookshelf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I read a lot of books and thought you would like to know which ones particularly stand out.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll be doing periodic book reviews and adding more books to the list.<\/p>\n<h3>Leading Self<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/078794288X?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=078794288X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Work of Heart: Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.ca\/e\/ir?t=wwwccccorg-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=15&#038;a=078794288X\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/em>. Reggie McNeal. 2000.<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/0787947660?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=0787947660\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ascent of a Leader: How Ordinary Relationships Develop Extraordinary Character and Influence<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.ca\/e\/ir?t=wwwccccorg-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=15&#038;a=0787947660\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/em>. Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol\u00a0&amp; Ken McElrath. 1999.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/0553382012?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=0553382012\">First Impressions: What You Don&#8217;t Know About How Others See You<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.ca\/e\/ir?t=wwwccccorg-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=15&#038;a=0553382012\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Ann Demarais and Valerie White. 2004. \u00a0<a title=\"Post\" href=\"\/news_blogs\/john\/2009\/08\/28\/first-impressions-what-you-dont-know-about-how-others-see-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/1590523903\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=1590523903\">The Best Question Ever<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.ca\/e\/ir?t=wwwccccorg-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=15&#038;a=1590523903\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Andy Stanley. 2004. <a title=\"The Best Question Ever\" href=\"\/news_blogs\/john\/2012\/03\/04\/the-best-question-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/0842369082\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=0842369082&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20\">A Tale Of Three Kings<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-ca.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=wwwccccorg-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=15&#038;a=0842369082\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>.<\/em> Gene Edwards. 1980. Review.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Leading People<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/0425193373?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=0425193373\">Fierce Conversations<\/a>. Susan Scott. 2002.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/0875848974?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=0875848974\">John P. Kotter on What Leaders Really Do<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.ca\/e\/ir?t=wwwccccorg-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=15&#038;a=0875848974\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. John P. Kotter. 1999. <a title=\"What does a leader do?\" href=\"\/news_blogs\/john\/2009\/08\/07\/what-does-a-leader-do\/ \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Post<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/1594980098?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=1594980098\">Practicing Discernment Together<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.ca\/e\/ir?t=wwwccccorg-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=15&#038;a=1594980098\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Fendall, Wood &amp; Bishop. 2007.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/0830826211?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=0830826211\">Shepherds After My Own Heart: Pastoral Traditions And LeadershipIn The Bible<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.ca\/e\/ir?t=wwwccccorg-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=15&#038;a=0830826211\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Timothy S. Laniak. 2006. <a title=\"Post - Shepherds After My Own Heart\" href=\"\/news_blogs\/john\/2010\/01\/23\/shepherds-after-my-own-heart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/0743270754?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=0743270754\">Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln<\/a>. Doris Goodwin. 2006. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.ca\/e\/ir?t=wwwccccorg-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=15&#038;a=0743270754\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><a href=\"\/news_blogs\/john\/2009\/07\/08\/a-team-of-rivals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/078797675X?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=078797675X\">The Leader&#8217;s Guide to Storytelling: Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative<\/a>. Stephen Denning. 2005. <a href=\"\/news_blogs\/john\/2010\/05\/09\/the-leaders-guide-to-storytelling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/0787984922?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=0787984922\">The Leadership Challenge<\/a>. Kouzes &amp; Posner. 2002. <a title=\"Post - The Leadership Challenge\" href=\"\/news_blogs\/john\/2010\/01\/17\/the-leadership-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/0060522003?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=0060522003\">The Wisdom Of Teams: Creating The High-performance Organization<\/a>. Katzenbach &amp; Smith. 2003.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Leading Organizations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/0875847471?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=0875847471\">Leading Change<\/a>. John P. Kotter. 1996.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.ca\/e\/ir?t=wwwccccorg-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=15&#038;a=0875847471\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/0787910236\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=0787910236\">Executive Teams<\/a>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.ca\/e\/ir?t=wwwccccorg-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=15&#038;a=0787910236\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> Nadler, Spencer et al. 1998.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/156699294X?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=156699294X\">The Power of Asset Mapping: How Your Congregation Can Act on Its Gifts<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.ca\/e\/ir?t=wwwccccorg-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=15&#038;a=156699294X\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>.\u00a0Luther K. Snow. 2004.<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/0787964271?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=0787964271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.ca\/e\/ir?t=wwwccccorg-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=15&#038;a=0787964271\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/em>. Lee Bolman &amp; Terrence Deal. 2003.<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/0029216052?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=0029216052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.ca\/e\/ir?t=wwwccccorg-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=15&#038;a=0029216052\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/em>.\u00a0 Henry Mintzberg. 1994.<\/li>\n<li><em><a title=\"Churchlawtoday.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thriftbooks.com\/w\/strategic-planning-an-appreciative-approach_charles-elliott\/1308246\/#isbn=1880562294\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strategic Planning for Churches: An appreciative approach<\/a><\/em>. Charles Elliott. 1997.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/0787984922?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=0787984922\">The Leadership Challenge<\/a>. Kouzes &amp; Posner. 2002. <a title=\"Post - The Leadership Challenge\" href=\"\/news_blogs\/john\/2010\/01\/17\/the-leadership-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/078798325X?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=078798325X\">The Missional Leader: Equipping Your Church to Reach a Changing World<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.ca\/e\/ir?t=wwwccccorg-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=15&#038;a=078798325X\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Roxburgh &amp; Romanuk. 2006.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/1591397839?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=1591397839\">The Ultimate Question<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.ca\/e\/ir?t=wwwccccorg-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=15&#038;a=1591397839\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Fred Reichheld. 2006.\u00a0 <a href=\"\/news_blogs\/john\/2009\/08\/04\/the-ultimate-question\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/080101428X\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;creativeASIN=080101428X&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=wwwccccorg-20\">Redeeming Church Conflicts: Turning Crisis into Compassion and Care<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.ca\/e\/ir?t=wwwccccorg-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=15&#038;a=080101428X\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Barthel &amp; Edling. 2012. <a title=\"Redeeming Church Conflict\" href=\"\/news_blogs\/john\/2012\/08\/22\/redeeming-church-conflict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I read a lot of books and thought you would like to know which ones particularly stand out.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll be doing periodic book reviews and adding more books to the list. Leading Self A Work of Heart: Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders. Reggie McNeal. 2000. 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