Notes from Books Jeff McLain
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To help retain what I read, I take detailed notes on each book, capturing key highlights and meaningful quotes. These footnoted notes are archived here for future reference and to share with others.
A Cry in the Wilderness by Keith Green
A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut
A Personal Ministry Philosophy-One Key to Effective Leadership by J. Robert Clinton
A Spirituality of the Road by David J. Bosch
Advent Conspiracy (Again) by Rick McKindley, Chris Seay, and Greg Holder
Advent Conspiracy by Rick McKindley, Chris Seay, and Greg Holder
Amazing Love by Corrie Ten Boom
Bowery Mission by Jason Storbakken
Build A Better Life by Brandon Schaefer
Caring for Creation by Mitch Hescox and Paul Douglas
Come Holy Spirit Booklet by Dan Wilt & Vineyard USA
Competing Values Leadership (Second Edition) by Cameron Quinn Degraff Thakor
Congregations as Learning Communities by Dennis G. Campbell
Do All Lives Matter? by Wayne Gordon & John M. Perkins
Dreams by Morton Kelsey
Emotional Intelligence by Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves
Everyone Gets To Play Booklet by Dan Wilt & Vineyard USA
Excellence in Teaching with the Seven Laws by Carl Shafer
Financial Peace Revisited by Dave Ramsey
Find Your Yellow Tux by Jesse Cole
Flourishing in Ministry by Matt Bloom
Freakonomics by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven Levitt
God in My Everything by Ken Shigematsu
God on Mute by Pete Greig
Here and Now: Living in the Spirit by Henri J.M. Nouwen
How Much Land Does a Man Need? by Leo Tolstoy
How to Hear God by Pete Greig
How to Pray by Pete Greig
How To Revive Evangelism by Craig Springer
I Saw the Welsh Revival by David Matthews
In the Name of Jesus by Henri J.M Nouwen
Inner Healing Through Healing Memories by Betty Tapscott
Leadership and the One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard
Leading Cross-Culturally by Sherwood G. Lingenfelter
Lennon, Dylan, Alice, & Jesus by Greg Laurie and Marshall Terrill
Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer
Lord, Teach Us by William H. Willimon & Stanley Hauwerwas
Lord, Teach Us To Pray by John C. Purdy
Life is Messy by Matthew Kelly
Master the Management Buckets by John Pearson
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
My Second Chapter by Matthew Ward
Naked Man Running by Dave Jacobs
Not In It To Win It by Andy Stanley
Oikonomics by Mike Breen & Ben Sternke
Praying Like Jesus: The Lord's Prayer in a Culture of Prosperity by James Mulholland
Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools by Tyler Staton
Praying with Power (The Lord's Prayer) by John Ortberg
Reading on the Run (Leadership Series) by J. Robert Clinton
Reflections on the Lord's Prayer (Timeless Faith Classics) by Various Authors
Researching Practice in Ministry and Mission: A Companion by Helen Cameron and Catherine Duce
Safe People by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
Selections from John Wimber's Remember the Poor by Vineyard Justice Network by John Wimber
Shattered by Rip Wahlberg
Simple Church by Thom S. Rainer & Eric Geiger
Simple Thoughts on Leadership by Lance Pittluck
The 3D Gospel by Jayson Georges
The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis
The American Pentecostal Movement: A Bibliographic Essay by David W. Faupel
The Art of Leadership (Sixty-Six Truths) by J. Donald Walters
The Art of Leadership by J. Donald Walters
The Board and the CEO by Peter Greer and David Weekley
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
The Flourishing Pastor by Tom Nelson
The Gift of Disillusionment by Peter Greer
The Great House of God by Max Lucado
The Invitation by Bethann Miller
The Jesus People Are Coming by Pat King
The Last Chapter by A.W. Rasmussen
The Leadership Ellipse by Robert Fryling
The Lord & His Prayer by N.T. Wright
The Lord's Prayer for Today by William J. Carl III
The Lord's Prayers by Elton Trueblood
The Meal Jesus Gave Us by N.T. Wright
The Nonprofit Board Answer Book by BoardSource
The Soul of Shame by Curt Thompson
The Way of the Shepherd by Kevin Leman and Bill Pentak
The Work of the Bivocational Minister by Dennis W. Bickers
Theology without Borders by William A. Dyrness & Oscar Garcia-Johnson
THRIVE Practices for Spiritual Health by the Thrive Center
Together in Ministry by Rob Dixon
Tramp for the Lord by Corrie Ten Boom
Tug of War by Wilber G. Villacorta
Waiting on God by Andrew Murray
What is the Kingdom Booklet by Dan Wilt & Vineyard USA
Why Christmas? by Nicky Gumbel
Why Easter? by Nicky Gumbel
Why Jesus? by Nicky Gumbel
Win at Home First by Corn M. Carlson
Witnesses for A Powerful Christ by John Wimber
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