Stand Against the Wind: Fuel for the Revolution of Your Soul6 reviews Erwin Raphael McManus Thomas Nelson, 2006 Little Gem + Fantastic! + Uprising on steroids... + great for group discussion             An Unstoppable Force: Daring to Become the Church God Had in Mind28 reviews Erwin Raphael McManus Group Publishing(CO), 2001 A Must-Read + Great book + Everything I expected Read this book - it will energize and focus you if you are a believer. If you are not, it will cause you to rethink what your perceptions are about church.             The Last Word and the Word after That: A Tale of Faith, Doubt, and a New Kind of Christianity119 reviews Brian D. McLaren Jossey-Bass, 2005 Turn from burn + Couldn't put it down + How to follow Jesus and not worry about Hell + Easy read, on a touchy, complicated subject.             The Hungry Spirit12 reviews Charles Handy Broadway, 1999 Thought Provoking! + Life's Priorities Are Easier to See in the Sunset Years + The bottom line won't feed your soul + Wonderfully challenging             A Is for Abductive9 reviews Leonard Sweet, Brian D. McLaren, ... Zondervan, 2003 Semantics If you have a hard time conversing with a younger generation or are frusterated because you can't talk to someone involved with the emerging church. READ THIS BOOK. It will help one better understand the conversation and the words they use. The fact remaines, many words that the emerging people ...             Beyond Certainty: The Changing Worlds of Organizations3 reviews Charles Handy Harvard Business School Press, 1998 Envisioning Leadership Quality for A Changing World + A One of A Kind Treasure Chest of the Future! The certainty of the 1980's was gone and confusion reigned, in business, in government, and in all parts of the world. Even science started to examine Chaos, Creativity, and Complexity. Organizations must outgrow the ideas with which they grew up with. Everything would not be a given and the ...             The Call to Conversion3 reviews Jim Wallis HarperOne, 2005 True conversion + A welcome return to civility and original intent. + The book that got the ball rolling I first read this book almost twenty years ago. It had a profound on my thinking and my faith. In particular it was a challenge which caused me to re-order my priorities. What was more important - forms of worship or a world where children starve? Of course both are important but Jim Wallis reminds ...             Divine Nobodies: Shedding Religion to Find God (and the unlikely people who help you)42 reviews Jim Palmer Thomas Nelson, 2006 Finally.... + Back To The Roots Of The 1st Century Christian Church + DIVINE NOBODIES + This is what the walk of faith is really about.             Faith Works: How to Live Your Beliefs and Ignite Positive Social Change1 review Jim Wallis Random House, 2005 Jim Wallis nails it on the head I am not an evangelist and yet I absolutely am enjoying this book. Wallis has a strong case for his beliefs and has inspired me to take a look at what I am doing to make the world a better, easier place to live in. It seems to me that a book like this, to be effective, has to touch the heart of ...             Post-Modern Pilgrims: First Century Passion for the 21st Century Church15 reviews Leonard Sweet B&H Publishing Group, 2000 Well written and consise... + Post-Modern Pilgrims + EPIC...Experiential, Participatory, Image-Based, Connected.. I had quite a lengthy debate about the book with a fellow seminary student, and I think that some of my comments from that back and forth will best illustrate what Sweet's book is about: "We must remember Sweet's authorial intent here: "This book begins with chapters of cultural analysis devoted ...             SoulTsunami20 reviews Leonard Sweet Zondervan, 2001 Forecast of a Post Modern Tidal Wave + Hug The Wave and Hang 10! + a tad redundant, but good + bellisimo! + Good Book             God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It (Plus)219 reviews Jim Wallis HarperOne, 2006 A much needed antidote to the Religious Right + Speedy delivery; great product + God's Politics I have had this book since 2005 and find it to be even more appropriate today as we near the 2008 Presidential election. Wallis does an excellent job of making his case for why Christians have an obligation to be involved in the political process. However, he also lays out the rationale why ...             A Heretic's Guide to Eternity2 reviews Spencer Burke, Barry Taylor Jossey-Bass, 2006 Stiring the pot of religion I have a friend who likes to "stir the pot". If there is a controversial side to an issue, he'll take it. If there are questions to be asked or alternate points of view to consider, he'll ask them and find them. He's something of an instigator, though to those he's questioning or instigating ...             The Second Coming Of The Church17 reviews George Barna Thomas Nelson, 1998 Great book - too bad you can't buy it + Prematurely correct about where the church will be This is an excellent book. I borrowed it from a friend and read through it in two nights...couldn't put it down. Anyone who is starting a church or renewing the vision for their existing church should strongly consider using this book as a tool for direction, if you can find a copy.             Revolution90 reviews George Barna BarnaBooks, 2005 Many Churches operate like a Business not a Ministry! + The Face of the Church is Changing + Church & church Many churches especally the larger they become are functioning like a big business enterprise and not a Ministry which was once relevant to the timeless Gospel message of the Cross. As an example in this consumer age of attracting self-focused & self-seeking crowds churches are now using big ...             A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey154 reviews Brian D. McLaren Jossey-Bass, 2001 Jaded about Church? Here's an attitude shift. + "A New Kind of Christian" An attitude shift of looking at how we do our Christianity, how we live it, and how it is expressed by us. There are some controversial points in the book however at it's core, it is calling us to be real and doesn't compromise the message of the Bible at all. It calls us to work with a new ...             Uprising: A Revolution of the Soul18 reviews Erwin Raphael McManus Thomas Nelson, 2003 Transformation and transparency + The Gauntlet: You should go this way. + McManus makes all the pieces fit nicely together in the mind. Erwin McManus is one of the most compelling Christian authors I've read in a long time. He shares his heart and is transparent about his strengths and weaknesses and how God is changing him. He has a vision for the church today, that we assess what it is we are doing, why, and what we could do to ...             A Fish Out of Water: 9 Strategies to Maximize Your God-Given Leadership Potential4 reviews George Barna Thomas Nelson, 2006 An excellent book on leadership, but not management, + Superb Leadership Resource! + George Barna knows What's Up. This book is well worth the reading. Barna presents some good ideas about leadership, based on his experience. He presents his own theories about what makes a leader and the issues facing a leader. His book is well worth studying. The book should be included in any course on leadership, ...             So I Go Now: Following After the Jesus of Our Day10 reviews Jeff Jacobson Trafford Publishing, 2006 The only thing more impressive than this book is its author + I'm ready to ride.... + Jesus, a guy, Harleys, & a renovated porn theater -- NOT coming to an average Christian bookstore near you! + venture outside. + An Original Voice of Discipleship for the New Millenium             The Secret Message of Jesus: Uncovering the Truth that Could Change Everything143 reviews Brian D. McLaren Thomas Nelson, 2006 Why didn't we get this sooner? + Great Introduction to the Kingdom of God Brian McLaren's goal in this book is a part of his journey to better understand Jesus, His message and His Kingdom. McLaren is curious, he is a learner, an explorer, an excavator, an observer, a discoverer, a thinker and a truth seeker. In this book McLaren explores three areas, Jesus and his ...