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Change Your Church For Good, Revised © 2010 Thomas Nelson Publishers 300 pages I don’t know what to give this book for a rating. Let me explain. Brad Powell is the lead pastor of a church in Detroit that went from traditional and ineffective to relevant. In this book, he shares a number of keys [...]
Everyone Communicates, Few Connect © 2010 Thomas Nelson 262 pages Maxwell’s latest leadership book offers readers five principles and five practices to help them connect with the people they’re speaking with. At the end of each chapter, he takes time to apply the principle/practice to a one-on-one, small group, and public speaking setting. The most [...]
They Smell Like Sheep: Spiritual Leadership for the 21st Century © 1997 Howard Books (Simon & Schuster) 236 pages I’ve unintentionally (and unfortunately) discovered the single greatest reason to shop in a physical bookstore rather than online. You can quickly see whether or not a book has pulled-out and enlarged quotes in the sidebar—and avoid [...]
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity ©2001 Penguin Books 267 pages I’m not big on business books self-help books. Business books often leave me numbed by repetitive illustrations that make the same brilliant point too many times. Self-help books, on the other hand, often seem aimed at losers. Now that that disclaimer’s out [...]
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