This year I’m going to be much more intentional with my time and one way I’m doing that is planning out my reading list 3 months in advance. Here’s what I’ve selected for January – March:
January 2016
- Generational IQ (helping me think through making decisions in the church that has, for the first time in history, 5 generations [builders, traditionalists, boomers, Gen X, and Millennials])
- Steve Jobs (part of a mentoring group/leadership)
- Life in Community (helping me think about community more biblically)
- Show them Jesus (helping me teach/show my kids Jesus more effectively)
- Saving Eutychus (helping me become a better preacher)
February 2016
- Can I really trust the Bible? (becoming more familiar with all of the ins-and-outs of why we should trust the Bible)
- The Pastor and Counseling (giving me a refresher on why pastors need to counsel)
- Uprooting Anger (helping me in an area where I’ve struggled)
- Conversational Evangelism (helping me become more conversant/skilled in starting and maintaining evangelistic conversations)
March 2016
- The painful side of leadership (our Student Pastor referred this to me and I always try to read something on leadership)
- What does the Bible really teach about homosexuality? (helping me become more knowledgeable about this important/pressing issue of our day)
- If I’m A Christian, WHY Am I Depressed? (many people around me struggle with depression so I want to become more skilled/pastoral in how to help)
- The Four Loves (one of CS Lewis’ great and I’m embarrassed that I haven’t read it!)
Any recommendations for April-May-June? Leave a title of a book and I’ll follow up. Thanks for reading.
Theology Along the Way 