New to faith:

1. The Life You’ve Always Wanted - John Ortberg
   

2. Blue Like Jazz - Donald Miller
   

3. The Jesus I Never Knew - Philip Yancey
   

4. The Lost Message of Jesus - Steven Chalke
   

5. The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat Up and Burnt Out - Brennan Manning
   

Digging deeper:

1. Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? - Philip Yancey
   

2. If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat - John Ortberg
   

3. Captivating: Unveiling the Mysteries of a Woman’s Soul - Stasi Eldredge.
   

4. The Irresistible Revolution - Shane Claiborne
   

5. Velvet Elvis - Rob Bell
   

6. Screwtape Letters or Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis
   

7. The Barbarian Way - Erwin McManus
   

8. Searching for God Knows What - Donald Miller
   

9. The Secret Message of Jesus - Brian McLaren
   

10. Holy Discontent - Bill Hybels
    

11. In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership - Henri Nouwen
    

Creating community:

1. This Beautiful Mess: Practicing the Presence of the Kingdom of God - Rick McKinley
   

2. Just Walk Across the Room - Bill Hybels
   

3. A New Kind of Christian - Brian McLaren
   

Relationships:

1. The Five Love Languages - Gary Chapman
   

2. Everybody’s Normal Til You Get to Know Them - John Ortberg
   

Books that have influenced our church:

1. The Seven Practices of Effective Ministry - Northpoint Community Church
   

2. Becoming an Orchard - Bryan Collier
   

3. The Lost Message of Jesus - Steven Chalke
   

4. The Irresistible Revolution - Shane Claiborne
   

Leadership:

1. The Contrarian’s Guide to Leadership - Steven Sample
   

2. The Leadership Challenge - Kouzes and Posner
   

3. The Starfish and the Spider - Brafman and Beckstrom