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Top 5 for Re-Reads  

  1. Essentialism (Greg McKeown)
  2. How to Be Rich (Andy Stanley)
  3. We are all Weird (Seth Godin)
  4. Made to Stick (Chip Heath)  
  5. If (Mark Batterson)

Top 5 for Lead/Senior Pastors

  1. Sifted (Wayne Cordeiro)
  2. Fields of Gold (Andy Stanley)
  3. Great By Choice (Jim Collins)
  4. The Next Generation Leader (Andy Stanley)
  5. Zombi

Top 10 for Organizational Leadership

  1. Crowning Wisdom (Tracie Dawson)
  2. Essentialism (Greg McKeown)
  3. Choosing to Cheat (Andy Stanley)
  4. Spiritual Leadership (J. Oswald Sanders) 
  5. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People  (Stephen Covey) 
  6. The E-Myth Revisited (Michael E. Gerber) 
  7. Deep & Wide (Andy Stanley) 
  8. Poke the Box (Seth Godin) 
  9. Creating Magic (Lee Cockerell) 
  10. Simple Church  (Tom Rainer) 

 Top 5 for Preaching/Teaching 

  1. Secrets of Dynamic Communication (Ken Davis) 
  2. Preaching That Changes Lives (Michael Fabarez) 
  3. Between Two Worlds (John Stott) 
  4. Communicating for a Change (Andy Stanley)
  5. Preaching Christ in All of Scripture (Edmund P Clowney)

Top 5 for Worship/Creative Arts

  1. Worship By the Book (D.A. Carson Edition)
  2. Pursuing Christ, Creating Art (Gary Molander)
  3. Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God (Bob Kauflin)
  4. Desiring God (John Piper)
  5. Christ-Centered Worship: Letting the Gospel Shape our Practice (Bryan Chapell)
  

Top 5 for Youth/Family Ministry

  1. Playing for Keeps/Losing Your Marbles (Reggie Joiner)
  2. It’s Just a Phase - So Don’t Miss It (Reggie Joiner)
  3. The Next Generation Leader (Andy Stanley)
  4. Dangerous Wonder (Michael Yaconelli)
  5. The Seven Checkpoints for Student Leaders (Andy Stanley)
 

Top 5 for Marketing & Social Media

  1. Louder than Words (Todd Henry)
  2. Stand Out (Dorie Clark)
  3. Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World (Michael Hyatt)
  4. Made to Stick (Chip Heath)
  5. Church Unique (Will Mancini)
 

Other Great Reads (Leaders are Readers) 

  1. Searching for God Knows What (Donald Miller)
  2. Prodigal God (Tim Keller)
  3. Start (Jon Acuff)
  4. Love Does (Bob Goff)
  5. Church Without Walls  (Jim Petersen) Just Walk Across The Room (Bill Hybels)
  6. Radical (David Platt)
  7. EntreLeadership (Dave Ramsey) The Lean Startup (Eric Ries) Axioms (Bill Hybels) Boundaries (Henry Cloud)
  8. The Circle Maker (Mark Batterson) Good to Great (Jim Collins)

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