Almost every year I get to meet with a small group of key leaders of all ages in a 3-day discussion on issues women face today and how the church can minister to women effectively. One of the things we like to do is share books and blogs we’ve read over the past year that have been helpful. I wanted to share that list with you today. I haven’t read all these, but I wanted you to see what other leaders have been reading.
Some of these are marked with specific topics, for others you will see the title and the author. I pray these are helpful as you continue to develop as a Christ follower who is also a servant for His glory.
Books
Chasing Elephants by Brent Crowe
Side by Side by Edward T. Welch
Onward by Russell Moore
Feelings and Faith by Brian Borgman
The Whole Story of the Bible in 16 Verses by Chris Bruno
Strong and Weak by Andy Crouch (Leadership)
Ministering to Problem People in Your Church: What to Do with Well-Intentioned Dragons by Marshall Shelley
The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson (children)
Voice of the Heart by Chip Dodd (Emotional Intelligence)
No Drama Discipline by Tina Payne Bryson and Daniel J. Siegel (children)
What to do When Your Brain Gets Stuck (children)
Seeing with New Eyes by David Pawlison
Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hand by Paul David Tripp
When People are Big and God is Small by Edward T. Welch
Thrive by Lina Abujamra (singleness)
A Beautiful Design by Matt Chandler
The Male Factor by Shaunti Feldhan
Mixed Ministry by Sue Edwards
Discipleship/Telling Your Story
The Lost Art of Disciple Making by Leroy Eims
To Be Told by Dan Allendar
His Story, My Story by Linda Lesniewski (Scroll down to the “Free Ebook!” heading to download.)
Women in Crisis
Women Reaching Women in Crisis by Chris Adams
Leading Women Who Wound by Sue Edwards & Kelley Mathews
Counsel from the Cross by Elyse Fitzpatrick
Shepherding Women in Pain by Bev Hislop
Articles and Websites
Loving the Stranger in My Bed by Trillia Newbell
Ambition: It’s for Women Too by Trillia Newbell
3 Female Ghosts that Haunt the Church by Jen Wilkin
Some Black and White for 50 Shades of Grey (a list of things to do to counteract the “50 Shades of Grey” issue)
From Confusion to Clarity (the latest Chat with Priscilla on same sex attraction)
Truth in Love Counseling
Signposts with Russell Moore (ethics/culture)