Dave Kraft » Church Leadership Coaching Recommended Books

Faith

• How People Change, Timothy S. Lane and Paul David Tripp
• Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands, Paul David Tripp
• The Knowledge of the Holy, A.W. Tozer
• Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, Donald S. Whitney

Priorities

• Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time, Brian Tracy
• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, David Allen
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey

Health

• Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives, Richard A. Swenson, M.D.
• The Overload Syndrome: Learning to Live Within Your Limits, Richard A. Swenson M.D.
• Is It Worth Dying For? How To Make Stress Work For You—Not Against You Dr. Robert S. Eliot and Dennis L. Breo
• Fit for Life, Harvey Diamond, Marilyn Diamond, and Kay S. Lawrence

Family

• Love That Lasts: When Marriage Meets Grace, Gary Ricucci, Betsy Ricucci, C. J. Mahaney, and Carolyn Mahaney
• Sacred Marriage, Gary Thomas
• The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate, Gary Chapman
• Shepherding a Child’s Heart, Ted Tripp
• Grace-Based Parenting, Tim Kimmel

Friends

• Men Without Friends: A Guide to Developing Lasting Relationships, David W. Smith
• The Friendship Factor: How to Get Closer to the People You Care For, Alan Loy McGinnis

Finances

• The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Dave Ramsey
• Financial Peace, Dave Ramsey
• Debt Free Living, Larry Burkett

Service

• Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance, Marcus Buckingham
• Now, Discover Your Strengths, Marcus Buckingham

Ministry Vision and Ministry Plan

• Ministry Nuts and Bolts: What They Don't Teach Pastors in Seminary, Aubrey Malphurs
• Simple Church: Returning to God's Process for Making Disciples, Thom S. Rainer and Eric Geiger
• Church Unique: How Missional Leaders Cast Vision, Capture Culture, and Create Movement, Will Mancini
• Missional Renaissance: Changing the Scorecard for the Church, Reggie McNeal
• Developing a Vision for Ministry in the 21st Century, Aubrey Malphurs
• Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan
• Leading Change, John P. Kotter
• Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, Chip Heath and Dan Heath
• Making Vision Stick, Andy Stanley
• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, Patrick Lencioni

Leadership and Coaching

• Becoming a Coaching Leader: The Proven Strategy for Building Your Own Team of Champions, Daniel Harkavy
• Leading with Questions: How Leaders Find the Right Solutions By Knowing What To Ask, Michael J. Marquardt
• Leaders Who Last, Dave Kraft
• Transformissional Coaching: Empowering Leaders in a Changing Ministry World, Steve Ogne and Tim Roehl
• The Leadership Challenge, James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner

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