Listed below are the books we will read together for class. Links are provided for purchase suggestions; books are listed in the order we will read them. You will need to purchase these books on your own.
Calhoun, Adele Ahlberg. Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices that Transform Us. IVP Books, Illinois, 2005 Cokesbury / Amazon
Harman, Christine. For the Common Good: Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts. Discipleship Resources, Nashville, 2021. Cokebury / Amazon
Willimon, William H. Preaching and Leading Worship. Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, 2008. Cokesbury / Amazon.
Guthrie, Clifton. From Pew to Pulpit: A Beginner’s Guide to Preaching. Abingdon Press, Nashville, 2005. Cokesbury / Amazon
Swanson, Roger, K. and Shirley F. Clement. Faith Sharing Congregation: Developing a Strategy for the Congregation as Evangelist. Discipleship Resources, Nashville, 2008. Cokesbury / Amazon
Nouwen, Henri. Spirituality of Fundraising. Upper Room, 2000. Do not purchase - this will be provided as a gift from the United Methodist Foundation.
Weems, Lovett. Church Leadership, Revised Edition. Abingdon Press, Nashville, 2010. Cokesbury / Amazon.
Bolsinger, Tod E. Leading through Resistence: Quit Pushing Back. InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, Illinois. 2024. Cokesbury / Amazon
Carder, Kenneth. Living our Beliefs, Revised Edition. Discipleship Resources, Nashville, 2009. Cokesbury / Amazon
Required Elective Book
Choose ONE of the following books to read (this will be our reading for Session 6). If there is a book you think would benefit your call that is not on this list, please reach out to me for approval to substitute the book for one of these. I'm happy to do this!
Bolsinger, Tod. Tempered Resilience: How Leaders are Formed in the Crucible of Change. Intervarsity Press, Illinois, 2020. (Cokesbury / Amazon)
Callahan, Kennon. Preaching Grace: Possibilities for Growing Your Preaching and Touching People’s Lives. (Amazon)
Farabaugh, Timothy. Lay Pastoral Caregiving. Discipleship Resources, Nashville, 2008. (Cokesbury / Amazon)
Fox, H. Eddie and George E. Morris. Faith-Sharing. Discipleship Resources, Nashville, TN, 1996. . (Cokesbury / Amazon)
Manskar, Steven W. Accountable Discipleship: Living in God’s Household. Discipleship Resources. Nashville. 2000. Cokesbury / Amazon
Roxburgh, Alan and Fred Romnanuk. The Missional Leader: Equipping Your Church to Reach a Changing World. Fortress Press, Minneapolis, 2020. Cokesbury / Amazon
Schreinder, Mike and Ken Willard. Stride: Creating a Discipleship Pathway for your Church. Abingdon Press, Nashville, 2017. (Cokesbury / Amazon)
Seymour, Jack L. Teaching Biblical Faith. Abingdon Press, Nashville, 2015. (Cokesbury / Amazon)
Villodas, Rich. Good and Beautiful and Kind: Becoming Whole in a Fractured World. WaterBrook. Colorado Springs, CO. 2022. (Cokesbury / Amazon)
Weems, Lovett and Ann Michel. Generosity, Stewardship, and Abundance: A Transformational Guide to Church Finance. Rowman & Littlefield, Publishers, Lanham, Maryland, 2021. (Cokesbury / Amazon)
Wilson, Len and Jason Moore. Taking Fight with Creativity: Worship Design Teams that Work. Abingdon Press, Nashville, 2009 (Cokesbury / Amazon)
Additional books you will need or that you may find helpful. You may already have or may be able to borrow these:
- Your favorite Bible
- United Methodist Hymnal, 1989. You may be able to borrow this from your church. If not, please don't buy one just for the class.
- The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, 2020/2024. You may be able to borrow this from your church. There is an online version available free at this link. For our purposes, you can also use the 2016 edition.
- United Methodist Book of Worship, 1992. (This book may be helpful to you in your ministry, but its purchase is not required for this class.).
