Resources and Recommends

Books

• Parenting:
  • Are My Kids On Track? The 12 Emotional, Social, and Spiritual Milestones Your Child Needs to Reach by Sissy Goff, David Thomas, and Melissa Trevathan
  • The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children by Ross W. Greene
  • Visionary Parenting: Capturing a God-Sized Vision for Your Family by Rob and Amy Rienow
  • Bless This Mess: A Modern Guide to Faith and Parenting in a Chaotic World: Rev. Molly Baskette and Ellen O’Donnell
• General Leadership:
  • Disney U: How Disney University Develops the World’s Most Engaged, Loyal and Customer-Centric Employees by Doug Lipp
  • Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by: Ed Catmull
• Ministry Leadership:
• Health:
  • The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
• Women:
• Marriage:
  • Mutual By Design: A Better Model of Christian Marriage edited by Elizabeth Beyer
• Spirituality:
• Sexuality:
• Abuse:
• Children’s Ministry:
  • Show Them Jesus: Teaching The Gospel To Kids by Jack Klumpenhower
• Personal Development:
  • The Cure: What if God isn’t who you think He is and neither are you? by John Lynch Bruce McNicol Bill Thrall
• Pastoral Care:
• Theology:
  • Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders To Better Understand The Bible by E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O’Brien
• Trauma/PTSD
  • The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk
• Biographies:

Websites

Christians for Biblical Equality
-This is a great site for understanding equality between men and women in a Christian context, especially within Churches! There are numerous articles, blogs, and resources provided.

International Network of Children’s Ministry
-Hosts of the annual Children’s Pastor Conference as well as content and resource providers for children’s and family ministries, you’ll be blessed by visiting their site.

Compassion International
-Though there are many “sponsor-a-child” organizations, many are quality but Compassion International is my favorite. This is a great way to serve as a family—even the youngest of kids can draw and send pictures to kids in other countries. They do a great job of ensuring that the majority of your sponsorship funds go to the child and their immediate needs.

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