These are some of my favorite resources that help keep my tank full and foster creativity.
Favorite Church Planting Resources
The resources are too many to list here so I have dedicated a whole page to Church Planting Resources.
Favorite Leadership Books
- Spiritual Leadership by Henry and Richard Blackaby
- Communicating For A Change by Andy Stanley
- Secrets Of The Vine by Bruce Wilkinson
- Essentialism by Greg McKeown
- Letters to the Church by Francis Chan
Favorite Church Planting Books
- The Purpose Driven Church by Rick Warren
- Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome by Kent Hughes
- Starting New Churches in a Postmodern Age by Ed Stetzer
- Ten Most Common Mistakes Made by New Church Starts by Jim Griffith and Bill Easum
Favorite Leadership Podcasts
- The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast – a diversity of interviews with church leaders from all over the country on a wide variety of leadership topics. It’s really good!
- The EntreLeadership Podcast – great conversations with authors of amazing books. Good for both church leaders and business leaders.
- The Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast – This is gold, really! Craig Groeschel is a genius!
- The Andy Stanley Leadership Podcast – Nuts and bolts leadership lessons.
- Rainer on Leadership Podcast – A wide variety of leadership lessons specifically geared toward church leaders.
- The Briefing by Albert Moehler
Favorite Preaching Podcasts
I don’t actually listen to a lot of preaching podcasts, but when I do, these are the ones I listen to.
- Tim Keller – Redeemer Presbyterian Church
- Kent Murawski – Journey Church (OK, I’m biased)
- Justin Kendrick – Vox Church New Haven
- Jon Tyson – Church of the City New York
Favorite Leadership Blogs
- The Exchange with Ed Stetzer
- Careynieuwhof.com by Carey Nieuwhof
- Rainer on Leadership by Thom Rainer
Favorite Business/Marketing Blogs