Recommended Books & Movies

12 Recommended Books for 2016:

• A Theology as Big as the City by Ray Bakke.
• Amazing Faith by Bill Bright.  
• Business as Missions by C. Neal Johnson.
• City of God, City of Satan by Robert Linthicum.
• City Signals by Brad Smith.
• Encounter God in the City by Randy White.
• From Darkness to Sight by Ming Wang.
• 7 Men by Eric Metaxas.
• 7 Women by Eric Metaxas.
• The Life of DL Moody by Lyle Dorsett.
• The Other Six Days by R. Paul Stevens.
• The Servant Leader by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges.

Other Recommended Books for Your Library (In no Particular Order):

• Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job. Dennis Bakke
• Serving Christ in the Workplace: Secular Work is Full-Time Service. Larry Peabody
• The Seven Faith Tribes: Who They Are, What They Believe, and Why They Matter. George Barna
• Revolution. George Barna
• The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived: Secrets for Unparalleled Success and Unshakable Happiness from the Life of Jesus. Steven K. Scott
• Anointed for Business. Ed Silvoso
• Transformation. Ed Silvoso
• Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church. N. T. Wright
• The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century. James Howard Kunstler
• Think Like Jesus: Make the Right Decision Every Time. George Barna
• The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism. Timothy Keller
• Mastering Monday: A Guide to Integrating Faith and Work. John D. Beckett
• God is at Work: Transforming People and Nations Through Business. Ken Eldred
• Put Your Dream to the Test: 10 Questions That Will Help You See It and Seize It. John C. Maxwell
• Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes Into Stepping Stones for Success. John C. Maxwell
• The Upside of Adversity : Rising From the Pit of Greatness. Os Hillman
• Master Leaders: Revealing Conversations with 30 Leadership Greats. George Barna
• Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, the Only Hope That Matters. Tim Keller
• LifeWork: A Biblical Theology for What You Do Every Day. Darrow Miller
• Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God. Frances Chan
• Fearless: Imagine Your Life Without Fear. Max Lucado 
• Good to Great in God's Eyes: 10 Practices Great Christians Have in Common. Chip Ingram
• The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Christ. Lee Strobel
• Evidence for the Resurrection. Josh McDowell
• More Than a Carpenter. Josh McDowell
• Evidence That Demands a Verdict. Josh McDowell
• Game Plan for Life: Your Personal Playbook for Success. Joe Gibbs, Tony Dungy, and Jerry B. Jenkins
• Loving Monday: Succeeding in Business Without Selling Your Soul. John D. Beckett
• Business as a Calling: Work and the Examined Life. Michael Novak
• A Man's Guide to Work. Patrick Morley
• Cure for the Common Life: Living in Your Sweet Spot. Max Lucado
• Tithing. R. T. Kendall
• God in my Corner: A Spiritual Memoir. George Foreman
• God at Work: The History and Promise of the Faith at Work Movement. David Miller 
• Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite. D. Michael Lindsay
• Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church. N. T.  Wright
• The Great Omission: Reclaiming Jesus's Essential Teaching on Discipleship. Dallas Willard
• Beyond the Norm. Norm Miller
• Doing Business by the Good Book: Fifty-Two Lessons of Success Straight From the Bible. David L. Steward
• Devotional Ventures: 60 Inspiring Devotions by Business Professionals by Business Professionals. Corey Cleek
• Halftime: Moving from Success to Significance. Bob Buford 
• Marketplace Miracles: Extraordinary Stories of Marketplace Turnarounds Transforming Businesses, Schools, and Communities. Rick Heeren
• How to Handle Adversity. Charles F. Stanley
• God in the Marketplace: 45 Questions Fortune 500 Executives Ask About Faith, Life, and Business. Henry & Richard Blackaby
• Jesus, CEO: Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership. Laurie Beth Jones 
• A Strategic Plan for Ministry: A Business Owner's Guide to Business as Ministry. Buck Jacobs
• The Winners Manual: For the Game of Life. Jim Tressel 
• No More Dreaded Mondays: Ignite Your Passion - and Other Revolutionary Ways to Discover Your True Calling at Work. Dan Miller
• Winners Never Cheat: Even in Difficult Times. Jon M. Huntsman
• Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization. John Wooden
• The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You. John C. Maxwell
• Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life. Tony Dungy
• 23 Minutes in Hell. Bill Weise
• 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life. Don Piper
• The Case for the Real Jesus: A Journalist Investigates Current Attacks on the Identity of Christ. Lee Strobel
• Your Work Matters to God. Doug Sherman. 
• Leadership by the Book. Ken Blanchard
• Doing God's Business. R. Paul Stevens
• Work Matters: Lessons from Scripture. R. Paul Stevens
• Ten Tortured Words. Stephen Mansfield
• When Helping Hurts. Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert
• Every Good Endeavor. Timothy Keller
• How Do You Kill 11 Million People by Andy Andrews
• The Leadership Style of Jesus by Michael Youseff
• One Nation by Ben Carson, MD 
• Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good by Dr. Amy Sherman
• The Way We Work: How Faith Makes a Difference On The Job by Dr. Dan Boone
• A Heart for the City by John Fuder.
• Bohoeffer by Eric Mextaxas.
• The Serving Leader by John Stahl-Wert and Ken Jennings.
• Helping Without Hurting by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert.
• The Work of our Hands by Randy White.

Recommended Movies:

• Flywheel
• Facing the Giants
• Fireproof
• Courageous
• The Encounter
• God's Not Dead (One of the characters in the movie is based upon the life of our own Advisory Board member Dr. Ming Wang)
• War Room
• God's Not Dead 2
• 90 Minutes in Heaven
• Risen
• Woodland