Category Archives: Readings

Last Night I finished up “No Perfect People Allowed” By John Burke.  This is a great book on helping the church realize that we are not the moral powerhouse that we once thought we were.  The church is no longer a part of average people’s lives, and the Bible is not common knowledge like itContinue reading “No Perfect People Allowed — Book Review”

Just read this and thought I would share. Spiritual Growth is a messy Process.  Leaders must assess progress carefully — is this a hard hearted “mature” Christ-follower, heading away from God and needing church Discipline so he won’t damage the community? Or is the a toddler learning to walk in the way of Christ butContinue reading “No Perfect People Allowed Quote”

Jeannie Mayo is a veteran of youth ministry.  She has served for something like 35 years.  She’s led groups from tiny to huge and she has a lot of really great stuff to share.  Thriving Youth Groups is a great book to show us young youth pastors that there is really nothing new under theContinue reading “Thriving Youth Groups — By Jeanne Mayo (Review)”

I finally finished Mark Batterson’s In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day What a great read.  The Central Metaphor of this book comes from 2 Samuel 23.  It’s the Story of Benaiah chasing a lion in a pit and killing it.  Benaiah later became David’s Chief Body Guard.  Batterson reveals that Benaiah’sContinue reading “In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day – Review”