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The Best Books of 2007
Rev. JD Pearring
Director GHC Network
Jan 1, 2008, 16:30

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At a recent Church Planter Cluster we came up with a list of books we'd read this year, 'The Best Books of  2007'.  

Here’s the list:  

“The Bible” --Everyone!  

“The E-Myth Revisited” by Michael E. Gerber
--Kyle Hedwall, church planter in Lathrop, California  

“Justice in the Burbs:  Being the Hands of Jesus Wherever You Live” by Will Samson
--Scott Canady, church planter relocating in 2008 to Rockwall, Texas  

“The Starfish and the Spider” by Ori Brafman & Rod Beckstrom
--J.D. Pearring, Director of GHC Network  

“Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer
--Alan Coler, church planter in Missoula, Montana  

“Breaking the Missional Code” by Ed Stetzer & David Putman --Pam Breen, GHC Regional Administrator  

“Summoned to Lead” by Leonard Sweet
--Stu Streeter, pastor of high school ministries, potential church planter  

“Transformation: How Glocal Churches Transform Lives and the World” by Bob Roberts Jr.
--Stu Streeter, pastor of high school ministries, potential church planter  

“9 Things You Simply Must Do” by Henry Cloud
--Rachel Kihlthau, Assessment Specialist, GHC Network  

“Communicating for a Change” by Andy Stanley
--David Bennett, GHC Director of Development  

“Total Money Makeover” by Dave Ramsey
--David Bennett, GHC Director of Development  

“Death by Meeting” by Patrick M. Lencioni
--Tom Davies, church planter in Davis, California  

“It All Goes Back in the Box” by John Ortberg
--Brian Swiggart, associate church planter in Mansfield, Texas  

“Holy Discontent: Fueling the Fire That Ignites Personal Vision” by Bill Hybels
--Brian Swiggart, associate church planter in Mansfield, Texas  

“The Barbarian Way” by Erwin McManus
--Mark Prescott, associate church planter in Sacramento, California  

“No Perfect People Allowed: Creating a Come As You Are Culture in the Church” by John Burke
--Paul Mints, church planter in Mansfield, Texas  

“101 Most Influential People who Never Lived” by Allan Lazar, Dan Karlan and Jeremy Salter
--Eric Sweiven, church planter in Sacramento, California  

“The Ragamuffin Gospel” by Brennan Manning and Charles Brock
--Russ Kafarov, potential church planter in Roseville, California  

“No More Excuses: Be the Man God Made You To Be” by Tony Evans and Bill McCartney ”
--Karl Roth, church planter in Madera, California  

“Integrity…” by John McArthur
--Karl Roth, church planter in Madera, California  

“I am America and So Can You” by Stephen Colbert
--Dan Axtel, church planter in Sacramento, California  

“Teacher” by Marcus Brotherton
--Ann Axtel, staff member at a church plant in Sacramento  

“Go Put Your Strengths to Work” by Marcus Buckingham
--Lori Pearring, GHC Network coach  

“Brokenness” by Lon Solomon
--Bob Meyer. church planter in Denver, Colorado  

“The Life of the Beloved:  Spiritual Living in a Secular World” by Henri Nouwen
--Paul Mints, church planter in Mansfield, Texas


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