From the Bookshelf

Greetings Faithful Readers...

I've been devouring books as of late...a lot of you ask me what I've been reading...so here's what I finished last week alone: (final number is my rating on a scale of 1 to 10..with 10 being the best!)

1) Inside Steve's Brain (2nd time) - This unauthorized dive into the thinking of Steve Jobs is probably my favorite book about Apple's CEO. A great leadership study of a man who knows exactly what he wants from his workers and his company. (8)

2) IT - I've got to say...Craig Groeschel owes me a yellow highlighter. Wow, this book is amazing... as close to a handbook for multisite church campuses as you can get. If you are a church leader you MUST read this. (10)

3) QBQ - A short, quick read about getting to the right question in life...The book talks about living not as a victim, but as someone who is in control of changing yourself. Pretty good book to get you to start thinking about asking the right questions. (5)

4) Groundswell - An interesting look into people's motivations of using web 2.0 tools around the world. The first several chapters were pertinent and well-researched. The rest of the book was filled with some semi-interesting case studies and implementation techniques. (6)

5) Lord, Save Us From Your Followers - Why is it that Jesus preached about love...and Christians are so hateful sometimes? That's the question that the book is trying to answer. It's packed full of interviews of people from the far right to the far left all talking about faith, love, and the state of modern Christianity. (7)


That's all in one week! Right now I'm working on Sex God and Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell... a very interesting writer with a unique interpretation of scripture.


Coming up: Click (Bill Tancer) and Guerrilla Marketing (Jay Levinson)

What are you reading?

BV