Summer Reading List

David Alexander • June 17, 2009 • Comments (0)

So far, this has been an odd start to the summer for me.

Our Senior Pastor has been on vacation and I’ve have the privilege of filling in for him during our weekend services. I’ve really enjoyed that, and I have two more weeks to go, but it has made these first few weeks a little bit more stressful than I’m used to. It’s a good stress, but it’s stress nonetheless.

I also know that when I don’t pay really close attention to my private study, reflection, writing, etc, my stress increases. I get too many plates spinning and I tend to slack on the priority I need to place on my own personal growth. One of my own red flags is when I stop reading, and lately, I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump.

So, I decided I would sit down today and put together my summer reading list to set some goals for this season of the year. Here’s what I hope to digest while I’m sitting in the air conditioning this summer.

Personal Development
Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company
Outliers: The Story of Success
The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite [Kindle]
Reaching Out
The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life [Kindle]

Fiction
The Chosen
Would like at least one more… Any recommendations?

Books for RETHINK series [Fall 2009]
unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity… and Why It Matters [Kindle]
The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God [Kindle]
The Word That Redescribes the World: The Bible and Discipleship [Kindle]
Missional Renaissance: Changing the Scorecard for the Church[Kindle]