I'm often asked what books I recommend. It's hard to narrow it down to 25, but here's 25 books I believe every children's ministry leader should read. You can purchase any of these through Amazon.
Creating Ever Cool: A Marketer's Guide to a Child's Heart by Gene Del Vecchio
100 Best Ideas to Turbo Charge Your Children's Ministry (co-authored)
Next Generation Leader by Andy Stanley
Doing Church as a Team by Wayne Corderio
The Disney Way by Bill Capodagli & Lynn Jackson
Disney U by Doug Lipp
Good to Great by Jim Collins
Start with the Why by Simon Sinek
Axiom by Bill Hybels
Deep and Wide by Andy Stanley
100 Best Ideas to Turbo Charge Your Preschool Ministry (co-authored)
Simple Church by Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger
Volunteers That Stick by Jim Wideman
17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player by John Maxwell
21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell
Be Our Guest by The Disney Institute
Inside the Magic Kingdom by Tom Connellan
I Quit by Peter and Geri Scazzero
Replinish: Leading from a Healthy Soul by Lance Witt
Children's Ministry in the 21st century (co-authored)
Right from Wrong by Josh McDowell
Carpe Manana by Leonard Sweet
Think Orange by Reggie Joiner
Too Busy Not to Pray with Bill Hybels
Communicating for Change by Andy Stanley
What's missing from the list? What other books do you recommend for children's ministry leaders? Share the titles with us in the comment section below.
