RELEVANT CHILDREN'S MINISTRY

Reading is a key to growing as a children's ministry leader.

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.

We are blessed to have John Maxwell on our church's teaching team.

This past Wednesday in staff meeting, he shared 7 questions to ask people so you can continue to grow as a leader.

1. What is greatest thing you have ever learned in life?

2. What are you learning now?

3. How has failure shaped your life?

4 . Who do you know that I should know?

5. What should I read?

6. What have you done that I should do?

7. How can I add value to you?

Great leaders ask great questions.  These are great questions to add to your leadership tool belt.