Children's Ministry

• Children's Ministry Volunteers That Stick – by Jim Wideman.

Health & Fitness

For exercise

• Fitness for Dummies – by Liz Neporent. Practical, fun, friendly fitness help
• 8 Minutes in the Morning – by Jorge Cruise. Strength training
• ACSM Fitness Book – by the American College of Sports Medicine.  
• Faithfully fit – by Claire Cloninger & Laura Barr. 40-day devotional plan

For eating right

• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Total Nutrition – Make the right food choices.
• Eat This, Not That – Which foods are good for you, which ones aren't.
• Eat and Stay Thin – by Joyce Meyer
• “I Can Do This” Diet – by Dr. Don Colbert
• The Best Life Diet – by Bob Greene

For cooking right

• Fit Food - Eating Well for Life - by Ellen Haas. 
• The New Holly Clegg Trim and Terrific Cookbook – by Holly Clegg.
• Fix It and Forget It Lightly Cookbook – by Phyllis Pellman Good. 

Leaders / Leadership

• The Greatest Psychologist Who Ever Lived: Jesus and the Wisdom of the Soul – by Mark W. Baker. A guide for living for everyone who wants to grow.
• Visioneering – by Andy Stanley. How to engineer a clear, God-ordained vision for each role of your life.
• A Tale of Three Kings – by Gene Edwards. Based on the biblical figures of David, Saul, and Absalom, this book can bring light, clarity, and comfort to the brokenhearted.
• What I Learned While Destroying a Church – by Gerald Brooks.  8 mistakes that destroyed a church, and the lessons learned.
• Leadership That Builds People - by Dr. James Richards.  Rediscover your call.
• One Size Doesn't Fit All – by Gary McIntosh. Dynamics of growth within  different styles of churches. 
• Domestic Violence: What Every Pastor Needs to Know – by Rev. Al Miles.
• Building Leaders: Developing Leaders at Every Level of Your Church- by Aubrey Malphurs and Will Mancini.
• The Five Star Church – Serving God and His People With Excellence - by Stan Toler & Alan Nelson.
• In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best Run Companies – by Thomas J. Peters Rand Robert H. Waterman.
• Bringing Out the Best in People – How to Enjoy Helping Others Excel – by Alan Loy McGinnis.
• Children's Ministry Volunteers That Stick – by Jim Wideman.
• Secrets of Staying Power – Kevin A. Miller. Keys to endurance in ministry.
• Making the Most of Mistakes – James. D. Berkley. Facing failures, damage control, counsel for recovery, how to restore ministry and winning victory out of defeat.
• The Difference Maker: Making Your Attitude Your Greatest Asset – by John Maxwell.
• Ordering Your Private World - by Gordon MacDonald.  How to live life from the inside out, cultivating the inner victory necessary for public effectiveness.
• Ministry Momentum– by Wayne Schmidt. How to sense where God is leading and mobilize His people to follow.
• Safe People - by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend. How to find relationships that are good for you and avoid those that aren't.
• Failing Forward – by John Maxwell.  Look at your failures as stepping stones rather than stop signs.
• The Gospel According to Starbucks: Living With a Grande Passion – by Leonard Sweet. How the church can connect with people
• How to Build a Small Groups Ministry by Neal F. McBride
• Making Small Groups Workby Henry Cloud & John Townsend

Marriage and Family

• Marriage on the Rock - by Jimmy Evans
• Love and Respect - by Emmerson Eggerichs
• The Five Love Languages – Gary Chapman          
• His Needs, Her Needs  –William F. Harley, Jr.
• For Better or For Best – Gary Smalley
• Built to Last: How to Build Strong & Lasting Relationships - by Kenneth W. Hagin
• The Love Dare – Stephen & Alex Kendrick
• Surviving an Affair - by Willard F. Harley / Jennifer Harley Chalmers.
• Torn Asunder: Recovering from Extramarital Affairs - By Dave Carder

To change your thinking about money:

• Rich Dad, Poor Dad – Robert Kiyosaki
• The Richest Man in Babylon – George Clason
• The Five Things a Millionaire Taught Me About Life and Wealth – Richard Paul Evans
• The Courage to be Rich – Suze Orman
• The Millionaire Next Door – Thomas Stanley & William Danko

To help with debt reduction and budgeting:

• Total Money Makeover – Dave Ramsey
• The Automatic Millionaire – David Bach
• Debt Proof Living – Mary Hunt
• Family Finances: Making and Managing Money – Joe McGee ('80, '81)
• Debt Free Living – Larry Burkettt

To teach your children about money:

• Rich Kid, Smart Kid: Giving Your Child a Financial Head Start – Robert Kiyosaki
• Clark Smart Parents, Clark Smart Kids: Teaching Kids of Every Age the Value of Money – Clark Howard

If you're heading for retirement:

• Your Money After the Big 5-0 – Dave Ramsey
• Start Late, Finish Rich – David Bach
• Biblical Strategies to Financial Freedom - Dustin & Anissa LaPorte

Church finances

• Making Your Church's Money Work: Achieving Financial Integrity in Your Congregation - by John Temple

Pornography

• Every Man's/Woman's/Young Man's/Young Woman's Battle - by Stephen Arterburn and Fred Stoeker. Winning the war on sexual temptation one victory at a time.
• False Intimacy - Understanding the Struggle of Sexual Addiction - by Dr. Harry W. Schaumburg. What is sexual addiction, causes, prevention, help for families and hope for the  addict.
• Pure Desire - How One Man's Triumph Can Help Others Break Free - by Ted Roberts. Hope and healing for those who want to break free from sexual addiction.
• Betrayal of Trust – Sexualff Misconduct in the Pastorate - by Stanley J. Grenz & Roy D. Bell. Maintaining one's spiritual life.   

 

For men:

• Faithful & True - by Mark Laaser. A workbook for groups and individuals about sexual integrity in a fallen world.

 

For women:

• Living With Your Husband's Secret Wars - by Marsha Means. Specific, proactive steps a wife can take to give support, overcome betrayal, and focus on spiritual growth. 

For restoring marriages:

• I Surrender All: Rebuilding a Marriage Broken by Pornography - by Clay & Renee Crosse and Mark A. Tabb. Their story with the prayer that it will help countless other marriages.

 

For restoring those who have fallen into sin:

• Restoring the Fallen - by Earl & Sandy Wilson/Paul & Virginia Friesen/Larry & Nancy Paulson. A new model to restore Christians when they've fallen into sin.
• Ordering Your Private World series - by Gordon MacDonald. How to live life from the inside out, cultivating the inner victory necessary for public effectiveness.

Singles

• Table for One by Camerin Courtney
• Boundaries in Dating by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
• His Rules by Christopher Birge ('00, '01, '02)
• Single and Loving It by Kate McVeigh ('86, '87)
• Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage by Rev. Kenneth E. Hagin
• Built to Last: How to Build Strong & Lasting Relationships by Pastor Kenneth W. Hagin
• Kids Hope by Gary Sprague
• Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse by Greg Jantz
• Radical Recovery: Transforming the Despair of Your Divorce by Suzy B
• Psalms for the Single Mom by Lisa Hussey
• Hope & Help for the Single Mom by Lori Little
• Twentysomethingby Margaret Feinberg
• 20/30 Series Bible studies for young adults
• Starting a Single Adult Ministry by Sue Nilson & Andy Morgan
• Giving the Ministry Away by Rich Hurst and Terry Hershey
• The Idea Catalog by Jerry Jones
• Creative Weekends by Paul Petersen
• Reaching Singles Adults by Dennis Franck
• Single Focus – Understanding Single Adults by George Barna

Soul Winning/ Outreach

• Bringing Out the Best in People – How to Enjoy Helping Others Excel – by Alan Loy McGinnis.
• Servolution: Starting a Church Revolution Through Serving - by Dino Rizzo
• Conspiracy of Kindness: A Unique Approach to Sharing the Love of Jesus - by Steve Sjogren
• Go! - by Joe Cameneti ('82, '83) - Taking Jesus to the world.
• Sharing Your Faith- by Kate McVeigh ('86, '87). Simple steps to lead people to Christ.
• Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions - by Gregory Koukl. A guide to a new method of sharing your faith with others.
• Dare 2: A Field Guide to Sharing Your Faith - by Greg Stier
• Transforming Discipleship - by Greg Ogden. Looks at Jesus' method of disciplingby in a few people at a time.
• Explicit Gospel - by Matt Chandler. A call to true Christianity: knowing the gospel explicitly, to unite the church and reach the lost.
• Sharing Your Faith Made Easy - by Mark Water. Dozens of helpful witnessing tips and step-by-step guidance for communicating the Gospel.
• Deep & Wide - by Andy Stanley. Creating churches that unchurched people love to attend.
• Making Church Relevant - by Dale Galloway. The first step to winning unchurched    people. Includes 'every-member ministry', missionary in your community.
• Comeback Churches - by Ed Stetzer. A study of300 churches from across 10 denominations that achieved healthy evangelistic growth after a season of decline.