2016 Book Report

I’m happy to report to you the books that I was able to read in 2016…

I’ll post soon about my journey to become a reader,  but you have to understand that a list of 17 books in one year is NOT something that I ever thought Mark Bodlien was capable of… To God be the Glory!

If you’d like more of a review of any of these titles, just leave me a comment below.

Business and Leadership

1. Living Forward by Michael and Daniel Harkavy

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3. Read it. Do it!

4. Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath

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6. Take the test. Skim it. Keep it for reference.

7. Courageous Leadership by Bill Hybels

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9. Good read for leaders

Ministry Development

1. Diaries of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

2. Middle School: The Worst Years of my Life by James Patterson

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4. I read both of these to get inside the mind of a middle schooler as we developed content and programming for The Wild our new middle school camp. I laughed out loud throughout both books.

5. Training Children to be Spiritual Champions by George Barna

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7. Context for content and programming for The Ranch

8. Volunteer Revolution by Bill Hybyls

9. Leading Not Normal Volunteers by Sue Miller

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11. I read both of these to glean leadership ideas for use with summer camp staff. I would suggest them to camp staff leaders or church leaders of volunteers.

12. Visioneering by Andy Stanley

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14. Skim it for Visioncasting ideas.

Men, Family and Marriage

1. Real Valor by Steve Farrar

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3. Surprising lessons from Ruth/Boaz

Devotional

1. The Indwelling Life of Christ by Major Ian Thomas

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3. Great devotional content

4. New Morning Mercies by Paul David Tripp

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6. Very good, a little repetitive

Personal Spiritual Development

1. Pursuit of God by AW Tozer

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3. You must read this. One chapter at a time, no more. Even the Preface kicks your butt.

4. Humility by CJ Mahaney

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6. You must read this. Very easy read, very applicable.

Missions

1. The God Ask– Steve Shadrach

2. Perspecives- Steve Shadrach

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4. I read these for preparing to raise missionary support, Excellent!

5. Student Power in World Missions– D. Howard

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7. Suggested by Mike Calhoun, this shows how most modern revivals and missions movements were begun by students who prayed and went. Very good!

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