Hearts&Minds Booknotes on books on congregational conflict; books of the year
Both of these recent posts at this superb blog are worth checking out:
Congregational Conflict transformation
As you know, I sometimes offer here a list or bibliography I developed for a particular customer. I suspect that my new friend who asked about these kinds of books is not alone: who doesn’t need help in understanding the conflicts around us, the tensions in our churches? There are many good books to help congregations work on this stuff, and we stand ready to consult further if none of these sound quite right. I’d bet, though, that some of these titles could offer insight and hope. Pass the list on, if you’d like. Thanks.
Best Books of the Year 2007 part 1
Well, friends, here it is. I’m writing this in January ‘08 but posting it here in the traditional “end of the year” spot. Better late than never, they say. Thanks for sharing your interest in our work here; that you care enough to read my ramblings and reflections on the year’s best books, well, I’m beyond flattered. I think we, together, are generating discussions and forging a movement of thoughtful, faithful readers, those wanting to read widely, but with firm conviction, eager to learn, but not so open-minded as to have no lasting views. You probably have heard of G.K. Chesterton’s famous quip about the point of an open mind being, like an open mouth, to come down on something solid and chew. So, may these books help you on your journey. They certainly are, as I say each year, idiosyncratic, and terribly quirky, mostly likely reflecting my own reading interests this past year. Happy to have you check ‘em out and, I hope, purchase at least a few, maybe even give a few away, or blog about ‘em yourselves. These are, after all, our picks for the Very Best of a Very Good Year.
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