Theology
• Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
• Kitchen Talk edited by Dr. Jane McAvoy (dec.)
• The Lost Apostle by Rena Pederson

Church Leadership
• Leadership in the Wesleyan Spirit by Dr. Lovett Weems, Jr.
• Breath of New Life: Eight Marks of Spiritual Leadership by Bishop Fritz Mutti (ret.)
• The Tie that Binds: Connecting with God, the Church, and the World by Bishop Richard Wilke (ret.)
     Website link: http://www.fivepractices.org/
• The Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations by Bishop Robert Schnase (MO area)
     Website link: http://www.beadisciple.com/
• Christianity for the Rest of Us by Diana Butler Bass
     Website link: http://www.dianabutlerbass.com/

Spiritual Development
• In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership by Henri J.M. Nouwen
• The Faith Club by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver and Priscilla Warner
• Leaving Church by Barbara Brown-Taylor
• Earthy Mysticism by Dr. Tex Sample
• Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed by Philip Hallie

Youth Ministry and Christian Education
• Loving God and Loving Neighbor: Ministry with Searching Youth edited by Dr. Sondra Matthaei
• Making Disciples: Faith Formation in the Wesleyan Tradition by Dr. Sondra Matthaei
• Faith Formation: The Congregational Ministry of Making Disciples by Dr. Sondra Matthaei

General Reading
• Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
• The Secret Life of Bees and The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
• Blood Done Wrote My Name by Timothy B. Tyson