Books I’ve read this quarter:

• Rescuing Ambition, by Dave Harvey
• Start with Why, by Simon Sinek
• Real Leaders Don’t Do PowerPoint, by Christopher Witt
• The Return of the King, by J.R. Tolkien (to my boys)

I’m currently reading:

• Topgrading, by Brad Smart
• Servant Empowered Leadership, by Don Page
• Radical, by David Platt

On my nightstand to read next:

• Many Colors, by Soong-Chan Rah
  
• What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, by Marshall Goldsmith
• The Mentor Leader, by Tony Dungy
• First Break All the Rules, by Marcus Buckingham
• A Sense of Urgency, by John Kotter

A friend recently told me he had a voucher for a free book at Amazon. “Which book would you recommend?” Great question. I’ve been posting my reading list for a year now, so let me go back and give my top 5 books for this year.

• Leading Across Cultures: Effective Ministry and Mission in the Global Church, by James E. Plueddemann
• Leading with a Limp, by Dan Allender
• Switch, by Chip and Dan Heath
• Start with Why, by Simon Sinek
• The Leadership Jump, by Jimmy Long

So if you can only pick one and you work in a cross-cultural ministry setting, Plueddemann’s the one to read. For leadership in general, it’s Allender. And for leading change, it’s the Heath brothers. As always, I’d love to hear your thoughts.