My Bookshelf

As a seminarian, I have had to read a lot of books—I mean A LOT of books. DTS’ goal is to make its alumni lifelong learners and readers, so here is what is on my bookshelf that I would recommend.

Bible Study

  • Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary Series by various authors
  • Constable’s Notes by Thomas Constable
  • Exploring Christian Scripture: Your Guide to the World of the Bible edited by Glenn R. Kreider, Michael J. Svigel, Mark M. Yarbrough
  • How to Read the Bible Like a Seminary Professor by Mark Yarbrough
  • Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible by E. Randolph Richards & Brandon O’Brien
  • Parables by John MacArthur

Cultural IQ

  • The Beautiful Community by Irwyn Ince & Timothy Keller
  • Culture Shock: A Biblical Response to Today’s Most Divisive Issues by Chip Ingram, George Sarris
  • Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism’s Looming Catastrophe by Voddie Baucham
  • Truth Wars by John MacArthur

Discipleship

  • The Complete Book of Discipleship by Bill Hull
  • The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
  • Deep Discipleship by J.T. English
  • The Disciple-Making Church: Leading a Body of Believers on the Journey of Faith by Bill Hull
  • DiscipleShift by Jim Putman, Bobby Harrington, & Robert Coleman
  • The Discipleship Gospel: What Jesus Preached—We Must Follow by Bill Hull & Ben Sobels
  • Following the Master by Michael Wilkins
  • The Four Priorities by John Tolson & Larry Kreider
  • Insourcing: Bringing Discipleship Back to the Local Church by Randy Pope, Kitti Murray, & Chip Ingram
  • Jesus Christ, Disciplemaker by Bill Hull
  • Kingdom Disciples by Tony Evans
  • Organic Discipleship: Mentoring Others into Spiritual Maturity and Leadership by Dennis McCallum & Jessica Lowery
  • Real-Life Discipleship: Building Churches that Make Disciples by Jim Putman
  • The Revolutionary Disciple by Jim Putman & Chad Harrington
  • To Follow Him: The Seven Marks of a Disciple The Seven Marks of a Disciple by Mark Bailey
  • The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift That Changes Everything by Colin Marshall & Tony Payne
  • Transforming Discipleship by Greg Ogden

Leadership

  • Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath & Bill Heath
  • Leading Change by John P. Kotter
  • Management Waste by Larry O’Donnell

Spiritual Formation & Growth

  • Authentic Influencer: The Barnabas Way of Shaping Lives for Jesus by Jonathan Murphy
  • Disciplines of a Godly Man by Kent Hughes
  • Disciplines of a Godly Woman by Barbara Hughes
  • The Emotional Healthy Leader by Peter Scazzero
  • A Hunger for God: Desiring God through Fasting and Prayer by John Piper
  • If You Want to Walk on Water, You Have to Get Out of the Boat by John Ortberg
  • The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face by Patrick Morley
  • Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives by Richard Swenson
  • The Measure of a Man: Twenty Attributes of a Godly Man by Gene Getz
  • Men of Influence by Howard Hendricks and Bill Hendricks
  • Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders
  • Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up by Matthew Richard

Theology

  • Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith by Michael Reeves
  • The End by Mark Hitchcock
  • Exploring Christian Theology: Volumes 1, 2, and 3 edited by Nathan Holsteen & Michael Svigel
  • The Grace Awakening by Charles Swindoll
  • RetroChristianity by Michael Svigel
  • Things to Come: A Study in Biblical Eschatology by Dwight Pentecost

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