The Tattered Hat

I've been thinking about leadership lately and I've been in full-time ministry for 7 and half years now.  I came across Dave Kraft's book Leaders Who Last.  I thought well I want to last, so I picked up a copy.

It was a great read with lots of actuate observations and practical advice.  I would encourage anyone who is in a leadership position or planning on being a leader in ministry to check out this book.  I think it will be very helpful and its only 148 pages.  Most of the stuff in this book are things you probably already know but have forgot or just haven't taken the time to think about.  It was very refreshing for me.

I just finished reading Scandalous: The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus by D.A. Carson.  It was a great read especially before Easter.  It was very helpful in  reflecting on the cross and resurrection and what it means for us.  This book was 170 pages long and focused on 5 different passages.

Carson used some vocab that I have never heard before but I guess that is going to happen when you have the vocab of a 1st grader.  I found myself laughing at times because of how Carson calls people out a couple of times.  Good times.



I also finished reading Youth Ministry 3.0 by Mark Oestreicher.  This was also an interesting read and on the short side, which I love:)  Mark takes a look at the past (1.0), present(2.0), and future(3.0) of youth ministry.  I enjoyed the honest and accurate look at youth ministry.  It was thought provoking and challenging.

I'm not to sure about his thoughts about the future of youth ministry and how it can be done.  It seemed to me that their was contradictions in what Mark was per-posing and how to keep it simple, how it works in any size church, and how it wouldn't be driven.

But at least Mark is not just saying hey their is a problem and good luck with figuring it out!  I enjoyed the book and if you are involved in youth ministry at least it should get you thinking about how we do things and what needs to change to be more effective for Christ.