What I’ve Read This Week | September 28, 2017

What I’ve Read This Week | September 28, 2017

I am better when I am reading.

I lead better.
I preach better.
I pastor better.
I live better.

I am better.

So I’ve realized I want to commit to starting reading at the levels I used to in the past. My own odd obsessions with note-taking and journaling helped me realize my own previous benefits of reading. So in an effort to share this commitment with others, I want to start sharing with you what I’ve been reading each week. This list will mainly be books, but specific journal articles and/or long form blog posts.

So this is what I’ve read this week.

 

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Teams
This book has been in my hands for the last two weeks. I’ve taken it everywhere with me. Not because it is that big, but I want to process really well what it has. Over the last year I have grown fascinated with what it means to have a great ministry team built. I’ve done OK with part of this and I also have areas I really want (and need) to grow in. This has been a great learning piece as I try to learn from past high-performing teams that I’ve worked on and led.

Soul Keeping: Caring For The Most Important Part of You by John Ortberg
My Dad gave me this book last year and I’ve just now looked at it. I read it in 3 days. It is a fanastic look into the relationship between John Ortberg and Dallas Willard. Jon uses his life with Dallas to outline the reasons our soul acts the way it does. For anyone who has wanted to start slowing down and living more, it is absolutely fantastic.

The Ben Lilly Legend by J. Frank Dobie
Ben Lilly was a legendary bear and panther hunter in North Louisiana in the early 20th century. He spent the last part of his life out west pursuing the same animals. This guy is a legend around where I live and once I heard his story, I couldn’t pass up the chance to read it.

What have you read this week?

 

 

Scott Magdalein, TrainedUp.church, and Hot Rodding Volunteers

Scott Magdalein, TrainedUp.church, and Hot Rodding Volunteers

This is a big day for The Productive Pastor! This episode is sponsored by the good folks at TrainedUp.church. If you are looking for a thoroughly modern way to utilize video in your church training, they’ve built a turn-key solution for you. Make sure to check them out! In today’s episode, we’ve got Scott Magdalein, Founder of TrainedUp on the podcast to talk about his life, why he created TrainedUp and how it can help hot rod your church and ministry.

Front Matter

You Have to Show Up. Every. Day by Zak Slayback 

Why Successful People Spend 10 Hours a Week on “Compound Time.”  by Michael Simmons

My Conversation with Scott Magdalein

    • Scott’s background
    • What local church situation made Scott create TrainedUp
    • The power of consistency in solving small issues.
    • What is TrainedUp
    • What successful churches are doing to be successful in TrainedUp.
    • It’s all about being consistent. Yet again.
    • How Scott stays productive.
    • How self-awareness has changed things.

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Back Matter

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