How to Size Up a Book

I’m often asked by my coaching networks and alumni, “How many books do I read?”  I typically read 5-7 books per week. That means I need to give myself an estimate of how long it will take me to read each book.  So, when I get ready to read a book, I like it to size it up. Here are … Read More


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Decide Now To Be a Reader!

The call to ministry is the call to prepare. Whether you have 40 years of ministry in front of you, or perhaps only 40 months, or even 4 years, whatever that might be.  Make the decision to say, “I’m going to be a life long leader.” As long as you’re leading, as long as you have another hill to take, … Read More


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How Pastors Can Read More

One of the questions I get asked all the time is, “How do you read so many books?” or “How do you read a book in a day?”  Well, I think it’s worthwhile giving you a little history of how my passion to read developed. I was not much of a reader before I became a Christian. In fact, I had … Read More


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Pastors’ Reading Habits: How Much Do You Read?

I recently read an article from The Barna Group called “Reading Habits of Today’s Pastors”.  This article takes a look at one of the most reading professional groups– us pastors!  Here are some interesting statistics the article touches on:   Pastors buy 3.8 books per month per person—92% of whom buy at least one book per month—adding up to between 8 … Read More


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What Are the Best Books of the Year so far? Here’s my list…

Having read over 140 books so far this year, I was thinking about which were the best books.  I made a list of the top books that have inspired me and impacted my thinking, and I want to share this list with you! Here is a preview of some of the books on my list: #6 – Right Turns:  The … Read More


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Here’s What I’ve Been Reading… (see my “best of” list!)

Normally, it’s the end of the year when I release my list of the Best Books.  But a few titles have already stood out from the pack and are so impactful that I couldn’t wait to reveal this list to you. I’ve read over 140 books so far this year, but I’ve made you a short list of the best … Read More


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Q & A: How To Read More

Got this question from Church Planting Coaching Network Alumni Mike Sorcinelli (New Day Church – www.newdaychurch.cc ) in Longmeadow, MA: “I really want to be a reader but it literally took me 6 hours + to read your book “Fusion”, which is a short book. It’ll take me almost a month to read “Planting Missional Churches” (I’m about half way … Read More


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