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Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership: The Paradox of Personal Dysfunction by Gary L. McIntosh

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3.0

Decent. Over-emphasis on the effect of dark things in our life. One man was deemed successful, and had not had a moral or public or big or small failure, and yet they said he succeeded as a direct result of his dark side...? It was fine, but a little over-done to me.
Leading Church Multiplication: Locally, Regionally, and Nationally by Steve Pike, Tom Nebel

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5.0

Really fun to read a resource that is not about how to plant a church, but is about how to lead church planting on a larger scale. There are some ideas that are so much bigger than me, in a really good way, in here. Recommended!
A Model for Marriage: Covenant, Grace, Empowerment and Intimacy by Judith K. Balswick, Jack O. Balswick

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4.0

Very helpful in understanding marriage - especially, for me, the chapter on marriage in different seasons.
It Only Hurts on Monday: Why Pastors Quit and What You Can Do about It by Gary L. McIntosh

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3.0

Not bad, but it's dated now...and tended towards what felt like a victim mentality for pastors (seeming like we had the worst job in the world, and no one could possibly understand), and the last three chapters or so were repeat (literally - much of it word-for-word). haha. So "not bad" is relative to what "bad" is...
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

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4.0

Really fun - little disappointed by the ending...I wanted fireworks. great commentary though. I listened to a narrated version and read along for the first time and really enjoyed that as well.
Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?: A Historical Introduction by John Fea

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4.0

Though I am still not sure I think the question matters at this point in our history, I thought it was a really good read - and I loved the author's voice and character. A good book to have to read for a history class. :)