Resources for What I Wish I Had Known When I Entered Ministry

Books

Common Mistakes

• Spiritual Discipleship: Principles of Following Christ for Every Believer by J. Oswald Sanders. Chicago, Illinois: Moody, 2007
• The Top 10 Mistakes Leaders Make by Hans Finzel. Colorado Springs, Colorado: David C. Cook, 2007.

Mistakes with Emotions

• Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions by Lysa TerKeurst. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2012.

Mistakes with Words

• Change Your Words, Change Your Life: Understanding the Power of Every Word You Speak by Joyce Meyer. Brentwood, Tennessee: FaithWords, 2012.

Mistakes with Personal Image

• God Loves Broken People (And Those Who Pretend They're Not) by Sheila Walsh. Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 2012.
  

Online Articles

• "The Five Things I Wish I Knew When I Started In Youth Ministry" by Andy Blanks
• "How to Create More Margin in Your Life" by Michael Hyatt
• "Pastoring A Church Can Be Hazardous To Your Health" by Dr. Vann Kissell
• "Q & A: Billy Graham on Aging, Regrets, and Evangelicals" by Sarah Pulliam Bailey
• "What Ministry Assistants Wish Pastors Knew" by Polly House

Songs

• "This is the Stuff" by Francesca Battistelli
• "All Things New" by Steven Curtis Chapman
• "You Lead" by Jamie Grace
• "Only Grace" by Matthew West

 

 

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