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Read the Great Books 2018

Each year for the XP-Seminar, we cull the world for great books on personal enrichment, management and leadership:

  • Classics—never forget about the great ones!
  • Business books—our friends in the business world have lessons to […]
2018-02-09T13:31:41-06:00By David Fletcher|Book Reviews, Growing as an XP|
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Staffing Smarts—Free Resource to Download

Our friends at Slingshot have released a great book on effective techniques to help you hire the best. They say: “From building healthy teams to navigating ministry crises in your church staff, the people […]

2018-02-24T19:08:53-06:00By David Fletcher|Book Reviews, Hiring|
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Church Event Planning Toolkit

Deborah Ike is a regular author on XPastor.org, contributing some fantastic articles over the last few years. Based on her experience in helping churches and as […]

2018-02-24T19:07:46-06:00By David Fletcher|Book Reviews, Communications|
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Book Review: Contagious Generosity

Contageous GenerosityI recently read the book, Contagious Generosity: Creating a Culture of Giving in Your Church by Chris Willard and Jim Sheppard. I found this book […]

2016-10-12T10:59:37-05:00By Kim Pappel|Book Reviews, Generosity|
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Book Review: Necessary Endings

Necessary Endings bookNecessary Endings is a “necessary” read for every church leader, regardless of denominational stripe. While the author and internationally renowned Dr. Henry Cloud […]

2016-10-12T10:59:37-05:00By Brian Barndt|Book Reviews, Firing|
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Book Review: The New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan

New Leader's 100-Day Action PlanThe New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan: How to Take Charge, Build Your Team, and Get Immediate Results, written by George Bradt, […]

2016-10-12T10:59:37-05:00By Greg Rupley|Book Reviews, First Six Months, My Transition|
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Book Review: Less Clutter. Less Noise

Less Clutter, Less NoiseI came across Kem Meyer a few years ago when I spent the day in my office listening to The Nines Webinar […]

2016-10-12T10:59:41-05:00By Kevin Miller|