Here in Season 1, I'm focusing on the time of preparation prior to our arrival in Provo, Utah where we would launch our new church plant.

In this episode, I'm joined again by church planter Isaac Morin of Orange County, California. We discuss the church planting books we read and the mistake of utilizing them as checklists.

At minute [11:16] Isaac mentions Lead Like It Matters: 7 Leadership Principles for a Church That Lasts by Craig Groeschel. You can get a copy here.

At minute [11:27] he mentions Building Your Church from the Ground Up by Mike Mutchler. The spiral-bound edition I had is now out of print, but you can get the newest edition here. 

At minute [11:47] he references Launch: Starting a New Church from Scratch by Nelson Searcy. You can get the newest edition here.

At minute [16:23] I mention Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Guide for New Churches and Those Desiring Renewal by Aubrey Malphurs. You can get a copy here.

At minute [16:33] I mention Planting and Growing a Fundamental Church by Roy Thomas. You can get a copy here.

At minute [16:50] I mention Planting Missional Churches: Your Guide to Starting Churches that Multiply by Ed Stetzer. You can get the newest edition here.

At minute [17:07] I talk about Getting a Church Started in the Face of Insurmountable Odds with Limited Resources in Unlikely Circumstances: How to Establish a Church Based on a Study of 10 New Small Prospering Congregations by Elmer Towns. You can get a copy here.

At minute [18:22] I mention Ten Most Common Mistakes Made by Church Starts by Jim Griffith and Bill Easum. You can get a copy here.

At minute [23:36] I list some books on preaching I read during the same period: Simplicity In Preaching by J.C. Ryle, The 12 Essential Skills for Great Preaching by Wayne McDill, The Supremacy of God in Preaching by John Piper, and Anointed Expository Preaching by Stephen Olford and David Olford.

At minute [28:20] Isaac mentions Crazy Busy by Kevin DeYoung, which he built a sermon series around. You can get a copy of the book here.

At minute [31:00] he mentions Deep Preaching: Creating Sermons that Go Beyond the Superficial by J. Kent Edwards. You can get a copy here.

At minute [40:51] Isaac recommends the app MindNode for mind mapping and taking notes on what you're reading.

At minute [47:08] I mention From Megachurch to Multiplication by Chris Galanos. You can get a copy here. You can also watch a Q&A we had with him after Isaac and I and a group of other ministry leaders read his book together here.

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