Books which influence me

Challenged to name some books that have influenced me I’ve
pondered a few book lists over the last couple of days. So here is a list of
books, that don’t require a degree in theology to understand, which influence how
I do ministry.

• 
  Stanley Hauerwas
  Resident Aliens. Hauerwas’ approach
  to ethics and the task of the church has a significant influence on my thinking of mission and ecclesiology.
  
• Dan Kimball The
  Emerging Church. Perhaps not the greatest book ever on post-modernity, the
  church and emerging culture but Kimball sets out many of the key questions and
  suggests answers that come from his experience of church leadership.
  
• James Torrance Worship,
  Community, and the Triune God of Grace. This book more than any other
  opened my mind to what worship is.
  
• Tony Jones The Sacred
  Way. Jones is one of a number of writers who have helped me to see
  spirituality in a broader context and awakened a desire to keep growing in the
  faith.
  
• John Colwell The
  Rhythm of Doctrine. One of the few books of doctrine which I find myself
  dipping into again and again when preaching.