Books and Podcasts

Tools you can use anytime.

Books

Here is a list of written resources to assist you in self-care and wellness.

  • Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation — Ruth Haley Barton

  • Invitation to Solitude and Silence: Experiencing God’s Transforming Presence — Ruth Haley Barton

  • Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry — Ruth Haley Barton

  • The Gift of Being Yourself: The Sacred Call to Self-Discovery — David G. Benner

  • The Rest of God: Restoring Your Soul by Restoring Sabbath — Mark Buchanan

  • The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World — John Mark Comer

  • SoulTalk: The Language God Longs for Us to Speak — Larry Crabb

  • The Voice of the Heart: A Call to Full Living — Chip Dodd

  • Windows of the Soul: Experiencing God in New Ways — Ken Gire

  • Weeds Among the Wheat: Discernment—Where Prayer & Action Meet — Thomas H. Green

  • At Home in the World: A Rule of Life for the Rest of Us — Margaret Guenther

  • The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life — Os Guinness

  • Coming Home to Your True Self: Leaving the Emptiness of False Attractions — Albert Haase

  • The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal — Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz

  • A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World — Paul E. Miller

  • Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation — M. Robert Mulholland Jr.

  • The Way of the Heart: Desert Spirituality and Contemporary Ministry — Henri J. M. Nouwen

  • The Life You’ve Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People — John Ortberg

  • A Non-Anxious Presence: How a Changing and Complex World Will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders — Mark Sayers

  • Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: It’s Impossible to Be Spiritually Mature While Remaining Emotionally Immature — Peter Scazzero

  • Listening to God in Times of Choice: The Art of Discerning God’s Will — Gordon T. Smith

  • TrueFaced: Trust God and Others with Who You Really Are — Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol, and John Lynch

  • The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus — Rich Villodas

Podcasts

Here are some audio and video resources to equip and encourage you.

The Pastor Matters podcast: https://www.pastorscenter.org/the-pastor-matters-podcast/

The Clergy Wellness podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1995976