2014 Focused Reading List for Men

Join me and others in an intentional effort to focus our limited time to improve ourselves as men, husbands, and fathers. The books selected below were chosen in several different ways, but primarily I wanted the books to push me to become a person who is intentionally living loved and leading others to do the same.

If you would be interested in joining a (online and McKinney) mens only group that would process these books and how we were growing up to 2 times a month please leave a comment below.

If you desire to grow, but don't read, consider joining by listening to the audio books.

I believe this effort can be as beneficial as a mentor and coach when combined with the right band of brothers.

Jump in and let's see what God can do through us in January and beyond.

2014 Book Reading List focused on growing to live, love and lead.

by Lantz Howard

lantzhoward.blogspot.com

Recommended: Formative and a few favorite books that have led me to this point: Wild at Heart, A Million Miles in A Thousand Years, Jesus words in the Sermon on the Mount, Daring Greatly, Inside Out, Love Does, Linchpin, Living the Cross Centered Life, Crazy Love, A Failure of Nerve

Books of the Bible Acts Luke Hosea Ephesians Matthew Proverbs Romans John Nehemiah Colossians Mark Genesis

Solitude - Focus on God - Lead To Be Told: God Invites You to Coauthor Your Future Fight: Winning the Battles That Matter Most Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy Leading with a Limp: Take Full Advantage of Your Most Powerful Weakness Extra: Damn Few: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior The Everlasting Stream: A True Story of Rabbits, Guns, Friendship, and Family

Community - Autobiography/Mentor - Live Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Modern Library Paperbacks) Extra: Robert E. Lee on Leadership : Executive Lessons in Character, Courage, and Vision Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

Ministry - Inspirational - Love Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Extra: Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck--Why Some Thrive Despite Them All A Thousand Splendid Sun

The following plan is laid out on a per month basis. Groups would process together up to 2x a month. 

Month	Bible	Book
January	Acts	To Be Told: God Invites You to Coauthor Your Future
February	Luke	Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
March	Hosea	Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
April	Ephesians	Fight: Winning the Battles That Matter Most
May	Matthew	Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
June	Proverbs	I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
July	Romans	Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy
August	John	The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
September	Nehemiah	Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
October	Colossians	Leading with a Limp: Take Full Advantage of Your Most Powerful Weakness
November	Mark	The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Modern Library Paperbacks)
December	Genesis	The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics