{"id":8453,"date":"2017-01-02T13:27:09","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T18:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ben-sternke-live.prev17.rmkr.net\/?p=8453"},"modified":"2025-03-07T18:54:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T22:54:59","slug":"favorite-books-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/favorite-books-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Some of Our Favorite Books of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

We believe that to lead others well, you need to commit to reading<\/em>, both widely and deeply.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So we asked our team to give us a few favorite books from 2016, and we\u2019ve got a list of 10 books below. These aren\u2019t necessarily books that were released in 2016, just books we happened to read this past year.<\/p>\n

Also, you\u2019ll notice that the books span a fairly wide range of genres, from theology to history to leadership to fiction. We believe reading lots of different kinds of books gives leaders intuitive insights and important perspectives they wouldn\u2019t have otherwise.<\/p>\n

OK, enough preamble. Enjoy this list of a few of our favorite books from 2016!<\/p>\n

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Faithful Presence<\/h1>\n

\"faithfulpresence\"Faithful Presence: Seven Disciplines That Shape the Church For Mission<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0David Fitch<\/p>\n

(Recommended by Ben Sternke<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

“Don’t go to church, BE the church!” Easy to say, but what does it actually mean to be the church?<\/strong> This book was immensely helpful for fleshing\u00a0this question out. Outlines 7 disciplines we\u00a0can practice that help us discern and submit to the presence of Christ.<\/p>\n

This is the book I will be recommending to anyone wondering why we are planting our church<\/a> the way we are.<\/p>\n

Also check out these other favorite\u00a0books:<\/p>\n