by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Oct 7, 2019 | Book Reviews, Conflict, Leadership
When I first received a review copy of The Politics of Ministry by Bob Burns, Tasha D. Chapman, and Donald Guthrie, I knew I needed to read this book. Why? Because I have become convinced that so much of the conflict, the pain that exists in the church is the result...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | May 23, 2019 | Book Reviews
I’ve been meaning to write a review of Austin Fischer’s Faith in the Shadows: Finding Christ in the Midst of Doubt for a couple months now. I had even gotten fairly close a few weeks ago when all my notes got gobbled up by my computer (okay, I’ll be honest, it was my...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Sep 7, 2018 | Book Reviews
If you haven’t read You are What You Love: the Spiritual Power of Habit or Desiring the Kingdom by James K.A. Smith, I highly recommend you do so. There aren’t books that come along too regularly that cause you to re-think human nature, or worship, but You...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Aug 24, 2018 | Book Reviews, Change, Leadership
How to Lead Without Being in Charge: Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority came out just about a year ago, so for my timing, I’m actually a bit ahead having just finished it. It is really a great primer on exactly what the title tells you: how do you keep...
