ABAWFAY is short for “A Book A Week For A Year”. Read this post to find out more and to suggest the next book I read.

By the way, I am using a new method for reviewing books which helps me extrapolate principles which lead to changed thinking and action.

For more info and for a free template, go here.

Quick Summary

Brandon J. O’Brien urges pastors to rethink what success in ministry really looks like. He asserts that small churches can become successful when they function as “strategically small”. He defines this throughout the book but in short, it is when a small church shifts their perspective from one of lack to one of abundance. He argues that the characteristics of a small church are what make it unique to meet needs that may be overlooked or even out of reach of larger churches. Yet, this book is challenging for pastors/leaders who lead churches of various shapes and sizes.

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We have all heard it said, “Leaders are readers”. I heard that Zig Ziglar reads three hours, per day!

And one huge example in my life is my wife Hannah.

I told her about this idea that I had been mulling over because I wanted her thoughts (okay, and her encouragement).

I informed her that I wanted to read a book a week for a year.

She proceeded to tell me, “What do you think I have been doing all this time?!”

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At work, we have been doing what we call “Summer School”. It is a groundbreaking learning experience in which we read and discuss primarily business books and then attend conferences remotely (oh, the power of the internet).

Well, we just finished The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team yesterday, which I highly recommend (of course, I must note that it contained PG language).

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At work, we have been doing what we call “Summer School”. It is a groundbreaking learning experience in which we read and discuss primarily business books and then attend conferences remotely (oh, the power of the internet).

Well, we just finished The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team yesterday, which I highly recommend (of course, I must note that it contained PG language).

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