Going further with mentoring

Book suggestions for those wanting to grow in their mentorship skills. Compiled by expert guests from the EFC’s recent webinar on “Mentoring and Why it Matters.”

The EFC’s recent webinar on “Mentoring and Why it Matters” generated lively discussion and lots of helpful tips, especially about the “mechanics” of a typical mentoring session.

Our expert guests, Margaret Gibb of Women Together, Pierre Bergeron of SIS Leadership and Doug Ward of Arrow Leadership, also made several book suggestions for those wanting to grow in their mentorship skills.

You’ll find their list of recommended reading below. In the list you can learn more about each book by clicking its title to read its detailed description at Amazon.ca, but do consider supporting your local Christian bookstore by ordering it from them instead.

1. The Making of a Leader by Robert Clinton
2. Spiritual Rhythm by Mark Buchanan
3. To Be Told: Know Your Story, Shape Your Future by Dan B. Allender
4. Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud
5. Leading on Empty by Wayne Cordeiro
6. Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders
7. Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership by Ruth Haley Barton
8. Life with God by Richard J. Foster
9. Connecting: the Mentoring Relationship you need to succeed in life by Paul D. Stanley and J. Robert Clinton
10. A Resilient Life by Gordon MacDonald
11. Mentoring: How to Find a Mentor and How to Become One by Bobb Biehl
12. As Iron Sharpens Iron: Building Character in A Mentoring Relationship by Howard and William Hendricks
13. Winning with People by John C. Maxwell
14. The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth by John C. Maxwell
15. Sometimes you Win, Sometimes you Learn by John C. Maxwell
16. Intentional Living by John C. Maxwell
17. Dangerous Calling by Paul David Tripp
18. Change Your Questions, Change Your Life by Marilee Adams
19. Spiritual Mentoring by Keith Anderson and Randy Reese
20. Great Questions for Leading Well by Steve Brown (Arrow)
21. Mentoring Leaders by Carson Pue