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Books Worth Reading

The Five Love Languages

While working as a marriage counselor for more than 30 years, Gary Chapman identified five love languages: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, Acts of Service, and Physical Touch. In a friendly, and often humorous style, he unpacks each one to figure out how to fill your spouse's "love tank". Chapman illustrates each love language with real-life examples from his counseling practice.

Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul

If Christian men are going to change from a pitiful, wimpy bunch of "really nice guys" to men who are made in the image of God, they must reexamine their preconceptions about who God is and recover their true "wild" hearts. Eldredge throws down the gauntlet--men are bored; they fear risk, they refuse to pay attention to their deepest desires. He challenges Christian men to return to authentic masculinity without resorting to a "macho man" mentality. This book urges men to take time out and come to grips with the "secret longings" of their hearts.

The Quest for the Radical Middle: A History of the Vineyard

An in-depth look at the history of The Vineyard, one of the fastest growing church movements in the last twenty years. No stone is left unturned. The true flavor the vineyard and it's several key incarnations are captured, the various sides of key issues including the prophets and the toronto blessing are covered. You catch some of the spirit of the movement of God that was the Vineyard in the Wimber days and it makes you hungry for more.. You also learn a lot about what it means to run a church movement, and stay with the Spirit.

The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness

Radio talk-show host and bestselling author Dave Ramsey (Financial Peace) is less a financial analyst and more of a preacher, which explains both his popularity and the appeal of this book. The bedrock of his system is simple: work hard, pay what you owe and stay out of debt. His main commandment is "Pay cash."He provides the brutally direct truth about the hard work it takes to become free of debt.

The Supernatural Ways of Royalty

Supernatural Ways of Royalty reveals your true identity as a child of the King of Kings, royal heir to the eternal Kingdom of God. Kris Vallotton and Bill Johnson denounce the pauper mentality many Christians have and present your royal inheritance through Christ's ultimate act of redemption. The Authors personal, supernatural experiences will convince you of your own royal status and inspire you to claim your personal inheritance gift from your Father, the King of Kings.

It: How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It

This book simply rocked the Vineyard Westside leadership team. Great insight as to what we are reaching for. Craig Groeschel, founder of LifeChurch.tv (Edmond, OK), witnessed a powerful presence from God that he calls It at work in many churches. What is this transformational force? How can you and your ministry get—and keep—It? Combining in-your-face honesty with off-the-wall humor, this lively book tells how any believer can obtain It.

Creating Community: Five Keys to Building a Small Group Culture

A must read for all group leaders! Andy Stanley and Bill Willits take you on their amazing journey of developing the small group culture at North Point Community Church. They reveal their five key discoveries about what it takes to create a compelling small group ministry. These discoveries have helped connect almost 8,000 people into North Point’s adult small groups. This is not just another book about community; this is a book about strategy—strategy that builds a small group culture.

Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith

“God doesn't change, but times do, and Rob Bell, founding pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Michigan, believes new times call for us to remain open and flexible, living with passion and conviction....An advocate of a postmodern approach to faith, Bell is vulnerable about his own struggles with doubt and understanding Scripture. Joy, awe, raw honesty, and an appreciation for the mystery of faith permeate the pages.” — Christianity Today

Helpful Websites

YouVersion.com An amazing online tool designed to connect the Bible to people's everyday lives. YouVersion bring relevancy to God's Word no matter where you are on your spiritual path.

VineyardMusic.com For more than thrity years, Vineyard Music has been dedicated to bringing new worship shongs to the church. Born within local Vineyard churches, many of these songs have been warmly embraced by worshippers worldwide.

X3Watch.com With internet pornography hitting $10 billion in the US business, millions of men and women have bee ensnared in addictive, destructive behaviors. X3 Watch has the tools to stay pure and accountable in our online world.

Other Great Ministries

Love146 Child sexual exploitation is not just a third-world problem. It’s America’s problem. Nearly 1,500 children from 40 states in the U.S. were trafficked into Nevada between January 1994 and July 2007. Familial prostitution – the selling of one’s family member for sex in exchange for drugs, shelter, or money – is a large and overlooked problem in the United States. Help our children in Cincinnati through the Love146 Cincinnati Task Force.