NTC Staff Share Their Recommendations On What To Read

Now that the kiddos have finished their back-to-school reading lists it is time to turn our attention to more adult fare. The North Texas Conference staff offers a list of recommendations spanning popular fiction to leadership and conflict resolution.

Jeremy Basset, Disaster Response Coordinator

• Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton

Jan Chapman, Administrative Assistant for the East District

• Friendship with God by Jamie Moore
• The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
• The Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff by Christopher Moore
• Every book written by Colleen Hoover (NYT best-selling author from Sulphur Springs)

Brady Cleveland, Administrative Assistant for the Northwest District

• Her Unsuitable Match by Sally Britton
• Under Kansas Skies series by Leah Brunner
• In Pursuit of the Painter by Ashtyn Newbold
• In Pursuit of a Gentleman by Arlem Hawks
• To Win Her Heart by Karen Witemeyer

Monica Frazier, Communications Coordinator

• Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Life by Shauna Niequist
• Yes Please by Amy Poehler
• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

Anne Graves, Building Facilities Manager

• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessell Van Der Kolk, MD
• Everyday Supernatural: Living a Spirit-Filled Life Without Being Weird by Mike Pilavachi and Andy Croft

Liz Greenwell, Crisis Team Coordinator

• Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White: Thoughts on Religion, Morality, and Politics by Adam Hamilton
• Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D.
• The Powers That Be by Walter Wink

Todd Harris, Northwest District Superintendent

• Sparring Partners by John Grisham

Pam Hughes, Director of Communications

• One Long River of Song by Brian Doyle

Liz Lancaster, Administrative Assistant for the Metro District

• A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
• Book Lovers by Emily Henry
• Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab

Andy Lewis, Director of Missional Outreach and Assistant to the Bishop

• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
• We Need to Build by Eboo Patel

Lisa Putnam, IT Manager

• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
• Fervent by Priscilla Shirer

Jessica Wright, Associate Director of Missional Outreach

• Wholehearted Faith by Rachel Held Evans and Jeff Chu
• A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost
• Now What? How to Move Forward When We're Divided (About Basically Everything) by Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers

Published: Wednesday, August 10, 2022