Curated Media Collection
Explore our curated collection of books carefully selected for your review. More media, including podcasts and additional resources, will be added soon to support your learning journey.
Gratitude, Injury, and Repair in a Pandemic Age edited by Michael Reid Trice, Ph.D., EMBA and Patricia O’Connell Killen, Ph.D.
Discerning Leadership edited by Michael Reid Trice, Ph.D., EMBA, Kara Markell, D.Min. Marc Cohen, Ph.D., and Sofia Sayabalian, M.A.
Forthcoming 2026
Land of Stark Contrasts: Faith-Based Responses to Homelessness in the United States edited by Manuel Mejido Costoya
Confronting Racism and White Supremacy in the US, edited by Michael R. Fisher Jr.
Nicaea, American Populism, and Christian Nationalism by Michael Reid Trice, Ph.D., EMBA
101 Leadership Insights: Practical Tools, Tips, and Techniques for New and Seasoned Leaders by Del Walinga and Bob Phillips
The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World by Ronald A. Heifetz, Marty Linsky, Alexander Grashow
Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work & Life, One Conversation at a Time by Susan Scott
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow by Don Clifton
Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy by Mo Gawdat
Calling Bullsh*t: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven by Carl T. Bergstrom and Jevin D. West
Inclusive Conversations: Fostering Equity, Empathy, and Belonging Across Differences by Mary-Frances Winters
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change by William Bridges and Susan Bridges
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher, William L. Ury and Bruce Patton
How to Pioneer: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Started by David Male
Emergent Strategy Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by Adrienne Maree Brown
A Door Set Open: Grounding Change in Mission and Hope by Peter L. Steinke
Transforming Congregational Culture Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change by Anthony B. Robinson
Adaptive Actions: Leveraging Uncertainty in Your Organization by Glenda H. Eoyang and Royce J. Holladay
Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory by Tod Bolsinger
Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization by Robert Kegan, Lisa Laskow Lahey
Memories, Hope, and Conversations: Appreciative Inquiry and Congregational Change by Mark Lau Branson
Leadership for Vital Congregations by Anthony B. Robinson
Church After: Finding Transformation in Unexpected Change by Anna Mitchell Hall
The Great Emergence: How Christianity Is Changing and Why by Phyllis Tickle
Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons and Theory in Practice by Howard Gardner
Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella Meadows
The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton
Understanding Your Congregation as a System: The Manual by George D. Parsons and Speed B. Leas
The Eight Concepts of Bowen Theory: A New Way of Thinking About the Individual and the Group by Roberta M. Gilbert
Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella Meadows
Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World by Vivek H. Murthy, M.D.
Salsa, Soul, and Spirit: Leadership for a Multicultural Age by Juana Bordas
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices by Casper ter Kuile
The Great Search: Turning to Earth & Soul in the Quest for Healing & Home by John Philip Newell
Dancing in the Darkness: Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times by Otis Moss, III
Soul Types: Matching Your Personality and Spiritual Path by Sandra Krebs Hirs, Jane Kise
The Wisdom Pattern: Order, Disorder, Reorder by Richard Rohr
My Grandmother’s Hands: Radicalized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur C. Brooks
Four Hasidic Masters and Their Struggle Against Melancholy by Elie Wiesel
The Tao of Leadership: Lao Tzu’s Te Ching Adapted for a New Age by John Heider, Ph.D.
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting with Sacred Earth by Randy Woodley
Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life by Tish Harrison Warren
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now by Walter Brueggemann
Work: How to Find Joy and Meaning in Each Hour of the Day by Thich Nhat Hanh
Earth, Our Original Monastery by Christine Valters Paintner
Restoring Sanity: Practices to Awaken Generosity, Creativity, and Kindness in Ourselves and Our Organizations by Margaret Wheatley
Thrive: Spiritual Habits of Transforming Congregations by Ruth Fletcher
Becoming a Healthier Pastor: Family Systems Theory and the Pastor’s Own Family by Ronald W. Richardson
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski, PhD and Amelia Nagoski, DMA
The Art of Theological Reflection by John De Beer, Patricia O’Connell Killen
The Soul of a Pilgrim: Eight Practices for the Journey Within by Christine Valters Paintner
Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in our Busy Lives by Wayne Muller
Ten Types of Innovation: The Discipline of Building Breakthroughs by Larry Keeley, Helen Walters, Ryan Pikkel, Brian Quinn
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace
Thinkertoys Second Edition: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques by Michael Michalko
Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant
by W. Chan Kim and Renee A. Mauborgne
How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery by Kevin Ashton
Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity by Keith Sawyer
The Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation
by Frans Johansson
Religion and Politics in America: Faith, Culture, and Strategic Choices by Allen D. Hertzke, Laura R. Olson, Kevin R. den Dulk, Robert Booth Fowler
Moving into the Ecumenical Future: Foundations of a Paradigm for Christian Ethics by John W. Crossin
Evangelical vs. Liberal: The Clash of Christian Cultures in the Pacific Northwest by James K. Wellman
Faith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy by David M. Elcott
Captain America and the Crusade Against Evil: The Dilemma of Zealous Nationalism by Robert Jewett and John Shelton Lawrence
Religion and Public Life in the Pacific Northwest: The None Zone Edited by O’Connell Killen, Mark Silk
Religion Pluralism in America: The Contentious History of a Founding Ideal by William R. Hutchison
Confronting Racism and White Supremacy in the US Edited by Michael R. Fisher Jr.
Pope Francis and Mercy: A Dynamic Theological Hermeneutic by Gill K. Goulding, CJ
How to Be a Perfect Stranger: The Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook Edited by Stuart M. Matlins and Arthur J. Magida
Monotheism, Intolerance, and the Path to Pluralistic Politics by Christopher A. Haw
Religious Right, Religious Wrong by Lloyd J. Averill
The Jesuits in the United States: A Concise History by David J. Collins
Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
Gratitude, Injury, and Repair in a Pandemic Age: An Interreligious Dialogue Edited by Michael Reid Trice and Patricia O’Connell Killen
The Necessary Revolution: Working Together to Create a Sustainable World
Peter M. Senge, Bryan Smith, Nina Kruschwitz, Joe Laur, Sara Schley
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
Hidden Blessings: Midlife Crisis as a Spiritual Awakening by Jett Psaris, PhD
Who Do We Choose to Be? Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, Restoring Sanity by Margaret Wheatley
Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool’s Guide to Surviving with Grace by Gordon MacKenzie
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
The Almanack of Naval Ravinkant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness by Eric Jorgenson
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan and Al Switzler
Leaders Who Last: Sustaining Yourself and Your Ministry by Margaret J. Marcuson
Dare to Lead by Brené Brown, PhD, MSW
Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes by William Bridges and Susan Bridges
The Way Of Transition: Embracing Life’s Most Difficult Moments by William Bridges
Leadership is a Relationship: How to Put People First in the Digital World by Michael S. Erwin, Willys DeVoll
Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America by Heather Cox Richardson
Bone of the Bone: Essays on America by a Daughter of the Working Class by Sarah Smarsh
Great Mystics and Social Justice: Walking on the Two Feet of Love by Susan Rakoczy
Divinity & Diversity: A Christian Affirmation of Religious Pluralism by Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki, PhD
Journey to the Common Good by Walter Brueggemann
Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that Keep Us Apart by Christena Cleveland
Financial Intelligence: A Manager’s Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean by Karen Berman, Joe Knight, John Case
Holy Currencies: Six Blessings for Sustainable Missional Ministries by Eric H.F. Law
Stewardship for Vital Congregations by Anthony B. Robinson
The Power of Asset Mapping: How Your Congregation Can Act on Its Gifts by Luther K. Snow
