Numerous studies confirm that the American church is in decline.

Alan Roxburgh, in his book Joining God, Remaking the Church, Changing the World, shares the following statistic:

• If you were born between 1925 and 1945, there is a 60% chance you are in church today.
• If you were born between 1946 and 1964, there is a 40% chance you are in church today.
• If you were born between 1965 and 1983, there is a 20% chance you are in church today.
• If you were born after 1984, there is less than a 10% chance you are in church today.

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Reading, both widely and deeply, is a vital discipline for any leader. But reading is especially important for the Christian leader, because our way of leadership (following Jesus) isn’t just pragmatic. It’s a inherently theological pursuit that demands we reflect deeply on our relationships regularly.

We asked our team to give us a few favorite books from 2018, and we’ve got a list below, in no particular order. (Note: these aren’t necessarily books that were released this year, just books we happened to read this year.)

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I’ve had some conversations lately with people wanting to start coaching or consulting businesses, and they’ve asked me, “What should I do first? How did Gravity Leadership get started?”

I’ve had to admit to these people that I’m not sure what a good first step would be because our work in coaching and consulting happened somewhat “accidentally.”

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One of the skills we train people to practice in our coaching is compassionate curiosity about ourselves, God, and others in discipleship.

Cultivating a genuine curiosity at the core of our being is vital if we want to grow and mature as followers of Jesus. Without curiosity, we become rigid ideologues seeking data to confirm our existing biases. Without curiosity, we cannot grow as disciples of Jesus.

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