I Once Was Lost, Don Everts & Doug Schaupp

The new book from IVP. It's about campus evangelism, by these 2 veteran InterVarsity staff workers. I felt hat it was very insightful and helpful. The greatest tool provided is the foundations of the book - mainly the 5 Thresholds of Evangelism.

Included with good campus stories these 5 thresholds gave me good guidelines for moving deeper into the life of my friends who are not yet believers.
Threshold 1 - Moving from Distrust to Trust - Christians have lost so much trust. We need to learn to listen and not preach or scold.

Threshold 2 - Moving from Complacency to Curious - Once trusted we need to be intentional about being authentic and compelling as we share our story.

Threshold 3 - Moving from being closed to change to bring open to change in their life. - Are they willing to go to an event or a Bible study with us?

Threshold 4 - Moving from Meandering to Seeking - We should continue to be intentional about asking them where they are in their journey

Threshold 5 - Moving to cross the threshold of the Kingdom of God. - Don't forget to ask the right questions at the right time and be prepared for the answer.

I will recommend this book for all student leaders.

Why You Do The Things You Do, Tim Clinton & Gary Sibcy

Tim Clinton & Gary Sibcy a primer on building relational health from a Godly perspective. The authors took a long time at the beginning developing the model of 4 styles of relating: secure, avoidant, ambivilent & . After they laid out the model they spent the 2nd half of the book talking about the specifics. It was a very good balance between real counseling case studies and strong principles. The plan of action is written in easy steps that are easily remembered and very practical.