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Diversity

I'm diverse.....I don't intend to be or try to be...I just am. I'm a 6'4", 260 pound black dude with dreads living and doing ministry in GRANGER, IN....um yup! Indiana. So yeah, I'm diverse... and there's nothing wrong with that...actually it's pretty refreshing I think...but I'm biased. As I grew up learning leadership skills, I've always valued diversity immensely! Specifically in this area, I not only value diversity, I've always tried to seek it out! One of the ways I've tried to do that is through reading...I hate to read, but I love learning so because of that I find myself being forced to read...and what I read usually has some diversity to it. This collection (above), at first glance, doesn't seem overly diverse but there are VERY diverse agendas in each one...and I appreciate that!  Each of these 8 books challenged me in a different way and now I'm better because of it.  (this isn't my all-time favorites list or anything just some really good ones I keep on my shelf at work)

I believe, we become better leaders by engaging a more diverse learning/education process.

For example, if all I read was student ministry books...I feel like I'd become a one-track leader.  Nothing at all wrong with student ministry books (I hope to maybe write one someday) but I value learning from other areas of leadership as well (ie. business, sports, life coaching, psychology, theology, etc.)

What are some of your treasured leadership books that have really helped you so far?

I want to keep becoming a better leader.