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Dr. O's Reading Book Club

Welcome to Dr. Odessa McNeill's reading club! Below are a list of books I suggest for reading and resource information.

DR. ODESSA MCNEILL. B.R.E., M.R.E., D.D. ACADEMIC DEAN

Reading Resources

The invisible ache is a book about black men identifying their pain and reclaiming their power.

24/7 EMBODYING CHRIST-LIKE LEADERSHIP

BY Leslie Copeland 



In this age of Paradigm Shift where culture is impacting the church and society, Christian Leaders have to train those whom God has placed under their care to truly be Men and Women of God.  It’s not enough to be trained and morally sound, but the Body of Christ needs to have a personal relationship with God.

 

We are faced with what seems to be surface Christianity and uncertainty about Orthodox truth. Leslie Copeland tells it like it is and challenges Leaders to focus on Jesus and use Him as the model for producing Christ-like Leaders.

 

This is a great tool for every area of Leadership. 

IN SEARCH OF TIMOTHY/DISCOVERING AND DEVELOPING GREATNESS IN CHURCH STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS By Tony Cook

We are using this book to train our Ministers. Paul poured into Timothy and Titus, Young men who had a heart for God. Timothy followed Paul’s instructions and 

became a great Team Player and Leader in the early Church. 


We become great leaders by being good followers. We need some Timothy’s in The 21st century.  This book comes with a Workbook as well. I believe it can be a great help for encouraging and preparing Staff and Volunteers. 



The cover of the book the good life by lawrence powell
Urban apologetics restoring black dignity with the gospel by eric mason

DISCOVER HOW GOD MADE YOU TO FEEL

By Jennie Allen

God gave us emotions, feelings. We need to examine and understand and share them. In order to have healthy emotional experiences, we need to use a Biblical Approach of processing them. 

 

Throughout the Bible, we discover that Men and Women are emotional creatures in all ages; they cry, get angry, laugh, mourn and feel sorrow, but God is able to “keep every believer in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Him.”

 

This book is good for a Bible Study. 

MY REMARKABLE JOURNEY: A MEMOIR By Catherine Johnson

Catherine Johnson was a West Virginia State University graduate, a mathematician whose calculations of orbital trajectories for NASA were critical to the success of US space flights. In 2015, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama. 


This is a good addition to your book collection. It is informative and encouraging.



Thank God for great people and for Black Women who have made tremendous contributions to our country and to the World at large. 


A book called urban apologetics by eric mason