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Cory Hartman (DMin, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) has written collaboratively with a range of Christian organizations and leaders after serving as a pastor in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Raised in central New York State, he now lives with his wife, Kelly, and still-at-home children in central Pennsylvania.

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	Future Church: Seven Laws of Real Church Growth by Will Mancini, Cory Hartman (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 350 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Road to Flourishing: Eight Keys to Boost Employee Engagement and Well-Being by Al Lopus, Peter Greer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Cory Hartman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.11 avg rating — 105 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Younique: Designing the Life that God Dreamed for You by Will Mancini, Dave Rhodes, Cory Hartman (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 66 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Improv Leadership: How to Lead Well in Every Moment by Stan Endicott, David Miller, Mike Foster (Foreword) 4.24 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From "Show Up" to "Grow Up": How to Make Top Content That Makes Real Disciples 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Future Church: 7 Laws of Real Church Growth by Will Mancini, Cory Hartman (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Freedom and Destiny: How God's Will and Yours Intersect it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Future Church Lib/E: 7 Laws of Real Church Growth by Will Mancini, Cory Hartman (Goodreads Author), William Sarris (Reader) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Mezzanine (Vintage Contemporaries)

by Nicholson Baker (Goodreads Author)

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Leading Yourself: Developing the Character and Competency to Lead Yourself (Discipling Leaders Book 2)

by Mac Lake

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Cory liked Bruce Miller's review of The Four Loves: "Remarkable treatment that stands up over time. His insights are not linguistic into the four Greek words, but rather he uses them as labels to explore, storge, affection, familial love; phileo, friendship, eros, passionate love, and agape, self-givin" Read more of this review »
May 09, 2026 08:25PM · see review
Cory rated a book really liked it The Critical Journey: Stages in the Life of Faith by Janet O. Hagberg	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Long ago I encountered Fowler's faith stages with mixed recognition and skepticism. Hagberg and Guelich's model is considerably better, I believe. Though I don't buy into all of it (I believe Fowler's early stages do better with children raised in a ...more
May 08, 2026 09:44AM · like · see review
Cory did not finish The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I should like this book. I don't. (Beautiful illustrations though.) ...more
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Cory did not finish The Bird: A Natural History of Who Birds Are, Where They Came From & How They Live by Colin Tudge	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I liked the early part about how flight (even in nonfliers) makes birds physiologically unique, and I was really engaged by birds' evolutionary history. The long chapter cataloguing every order and family of birds was a bit tiring, but I felt enriche ...more
May 07, 2026 04:22AM · like · see review
Cory wants to read Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity by Paul Kingsnorth	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Cory made a comment on Stephanie Phillips’s review of In the Likely Event " Ha ha! And yet you finished it, cruising through it in three days! You are a beast. "
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Cory is currently reading Leading Yourself: Developing the Character and Competency to Lead Yourself (Discipling Leaders Book 2) by Mac Lake	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Cory has read Leading Others: Developing the Character and Competency to Lead Others (Discipling Leaders Book 1) by Mac Lake	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Cory rated a book liked it The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I wish my culture hadn't told me the end of the story before I even started it. It would have been really good. Still, there's interesting things to think over. ...more
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