We asked these members with colorful names, "What book is lying on your nightstand?"

Rev. Clyde BLACK
Middlesettlements UMC
Maryville District
Church Leadership: Vision, Team, Culture and Integrity, by Lovett H. Weems

Rev. Kevin BLUE
Asbury UMC
Oak Ridge District
Listen to the Desert: Secrets of Spiritual Maturity from the Desert Fathers and Mothers, by Gregory Mayers

Rev. Steven BROWN
Gate City UMC
Big Stone Gap District
Leadership Gold: Lessons I've Learned from a Lifetime of Leading, by John C. Maxwell

Glenda GRAY
Cherokee UMC
Johnson City District
The Final Judgement, by Richard North Patterson


Patty GREEN
Longview UMC
Wytheville District
Living Bountifully: The Blessings of Responsible Stewardship, by Linda H. Hollies

Rev. Lyle WHITE
Big Spring/Valley Head UMC
Cleveland District
Teach Me to Pray, by W. E. Sangster