We asked these persons attending a Sept. 22 Holston Conference Board of Trustees meeting, "What book is lying on your nightstand?"

Rev. Ed Blair
Three Bells UMC
Big Stone Gap District
Holy Ground: A Gathering of Voices on Caring for Creation, by Lyndsay Moseley

Gene Frazer (chair)
St. Mark UMC
Knoxville District
Newsweek Magazine


John Tate
Fairview UMC
Maryville District
Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading, by Martin Linsky and Ronald A. Heifetez

Rev. Carol Wilson
District Superintendent
Maryville District
unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity ... and Why It Matters,
by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons