For good basic teaching on being a follower ("disciple") of Jesus Christ, you can hardly go wrong reading John Stott's books such as "Christian Basics: An Invitation to Discipleship" or "Life in Christ: A Guide for Daily Living"

For those needing help in "Understanding the Bible" Baker Book House has published another of Stott's books by that title, as well as "Understanding the New Testament" and "Understanding the Old Testament."

The full list of books by Stott available from Baker Book House is at: http://www.bakerbooks.com/ROFM.acgi?_action=find&_sortField=Title&_database=CatalogFileweb.fp5&_header=getit&_footer=getit