Books We Recommend
Missional Living
A Work of Heart: Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders
R. McNeal (Jossey-Bass, 2000)
Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
D. Miller (Thomas Nelson, 2003)
Breaking the Idols of Your Heart: How to Navigate the Temptations of Life
D. Allender and Tremper Longman III (IVP, 2007)
Church on the Other Side
B. D. McLaren (Zondervan, 2003)
Jim & Casper Go to Church: Frank Conversations about Faith, Churches, and Well-Meaning Christians
J. Henderson and Matt Casper. (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2007)
Joyful Exiles: Life in Christ on the Dangerous Edge of Things
J. Houston (InterVarsity Press, 2006)
Off-Road Disciplines: Spiritual Adventures of Missional Leaders
E. Creps (Jossey-Bass,2006 )
Revolution
G. Barna (Barna Books, 2005)
Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God’s Agenda
H. Blackaby and Richard Blackaby (Broadman and Holman,2001 )
The Contented Soul: The Art of Savoring Life
Lisa Graham McMinn (InterVarsity Press, 2006).
The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative
C.J.H. Wright (InterVarsity Press, 2006)
The New Friars: The Emerging Movement Serving the World’s Poor
S. Bessenecker (InterVarsity Press, 2006)
The Open Secret – An Introduction to the Theology of Mission
L. Newbigin (Eerdmans, 1994)
The Shack
W. Young (Windblown Media, 2008)
Missional Church Leadership
A Field Guide for the Missional Congregation
Rouse/Van Gelder (Augsburg Press, 2008)
Becoming a Coaching Leader: The Proven Strategy for Building Your Own Team of Champions
D. Harkavy (Thomas Nelson, 2007)
Becoming a Healthy Team: Five Traits of Vital Leadership
S. A. Macchia (Baker Books, 2005)
Breaking the Missional Code: Your Church Can Become a Missionary in Your Community
E. Stetzer and David Putman. (Broadman and Holman Publishers, 2006)
Coaching Ministry Teams: Leadership and Management in Christian Organizations
K. Gangel (Word Publishing, 2006)
Confessions of a Reformission Rev: Hard Lessons From an Emerging Missional Church
M. Driscoll (Zondervan, 2006)
Confident Witness — Changing World: Rediscovering the Gospel in North America
C. Van Gelder (Eerdmans, 1999)
Emerging Churches
E. Gibbs and Ryan K. Bolger (Baker, 2005)
Invading Secular Space: Strategies for Tomorrow’s Church
M. Robinson and Dwight Smith. (Monarch Books, 2004)
Lead Like Jesus: Lessons from the Greatest Leadership Role Model of All Time
Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges (Thomas Nelson, 2007)
Leadership Next: Changing Leaders in a Changing Culture
E. Gibbs (InterVarsity Press, 2005)
Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America
ed. Darrell L. Guder (Eerdmans, 1998)
Radical Reformission: Reaching Out Without Selling Out
M. Driscoll (Zondervan, 2004)
Revolution in Leadership
R. McNeal (Abingdon Press, 1998)
Song of the Second Fiddle: The Challenge of Followership
T. Hahn (Horizon Books, out of print)
Surfing the Edge of Chaos: The Laws of Nature and the New Laws of Business
R. T. Pascale, Mark Millemann and Linda Gioja. (Three Rivers Press, 2001)
The Church Between Gospel and Culture
G.R. Hunsberger and C. Van Gelder (Eerdmans, 1996)
The Continuing Conversion of the Church
D.L. Guder (Eerdmans, 2000)
The Essence of the Church: A Community Created by the Spirit
C. Van Gelder (Baker Books, 2000)
The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church
A. Hirsch (Brazos Press, 2007)
The Great Giveaway
D. Fitch (Baker, 2005)
The Making of a Leader: Recognizing the Lessons and Stages of Leadership Development
Dr. J. Robert Clinton. (Navpress, 1988)
The Missional Leader: Equipping your Church to Reach a Changing World
A. J. Roxburgh and Fred Romanuk. (Jossey-Bass, 2006)
The Power of Principles: Ethics for the New Corporate Culture
W. J. Byron (Orbis Books, 2006)
The Power of Team Leadership: Finding Strength in Shared Responsibility
G. Barna (WaterBrook Press, 2001)
The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church
R. McNeal (Jossey-Bass, 2003)
The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21st-Century Church
M. Frost and Alan Hirsch. (Hendrickson Publishers, LLC, 4th edition, 2003)
The Sky is Falling: Leaders Lost in Transition
A. J. Roxburgh (ACI Publishing, 2006)
The Tangible Kingdom: Creating Incarnational Community
H. Halter and Matt Smay (Jossey-Bass, 2008)
Treasure in Clay Jars: Patterns in Missional Faithfulness
L. Y. Barrett (Eerdmans, 2004)
Missional Church Planting
Emerging Hope: A Strategy for Reaching Postmodern Generations
J. Long (InterVarsity Press, 1st ed. 1997, 2nd ed. 2004)
First Steps: In Planting a Missional Church
G. Rohrmayer (Church Smart, 2006)
Launch: Staring a New Church from Scratch
N. Searcy and Kerrick Thomas (Regal, 2006)
Mission Shaped Church – Church Planting & Fresh Expressions of Church in a Changing Context
G. Cray (Anglican Communion (UK only, 2004)
Planting Churches in the Real World
J. Rainey (Missional Press, 2008)
Planting Missional Churches
E. Stetzer (Broadman, 2006)
Ten Most Common Mistakes Made by New Church Starts
J. Giffith and Bill Easum (Chalice Press, 2008)
The Multiplying Church
B. Roberts (Zondervan, 2008)
