Suggested Readings

Building New Relationships:
 

Reggie McNeal.  Missional Renaissance: Changing the Scorecard for the Church  Jossey Bass, 2009

McNeal, Reggie.  Missional Communities: The Rise of Post-Congregational Church  Jossey- Bass, 2011

 

Quinn, Robert.  Change the World:  How Ordinary People Can Achieve Extraordinary Results  Jossey Bass, 2000

Rusaw, Rick and Eric Swanson.  The Externally Focused Church  Jossey Bass, 2010

    

 

Evangelism:

 

Roger K. Swanson & Shirley F. Clement. Faith-Sharing Congregation,  Discipleship Resource, 2002



Henry Knight.  Transforming Evangelism, The Wesleyan Way of Sharing Faith,  Discipleship Resources, 2006



 

Jim Ozier.  Clip In: Risking Hospitality in Your Church  Abingdon Press, 2014

Robert Schnase.  Cultivating Fruitfulness,  Abingdon Press, 2008

Robert Schnase.  Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations,  Abingdon Press, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local Church Discipleship Path:
 

Kenneth Kinghorn.  Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts Inventory,  Zondervan Publishing House, 1984

Adam Hamilton.  Leading Beyond the Walls,  Abingdon Press, 2002

 

Carol Cartmill & Yvonne Gentile.  Serving from the Heart,  Abingdon Press, 2011

Carol Cartmill & Yvonne Gentile.  Leadership Essentials: Practical Tools for Leading the Church,  Abingdon Press, 2006

Greg Ogden.  Leadership Essentials,  Intervarsity Press, 2007

Julius Dotson.  Developing an Intentional Discipleship System: A Guide for Congregations.  Discipleship Ministries, 2017.  Seeallthepeople.org to download this free resource.

James Harnish & Justin LaRosa.  A Disciple’s Path. Abingdon Press, 2012

 

Thom Rainer.  Simple Church.  Broadman Press, 2011

Robert Schnase.  Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations. Abingdon Press, 2007.

Michael Foss, Power Surge: Six Marks of Discipleship for a Changing Church.  Fortress Press, 2000. 

    

 

Resources for Improving Your Prayer Life:

 

Books

Podcasts

Apps

 Everything Belongs
by Richard Mohr 

Pray-As-You-Go 

Centering Prayer
- from Contemplative Outreach

New Seeds of Contemplation
by Thomas Merton

 

Re-Imagining the Examen

Contemplative Prayer
by Thomas Merton

 

       

Celebration of Discipline
by Richard Foster

 

 

50 Ways to Pray
by Teresa Blythe

                               

 

Lectio Divina:  Renewing the
Ancient Practice of
Praying the Scriptures
by W. Basil Pennington   

    

The Spiritual Exercises
of St. Ignatius
by St. Ignatius of Loyola 

    

Open mind, Open Heart
by Thomas Keating