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Simple Church: Returning to God's Process for Making Disciples
Thom S. Rainer, Eric Geiger
B&H Books, 2006
Simple Church
A great book, every Christian should take the time to read Simple Church.Full of imformation to help any Church body that wants to grow, and the book will help them through the process with simple steps.
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They Like Jesus but Not the Church: Insights from Emerging Generations
Dan Kimball
Zondervan, 2007
Excellent book... but it's not a one-size-fit-all solution
My perspectives of reviewing this book might be a little different... since I grew up in a Presbyterian church while going to an Episcopalian elementary school in Hong Kong. Then, when I moved to the states, I went to an Episcopal Church. However, that's not all... ...
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A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King
HarperOne, 1990
"There are just laws and there are unjust laws..." *
Yesterday, the 40th anniversary of MLK's assassination, I spent the better part of the day thumbing through A Testment of Hope. The book is an old friend of mine. I've read and reread it for nearly twenty years now, both privately and with students in at least a ...
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Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God
Bob Kauflin
Crossway Books, 2008
Every evangelical leader should read it
Regardless your position on Church corporate worship is, contemporary worship (CW) or Historical Worship (HW), Bob Kauflin addresses the principles of Holy Scripture dealing with the important aspects on worship: Your love to God, your believes in sound doctrine, your ...
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Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or ...
Frank Schaeffer
Da Capo Press, 2008
A Story that Needed to be told!
I first read Frank Schaeffer's book "Baby Jack The Novel" and felt it was a brilliant story and well written. I never realized that this author was the also the same guy who was one of those fundamentalist leaders who helped marry the religious right to the GOP. In his ...
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The Purpose-Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message & Mission
Rick Warren
Zondervan, 1995
Sudy Book
I purchased these for my Graceful Ladies Bible Study group, at their request. We haven't begun, yet, but we are anxious to get started.
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Essential Church?: Reclaiming a Generation of Dropouts
Thom S. Rainer, Sam S. Rainer
B&H Books, 2008
Essential Church an Essential Resource
More than two-thirds of young adults between the ages of 18-22 leave the church - that's a disturbingly high figure. In this follow-up to the popular book "Simple Church", the Rainers spoke to those who left, the dechurched. What reasons did they give for leaving?
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Just Walk Across the Room: Simple Steps Pointing People to Faith
Bill Hybels
Zondervan, 2006
AN AMAZING BOOK
This is really an amazing book. "Just Walk Across the Room" is such an awesome guide in pointing people towards The Savior. This book has helped in building my faith and confidence in the area of building relationships that will have a lasting impact. It has helped me ...
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The Courage to Be Protestant: Truth-lovers, Marketers, and Emergents in the Postmodern World
David Wells
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008
A must read for serious Christians
You must read this book if you desire to understand why Christian churches are heading off in so many bad directions. Read this especially if you are grieved over the decisions your own church leadership is making.
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Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking
Andy Sernovitz
Kaplan Business, 2006
Practical Word of Mouth ideas you can use now!
Andy Sernovitz is the guru of Word of Mouth. Andy's advice will give you ideas you can use right now to jump start the conversations that customers are having with each other. If you've ever wanted customers to act as your sales team, this is the book for you.
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The Radical Reformission: Reaching Out without Selling Out
Mark Driscoll
Zondervan, 2004
Wow
I really, really liked this book. So much so that I not only ordered my own copy, but I didn't give back the one I borrowed, I gave it to someone else to read first.
Radical reformission is about a transformation of the church. Mark shares his philosophy regarding ...
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Organic Church: Growing Faith Where Life Happens
Neil Cole
Jossey-Bass, 2005
Organic Church answers the heart-cry of a worship-hungry soul
Organic Church answers the heart-cry of a worship-hungry soul. Worship is not just about music. Worship is a life-lived in a loving relationship with Jesus Christ with a desire for others to find that same loving relations with HIM. Organic Church is a must read for ...
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Heaven Is Real: Lessons on Earthly Joy--From The Man Who Spent 90 Minutes In Heaven
Don Piper, Cecil Murphey
Berkley Hardcover, 2007
Heaven is Real
Tremendous! Anyone who has doubts that Heaven exits, will no longer
after reading this book!!!
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Operation World - 21st Century Edition, Updated and Revised Edition (When We Pray God Works)
Patrick Johnstone
Gabriel Resources 21st Century Edition, 2000
An educated way to pray for the world
It is easy to want the world to hear the gospel, but it is difficult to pray specifically toward that end. This book is a great tool to use daily so that you may pray more thouroughly for the different countries of the world and to know more about the people in them. ...
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Expecting Miracles: True Stories of God's Supernatural Power and How You Can Experience It
Heidi and Rolland Baker
Chosen, 2007
sold out
This book is an exciting story of the marvelous events that happened when Heidi and Roland Baker committed their lives to dependance upon God and sought to love Jesus Christ to the fullest. It also is a window into seeing the intense price paid by these 2 committed ...
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