Recommended Reading Lists

Choose one of the following:

• A New Day in the City: Urban Church Revival by Donna Claycomb Sokol
• The Gathered & Scattered Church by Hugh Halter & Matt Smay
• The Church as Movement: Starting and Sustaining Missional-Incarnational Communities by JR Woodward & Dan White, Jr.
• From Relief to Empowerment: How Your Church Can Cultivate Sustainable Mission by Laceye and Gaston Warner
• Faithful Presence: Seven Disciplines That Shape the Church for Mission by David E. Fitch
• A Missionary Mindset: What Church Leaders Need to Know To Reach Their Community by Douglas Ruffle
• Next Door as It Is in Heaven: Living Out God’s Kingdom in Your Neighborhood by Ford and Briscoe
• The Mission-Minded Guide to Church/School Partnerships by Jake McGlothin
• Next Steps in Community Ministry by Carl Dudley
• 7 Creative Models for Community Ministry by Joy Skjegstad
• Missional Spirituality: Embodying God’s Love from the Inside Out by Helland and Hjalmarson
• Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission by David Bosch
• Global Church: Reshaping Our Conversations, Renewing Our Mission, Revitalizing Our Churches by Graham Hill
• Now Safe for Church: Ten Commandments for Reaching New Generations by Doug Powe and Smothers
• Transforming Community: The Wesleyan Way to Missional Congregations by Henry Knight and Doug Powe
• Renovate or Die: 10 Ways to Focus Your Church on Mission by Kotan and Farr
• Together Towards Life: Mission and Evangelism in Changing Landscapes by the World Council of Churches
• Trust by Design: The Beautiful Behaviors of an Effective Church by Amy Valdez Barker
• Kingdom Conspiracy by Scot McKnight