Tag: Discipleship

Hirsch and Ford, Right Here, Right Now

Alan Hirsch and Lance Ford, Right Here, Right Now: Everyday Mission for Everyday People. Baker Books, 2011. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality – Shapevine Missional Series LifeandLeaderhsip.com Summary Right Here, Right Now is one of several volumes in the Shapevine Missional Series on missional spirituality and discipleship. Each conveys similar themes as their titles

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Hirsch, Untamed: Reactivating a Missional Form of Discipleship

Alan Hirsch and Debra Hirsch, Untamed: Reactivating a Missional Form of Discipleship. Baker Books, 2010. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality – Shapevine Series LifeandLeadership.com Summary Untamed is one of several volumes in the Shapevine Missional Series on missional spirituality and discipleship. Each conveys similar themes as their titles on Missional Communities and Missional Strategies.

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Hirsch and Frost, Faith of Leap

Alan Hirsch and Michael Frost, Faith of Leap: Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure, and Courage. Baker Books, 2011. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality – Shapevine Series LifeandLeadership.com Summary Faith of Leap is one of several volumes in the Shapevine Missional Series on missional spirituality and discipleship. Each conveys similar themes as their titles

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Frost, Jesus the Fool

Michael Frost, Jesus the Fool: The Mission of the Unconventional Christ. Baker Books, 2010. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality From the Publisher “One who is strengthened by God professes himself to be an utter fool by human standards, because he despises the wisdom men strive for.”—Thomas Aquinas “Go and do likewise… .”—Luke 10:37 Missiologist

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Schwehn and Bass, Leading Lives that Matter

Mark Schwehn and Dorothy Bass, Editors, Leading Lives that Matter: What We Should Do and Who We Should Be. Eerdmans, 2006. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality – Spirituality of Life Calling LifeandLeadership.com This is 500-plus pages collection of pieces from both Christian and secular writers about living lives that make a significant difference. Like

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Frost, Exiles

Michael Frost, Exiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture. Hendricksen Publishers, 2006. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality – Frost and Hirsch LifeandLeadership.com Summary This was the first book to follow the popular work Frost co-authored with Alan Hirsch, The Shaping of Things to Come. It is not necessarily a sequel, but it reflects the

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Brown, Raising Children to Love Their Neighbors

Carolyn C. Brown, Raising Children to Love Their Neighbors: Practical Resources for Congregations. Abingdon Press, 2008. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality – Children’s Spiritual Formation Through Missional Engagement From the Publisher Does your congregation want to raise more mission-minded children? Here are practical plans with reproducible activities and outlines for classroom and service experiences

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Roehlkepartain, Teaching Kids to Care and Share

Jolene L Roehlkepartain, Teaching Kids to Care and Share: 300+ Mission and Service Ideas for Children. Abingdon Press, 2000. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality – Children’s Spiritual Formation through Missional Engagement From the Publisher This volume provides over 300 inventive, hands-on activities that involve children in service to one another, their churches and local

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Friedman, The Busy Family’s Guide to Volunteering

Jenny Friedman, The Busy Family’s Guide to Volunteering: Do Good, Have Fun, Make a Difference as a Family. Robin’s Lane Press, 2003. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality – Children’s Spiritual Formation Through Missional Enagement From the Publisher Volunteering is an important way to cultivate compassion, gratitude, and empathy in children and to bring families

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Vogt, Just Family Nights

Susan B. Vogt, Just Family Nights: 60 Activities to Keep Your Family Together in a World Falling Apart. Brethren Press, 1994. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality – Children’s Spiritual Formation Through Missional Engagement LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is one of three books by Vogt that address how to raise children who will make a difference.

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