George G. Hunter, III, The Celtic Way of Evangelism: How Christianity Can Reach the West…Again. Abingdon Press, 2000. Referenced in: Evangelism Approaches – Missional LifeandLeadership.com Summary George C. Hunter is an adept observer of culture, particularly its growing secularism, and an excellent strategist on helping the church evangelize effectively in that context. In this volume,
Michael Horton, The Gospel Commission: Recovering God’s Strategy for Making Disciples. Baker Books, 2011. Referenced in: Theology of Mission – Reformed Theology and Practice of Evangelism – Reformed LifeandLeadership.com Summary Michael Horton is a popular author who conveys a conservative Reformed perspective on current issues (see bio below). Usually Horton offers a reasonable critique of
David F. Wells, Above All Earthly Powers: Christ in a Postmodern World. Eerdmans, 2005. Referenced in: Theology of Mission, Proposals and Formulations – Missionally Responsive/Evangelical LifeandLeadership.com Summary Much of the current ministry literature seeks to appropriate the postmodern ethos. The Emergent church tends to focus on the promise of postmodernism, while those of the Evaluating-Emergent
John Piper and Justin Taylor, The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World. Crossway Books, 2007. Referenced in: Theology of Mission, Proposals and Formulations – Missionally Responsive/Evangelical LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is in a class alongside the tetralogy by David F. Wells that culminated in Above All Earthly Powers. They focus less on the promise and
D. A. Carson, Editor, Telling the Truth: Evangelizing Postmoderns. Zondervan, 2002. Referenced in: Theology and Practice of Evangelism – Evaluating Emergent LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book was produced by the Bannockburn Institute for Christianity and Contemporary Culture in 2002. At the time, part of the institute’s mission was to examine the impact of postmodernism on the
Elmer Towns and Ed Stetzer, Perimeters of Light: Biblical Boundaries for the Emerging Church. Moody Publishers, 2004. Referenced in: Theology and Practice of Evangelism – Evaluating Emergent LifeandLeadership.com Summary The title of this volume clearly gives away its approach and content. The assumption is that the current discussions surrounding missional/emergent and even contemporary evangelical church
Elmer J. Thiessen, The Ethics of Evangelism: A Philosophical Defense of Proselytizing and Persuasion. IVP Academic, 2011. Referenced in: Theology and Practice of Evangelism – Evaluating-Emergent LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a very interesting volume. While it is not expressly evaluating-emergent, it makes a counter-point against the idea often found in emergent circles that evangelism which
R. Scott Smith, Truth and the New Kind of Christian: The Emerging Effects of Postmodernism in the Church. Crossway Books, 2005. Referenced in: Theology and Practice of Evangelism – Evaluating-Emergent LifeandLeadership.com Summary Smith is not emergent, but is very friendly and conversant with emergent authors such as Tony Jones. In an endorsement of this book,
William Henard and Adam Greenway, Evangelicals Engaging Emergent: A Discussion of the Emergent Church Movement. B and H Academic, 2009. Referenced in: Theology and Practice of Evangelism — Evaluating-Emergent Theology of Mission, Proposals and Formulations – Missio Dei LifeandLeadership.com Summary While many would argue that the emergent movement has receded significantly, many of the longings
Rick Richardson, Evangelism Outside the Box: New Ways to Help People Experience the Good News. InterVarsity Press, 2000. Referenced in: Theology and Practice of Evangelism: Emergent LifeandLeadership.com Summary This resource is produced by InterVarsity Press, which specializes in equipping students for effective witness on university campuses. And while this is not focused on that context,
