Phyllis Tickle, Emergence Christianity: What It Is, Where It is Going, and Why It Matters. Baker Books, 2012. Prequel: Tickle, The Great Emergence Referenced in: Missional Philosophy LifeandLeadership.com Summary This picks up where Tickle’s previous volume, The Great Emergence, left off. She provides an update on the status and evolving identity of emergent Christianity, which
Ross Hastings, Missional God, Missional Church: Hope for Evangelizing the West. IVP Academic, 2012. Referenced in: Missional Communities — Convergent with Conventional Theology of Mission, Proposals and Formulations — Convergent with Conventional LifeandLeadership.com Summary Hastings offers a theology of mission that is respectful of the Deep Church emphasis forwarded by writers such as Jim Belcher,
Neil Cole and Phil Helfer, Church Transfusion: Changing Your Church Organically, from the Inside Out. Jossey-Bass, 2012. Prequels: Cole, Organic Church Cole, Church 3.0 Cole, Organic Leadership Referenced in: Missional Communities – Organic LifeandLeadership.com Summary Neil Cole’s Organic Church model has spawned a significant movement worldwide. For those who understand the organic model and have
Ross Barnett, Editor, Discovering the Mission of God: Best Missional Practices for the 21st Century. IVP Academic, 2012. Referenced in: Theology of Mission, Missionally Responsive/Evangelical LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is an exhaustive, substantive theology of mission from conservative evangelical scholars. Most of the authors live and work cross-culturally, with half of them still field-based. It covers
J. R. Woodward, Creating a Missional Culture: Equipping the Church for the Sake of the World. IVP Books, 2012. Referenced in: Missional Leadership Strategies Church Leadership Foundations: Congregational Culture, Identity LifeandLeadership.com Summary Much of the literature on leading missional communities is heavily conceptual. This is helpful, but when leaders start new missional efforts or seek
Ed Stetzer, Subversive Kingdom: Living as Agents of Gospel Transformation. B and H Books, 2012. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality Theology of Mission LifeandLeadership.com Summary I have always liked Ed Stetzer’s writings. In my opinion, this is one of his best. It is an excellent, readable integration of theology of mission, ecclesiology, and missional
Tom Nelson, Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work. Crossway Books, 2011. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality From the Publisher Work. For some this word represents drudgery and the mundane. For others work is an idol to be served. If you find yourself anywhere on the spectrum from workaholic to weekend warrior, it’s
Amy Sherman, Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good. IVP Academic, 2012. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality, Missional Theology of Work LifeandLeadership.com Summary Sherman presents a well-researched and theologically grounded call for Christians to faithfully serve the world. It is designed to help church leaders equip their congregations to integrate faith and work.
D. A. Carson and Timothy Keller, Editors, The Gospel as Center: Renewing Our Faith and Reforming Our Ministry Practices. Crossway Books, 2012. Referenced in: Theology of Mission, Missionally Responsive/Evangelical Ecclesiology LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a one-volume collection of 14 tracts that have been produced by the Gospel Coalition on a variety of subjects (see the
Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert, What is the Mission of the Church? Making Sense of Social Justice, Shalom, and the Great Commission. Crossway Books, 2011. Referenced in: Theology of Mission Evangelism, Theology and Practice Social Ministry, Theological & Philosophical Foundations LifeandLeadership.com Summary This comes from the authors of popular contra-emergent books such as Why We’re
