James V. Brownson, Inagrace T. Dietterich, Barry A. Harvey, and Charles C. West, StormFront: The Good News of God. Eerdmans Publishing, 2003. Referenced in: Missional Philosophy Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality LifeandLeadership.com Summary StormFront is part of the Gospel and Our Culture Series. It offers a discerning analysis of the features of contemporary American culture that
Alan Hirsch with Darryn Altclass, The Forgotten Ways Handbook: A Practical Guide for Developing Missional Churches. Brazos Pres, 2009. Companion volume: Hirsch, The Forgotten Ways Referenced in: Missional Communities – Missio Dei Missional Strategies by Alan Hirsch LifeandLeadership.com Summary This builds on Hirsch’s volume, The Forgotten Ways (see summary), and presents how to translate the
Alan Hirsch, The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church. Brazos Press, 2009. Companion volume: Hirsch and Altclass, The Forgotten Ways Handbook Referenced in: Missional Communities – Missio Dei Missional Strategies by Alan Hirsch LifeandLeadership.com Summary Hirsch is the coauthor with Mike Frost, of The Shaping of Things to Come. This volume is a follow-up, addressing
Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch, ReJesus: A Wild Messiah for a Missional Church. Baker Books, 2008. Referenced in: Theology of Mission, Proposals and Formulations – Missio Dei LifeandLeadership.com Summary This volume is dedicated to exploring Christology as a basis for the task of “refounding” (vs. reforming) the church, i.e. “raising the issue of the church’s
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
Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch, The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21st Century. Peabody, Mass. Hendrickson Publishers, 2003. Referenced in: Missional Philosophy Missional Communities – Missio Dei LifeandLeadership.com Summary There are several excellent authors on the missional church, but Frost and Hirsch are perhaps the most recognized spokesmen. Their models
Ed Stetzer and David Putnam, Breaking the Missional Code: Your Church Can Become a Missionary in Your Community. B & H Publishing, 2006. Companion volume: Stetzer, Breaking the Discipleship Code Referenced in: Missional Communities – Missio Dei LifeandLeadership.com Summary Ed Stetzer is one of the most astute observers of churches today. As a highly respected
Erwin Raphael McManus, An Unstoppable Force: Daring to Become the Church God Had in Mind. Group Publishing, 2001. Referenced in: Congregational Culture, Church Identity Leadership and Organizational Culture Missional Strategies – First Read LifeandLeadership.com Summary It is hard to know exactly how to categorize this resource. This may be its value. McManus is Lead Pastor
Will Mancini, Church Unique: How Missional Leaders Cast Vision, Capture Culture, and Create Movement. John Wiley and Sons, 2009. Referenced in: Congregational Culture, Church Identity Leadership and Organizational Culture Strategies for Church Renewal – Leader-Directed Vision-Casting Strategies for Church Renewal – Organic LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is probably one of the most helpful volumes available in
Bob Whitesel, Inside the Organic Church: Learning from 12 Emerging Congregations. Abingdon Press, 2006. Referenced in: Missional Communties – Organic Church LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book was chosen by Outreach Magazine as a finalist for Resource of the Year in Postmodern Outreach. Whitesel is an academic, and brings responsible scholarship to the issues of postmodernity, emergent
