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
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
Scott A Bessenecker, The New Friars: The Emerging Movement Serving the World’s Poor. IVP Books, 2006. Sequel: Bessenecker, Living Mission: The Vision and Voices of the New Friars Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is an inspiring and convicting description of young Christians who are part of the New Friars movement that
Scott A. Bessenecker, Editor, Living Mission: The Vision and Voices of the New Friars. IVP Books, 2010. Prequel: Bessenecker, The New Friars Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality LifeandLeadership.com Summary This takes up where The New Friars left off, by offering more commentary on the five “signs” of their movement, and by recounting stories of
Frank Viola, Revise Us Again: Living from a Renewed Christian Script. David C. Cook, 2011. Prequels: Volume 1 – Frank Viola and George Barna, Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of our Church Practices Volume 2 – Frank Viola, Reimagining Church: Pursuing the Dream of Organic Christianity Volume 3 – Frank Viola, From Eternity to Here:
Scot McKnight, Peter Rollins, Kevin Corcoran, and Jason Clark, Church in the Present Tense, with DVD: A Candid Look at What’s Emerging. Brazos Press, 2011. Referenced in: Missional Communities LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a description of the current state of the emerging church, its philosophical roots, theological emphases, worship practices, and use of the Bible
Eddie Gibbs and Ryan K. Bolger, Emerging Churches: Creating Christian Community in Postmodern Cultures. Baker Academic, 2005. Sequel: Bolger, The Gospel After Christendom Referenced in: Missional Communities LifeandLeadership.com Summary Many regard this is the most complete description of the emerging church. It is a result of extensive research on a group of carefully selected missional/emergent
Reggie McNeal, Missional Communities: The Rise of the Post-Congregational Church (Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series). Jossey-Bass, 2011. Prequels: McNeal, The Present Future McNeal, Missional Renaissance Referenced in: Missional Communities LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is the third of a series on the missional movement by Reggie McNeal, following The Present Future and Missional Renaissance. Here, McNeal describes various
