Alan J. Roxburgh and M. Scott Boren, Introducing the Missional Church: What It Is, Why It Matters, How to Become One. Baker Books, 2009. Referenced in: Missional Philosophy Missional Communities, Convergent With Attractional Missional Leadership/Strategies by Alan Roxburgh LifeandLeadership.com Summary Alan Roxburgh is one of most significant leaders in the missional conversation through his books,
Phyllis Tickle, The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why. Baker Books, 2008. Seqel: Tickle, Emergence Christianity Referenced in: Missional Philosophy LifeandLeadership.com Summary Tickle provides a very helpful discussion of the magnitude of the missional/emergent shift. She may overstate the case by seeing emergents as the “once every 500 years” sort of change. She
Josh Harris, Stop Dating the Church! Fall in Love with the Family of God. Multnomah Books, 2010. Note: This listing is part of the site archive. While these materials may have some enduring value, it is strongly suggested that you use the reference link below for possible updates or click through to Amazon and allow
Kevin DeYoung and D. A. Carson (foreword), Don’t Call it a Comeback: The Old Faith for a New Day (Gospel Coalition Series). Crossway, 2011. Referenced in: Generational Issues in Churches Missional Communities – Resurgent Reformed LifandLeadership.com Summary DeYoung, who is noted for his renewal of established church tradition, particularly in affirming of Christian orthodoxy. Here
Kevin DeYoung, The Good News We Almost Forgot: Rediscovering the Gospel in a 16th Century Catechism. Moody Publishers, 2010. Referenced in: Generational Issues in Churches Missional Communities – Resurgent Reformed LifeandLeadership.com Summary DeYoung, who is noted for his renewal of established church tradition, captures the same spirit in this contemporary adaptation of the 16th century
Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck, Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion. Moody Publishers, 2009. Referenced in: Generational Issues in Churches Missional Communities – Resurgent Reformed LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is from the same authors who wrote, Why We’re Not Emergent…From Two Guys Who Should Be. The authors offer an alternative
Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck, Why We’re Not Emergent…From Two Guys Who Should Be (Moody Publishers, April 2008). Referenced in: Generational Issues in Churches Mission and Ministry in the Postmodern Ethos – Part 2, Evaluating-Emergent Missional Communities – Resurgent Reformed LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is the first of several volumes by the same authors of the
Robert Webber, Ancient Future Series, Ancient-Future Evangelism: Making Your Church a Faith-Forming Community. Baker Books, 2003. Prequel: Ancient-Future Faith: Rethinking Evangelicalism for a Postmodern World (1999) Sequels: Ancient-Future Time: Forming Spirituality through the Christian Year (2004) Ancient-Future Worship: Proclaiming and Enacting God’s Narrative (2008) Referenced in: Theology and Practice of Evangelism – Missional/Missio Dei Missional
Robert Webber, Ancient-Future Faith: Rethinking Evangelicalism for a Postmodern World (Ancient-Future Series) (1999). Sequels: Ancient-Future Evangelism: Making Your Church a Faith-Forming Community (2003) Ancient-Future Time: Forming Spirituality through the Christian Year (2004) Ancient-Future Worship: Proclaiming and Enacting God’s Narrative (2008) Referenced in: Theology and Practice of Evangelism – Missional/Missio Dei Missional Philosophy – Recent Guides
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,
