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.
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:
Hugh Halter, Sacrilege: Finding Life in the Unorthodox Ways of Jesus (Shapevine). Baker Books, 2011. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality LifeandLeadership.com Summary Halter’s focus is on the incarnational life of Jesus. He “exposes Jesus as the least religious person you would have ever met, and show how his non-churchy ways and his absolute sacrilege
Mark Labberton, The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor: Seeing Others Through the Eyes of Jesus. IVP Books, 2010. Prequel: Labberton, The Dangerous Act of Worship: Living God’s Call to Justice (2007) Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality Social Ministry Strategies LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is as a prophetic but gracious, gentle, theologically informed, and personal
Roger Helland and Leonard Hjalmarson, Missional Spirituality: Embodying God’s Love From the Inside Out (Shapevine Series). IVP Books, 2011. Referenced in: Missional Spirituality LifeandLeadership.com Summary The authors content that the need is not to disdain the organized church and other attempts at missional, or to execute more leadership development or church growth, but to recover
Miroslav Volf, A Public Faith: How Followers of Christ Should Serve Common Good. Brazos Press, 2011. Referenced in: Evangelism in Contemporary Culture – Special Challenges LifeandLeadership.com Summary Witherington offers a strongly biblical and practical theology of work. From the Publisher Most Christians spend most of their waking hours working, yet many regard work as at
