Jenny Friedman, The Busy Family’s Guide to Volunteering: Do Good, Have Fun, Make a Difference as a Family. Robin’s Lane Press, 2003. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality – Children’s Spiritual Formation Through Missional Enagement From the Publisher Volunteering is an important way to cultivate compassion, gratitude, and empathy in children and to bring families
Susan B. Vogt, Just Family Nights: 60 Activities to Keep Your Family Together in a World Falling Apart. Brethren Press, 1994. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality – Children’s Spiritual Formation Through Missional Engagement LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is one of three books by Vogt that address how to raise children who will make a difference.
Susan B. Vogt, Kids Creating Circles of Peace. Parenting for Peace and Justice, 2000. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality – Children’s Spiritual Formation Through Missional Engagement LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is one of three books by Vogt that address how to raise children who will make a difference. Two other works are Raising Kids Who
Susan B. Vogt, Raising Kids Who Will Make a Difference: Helping Your Family Live With Integrity, Value Simplicity, and Care for Others. Loyola Press, 2002. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality – Children’s Spiritual Formation Through Missional Engagement LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is one of three books by Vogt that address how to raise children who
Jan Johnson, Growing Compassionate Kids: Helping Kids See Beyond Their Back Yard. Upper Room Books, 2001. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality – Children’s Spiritual Formation Through Missional Engagement From the Publisher Open a new world of possibilities for your kids, where making a difference for others becomes a way of life! Growing Compassionate Kids
Randy White, Encounter God in the City: Onramps to Personal and Community Transformation. InterVarsity Press, 2006. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality – Spirituality and Social Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary Randy White writes out of intense experience in urban ministry (see bio below), being the founder of Fresno Institute for Urban Leadership. This book makes a
Christopher L. Heuertz, Simple Spirituality: Learning to See God in a Broken World. IVP Books, 2007. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality – Spirituality and Social Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary Spirituality among social activists often looks and feels less mystical and contemplative, and more active and engaged. This is true of Heuretz, a characteristic he shares
Tony Campolo and Mary Albert Darling, The God of Intimacy and Action: Reconnecting Ancient Spiritual Practices, Evangelism, and Justice. Jossey-Bass, 2008. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality Tony Campolo on Social Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary The name Tony Campolo has long been associated with Christian social activism. In this book, he broadens this horizon by partnering
Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers: Prayer for Ordinary Radicals. InterVarsity Press, 2008. Referenced in: Shane Claiborne on Social Ministry, New Monasticism / Ordinary Radicals Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality – Spirituality and Social Ministry, Shane Claiborne LifeandLeadership.com Summary Claiborne and Wilson-Hartgrove are Christian activists associated with the New Monasticism Movement.
Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw, Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals. Zondervan, 2008. Referenced in: Shane Claiborne on Social Ministry, New Monasticism / Ordinary Radicals Spirituality and Social Ministry – Shane Claiborne, New Monasticism/Ordinary Radicals Theological and Philosophical Foundations of Social Ministry Christian Perspectives on Economics and Public Policy From the Publisher Jesus for
