John Piper and David Mathis, Finish the Mission: Bringing the Gospel to the Unreached and Unengaged. Crossway, 2012. Referenced in: Evangelism, Theology & Practice, Evangelical Theology of Mission, Evangelical LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is the published version of sessions from the 2011 Desiring God National Conference. It is a strong evangelical affirmation of the Great Commission
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,
Ross Barnett, Editor, Discovering the Mission of God: Best Missional Practices for the 21st Century. IVP Academic, 2012. Referenced in: Theology of Mission, Missionally Responsive/Evangelical LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is an exhaustive, substantive theology of mission from conservative evangelical scholars. Most of the authors live and work cross-culturally, with half of them still field-based. It covers
Mark Dever, The Church: The Gospel Made Visible. Broadman and Holman, 2012. Referenced in: BIBLICAL ECCLESIOLOGY, Theological Foundations of Church Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary This brief ecclesiology by popular author Mark Dever is a good supplement to his popular Nine Marks series. As always, Dever demonstrates respect for scripture, mining from the biblical text teachings on
Everett Ferguson, The Church of Christ: A Biblical Ecclesiology for Today. Eerdmans, 1996. Referenced in: Biblical Ecclesiologies LifeandLeadership.com Summary Ecclesiology is very important to congregational leadership and renewal. Ecclesiologies come in several varieties. LifeandLeadership.com focuses on three – biblical, comparative, and contextualized. For definitions see the essay on Church Renewal/Ecclesiology. Also, since each major section
Tim Chester and Steve Timmis, Total Church: A Radical Reshaping around Gospel and Community. Crossway Books, 2008. Referenced in: Missional Communities – Resurgent Reformed Theology of Mission – Missional/Resurgent Reformed LifeandLeadership.com Summary Typical of titles from Crossway Publishing, this volume approaches the issue of becoming missional from a Resurgent Reformed perspective, which is a kind
Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears, Vintage Church: Timeless Truths and Timely Methods (Re:Lit: Vintage Jesus). Crossway Books, 2008. 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
Alan Hirsch and Dave Ferguson, On the Verge: A Journey Into the Apostolic Future of the Church. Zondervan, 2011. Referenced in: Missional Communities – Convergent with Attractional Theology of Mission, Proposals and Formulations – Missional/Convergent with Attractional LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book is part of the Exponential Series by Zondervan. It describes the Future Travelers effort
Jim Belcher, Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional. IVP Books, 2009. Referenced in: Missional Communities – Convergent with Conventional Theology of Mission, Proposals and Formulations – Convergent with Conventional LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is one of several volumes under the banner of the Convergent church. As the term suggests, it seeks to capture
Mark Liederbach and Alvin L Reid, The Convergent Church: Missional Worshippers in an Emerging Culture. Kregel Academic and Professional, 2009. Referenced in: Missional Communities – Convergent with Conventional Theology of Mission, Proposals and Formulations – Convergent with Conventional LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is one of several volumes under the banner of the Convergent. As the term
