Here are the books I recommend in my posts, listed by the subject of the article in which they appear. I will add books as I reference them. To review and purchase interesting titles through Amazon.com, simply click on the title.
ADMINISTRATION
Powers, Bruce, Church Administration Handbook
Weeks, Louis, All for God’s Glory: Redeeming Church Scutwork
COMMUNICATION
Speigel, Aaron et. al., 40 Days and 40 Bytes: Making Computers Work for Your Congregation
Vassallo, Wanda, Church Communications Handbook: A Complete Guide to Developing a Strategy, Using Technology, Writing Effectively, and Reaching the Unchurched
DISCIPLESHIP
Bass, Dorothy C., Practicing Our Faith
Foss, Michael W., Power Surge: 6 Marks of Discipleship for a Changing Church
Lytch, Carol, Choosing Church
HOSPITALITY
Oswald, Roy & Speed Leas, The Inviting Church
Oswald, Roy, Your Church More Inviting
LEADERSHIP
Bass, Dorothy C., Practicing Our Faith
Bullard, George, Pursuing the Full Kingdom Potential of Your Congregation
Carroll, Jackson W., God’s Potters: Pastoral Leadership and the Shaping of Congregations
Kotter, John P., Leading Change
Kotter, John P., The Heart of Change
Union Bible Association (Herrington, Jim, et. al.), Leading Congregational Change: A Practical Guide for the Transformational Journey
Union Bible Association (Herrington, Jim, et. al.), Leading Congregational Change: A Practical Guide for the Transformational Journey (Workbook)
MINISTRY & OUTREACH
Group Publishing, Outreach Ministry in the 21st Century: The Encyclopedia of Practical Ideas,
PREACHING
Forde, Gerhard, Theology is for Proclamation
Robinson, Haddon & Craig Brian Larson, The Art and Craft of Biblical Preaching
RECENT RESEARCH RELEASES
Dean, Kenda Creasy, Almost Church: What the Faith of Our Teenagers is Telling the American Church
Jones, L. Gregory, and Kevin R. Armstrong, Resurrecting Excellence: Shaping Faithful Christian Ministry
Kinnaman, David, You Lost Me: Why Young Adults are Leaving Church and Rethinking Faith
Powell, Kara E. & Dr. Chap Clark, Sticky Faith
Rice, Jesse, The Church of Facebook: How the Hyperconnected Are Redefining Community
Woolever, Cynthia, & Deborah Bruce, A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations: Who’s Going Where and Why, 2nd Edition
RELIGION IN AMERICA
Careaga, Andrew, eMinistry: Connecting with the Net Generation
Dean, Kenda Creasy, Almost Church: What the Faith of Our Teenagers is Telling the American Church
Long, Jimmy, Generating Hope: A Strategy for Reaching the Postmodern Generation
Payne, Claude, Reclaiming the Great Commission
Pelikan, Jaroslav, The Vindication of Tradition
Rice, Jesse, The Church of Facebook: How the Hyperconnected Are Redefining Community
Shultze, Quentin, High-Tech Worship? Using Presentational Technologies Wisely
STEWARDSHIP
Stewart III, Carlyle Fielding, Growing the African American Church
WORSHIP
Chapell, Bryan, Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon
Chapell, Bryan, Christ-Centered Worship: Letting the Gospel Shape Our Practice
