Select Bibliography

Renewing Churches in Recent Conversations
Compiled by Carson Reed

What follows is a brief, select bibliography that would point to (mostly) recent sources that address some aspect of church renewal.

  • Addison, Steve. The Rise and Fall of Movements. 100Movements Publishing, 2019.

  • Bass, Diana Butler and Joseph Stewart-Sicking, editors. From Nomads to Pilgrims. Rowman and Littlefield, 2005.

  • Bolsinger, Tod. Tempered Resilience: How Leaders are Formed in the Crucible of Change. IVP, 2020.

  • Briggs, J. R. and Bob Hyatt. Eldership and the Mission of God. IVP, 2015.

  • Dwight J. Zscheile. The Agile Church: Spirit-Led Innovation in an Uncertain Age. Morehouse, 2014.

  • Fitch, David. Faithful Presence: Seven Disciplines That Shape the Church for Mission. IVP, 2016.

  • Franke, John R. Missional Theology: An Introduction. Baker Academic, 2020.

  • Frost, Michael and Alan Hirsch. The Shape of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21st Century Church. Second Edition. Hendrickson, 2013.

  • Frost, Michael. Exiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture. Hendrickson, 2006.

  • Granberg-Michaelson, Wesley. Future Faith: Ten Challenges Reshaping Christianity in the 21st Century. Fortress, 2018.

  • Greear, J.D. Gaining by Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches That Send. Zondervan, 2015.

  • Guder, Darrell L. Called to Witness: Doing Missional Theology. Eerdmans, 2015.

  • Heath, Elaine A. and Larry Duggins. Missional, Monastic, Mainline: A Guide to Starting Missional Micro-Communities in Historically Mainline Traditions. Cascade Books, 2014.

  • Heath, Elaine A. The Mystic Way of Evangelism: A Contemplative Vision for Christian Outreach. Baker Academic, 2008.

  • Keifert, Patrick and Wesley Granberg-Michaelson. How Change Comes to Your Church. Eerdmans, 2019.

  • Mancini, Will. Church Unique: How Missional Leaders Cast Vision, Capture Culture, and Create Movement. Jossey-Bass, 2008.

  • McCaulley, Esau. Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope. IVP Academic, 2020.

  • Menzies, Andrew and Dean Phelan. Kingdom Communities: Shining the Light of Christ through Faith, Hope and Love. Morning Star 2018.

  • Moltmann, Jürgen. The Church in the Power of the Spirit: A Contribution to Messianic Ecclesiology. SCM Press, 1977.

  • Morris, Danny E. and Charles M. Olsen. Discerning God’s Will Together: A Spiritual Practice for the Church. Revised and Expanded. Rowman & Littlefield, 2012.

  • Mosebach, Martin. The 21: A Journey into the Land of Coptic Martyrs. Plough, 2020.

  • Ogden, Greg. Transforming Discipleship. IVP Books, 2016.

  • Powell, Mark E., John Mark Hicks and Greg McKenzie. Discipleship in Community: A Theological Vision for the Future. ACU Press, 2020.

  • Rainer, Thom S. The Post-Quarantine Church. Tyndale Momentum, 2020.

  • Roxburgh, Alan and Fred Romanuk. The Missional Leader: Equipping your Church to Reach a Changing World. Josey-Bass, 2006.

  • Thompson, James. The Church According to Paul. Eerdmans, 2014.

  • Washington, Preston Robert. God’s Transforming Spirit: Black Church Renewal. Judson Press, 1988.

  • Zscheile, Dwight. Cultivating Sent Communities: Mission Spirituality Formation. Eerdmans, 2012.