Suggested Reading

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Emergent Emerging Culture

• The Relevant Church: A New Vision for Communities of Faith (Ashley, Jennifer)

• Reenvisioning Theological Education: Exploring a Missional Alternative to Current Models (Banks, Robert)

• Real Teens: A Contemporary Snapshot of Youth Culture (Barna, George)

• Revolution (Barna, George)

• Getting Real: An Interactive Guide to Relational Ministry (Baugh, Ken & Rich Hurst)

• Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith (Bell, Rob)

• Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission (Bosch, David)

• Making Sense of Church: Eavesdropping on Emerging Conversations about God, Community and Culture (Burke, Spencer)

• The Way of Jesus: A Journey of Freedom for Pilgrims and Wanderers (Campbell, Jonathan)

• The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical (Claiborne, Shane)

• Organic Church: Growing Faith where Life Happens (Cole, Neil)

• The Church in Transition: The Journey of Existing Churches into the Emerging Culture (Conder, Tim)

• The Radical Reformission (Driscoll, Mark)

• Being Disciples of Jesus in a Dot.Com World: A Theological Survival Guide for Youth, Adults, and Other Confused Christians (Foote, Ted, & Alex Thornburg)

• The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21st Century Church (Frost, Michael & Alan Hirsch)

• Emerging Churches: Creating Christian Community in Postmodern Cultures (Gibbs, Eddie & Ryan Bolger)

• Red Moon Rising: 24-7 Prayer and the Coming Spiritual Awakening (Greig, Pete)

• The Vision And The Vow: A Call to Discipleship (Greig, Pete)

• A Primer on Postmodernism (Grenz, Stanley)

• The Gutter :Where Life is Meant to be Lived (Gross, Craig)

• Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America (Guder, Darrell, ed.)

• Reimagining Christianity: Reconnect Your Spirit Without Disconnecting Your Mind (Jones, Alan)

• Postmodern Youth Ministry (Jones, Tony)

• Emerging Church: Vintage Christianity for New Generations (Kimball, Dan)

• Emerging Worship: Creating Worship Gatherings for New Generations (Kimball, Dan)

• The Pursuit of God in the Company of Friends (Lamb, Richard)

• Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospe l (McLaren, Brian & Tony Campolo)

• A Generous Orthodoxy (McLaren, Brian)

• A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey (McLaren, Brian)

• More Ready Than You Realize: Evangelism in a Post-Modern Matrix (McLaren, Brian)

• Church on the Other Side (McLaren, Brian)

• The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church (McNeal, Reggie)

• The Revolutionary Communicator: Seven Principles Jesus Lived to Impact, Connect and Lead (Medefind, Jedd & Erik Lokkesmoe)

• Blue Like Jazz (Miller, Donald)

• Searching for God Knows What (Miller, Donald)

• The Millennium Matrix (Miller, Rex)

• emergingchurch.intro (Moynagh, Michael)

• The Search to Belong: Rethinking Intimacy, Community and Small Groups (Myers, Joseph)

• Church Re-Imagined: The Spiritual Formation of People in Communities of Faith (Pagitt, Doug)

• Preaching Re-Imagined: The Role of the Sermon in Communities of Faith (Pagitt, Doug)

• Practitioners: Voices within the Emerging Church (Russlinger, Fred & Alex Field)

• Planting New Churches in a Postmodern Age (Stetzer, Ed)

• A Is for Abductive: The Language of the Emerging Church (Sweet, Leonard, et al)

• Carpe Mañana: Is Your Church Ready to Seize Tomorrow?(Sweet, Leonard)

• Post-Modern Pilgrims: First Century Passion for the 21st Century World (Sweet, Leonard)

• Church in Emerging Culture: Five Perspectives (Sweet, Leonard, ed.)

• Post-Evangelical, The (Tomlinson, Dave)

• The Coffeehouse Gospel: Sharing Your Faith in Everyday Conversation (Turner, Matthew Paul)

• The Younger Evangelicals: Facing the Challenges of the New World (Webber, Robert)

• Ancient-Future Faith (Webber, Robert)

• The Divine Conspiracy (Willard, Dallas)

• Renovation of the Heart Putting on the Character of Christ (Willard, Dallas)

• Revolution of Character: Discovering Christ’s Pattern for Spiritual Transformation (Willard, Dallas)

• Stories of Emergence: Moving from Absolute to Authentic (Yaconelli, Mike, ed.)

Worship

• Arn, Charles. How to Start a New Service. Michigan : Baker Books, 1997.

• Basden, Paul et al. Exploring the Worship Spectrum: Six Views. Zondervan Publishing Company, 2004.

• Beach, Nancy. An Hour on Sunday: Creating Moments of Transformation and Wonder Zondervan Publishing Company, 2004.

• Callahan, Kennon. Dynamic Worship: Mission, Grace, Praise, and Power.

• Dawn, Marva J. A Royal “Waste” of Time: The Splendor of Worshipping God and Being Church for the World.

• Dawn, Marva and Martin Marty. Reaching Out Without Dumbing Down: A Theology of Worship for This Urgent Time

• Doran, Carol (Music) and Thomas Troeger (text). New Hymns for the Lectionary to Glorify the Maker's Name. Hymns based on lectionary texts.

• Kimball, Dan. Emerging Worship: Creating Worship Gatherings for New Generations

• Langford, Andy. Transitions in Worship: Moving from Traditional to Contemporary.

• Liesch, Barry. The New Worship: Straight Talk on Music and the Church.

• Morganthaler, Sally. Worship Evangelism: Inviting Unbelievers into the Presence of God.

• McLaren, Brian D. and Tony Campolo. Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel

• Noland, Rory. The Heart of the Artist: A Character Building Guide for Your and Your Ministry Team.

• Noland, Rory. Thriving As An Artist in the Church: Hope and Help for You and Your Ministry Team. Zondervan Publishing Company, 2004.

• Sweet, Leonard et al. The Church in Emerging Culture: Five Perspectives. Zondervan Publishing Company, 2003.

• Troeger, Thomas. Above the Moon Earth Rises: Hymn Texts, Anthems, and Poems for a New Creation. A collection of hymn texts and poems that portray God's connection with creation.

• Webber, Robert. Worship Old and New.

• Wilson, Jim et al. Future Church: Ministry in a Post-seeker Age Broadman and Holman Publishers, 2004.

• Wren, Brian. Praying Twice: The Music and Words of Congregational Song.

• The Worship Sourcebook. CRC Publications. 2004. A liturgical resource of prayers, litanies, calls to worship, and responsive readings for all elements of a worship service. Includes a CD with all text available for download into a service order.