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Missional Must-Reads
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Exiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian CultureExiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture by Michael Frost
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $11.78
After presenting the theology and theory behind living missionally, Frost gives some practical examples of how Christians can do this in their lives and through the church. Whether you agree are disagree with his practical suggestions, you will be challenged to live more on mission.
Organic Church: Growing Faith Where Life HappensOrganic Church: Growing Faith Where Life Happens by Neil Cole
Buy new: $16.29 / Used from: $13.00
Simple. Reproducible. Life transforming. So easy, anybody can do it. That is how the process of discipleship should be. Neil Cole has developed such a means of discipleship. Read more about it in this book.
The Tangible Kingdom: Creating Incarnational Community (J-B Leadership Network Series)The Tangible Kingdom: Creating Incarnational Community (J-B Leadership Network Series) by Hugh Halter
Buy new: $16.29 / Used from: $12.75
The Kingdom of God and the Gospel are not other-worldly concepts, but can be tangible realities here and now. Learn how to live and act like Kingdom dwellers with your friends, neighbors, and coworkers as you simply live your life with them.
The Gutter: Where Life is Meant to be LivedThe Gutter: Where Life is Meant to be Lived by Craig Gross
Buy new: $11.04 / Used from: $5.95
I know. I know. It's out of print. But if you can get your hands on a used copy, buy it! This book will challenge you to reach out to those people who are typically judged, criticized, neglected, overlooked, and condemned by the typical church-goer. In other words, this book will help you love those whom Jesus loves.
The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21 Century ChurchThe Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21 Century Church by Michael Frost
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $11.55
This is not another church-model book! Instead, it simply presents some ideas for how you and your church can live on mission and be Christ to our world.
Forgotten Ways, The: Reactivating the Missional ChurchForgotten Ways, The: Reactivating the Missional Church by Alan Hirsch
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $9.98
Ever wonder what the secrets were to the early church's explosive growth and why the Chinese church seems to be experiencing the same thing? Hirsch presents some of the keys that are present in both.
I Became a Christian and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt: Replacing Souvenir Religion with Authentic Spiritual PassionI Became a Christian and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt: Replacing Souvenir Religion with Authentic Spiritual Passion by Vince Antonucci
Buy new: $10.39 / Used from: $5.87
Do you feel like your walk with Jesus is missing something, or that everybody else must be faking it? Vince invites you to leave t-shirt Christianity behind and really experience the Jesus life.
No Perfect People Allowed: Creating a Come-as-You-Are Culture in the ChurchNo Perfect People Allowed: Creating a Come-as-You-Are Culture in the Church by John Burke
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $7.00
The power of this book is in the stories of lives transformed by Jesus. People who were far from God can be reached by you and your church. John Burke shows you how.
Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission (American Society of Missiology Series, No. 16)Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission (American Society of Missiology Series, No. 16) by David Jacobus Bosch
Buy new: $17.82 / Used from: $13.48
This is THE Missional "Bible." If you want the history, theology, and philosophy of missional living, this is the best book available. The depth of research Bosch performed is staggering, and yet it doesn't read like an academic volume.