Worship

October 19, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Grace Baptist Church of Cape Coral, Florida (pastored by Tom Ascol) shares on its website the following list of recommended books on Worship.

  • Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God by Bob Kauflin
  • Engaging with God: A Biblical Theology of Worship by David Peterson
  • Recalling the Hope of Glory: Biblical Worship from the Garden to the New Creation by Allen Ross
  • Give Praise to God: A Vision for Reforming Worship by Phil Ryken, Derek Thomas, and Ligon Duncan (eds.)
  • Worship: The Regulative Principle and the Biblical Practice of Accommodation by Ernest Reisinger and Matt Allen
  • The Art of Worship: A Musician’s Guide to Leading Modern Worship by Greg Scheer
  • Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts by Harold Best
  • Gospel Worship by Jeremiah Burroughs
  • We Become What We Worship: A Biblical Theology of Idolatry by G.K. Beal
  • Worship by the Book by D.A. Carson
  • Exploring the Worship Spectrum by Paul Engle and Paul Basden (eds.)
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Church Membership

October 9, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Grace Baptist Church  of Cape Coral, Florida (pastored by Tom Ascol) shares on its website the following list of recommended books on Church Membership.

  • Life in the Body of Christ: Privileges and Responsibilities in the Local Church by Curtis C. Thomas.
  • Life in the Father’s House: A Member’s Guide to the Local Church by Wayne A. Mack and Dave Swavely.
  • Stop Dating the Church: Fall in Love with the Family of God by Joshua Harris.
  • What Is a Healthy Church? by Mark Dever.
  • Spiritual Disciplines within the Church: Participating Fully in the Body of Christ by Donald Whitney.
  • Membership Matters: Insights from Effective Churches on New Member Classes and Assimilation by Chuck Lawless.
  • The Church Member’s Guide by John Angell James
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Spiritual Abuse

November 26, 2008 By testertwo Leave a Comment

Watchman Fellowship recommends the following books on Spiritual Abuse;

The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, by David Johnson and Jeff VanVonderen

Damage Disciples, by Ron and Vicki Burks

Faith that Hurts, Faith that Heals, by Stephen Arterburn and Jack Felton

Breaking Free, by David R. Miller

Wisdom Hunter, by Randall Arthur

Churches That Abuse, by Ronald Enroth

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Holyland / Reach, Inc.

November 8, 2008 By testertwo Leave a Comment

Watchman Fellowship recommends the following books on Holyland / Reach, Inc.;

Oneness Pentecostals and the Trinity, by Gregory A. Boyd

Healing Spiritual Abuse, by Ken Blue

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The Brethren / The Jim Roberts Group

October 21, 2008 By testertwo Leave a Comment

Watchman Fellowship recommends the following resources on The Brethren / The Jim Roberts Group;

From Dean’s List To Dumpsters, by Jim Guerra

The Forgotten Trinity, by James R. White

Oneness Pentecostals and the Trinity, by Gregory A. Boyd

Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, by Johnson and Van Vonderen

Out of the Cults and into the Church, by Janice Hutchinson

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Boston Church of Christ / International Church of Christ

October 19, 2008 By testertwo Leave a Comment

Watchman Fellowship recommends the following resources on the Boston Church of Christ / International Church of Christ;

What Does The Boston Movement Teach?, by Jerry Jones (Watchman Fellowship adds this warning: this book provides outstanding information on the Boston Church Movement’s history and doctrine but also teaches baptismal regeneration)

Churches That Abuse, by Ronald Enroth

Cult Proofing Your Kids, by Paul Martin

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Healthy Church Members

July 13, 2008 By testertwo Leave a Comment

What Is a Healthy Church Member?

What Is a Healthy Church Member?
Thabiti M. Anabwile

List: $12.99 … WTS $9.74

“This book provides an excellent and much-needed focus on the individual church member.”
R. C. Sproul, Ligonier Ministries

“Given the state of so many of our churches today, this book arrives not a moment too soon.”
R. Albert Mohler, President, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Read the Series Preface, Introduction & Mark 1 (PDF)

More info »

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Church Discipline / Church Membership

November 18, 2007 By testertwo Leave a Comment

9Marks includes the following titles pertaining to CHURCH DISCIPLINE/MEMBERSHIP on their reading list for pastors:

Handbook of Church Discipline, Jay Adams

The Compromised Church, ed., John Armstrong

Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, Mark Dever

Polity: Biblical Arguments on How to Conduct Church Life, ed., Mark Dever

The Reformation of the Church, ed., Iain Murray

Democratic Religion, Greg Wills

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Ecclesiology

April 22, 2007 By testertwo Leave a Comment

Danny Akin, President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, has recommended the following books on Ecclesiology.

Brand, Chad and Stan Norman, eds. Perspectives on Church Government: Five Views of Church Polity. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2004.

Bakke, Ray. The Urban Christian. Downers Grove: IVP, 1987.

Clowney, Edmund P. The Church. Contours of Christian Theology. Downers Grove: IVP, 1995.

Colson, Charles. The Body. Dallas: Word, 1992.

Cowen, Gerald P. Who Rules the Church?: Examining Congregatinal Leadership and Church Government. Nashville: Broadman, 2003.

Dever, Mark. Nine Marks of a Healthy Church. exp. ed. Wheaton: Crossway, 2004.

__________. A Display of God’s Glory: Basics of Church Structure. Washington, D.C.: Center for Church Reform, 2001.

Getz, Gene A. Elders and Leaders. Chicago: Moody, 2003.

Hammett, John. Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches: A Contemporary Ecclesiology. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2005.

Kostenberger, Andreas J., and Thomas R. Schreiner, and H. Scott Baldwin. Women in the Church: A Fresh Analysis of I Timothy 2:9-15 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005.

Malone, Fred. A Defense of Believer’s Baptism. Founders Press, 2003.

Norman, Stan, ed. The Mission of Today’s Church: Baptist Leaders Look at Modern Faith. Nashville: Broadman, 2007.

Saucy, Robert L. The Church in God’s Program. Chicago: Moody, 1972.

Schreiner, Thomas R. and Shawn Wright, eds. Believer’s Baptism: The Covenant Sign of the New Age in Christ. Nashville: Broadman, 2007.

Strauch, Alexander. The New Testament Deacon: The Church’s Minister of Mercy. Littleton, CO: Lewis & Roth, 1993.

________________. Biblical Eldership: Restoring Eldership to Rightful Place in Church. Littleton, CO: Lewis & Roth, 1995.

Warren, Rick. The Purpose Driven Church. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.

Webb, Henry. Deacons: Servant Models in the Church. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 2001.

Webber, Robert. The Church in the World. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986.

Whitney, Donald S. Spiritual Disciplines Within the Church. Chicago: Moody, 1996.

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Ecclesiology – Criswell College Recommendations

February 28, 2007 By testertwo Leave a Comment

The following books on Ecclesiology are recommended in the publication Beginning Your Theological Library published by the Criswell College.

What the Church is All About: A Biblical and Historical Study, by Earl D. Radmacher

The Church In God’s Program, by Robert L. Saucy

I Believe In The Church, by David Watson

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