Missions

October 15, 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 Missions.

  • Let the Nations Be Glad! The Supremacy of God in Missions by John Piper
  • The Mission of God by Christopher J.H. Wright
  • Perspectives on the World Christian Movement: A Reader by Ralph Winter and Steven Hawthorne (eds.)
  • Salvation to the Ends of the Earth: A Biblical Theology of Mission by Andreas Kostenberger and Peter O’Brien
  • A Vision for Missions by Tom Wells
  • Paradigms in Conflict: 10 Key Questions in Christian Missions Today by David Hesselgrave
  • The Church Is Bigger Than You Think: The Unfinished Work of World Evangelisation by Patrick Johnstone
  • Announcing the Kingdom: The Story of God’s Mission in the Bible by Arthur Glasser
  • Mission on the Way: Issues in Mission Theology by Charles Van Engem
  • The Open Secret: An Introdution to the Theology of Mission by Lesslie Newbigin
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Evangelism

October 11, 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 Evangelism.

  • Tell the Truth: A Training Manual on the Message and Methods of God-Centered Witnessing by Will Metzger
  • God-Centered Evangelism by R.B. Kuiper
  • The Soul Winner by Charles Spurgeon
  • Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J.I. Packer
  • A Pastor’s Sketches (2 vol.) by Ichabod Spencer
  • The Gospel and Personal Evangelism by Mark Dever
  • The Heart of Evangelism by Jerram Barrs
  • Questioning Evangelism: Engaging People’s Hearts the Way Jesus Did by Randy Newman
  • Puritan Evangelism: A Biblical Approach by Joel Beeke
  • A Sure Guide to Heaven by Joseph Alleine
  • Today’s Evangelism: Its Message and Methods by Ernest Reisinger
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Church Planting

October 10, 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 Planting

  • Redeemer Church Planting Manual by Timothy Keller and J. Allen Thompson
  • Planting Missional Churches by Ed Stetzer
  • Planting Churches Cross-Culturally: North America and Beyond by David Hesselgrave
  • Planting Growing Churches by Aubrey Malphurs
  • Confessions of a Reformission Rev. by Mark Driscoll
  • Beyond Church Growth by Bob Logan
  • Church Planter’s Toolkit by Bob Logan and Steve Ogne
  • Spin-Off Churches: How One Church Successfully Plants Another by Rodney Harrison, Tom Cheyney, and Don Overstreet
  • Starting a New Church: The Church Planter’s Guide to Success by Ralph Moore
  • Church Planting Landmines by Gary Rohrmayer and Tom Nebel
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Contextual Theology

May 17, 2007 By testertwo Leave a Comment

The following books were used during the 2006-2007 academic year at Westminster Theological Seminary, in the course on Contextual Theology taught by Manuel Ortiz, Professor of Practical Theology, Emeritus, and Susan Baker, Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology:

From the seminary catalog:

Contextual Theology

Purpose:
• To understand some of the issues involved in contextualization
• To sketch the history and recent developments revolving around contextualization
• To outline the general issues involved in contextualization with special attention to evangelism and hermeneutics
• To provide students with opportunities to test their understanding

Topics covered include history of contextualization, recent developments in contextualization, dangers inherent in contextualization, and models of contextualization.

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Mission of the Church

May 10, 2007 By testertwo Leave a Comment

The following books were used during the 2006-2007 academic year at Westminster Theological Seminary, in the course on Mission of the Church taught by John Leonard, Associate Professor of Practical Theology:

According to the seminary catalog:

Mission of the Church

Purpose:
• To instill a passion and commitment for the mission of Christ’s church in the world
• To enable the articulation of how the mission of Christ is taught throughout the Scriptures
• To equip with models for leading the church in its missions program
• To equip with models for leading the church in its educational program
• To enable the leadership in a church’s evangelistic outreach

Topics covered include a biblical theory of mission, issues in world evangelization, building a missions program for the local church, contextualization, education and the church, curriculum design, and building evangelistic outreach for the local church.

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