Missions
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
Evangelism
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
Church Planting
October 10, 2009 by admin
Filed under Recommended By, Tom Ascol
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
Apologetics & Evangelism Bibliography
November 27, 2008 by admin
Filed under Bibliographies, Blog, Featured
In the General Bibliography of I’m Glad You Asked
Joseph Aldrich, Lifestyle Evangelism
J.N.D. Anderson, Christianity and Comparative Religion
Kenneth Boa, God I Don’t Understand
Kenneth Boa, Cults, World Religions, and You
James Montgomery Boice, Does Inerrancy Matter?
James Mongomery Boice, ed., The Foundation of Biblical Authority
Colin Brown, ed., History, Criticism, & Faith
F.F. Bruce, The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable?
Edward John Carnell, The Case for Biblical Christianity
Edward John Carnell, An Introduction to Christian Apologetics
Edward John Carnell, A Philosophy of the Christian Religion
J.V. Langmead Casserly, Apologetics and Evangelism
Colin Chapman, The Case For Christianity
Colin Chapman, Christianity on Trial
Gordon, H. Clark, ed., Can I Trust My Bible
Robert E.D. Clark, Science and Christianity–A Partnership
James F. Coppedge, Evolution: Possible or Impossible?
William Lane Craig, the Existence of God and the Beginning of the Universe
William Lane Craig, the Son Rises: Historical Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Bolton Davidheiser, Evolution and Christian Faith
David A. DeWitt, Answering the Tough Ones
David Hugh Freeman, A Philosophical Study of Religion
Norman L. Geisler, Apologetics
Norman L. Geisler, ed., Inerrancy
Norman L. Geisler, Philosophy of Religion
Norman L. Geisler an Paul D. Feinberg, Introduction to Philosophy
John Gerstner, Reason for Faith
Jerry H. Gill, the Possibility of Religious knowledge
Michael Green, Man Alive!
Os Guinness, The Dust of Death
Don J. Gutteridge, Jr., The Defense Rests Its Case
Gary R. Habermas, The Resurrection of Jesus
R. Laird Harris, Inspiration and Canonicity of the Bible
Arthur F. Holmes, Faith Seeks Understanding
Arlie J. Hoover, The Case for Christian Theism
Arlie J. Hoover, Fallacies of Unbelief
Cedric B. Johnson and H. Newton Malony, Christian Conversion: biblical and Psychological Perspectives
C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man
C.S. Lewis, God in the Dock
C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
C.S. Lewis, Miracles. A Preliminary Study
C. S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
Gordon R. Lewis, Judge for Yourself
Gordon R. Lewis, Testing Christianity’s Truth Claims
Paul E. Little, How to Give Away Your Faith
Paul E. Little, Know Why You Believe
Wayne McDill, Making Friends for Christ
Josh McDowell, Evidence That Demands a Verdict
Josh McDowell, More Than A Carpenter
Josh McDowell, The Resurrection Factor
Josh McDowell and Don Stewart, Answers To Tough Questions
Josh McDowell and Don Stewart, Reasons Why Skeptics Ought to Consider Christianity
Alan Loy McGinnis, The Friendship Factor
John Warwick Montgomery, ed., Christianity for the Tough Minded
John Warwick Montgomery, Faith Founded on Fact
John Warwick Montgomery, ed., God’s Inerrant Word
John Warwick Montgomery, History and Christianity
Frank Morrison, Who Moved the Stone?
Henry Morris, biblical Cosmology and Modern Science
Henry Morris, Many Infallible Proofs
Jon Tal Murphree, A Loving God and A Suffering World
J.I. Packer, God Has Spoken
Jim Peterson, Evangelism As A Lifestyle
Clark Pinnock, Reason Enough
Clark H. Pinnock, Set Forth Your Case
Mattew Prince, Winning Through Caring
Richard L. Purtill, Reason To Believe
Earl Radmacher, ed., Can We Trust the Bible?
Bernard Ramm, A Christian Appeal to Reason
Robert L. Reymond, The Justification of Knowledge
Don Richardson, Eternity In Their Hearts
Francis Schaeffer, Escape From Reason
Francis Schaeffer, The God Who Is There
Francis Schaeffer, He Is There and he Is Not Silent
Francis Schaeffer, How Should We Then Live
Hugh Sylvester, Arguing With God
James Sire, The Universe Next Door
A.E. Wilder Smith, Man’s Origin, Man’s Destiny
R.C. Sproul, If There Is a God, Why Are There Atheists
R.C. Sproul, Objections Answered
Kenneth E. Stevenson and Gary R. Habermas, Verdict on the Shroud
John R.W. Stott, Basic Christianity
Merrill C. Tenney, The Reality of the Resurrection
L. Duane Thurman, How to Think About Evolution
Cornelius Van Til, Apologetics
Cornelius Van Til, Christian-Theistic Evidences
Cornelius Van Til, The Defense of the Faith
John Wenham, The Goodness of God
Rheinallt Nantlais Williams, Faith, Facts, History, Science–and How They Fit Together
Clifford A. Wilson, Rocks, Relics, and Biblical Reliability
Nicholas Wolterstorff, Reason Within the Bounds of Religion
Barry Wood, Questions Non-Christians Ask
Edwin Yamauchi, The Stones and the Scriptures
Philip Yancey, Where is God When It Hurts?
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More Books of Interest
Will God Judge Those Who Never Heard About Christ?
In I’m Glad You Asked
J.N.D. Anderson, Christianity and Comparative Religion
David A DeWitt, Answering The Tough Ones
Norman Geisler, The Roots of Evil
Paul E. Little, How to Give Away Your Faith
Josh McDowell and Don Stewart, Answers To Tough Questions
Gordon R. Lewis, Judge For Yourself
Don Richardson, Eternity In Their Hearts
R.C. Sproul, Objections Answered
Barry Wood, Questions Non-Christians ask
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More Books of Interest
Missions Books Recommended For Pastors by 9Marks
The following titles on MISSIONS are included in the 9Marks reading list for pastors:
Operation World, Patrick Johnstone
Let the Nations Be Glad, John Piper
Christian Mission in the Modern World, John Stott
Urban Mission Seminar
The following books were used during the 2006-2007 academic year at Westminster Theological Seminary, in the course Urban Mission Seminar:
From the seminary catalog:
Urban Mission Seminar
Purpose:
• To guide students in the use of critical analysis when evaluating ministries or strategizing for new ministries
• To provide oppor tunities for students to learn from the life experiences of other students
• To present challenging situations facing those in ministry for students to evaluate in terms of theology, social sciences, and mission
Topics covered will change every semester so students can take the course more than once. These topics will include ministry models, mission case studies, reconciliation issues, and presentation of books for discussion.
Missions and Mercy Ministries
The following books were used during the 2006-2007 academic year at Westminster Theological Seminary, in the course on Missions and Mercy Ministries taught by Manuel Ortiz, Professor of Practical Theology, Emeritus, and Susan Baker, Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology:
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From the seminary catalog:
Missions and Mercy Ministries
Purpose:
• To acquaint students with biblical material in reference to doing community analysis
• To guide students into ways of discovering the will of God for their communities
• To challenge students to uncover personal and systemic issues in society affecting the lives of people living in the city
• To assist students in utilizing demographic information for the purpose of understanding sociological realities as well as theological implications and missiological applications
• To provide students with field experience in assessing needs for urban ministries
Topics covered include demographics as an applied science, theological and missiological reasons for demographics and mercy ministry, definitions, community analysis, case studies, reasons
for mercy/compassion ministr y and community development, clarification of issues leading towards community development, liberation theology, and community development.
Church Growth and Church Planting
The following books were used during the 2006-2007 academic year at Westminster Theological Seminary, in the course on Church Growth and Church Planting taught by Manuel Ortiz, Professor of Practical Theology, Emeritus, and Susan Baker, Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology:
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From the seminary catalog:
Church Growth and Church Planting
Purpose:
• To provide the student with various aspects of church growth methods, principles, and practices
• To review a brief history of the School of Church Growth
• To evaluate church growth principles and practices in order to become better equipped in the area of church growth ministries
• To develop skills in relationship to growing a church
Topics covered include church growth philosophy, history of church growth, organic church growth, theological presuppositions, critique of church growth, review of various urban models of church growth, and signs and wonders as a means to growth.
Contextual Theology
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.
