Resources to grow


What resources will help me grow?

Below are some resources that have helped to shape the lives of our staff team. We have organized the content by area to make them easier to explore. We do not agree with or endorse everything in every resource - but we have found them to force us to think, engage, and be shaped.

Books: -click on book title to order from Amazon.com

New Believers:
Knowing God by J.I. Packer
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
My Utmost for His Highest (Devotional) by Chambers

Apologetics:
Case for Faith by Strobel
Case for Christ by Strobel
Jesus Among the Other Gods by Zacharias

Biblical Study Aids:
Tyndale NT Commentary, Rev. Ed. by InterVarsity Press
Life Application Study Bible New Living Translation
New Believer's Bible New Living Translation
Dictionary of New Testament Background (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series)
Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series)
Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series)
Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its DevelopmentsDictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series)
Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series)
Dictionary of Paul and His Letters (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series) (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series)

Church Issues:
ChurchNext by Gibbs
The Missional Church by Guder
Six Dangerous Questions by Borthwick

Culture:
The Gospel in a Pluralist Society by Newbigin
Virtual Faith by Beaudoin

Evangelism:
I Once Was Lost: What Postmodern Skeptics Taught Us About Their Path to Jesus by Doug Schaupp and Don Everts
More Ready than You Realize by McClaren

Justice Issues:
God's Politics by Wallis
Rich Christians In An Age Of Hunger by Sider
The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical by Claiborne

Leadership:
Courageous Leadership by Hybels
The Making of a Leader by Clinto

Life Issues:
Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
AA Big Book by AA
Christian Counseling, Rev. Ed. by Collins
Everybody's Normal Until You Get to Know Them by Ortberg
Codependent No More by Melodi Beattie
How People Grow by Cloud and Townsend
The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning

Spiritual Formation:
In the Name of Jesus by Nouwen
Reaching Out by Nouwen
The Confessions by St. Augustine
My Utmost for His Highestby Chambers
Celebration of Discipline by Foster
Prayer by Foster
Devotional Classics eds. Foster & Smith
Ruthless Trust by Brennan Manning
A Tale of Three Kings: A Study in Brokeness by Edwards
The Life You've Always Wanted by Ortberg

Theology:
Theology for the Community of God by Grenz
Systematic Theology by Grudem

Music:-only a few of the many we like...
Sunset & Sushi by David Crowder Band
A Collision by David Crowder Band
Everyone's Beautiful by Waterdeep
Passion 2005 by the Passion Band
Passion: Hymns Ancient and Modern by the Passion Band
Drive Through Jesus by Backyard Galaxy
Break Through by Tommy Walker
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