Books
A sampling of books that reflect our approach to mission, church, and faith . . .
[Re]Understanding Prayer by Kyle Lake. -Kyle deconstructs the wrong ideas of prayer that handicap our conversations with God and seeks answers to a few of faith's most pressing questions.
A New Kind of Christian by Brian McLaren. -An excellent look at why the Church is where it is today and a fresh vision for today's christian that's true to historical Christianity.
Resident Aliens by Stanley Hauerwas and Will Willimon. -A provocative Christian assessment of culture and ministry for people who know that something is wrong.
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. -A riveting narrative of a missionary family in the Congo in the 1950s that creatively exploits certain brands of global missions.
The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard. -A book the satisfies a Christian's longing to be a true disciple of Christ rather than consumers of the church's goods and services.
Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott. -A refreshing journey of one's faith in God wrought with hilarious authenticity.
Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard. -A thorough examination of what's actually involved when God radically changes lives.
Finding Faith by Brian McLaren. -An approach to faith that's genuine and liberating for its emphasis on journey over event/process over one-time decision, valuing questions, doubts, and struggling as validators of true faith in an infinite God.
The Post-Evangelical by Dave Tomlinson. -An Anglical priest from the U.K. who has written a stirring piece for those who have difficulty classifying themselves as either "evangelical," "liberal," or "conservative".
More Ready Than You Realize by Brian McLaren. -A much needed face-lift for the future of "evanglism".
Understanding God's Will: How To Hack The Equation Without Formulas by Kyle Lake. -Helps remove the abiguities about God's Will in our lives.
Praise Habit by David Crowder. -A new way of thinking about Praise: as a lifestyle, not an event.
The Story We Find Ourselves In: Further Adventures of a New Kind of Christian by Brian McLaren. -Explores Christianity and where it's going in the form of fiction.
The Last Word and the Word after That by Brian McLaren. -Continues the Adventure started in A New Kind of Christian.
Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller. -An intimate, soul-searching account, describing a remarkable journey back to a culturally relevant, infinitely loving God.
The Sacred Way by Tony Jones. -Takes a look back at Christian spiritual disciplines largely forgotten in today's society.
Re-imagining Spiritual Formation by Doug Pagitt. -Combines thoughtful insight of the need for new practices and theology with the real-life story of people living it out.
Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell. -Nobody has it nailed. Test everything.
A Generous Orthoxody by Brian McLaren. -By celebrating strengths of many traditions in the church (and beyond), this book seeks to communicate a "generous orthodoxy."
Online tools that assist today's conversation for doing church in a postmodern culture . . .