Walking the Small Group TightropeBill Donahue & Russ Robinson
(Grand Rapids, MI, Zondervan, 2003), 203 pages, paperback, $12.99. (Obtain from Zondervan, 5300 Patterson SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49530.)
This has to be one of the top five best books on small groups ever written. Its practicality is amazing. I found myself saying “yes” more times than I […]
Sweet, LeonardSoul Salsa: 17 Surprising Steps For Godly Living In The 21st
Soul Salsa: 17 Surprising Steps For Godly Living In The 21st Century
(Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI, 2000) 224 pages, hardback, $18.99. Obtain from Zondervan Publishing House, 5300 Patterson Ave. S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49530.
Soul Salsa is vintage Sweet. The author shares seventeen […]
Miller, KimDesigning Worship
Designing Worship: Creating and Integrating Powerful God Experiences (Loveland, CO, Group Publishing, Inc. 2004), 159 pages, paperback, $22.00 (Obtain from Group Publishing, PO Box 481, Loveland, CO 80539.)
You can’t get more down-to-earth and useful than Kim Miller’s conversational and challenging writing. Designing Worship is a smorgasbord that can satisfy the appetite of any […]
(San Francisco, California: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 1998). 288 pages, paperback, $16.95. Obtain from Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 415-288-0260.
This is an excellent companion to Sacred Cows Make Gourmet Burgers or Growing Spiritual Redwoods. This delightful, uplifting book inspires as well as lays bear the problems with the mechanical, efficient view around which much of today’s churches […]
Slaughter, Michael and Bird, WarrenReal Followers: Beyond Virtual Christianity
Real Followers: Beyond Virtual Christianity, by Michael Slaughter with Warren Bird, (Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1999), 203 pages, paperback $12.00. Obtain from Abingdon Press, PO Box 801, Nashville, TN 37202-0801.
Slaughter has provided us with a text book on authentic Christian living. This is a must read […]
Smith Jr., ChuckThe End of the World As We Know It
(Colorado Springs, CO, Waterbrook Press, 2001) 235 pages, hardback, $17.95. Obtain from Waterbrook Press, 2375 Telstar Drive, Suite 160, Colorado Springs, CO 80920.)
Absolutely one of the most user- friendly and best books to date on the relationship of postmodern thought to Christianity and how […]
Guder, Darrell L.The Continuing Conversion of the Church
( Grand Rapids, MI, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2000) 222 pages, paperback, $20.00. Obtain from Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 255 Jefferson Ave. S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49503-4570.
Following in the steps of two of his previous books, Be My Witness and The Missional Church, Guder explores […]
( Kregal Publications, Grand Rapids, MI, 2001) 216 pages, paperback. Obtain from Kregal Publications, P.O. Box 2607, Grand Rapids, MI 49501.
This easy-to-read book, based on the observation of volunteer youth pastor and journalist Andrew Careaga, offers solid foundational material on the importance of the Internet for the coming generations. It is a solid approach […]
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This is one of the best guest-friendly introductions to communion I’ve seen. Notice that Pastor Ted tells the congregation virtually every detail of how to receive communion.
It’s also a good example of a lightened version of the Lutheran Liturgy for the Eucharist.
Exceptional Practices of Note:
Virtually nothing is left to chance […]