books

I decided that I would share the books I’m reading, somewhat for the benefit of those that visit my blog, but also for me to keep track of what I read when! Hopefully I’ll keep this up-to-date. If not, I’ll likely pull it down later in the year.

Books I’m Currently Reading:
The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Exiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture by Michael Frost
They Like Jesus but Not the Church: Insights from Emerging Generations by Dan Kimball

Books I’ve Started, Put Down, and Need to Pick Back Up:
Desiring God by John Piper
Exclusion and Embrace by Miroslav Volf
Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places by Eugene Peterson
The World Is Flat by Thomas Friedman

Books On My “To Read” List:
The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity by Philp Jenkins
The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church by Alan Hirsch (still need to buy this)
The Experience Economy by B. Joseph Pine and James H. Gilmore

Books I’ve Read in 2007:
The Gospel in a Pluralist Society by Lesslie Newbigin
Community and Growth by Jean Vanier
Follow Me by Jan David Hettinga
Simple Church by Thom Ranier and Eric Geiger
The Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggemann
Conspiracy of Kindness and The Day I Died by Steve Sjogren
Irresistible Evangelism by Steve Sjogren, Dave Ping, and Doug Pollock

Books I’ve Read and Highly Recommend:
The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne
Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger by Ronald Sider
The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Williard
Blue Like Jazz and Searching for God Knows What by Don Miller
Seeking the Face of God by Gary Thomas
The Presence of the Kingdom by Jacques Ellul
Community and Growth by Jean Vanier
Follow Me by Jan David Hettinga
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by JRR Tolkein
The Life of Pi by Yann Martel

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