The following is a list of books which I’m currently reading, or which are in my “read sometime soon” pile. Some of the books are recommended for the Engage Course, others have caught my eye as I’ve browsed around, and some have been recommended by friends.
“Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.” – Arthur Schopenhauer
In progress…
- The Art of Youth Work
- Youth A Part
- Learning for Ministry: Making the most of study and training
- Joined Up: An introduction to Youthwork and Ministry
- Practicing Passion: Youth and the quest for a passionate Church
- Troublesome Words
- The Naked Christian: taking off religion and finding true relationship
Awaiting appropriation of contents…
- A Primer to Christian Doctrine
- Avoiding Jesus: Answers for Skeptics, Cynics, and the Curious
- Essential Youth: Why the Church needs young people
- Finding Your Way: a guide to discovering God’s best for your life
- God in the Flesh: What Speechless Lawyers, Kneeling Soldiers and Shocked Crowds Teach Us about Jesus
- Meet Them Where They’re At
- New Way to be Human: a provocative look at what it means to follow Jesus
- Purpose Driven Youth Ministry
- Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry: a personal and practical guide to starting right
Awaiting purchase…
- Do They Run When They See You Coming?: reaching out to unchurched teenagers
- Preaching Re-imagined: the role of the sermon in communities of faith
- Reunderstanding Prayer: a fresh approach to conversation with God
- The Godbearing Life: the art of the soul
- Theology: the basics
- Understanding Theology and Popular Culture
- Unlocking the Door: evangelism in the real world
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