suggested reading: emerging church

 

 

They Like Jesus But Not the Church by Dan Kimball

 

An overview of the six most common objections emerging generations have with church and Christianity along with the biblical answers to these objections and examples of how churches are facing this challenge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claibourne

Recommended by Emily Swan

 

In this book, Shane Claiborne describes an authentic faith rooted in belief, action, and love, inviting us into a movement of the Spirit that begins inside each of us and extends into a broken world.

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging Churches by Eddie Gibbs & Ryan K. Bolger

 

Fuller Seminary researchers Gibbs and Bolger spent five years collecting data in both the U.S. and U.K. and interviewing 50 leaders-most under the age of 40-to uncover important patterns among emerging churches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell

 

This unconventional book is a call to faith for people who, in the words of the author, "are fascinated with Jesus, but can't do the standard Christian package."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sex God by Rob Bell

 

God and sex go together. You cant separate the two, says Rob Bell, because this physical world is intimately linked to deeper spiritual realities. And so, in order to make sense of sexuality, at some point you have to talk about God. With beauty and unusual insight, Sex God explores this connection.

 

 

 

 

 

Revolution by George Barna

 

World-renowned pollster George Barna has the numbers, and they indicate a revolution is already taking place within the Church - one that will impact every believer in America. Committed, born-again Christians are exiting the established church in massive numbers. Why are they leaving? Where are they going? And what does this mean for the future of the Church?

 

 

 

Organic Church by Neil Cole

 

Instead of bringing people to church so that they can learn to follow Jesus, this model of doing church helps bring Jesus to people where they live. A new church can grow out of such an enterprise, a church that is more centered in life and the work place, where the Gospel is supposed to make a difference.

 

 

 

 

 

A Generous Orthodoxy by Brian D. McLaren

 

A confession and manifesto from a senior leader in the emerging church movement, A Generous Orthodoxy calls for a radical, Christ-centered orthodoxy of faith and practice in a missional, generous spirit. Brian McLaren argues for a post-liberal, post-conservative, post-protestant convergence, which will stimulate lively interest and global conversation among thoughtful Christians from all traditions.

 

 

 

The Barbarian Way by Erwin Raphael McManus

 

The Barbarian Way is a call to escape "civilized" Christianity and become original, powerful, untamed Christians-just as Christ intended.