Miami Valley Baptist Association
Thursday, February 23, 2012

Recommended Church Planting Resources


Books

SPIRITUAL FORMATION/THEOLOGY:
 
Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, by Donald Whitney, NavPress
 
10 Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health, by Donald Whitney, NavPress
 
Celebration of Discipline, by Richard Foster, Harper Collins
 
How to Develop a Powerful Prayer-life, by Gregory Frizzell
 
Returning to Holiness, by Gregory Frizzell
 
Humility: True Greatness, by C.J. Mahaney and Joshua Harris, Multnomah
 
Living the Cross-Centered Life, by C.J. Mahaney, Multnomah
 
Spiritual Warfare, by Jerry Rankin, Broadman-Holman
 
Spiritual Warfare and Missions, by Jerry Rankin and Ed Stetzer, Broadman Holman
 
Discipled Warriors, by Church Lawless, Kregel
 
Knowing God, by J.I. Packer, InterVarsity Press 
 
The Atonement, by Leon Morris, InterVarsity Press
 
Radical, by David Platt, Multnomah
 
Crazy Love, by Francis Chan, David C. Cook
 
Counterfeit Gods, by Timothy Keller, Dutton
 
The Purpose-Driven Life, by Rick Warren, Zondervan
 
The Ragamuffin Gospel, by Brennan Manning, Multnomah
 
Ruthless Trust, by Brennan Manning, Harper Collins
 
The Signature of Jesus, by Brennan Manning, Multnomah
 
Renovation of the Heart, by Dallas Willard, NavPress
 
Don't Waste Your Life, John Piper, Crossway
 
Brothers, We Are Not Professionals, John Piper, Broadman-Holman
 
 
 
 
CHURCH PLANTING/MISSIONAL: 
 
Planting New Churches in a Post-modern Age, by Ed Stetzer, Broadman-Holman Publishers
 
Breaking the Missional Code, by Ed Stetzer and David Putnam, Broadman-Holman Publishers
 
Exponential, by Dave and Jon Ferguson, Zondervan
 
Viral Churches, by Ed Stetzer and Warren Bird, Jossey-Bass
 
The Externally-Focused Church, by Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson, Group
 
The Externally-Focused Quest, by Eric Swanson and Rick Rusaw, Jossey-Bass
 
To Transform a City, by Eric Swanson and Sam Williams, 
 
Launch, by Nelson Searcy, Regal
 
Ignite, by Nelson Searcy, Regal
 
Fusion, by Nelson Searcy, Regal
 
The Present Future, by Reggie McNeal, Jossey-Bass
 
Missional Renaissance, by Reggie McNeal and Eric Swanson, Jossey-Bass
 
Transformation, by Bob Roberts, Zondervan
 
Glocalization, by Bob Roberts, Zondervan
 
The Multiplying Church, by Bob Roberts, Zondervan
 
Shaped by God's Heart, by Milfred Minatrea, Jossey-Bass
 
The Forgotten Ways, by Alan Hirsch, BrazosPress
 
The Shaping of Things to Come, by Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch, Hendrickson
 
An Unstoppable Force, by Erwin McManus, Group
 
Church Planting Movements, by David Garrison
 
Simple Church, by Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger, Broadman-Holman
 
The Unchurched Next Door, by Thom Rainer, Zondervan
 
The Purpose-Driven Church, by Rick Warren,
Zondervan
 
Church Planter: The Man, The Message, The Mission, by Darrin Patrick, Crossway
 
 
 
 
 

Books, cont...

LEADERSHIP:
 
Spiritual Leadership, by Henry Blackaby and Richard Blackaby, Broadman-Holman
 
Spiritual Leadership, by J.Oswald Sanders, Moody
 
Visioneering, by Andy Stanley, Multnomah
 
Strengths-Finder 2.0, by Tom Rath, Gallup Press
 
Strengths-Based Leadership, by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie, Gallup Press
 
Chasing Daylight, by Erwin McManus, Thomas Nelsom
 
The Barbarian Way, by Erwin McManus, Thomas Nelson
 
21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, by John Maxwell, Thomas Nelson
 
Practicing Greatness, by Reggie McNeal, Jossey-Bass
 
Doing Church as a Team, by Wayne Cordeiro, Regal
 
Leading on Empty, by Wayne Cordeiro, Bethany House
 
 
 
 
PREACHING:
 
Power in the Pulpit, by Jerry Vines and James Shaddix
 
Anointed Expository Preaching, by Stephen Olford, Broadman-Holman
 
He is Not Silent, by R. Albert Mohler, Jr., Moody
 
 
 
OTHER:
 
Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown and Company
 
The Starfish and the Spider, by Ori Brafman and Rod A. Beckstrom, Portfolio

 

 

 
 

Websites

 
 
The North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention
 
The State Convention of Baptists in Ohio Church Planting Resource Group
 
 
 
 
The International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention
 
The Cooperative Program of the Southern Baptist Convention
 
Church Planter Profiles Assessment by Emerging Leadership Initiatives

 

Conferences, Sermons, more...

 
 
First Baptist Church Woodstock, GA, Church Planting School 101, September 2011
 
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 2000 Power in the Pulpit breakout sessions (part 1), Dr. Jerry Vines, Dr. Herschel York, Dr. R. Albert Mohler
 
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 2000 Power in the Pulpit breakout sessions (part 2)
 
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 2002 Power in the Pulpit breakout sessions featuring Dr. Stephen Olford
 
Church Planting Prayer Strategy link to downloadable (PDF)