Suggested Resources

A Short List for Pastors

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BASE 1 -- Membership & Inclusion

Becoming a Contagious Christian by Bill Hybels and Mark Mittelberg.
Does the thought of evangelism make your palms sweat? Using a unique formula, this book spells out the basic principles of evangelism. You'll learn to combine a High Potency Christian character, Close Proximity to friends, and Clear Communication of the gospel message to gain Maximum Impact in evangelism. This practical plan of action will help you share your faith with friends, family, and others. Identify personal style of communicating faith, build spiritually strategic relationships, learn to direct conversations toward matters of faith, and share biblical truths in everyday language. Hard.
Order Number: 03JG1012Price: $19.99

Finding Them, Keeping Them by Gary McIntosh and Glen Martin.
Offers winning strategies that draw people in and get them involved in the life of the church. Divided into 2 sections, evangelism and assimilation, this resource shares 5 strategies each for finding them and keeping them. Includes illustrations. Paper.
Order Number: 03JG1453Price: $6.99

Learning to Love: Sequence Evangelism Seminar.
Loving your neighbor as yourself is often easier said than done. This seminar will help build church unity as participants learn to love others. The four sessions focus on Love is forgiving, Love is accepting, Love is sharing, and Love is a force. It's ideal for an evening or weekend seminar, mid-week series, small group study, and Sunday school classes. Worktext provides fill-in-the-blank seminar notes, checkup, quiz, discussion questions, and life application sections for each session. Paper.
Order Number: 71JG4419Price: 5 for $34.75
Order Number: 71JG4409Instructors Kit.Price: $59.95

BASE 2 -- Maturity & Instruction

Experiencing God by Henry T. Blackaby and Claude V. King.
Do you desire to know and do the will of God, but you aren't sure how to find it? You'll discover the answers to your questions in this book. Blackaby and King propose God reveals His will for us as we join in a close relationship with Him. Explores seven aspects: Knowing, loving, hearing, joining, believing, obeying, and experiencing. Chapters include key biblical references plus questions for reflection or discussion. Hard.
Order Number: 03JG1413Price: $16.99

Lifestyle Discipleship by Jim Petersen.
Drawing from 30 years of discipling experience, Petersen shares the importance of building relationships with the unsaved. The goal is to help people establish godly values. This book shares how to create informal discipling networks and opportunities to plant seeds within a circle of friends. Reveals elements of spiritual transformation, attractions of sin, and God's role in adversity. Includes questions. Paper.
Order Number: 03JG1892Price: $12.00

The Disciple Making Church by Bill Hull.
Focusing on the book of Acts and the Epistles, Hull highlights the biblical foundations of discipleship, discusses the principle characteristics of the first church, the missions church, and the discipling church, and applies them to the Church today. Also includes 8 principles recommended for any church that takes discipleship seriously. Extensive appendix focuses on developing a leadership community and small groups. Hard.
Order Number: 03JG1368Price: $14.99

BASE 3 -- Ministry & Involvement

Discover Your God-Given Gifts by Don and Katy Fortune.
A gifts-test and manual in one, this hands-on book is packed full of information about the 7 motivational gifts. The authors believe everyone has at least one of these gifts----Perceiver, Server, Teacher, Exhorter, Giver, Administrator, Compassion. And they'll help you discover yours. Providing assessment tests, this book describes the positive and negative characteristics and suggests possible ministry areas for each gift. Also included are assessment tests for children and a chart relating these gifts to career choices. Paper.
Order Number: 03JG5303Price: $14.99

The Making of a Leader by J. Robert Clinton.
Studying hundreds of life-patterns of biblical, historical, and contemporary Christian leaders, Clinton identifies patterns God uses to create leaders. Delving into the six stages of leadership development, this book defines each stage and includes checkpoints to help you clarify where you are in the process. Paper.
Order Number: 03JG1991Price: $11.00

What You Do Best in the Body of Christ by Bruce Bugbee.
Discover contentment while you serve Christ and your church. This book gives you a practical, hands-on approach to help you define the perfect ministry for you. Combining spiritual gifts, personal style, and God-given passion, you'll begin to zero in on God's purpose for your life. Filled with helpful insights, charts, and questionnaires to guide you through the process. Paper.
Order Number: 03JG2843Price: $10.99

BASE 4 -- Mission & Investment

Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be by LeRoy Eims.
Packed with practical tips about real issues leaders face. You'll learn how to tap into the real source of power----your relationship with Christ. And move on to glean wisdom in how to interact with others, get more done, resolve difficulties, and more. If you are moving into leadership or raising up God's leaders for tomorrow, this book is for you. Paper.
Order Number: 03JG1135Price: $9.99

Developing the Leader Within You by John Maxwell.
You'll cultivate your leadership potential and hone your ability to be an influence on others. Believing leadership is developed, Maxwell focuses on: Influence, priorities, integrity, creating positive change, problem-solving, attitude, people, vision, self-discipline, and staff development. Hard.
Order Number: 03JG1290Price: $17.99

The Purpose Driven Church by Rick Warren.
Believing the focus of all churches should be health, not growth, Rick Warren proposes churches should be built around these five New Testament purposes: warmer through fellowship, deeper through discipleship, stronger through worship, broader through ministry, larger through evangelism. Churches are also encouraged to define their specific purpose and then evaluate everything they do in the light of fulfilling that purpose. Hard.
Order Number: 03JG6400Price: $19.99