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Book Recommendations
Invisible Jesus
by Scot McKnight & Tommy Preson Phillips
McKnight & Preson Phillips listen deeply to those leaving unhealthy expressions of Christianity, showing that losing religion isn’t necessarily losing Christ. With research, stories, and biblical reflection, they remind us that Reformation people should be ever reforming – embracing humility, curiosity, and questions as friends to truth, not threats to it, as we weed out everything in our lives and practices that doesn’t reflect Jesus.
InterGenerate
edited by Holly Catterton Allen
Pairing biblical and theological insight with new research, InterGenerate presents a compelling vision and practical considerations for re-imagining a traditionally siloed approach to faith formation to become communities that foster mutuality, reciprocity, and equality across generations.
Becoming a Future Ready Church
by Danielle Yang, Adelle Banks and Warren Bird
Would you say your church is ready to pass the baton to Generation Z? In this book, the authors lay out a bold blueprint for navigating the seismic cultural and generational shifts reshaping the church, with an eye on ensuring the next generation is prepared to lead with faith and resilience.
All Change
by Rich Robinson
A steady and insightful approach to navigating uncertain times. With clarity and a calm perspective, Rich surveys the current landscape and equips leaders with the tools to chart a path forward. Beyond practical guidance, the book delivers something even more essential—hope.
The Faith of Leap
by Michael Frost & Alan Hirsch
Frost & Hirsch explore the transformative power of “liminality” and “communitas,” showing how shared adventures in mission can create deep, vibrant community. Challenging a comfort-driven church culture, the authors call for embracing risk as essential for personal and communal growth. For Mission Friends, this book offers fresh inspiration to engage our movement anew, living boldly in God’s redemptive, missional story.
Liturgy of the Ordinary
by Tish Harrison Warren
Sacred practices in everyday life
Quietly Courageous
by Gil Rendle
A very thoughtful resource to help make sense of the cultural moment of the American church. Rendle notes that the American church has enjoyed an “aberrant” season of cultural convergence during the 20th century that no longer holds true today. Using biblical imagery, he names key temptations that inhibit mission while inviting us to rethink how we engage the world with the gospel. Highly recommended.
A Church Called TOV
by Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer
We need a map to get us where we ought to be as the body of Christ. The key is found in Scripture in a beautiful little Hebrew word that means good. The word is tov. This book unpacks the richness of that word and how it can help Christians fulfill their true calling as God’s image bearers.