Books

Book review – Outspoken: Conversations on Church Communication

Book review – Outspoken: Conversations on Church Communication

A review of this book, released last week.

Mend The Gap

Experienced youth leader, researcher and trainer, Jason Gardner makes a plea for churches not to miss the opportunity they have to bring holistic discipleship to all the generations in church. He points to the growing…

Becoming More Like Christ

This is part of a series of books entitled Discipleship as Wholeness. It is one of the few books I’ve read that not only intends to encourage people to become mature disciples of Christ, but…

An Agenda for Change

Joel Edwards, until very recently, General Director of EA has written a really useful, short overview of the challenges facing evangelical churches today. Calling for a commitment to the gospel, lived out in the way…

Delivering the Captives

If you are sympathetic to the viewpoint that most of the problems we face in life stem from the direct work of demonic forces attacking people, then this book will be of interest to you….

A Toolbox for Small Churches

Based on work done with smaller UK Baptist churches, this is a really encouraging, practical book that would help any smaller church think through the challenges and opportunities that they face. It is encouraging because…

Judas and the Gospel of Jesus

You may have seen the displays in Waterstones relating to the ‘Gospel of Judas’, a third century document, which some have claimed, shows what Jesus’ teaching really concerned. Tom Wright, the brilliant New Testament scholar…

Issues Facing Christians Today

75 words on a classic? Here goes: Fully updated, urgently relevant, mind stretching, readable, warm, optimistic, thoroughly biblical, godly wisdom, well-researched, mature reflection, insightful, provocative, understandable, engaged with wider society, the gospel for all humanity,…

Healing Through Deliverance

Examining the issue of deliverance from theological and Biblical studies and written in an accessible style, this book includes many illustrations from counselling undertaken at Ellel Grange. The book assumes that Christians are often affected…

Philippians: Rejoice! the King is Lord

Philip Greenslade, a well-respected teacher and writer, this is a really useful addition to anyone’s library. It will help anyone leading home bible studies, or wanting to get a fresh angle on the book before…