Reading list

Some suggestions of further reading related to the course.

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SESSION 1: The big story

Online articles

       -        Krish Kandiah, The gospel is bigger than you think

-      The Lausanne Movement, The Cape Town Commitment

Books

-            NT Wright, Surprised by Hope (SPCK)

-         NT Wright, The Challenge of Jesus (SPCK)

-         Donald B. Kraybill, The Upside Down Kingdom (Herald Press)

-         Christopher Wright, The Mission of God (IVP)

-         Lesslie Newbigin, The Open Secret (SPCK)

-         Tim Chester, (ed.) Justice, Mercy and Humility: Integral Mission and the Poor (Paternoster)

      -         C hris Sugden and Vinay Samual, Mission as Transformation (ed.) (IVP) 

SESSION 2: Mercy - What’s the need round here?

Online articles

-         Jon Kuhrt, The Challenge of Integral Mission

Books

-         Ron Sider, Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger (Hodder & Stoughton)

-         Shane Claibourne, The Irresistible Revolution (Zondervan)

-         Bryant L. Myers, Walking with the Poor (Orbis)

-         Timothy J. Keller, Ministries of Mercy: The Call of the Jericho Road (Eden)

-         Bob Holman, Faith in the Poor (Lion)

-         Ann Morisy, Beyond the Good Samaritan (Mowbray)

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SESSION 3: Influence - Who’s pushing the people in?

Online inspiration

-         Nick Pollard, Talking about purpose

-         Don Horrocks, Why should Christians get involved with politics? 

-         David Hilborn, How radical was Jesus?

-         Joel Edwards, Respect and the state were in

-        Hazel Southam, Are we really salt and light?

      -         Trafficking victims lured to the UK – read about a current issue

Books

-         Jim Wallis, God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get it (Harper HH)

-         Gary A. Haugen, Good News About Injustice: A Witness of Courage in a Hurting World (IVP)

-         Robert Lewis & Rob Wilkins, The Church of Irresistible Influence (Eden)

-         Ronald J Sider, The Scandal of Evangelical Politics: Why are Christians Missing the Chance to Really Change the World (Eden)

-         Jonathan Bartley, The Subversive Manifesto (BRF)

-         Graham Gordon, What if you got involved? (Paternoster)

-         Ched Myers, et al, Say to this Mountain (Orbis)

-         Melba Maggay, Transforming Society (Regnum)

-         Gary Haughen, Good News about Injustice (IVP)

-         Martin Luther King, JR, Strength to Love (Collins)

-         John Howard Yoder, The Politics of Jesus (Eerdmans)

SESSION 4: Lifestyle - Dare to change?

Online inspiration

-         Dan Hames, The Theology of Everything

-         Mark Greene, None of God’s Business  

-         Jeremy Williams, Waking Up From The Consumer Dream 

Books

-         Ed Silvoso, Anointed for Business, (Wesley Owen)

-         Ruth Valerio, L is for Lifestyle (IVP)

-         Mark Greene & Tracy Cotterell, Let My People Grow (Authentic)

-         Mark Greene, Thank God it’s Monday – Ministry in the Workplace (Scripture Union)

-         Mark Powley, Consumer Detox (Zondervan)

SESSION 5: Evangelism - What’s God saying?

Online inspiration:

-         Krish Kandiah, The Gospel Is Bigger Than You Think

-         Michael Frost, Exile The Third Places 

-         J.John, Preach The Word 

Books

-         J John, Breaking The News (Authentic)

-          Brian D. McLaren, More Ready Than You Realize: Evangelism as Dance in the Postmodern Matrix (Eden)

-         Graham Tomlin, Provocative Church (SPCK)

-          D. A. Carson, Telling the Truth (Zondervan)

SESSION 6: What's next

Online inspiration

Books

-         Fran Beckett, et al, Rebuild: Small groups can make a difference (Crossway)