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)

      -         Chris 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 (HarperHH)

- 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)

-         Ruth Valerio, Rivers of Justice Bible Study guide (CWR)

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)

-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)

-         Ruth Valerio, L is for Lifestyle (IVP)

-         Ruth Valerio, Life issues Bible study - Environment (CWR)

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)