Resources

This is a list of books I’m currently reading….

• The Mission Of Advocacy: A Toolkit For Congregations by Stephen Reeves and Rev. Katie Ferguson Murray

Sometimes we come across books that influence our life in profound ways.  Here’s a list of life-changers for me (in no particular order)!

• I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made For Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
• Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God by Kaitlin B. Curtice
• A Year Of Biblical Womanhood: How A Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting On Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband Master by Rachel Held Evans
• Getting Involved With God: Rediscovering the Old Testament by Ellen F. Davis
• A New Kind of Christianity: 10 Questions That Are Transforming The Faith by Brian D. McLaren
• A Generous Orthodoxy by Brian McLaren
• The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why by Phyllis Tickle
• The Irresistible Revolution: Living as Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne
• The Emerging Church: Vintage Faith for New Generations by Dan Kimball
• Girl Meets God: On The Path To A Spiritual Life by Lauren Winner
• Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality by Donald Miller
• Christianity for the Rest Of Us: How The Neighborhood Church is Transforming the Faith by Diana Butler Bass
• Emerging Churches: Creating Christian Community in Postmodern Cultures by Eddie Gibbs and Ryan K. Bolger
• Jesus For President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw
• Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels by Kenneth Bailey
• Jesus Wants To Save Christians: A Manifesto for the Church In Exile by Rob Bell and Don Golden
• Lord, Teach Us To Pray: The Lord’s Prayer and Christian Life by William Willimon and Stanley Hauerwas
• Revelation For Today by James Mickey Efird
• The Shack by William Paul Young
• Through Painted Deserts: Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Road by Donald Miller
• Velvet Elvis: Repainting The Christian Faith by Rob Bell
• Walk on: The Spiritual Journey of U2 by Steve Stockman

These books are on my shelf waiting to be read:

• Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking On Water, and Loving The Bible Again by Rachel Held Evans
• Dear Church: A Love Letter From A Black Preacher To The Whitest Denomination In The U.S. by Lenny Duncan
• Building Cathedrals: The Power Of Purpose by Greg Coker