Here are a number of books that I feel are essential reading for pastors seeking to lead churches trying to engage transformation in an urban environment:
Foundational Concepts
- Blackaby, Experiencing God
- Blackaby, A God-Shaped Church
- Bosch, Transforming Mission
- Keller, Ministries of Mercy
- Perkins, With Justice for All
Spiritual Formation
- Blackaby, Hearing God’s Voice
- Cordeiro, The Divine Mentor
- Foster, The Celebration Of Discipline
- Mullholland, Shaped by the Word
- Willard, The Divine Conspiracy
- Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines
Strategic Thinking
- Christensen, The Innovator’s Dilemma
- Kotter, Leading Change
- Kotter, Our Iceberg is Meting
- Worden, Winning in Fast Time
Leadership
- Blackaby, Spiritual Leadership
- Clinton, The Making of a Leader
- Feinberg, Scouting the Divine
- Malphurs, Strategic Disciple Making
- McNeal, The Present Future
- McNeal, Missional Renaissance
Calling
- Clowney, Called to the Ministry
- Cole, Organic Leadership
- Hansen, The Art of Pastoring
- Keller, The Prodigal God
- Piper, Brothers, We Are Not Professionals
Ministry & Culture
- Bakke & Sharpe, Street Signs
- Bakke, Theology as Big as the City
- Conn, Urban Ministry
- Fitch, The Great Giveaway
- Fuder, A Heart for the City
- Fuder, A Heart for the Community
- Halter & Smay, The Tangible Kingdom
- Lupton, Renewing the City
- Swanson, The Externally Focused Church
- Sider et al. Churches That Make a Difference
- Sider, et al., Linking Arms, Linking Lives
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