Books

Update: This list is updated as of April, 2012

Church Greeters 101

Church Greeters 101 is an instant download after purchase.

This ebook focuses on growing a greeting ministry from scratch:

• Organizing,
• Recruiting, and
• training, and
• keeping Church Greeters.

A big emphasis here is on ongoing training of greeters and gives specific examples of greeter training meetings.

How to Welcome Church Visitors:

How to Welcome Church Visitors, is also instantly downloadable.

This is my first ebook on Creating better first impressions.

It looks at the entire visitor experience of the process of a first time Church Visitor.

Evangelism Book Bibliography

This bibliography will keep growing as I review books and read them myself. If they are on this list, then I have read them and can recommend them to you as resources.

Personal Evangelism

• Questioning Evangelism, Randy Newman
• They like Jesus, but not the Church by Dan Kimball
• Confessions of a Reformissional Rev by Mark Driscoll
• Unbinding the Gospel: Real Life Evangelism (Real Life Evangelism Series) by Martha Reese
• unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity… and Why It Matters
• Evangelism Made Slightly Less Difficult: How to Interest People who Aren’t Already Interested by Nick Pollard.
• Becoming a Contagious Christian, Bill Hybels and Mark Mittleberg.
• Just Walk Across the Room, Bill Hybels
• Just Walk Across the Room (Spanish), Bill Hybels
• Simplemente acercate a ellos: Pasos Sencillos Para Guiar a Las Personas Hacia La Fe, Bill Hybels
• Hitchhiker’s Guide To Evangelism: Bill William Tenny-Brittian.
• The Gospel and Personal Evangelism, Mark Dever
• A Forgotten Gospel by Mark McGrath
• Tell It Often-Tell It Well: Making the Most of Witnessing Opportunities, Mark McCloskey
• Evangelism for the Rest of Us: Sharing Christ within Your Personality Style, Mike Bechtle
• True Story: A Christianity Worth Believing In, James Choung
• Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God. J. I. Packer
• Got Style?: Personality-Based Evangelism, Jeffrey Johnson
• I Once Was Lost: What Postmodern Skeptics Taught Us About Their Path to Jesus
• Living Dangerously: Seven Keys to Intentional Discipleship
• Making Friends for Christ: A Practical Approach to Relational Evangelism
• Share Jesus Without Fear, William Fay
• Got Style?: Personality-Based Evangelism, Jeffrey Johnson
• Spiritual Conversations, Gary Rohrmayer
• Questioning Evangelism, Randy Newman
• Tell the Truth: The Whole Gospel to the Whole Person by Whole People,  Will Metzger
• Organic Outreach for Ordinary People: Sharing Good News Naturally, Kevin Harney
• Coffee Shop Conversations: Making the Most of Spiritual Small Talk
• Reimagining Evangelism: Inviting Friends on a Spiritual Journey, Rick Richardson
• Life-Style Evangelism: Crossing Traditional Boundaries to Reach the Unbelieving World, Aldrich, Joseph C.
• Done.: What most religions don’t tell you about the Bible
• Counterfeit Gospels: Rediscovering the Good News in a World of False Hope
• Eats with Sinners: Reaching Hungry People Like Jesus Did
• Erasing Hell: What God said about eternity, and the things we made up
• Gospel Wakefulness, Jared Wilson
• Search & Rescue: Becoming a Disciple Who Makes a Difference, Niel Cole
• The Heart of the Story: God’s Masterful Design to Restore His People (Story, The), Randy Frazee
• The Unexpected Adventure: Taking Everyday Risks to Talk with People about Jesus

Small Group Curriculum

• Just Walk Across the Room Video Curriculum, Bill Hybels
• Becoming a Contagious Christian (Video Curriculum Kit), Bill Hybels
• Holy Conversation: Talking About God in Everyday Life, Richard Peace
• Outflow, Steve Sjogren and David Ping

Church Evangelism

• Breaking the Missional Code, Ed Stetzer, David Putman
• Unbinding the Gospel: Real Life Evangelism by Martha Reese
• Planting New Churches in a Postmodern Age, Ed Stetzer.
• Organic Church: Growing Faith Where Life Happens by Niel Cole
• The House Church Book: Rediscover the Dynamic, Organic, Relational, Viral Community Jesus Started, Wolfgang Simson
• The Rabbit and the Elephant: Why Small Is the New Big for Today’s Church Tony and Felicity Dale
• Growing the Church in the Power of the Holy Spirit: Seven Principles of Dynamic Cooperation, Brad Long

Hospitality and Church Growth

• How to Welcome Church Visitors, Chris Walker
• Beyond the First Visit: The Complete Guide to Connecting Guests to Your Church, Gary McIntosh
• Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests into Fully-Engaged Members of Your Church, Nelson Searcy
• First Impressions: Creating Wow Experiences In Your Church, Mark Waltz

Church Greeters and Ushers

• Church Greeting 101 – Chris Walker (release date: October 8, 2009)
• Serving as a Church Greeter, Leslie Parrott (Review)
• The Work of the Greeter, Paige Lanier Chargois
• Welcome to Our Church, Annette Schroeder
• Ushering 101, Buddy Bell
• Greeting 101, Buddy Bell

Worldview

• Discipling the Nations: The Power of Truth to Transform Cultures, by Darrow Miller
• Walking with the Poor, by Bryant L. Myers
• The Collapse of the Brass Heaven: Rebuilding Our Worldview to Embrace the Power of God, Brad Long

Other Books on Evangelism that I’ve Gathered

• Follow Me: Becoming a Lifestyle Prayerwalker, Randy Sprinkle
• Enjoying God: Experiencing Intimacy With the Heavenly Father
• Everyday Theology: How to Read Cultural Texts and Interpret Trends (Cultural Exegesis)
• Logic of Evangelism by William J. Abraham
• Embracing Grace: A Gospel for All of Us, Scott McKnight
• The Celtic Way of Evangelism: How Christianity Can Reach the West…Again, George Hunter
• A New Christian Manifesto: Pledging Allegiance to the Kingdom of God, Bob Ekblad
• Reading the Bible with the Damned, Bob Ekblad
• God’s Relentless Pursuit: Discovering His Heart for Humanity, Phil Strout
• Telling the Story: Evangelism for the Next Generation, Luis Palau, Timothy Robnett
• Finding Common Ground: How to Communicate With Those Outside the Christian Community…While We Still Can by Tim Downs
• Coffeehouse Theology: Reflecting on God in Everyday Life, Ed Cyzewski
• That None Should Perish, Ed Silvoso
• An Army of Ordinary People
• AND: The Gathered and Scattered Church (Exponential Series)
• Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
• A Cross-Shaped Gospel: Reconciling Heaven and Earth
• The Jesus Manifesto

Others that I’ve encountered by not yet Read

• Witness: Learning to Share Your Christian Faith, Ron Crandall
• The Contagious Witness, Ron Crandall
• Sticky Church (Leadership Network Innovation Series)
• Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know–And Doesn’t Stephen Prothero
• Simply Church
• Revolution
• Pagan Christianity?: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices
• Transforming Children Into Spiritual Champions: Why Children Should Be Your Church’s #1 Priority
• The Seven Faith Tribes: Who They Are, What They Believe, and Why They Matter
• Revolutionary Parenting: What the Research Shows Really Works
• The Power of Vision: Discover and Apply God’s Vision for Your Life & Ministry
• Getting Started: A Practical Guide to House Church Planting
• Organic Leadership: Leading Naturally Right Where You Are, Niel Cole
• Search & Rescue: Becoming a Disciple Who Makes a Difference
• Nexus: The World House Church Movement Reader
• Divine Mentor, The: Growing Your Faith as You Sit at the Feet of the Savior
• The Global House Church Movement
• The Church Comes Home
• Reimagining Church: Pursuing the Dream of Organic Christianity
• Jesus Has Left the Building
• Megashift: Igniting Spiritual Power
• The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21 Century Church
• Lost and Found: The Younger Unchurched and How to Reach Them: Ed Stetzer