33 Influential Evangelism Books for 2012

Outreach Magazine compiled a list of 33 influential books in the March 2012 edition.

“Whether you are aspiring to evangelize more effectively, exploring the nuances of ‘missional’ in your life and your church, looking for a great small group curriculum, or just wanting to expand your ministry knowledge in general, we want to help you find the best resources out there.”

I see that I need to catch up on my own reading.

Evangelism Books

• The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited, Scott McKnight
• Branded: Sharing Jesus with a Consumer Culture, Tim Sinclair

Apologetics Books

• Gunning for God: Why the New Atheists are Missing the Target, John Lennox
• If God, Why Evil?: A New Way to Think About the Question, Normal Geisler
• God and Stephen Hawking: Whose Design Is It Anyway? John Lennox
• Why People Don’t Believe: Confronting Seven Challenges to Christian Faith, Paul Chamberlian

Leadership and Church Planting

• Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting, The: A Guide for Starting Any Kind of Church, Aubrey Malphurs
• Ministry Velocity: The Power for Leadership Momentum, The Power for Leadership Momentum
• Heartbeat! How to Turn Passion into Ministry in Your Church, Charles Arn
• Journeys to Significance: Charting a Leadership Course from the Life of Paul (Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series), Neal Cole

Culture

• Half the Church: Recapturing God’s Global Vision for Women, Carolyn Custis James
• From the Garden to the City: The Redeeming and Corrupting Power of Technology, John Dyer
• Hip-Hop Redemption: Finding God in the Rhythm and the Rhyme (Engaging Culture), Ralph Watkins
• You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church…and Rethinking Faith, David Kinnaman

Missional Church

• Missional Communities: The Rise of the Post-Congregational Church (Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series), Reggie McNeal
• On the Verge: A Journey Into the Apostolic Future of the Church (Exponential Series), Alan Hirsch and Dave Ferguson
• Right Here, Right Now: Everyday Mission for Everyday People (Shapevine), Alan Hirsch and Lance Ford
• Rumors of God: Experience the Kind of Faith You’ve Only Heard About, Darren Whitehead and Jon Tyson

Small Group Curricula

• Muslims, Christians, and Jesus: Gaining Understanding and Building Relationships, Carl Medearis (Book)
• Muslims, Christians, and Jesus Participant’s Guide with DVD: Gaining Understanding and Building Relationships, Carl Medearis

Cross-Cultural

• Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian, John Piper
• Church Diversity: Sunday The Most Segregated Day of the Week, Scott Williams
• A Future for the Latino Church: Models for Multilingual, Multigenerational Hispanic Congregations, Daniel Rodriguez

Compassion and Justice

• The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor: Seeing Others Through the Eyes of Jesus, Mark Labberton
• Orphanology: Awakening to Gospel-Centered Adoption and Orphan Care

Biographies

• A Heart for Freedom: The Remarkable Journey of a Young Dissident, Her Daring Escape, and Her Quest to Free China’s Daughters, Chai Ling
• Now I Walk on Death Row: A Wall Street Finance Lawyer Stumbles into the Arms of A Loving God
• A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life, Donald Miller

Children’s Outreach

• Ocean Adventures (Nature of God), Peter Schriemer

Youth Outreach

• Evangephobia Student Devotional: Face Your Fears and Fuel Your Passion, Greg Stier
• Evangephobia Dvd Curriculum: Face Your Fears and Fuel Your Passion 4-week Small Group Study, Greg Stier
• Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids, Kara Powell and Chap Clark
• Hurt 2.0: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers (Youth, Family, and Culture), Chap Clark
• Missional Youth Ministry: Moving from Gathering Teenagers to Scattering Disciples (Youth Specialties), Brian Kirk and Jacob Thome