Books

Click here to see a comprehensive list of books for church planters.  The list is long.  Longer than you have time for.  The following is a list of books that we suggest you start with:

• The Purpose Driven Church. Rick Warren.  Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995.
• Church Planting From the Ground Up.  Tom Jones (and all).  Joplin, MO. College Press Publishing.
• Planting New Churches in a Postmodern Age. Ed Stetzer.  Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman, 2003.
• Courageous Leadership. Bill Hybels.  Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 2002.
• Seven Practices of Effective Ministry by Andy Stanley
• Built to Last. James Collins & Jerry Porras.  New York, NY: Harper Business, 1994.
• From Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t. Jim Collins.  New York, NY: Harper Collins, 2001.
• Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century. Aubrey Malphurs. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1992.
• Starting High Definition Churches by Ron Sylvia
• Prepare Your Church for the Future. Carl George.  Tarrytown, NY: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1991
• Surprising Insights From the Unchurched and Proven Ways to Reach Them. Thom Rainer.  Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2001.
• The Coming Church Revolution: Empowering Leaders for the Future. Carl George & Warren Bird.  Grand Rapids, MI: Fleming H. Revell, 1994.
• The E-Myth: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It. Michael Gerber.  New York, NY: Harper Business, 1995.
• The New Apostolic Churches. Peter Wagner.  Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 1998.
• The Unchurched Next Door. Thom Rainer.  Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishers, 2003.
• When God Builds a Church: 10 Principles for Growing a Dynamic Church. Bob and Rusty Russell.  West Monroe, LA: Howard Publishing Co., 2000.
• Church Planting for a Greater Harvest. Peter Wagner.  Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 1990.