Resources for Equipping Ministry

Web Sites

The Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations.
http://www.fivepractices.org/detail.asp?pkvalue=119&pageid=0

General Board of Discipleship.
http://www.gbod.org/

Planning with Leadership Ministries (GBOD).
http://www.gbod.org/planning/default.html

Additional Guideline Resources (PDFs from GBOD).
http://www.gbod.org/homepage/new_home/guidelines_2.htm

Equipped for Every Good Work.
http://www.gbod.org/equipped/

Finding Your Spiritual Gifts Self-Assessment
http://www.elca.org/evangelism/assessments/spiritgifts.html

Books for building Equipping Churches

Unfinished Business: Returning the Ministry to the People of God by Greg Ogden. Zondervan (2003), Edition: Revised, Paperback, 288 pages (ISBN 0310246199, Paperback) [Read this book first. This provides the clearest explanation for what and why we are doing this.]

Body Building: Creating a Ministry Team Through Spiritual Gifts by Brian Kelly Bauknight, Abingdon (1996), Paperback (ISBN 0687017106)

The Disciple Making Church by Bill Hull. Revell, A Disvision of Baker Book House Co. (1990, 1998), Edition: Paperpack (ISBN 0800756274, Paperback)

Equipping Church, The by Sue Mallory. Zondervan (2001), Hardcover, 208 pages (ISBN 0310240670, Hardcover)

Equipping Church Guidebook, The by Sue Mallory. Zondervan (2001), Paperback, 352 pages (ISBN 0310239575, Paperback)

Equipped for Every Good Work: Building a Gifts-Based Church by Dan R. Dick. Discipleship Resources (2001), Paperback, 168 pages (ISBN 0-88177-352-2, Paperback)

Five Challenges for the Once and Future Church by Loren B. Mead. Alban Institute (1996), Paperback, 100 pages (ISBN 1566991757, Paperback)

Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations by Robert Schnase. Abingdon Press (2007), Paperback, 144 pages (ISBN 0687645409, Paperback)

From Members to Disciples: Leadership Lessons from the Book of Acts, by Michael W. Foss, Abingdon Press, 2007. (ISBN 978-0-687-46730-3, Paperback)

The Once and Future Church: Reinventing the Congregation for a New Mission Frontier by Loren B. Mead. Alban Institute (1991), Paperback, 100 pages (ISBN 1566990505, Paperback)

Books for Evangelism/Outreach

Unchristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity and Why it Matters by David Kinnaman, BakerBooks (2007), Hardback (ISBN: 0801013003, Hardback)

Building a Contagious Church: Revolutionizing the Way We View and Do Evangelism by Mark Mittelberg, Zondervan 2000, ISBN 0310221498, Hardback

A Step-by-Step Guide to Church Marketing: Breaking Ground for the Harvest by George Barna, Regal Books 1992, ISBN 0830714049


Books for Discipleship/Discipling/Small Groups

The Disciple-Making Church: From Dry Bones to Spiritual Vitality by Glenn McDonald, FaithWalk Publishing 2004-2007, ISBN 9781932902679

Transforming Discipleship: Making Disciples a Few at a Time by Greg Ogden, IVP 2003, ISBN 0830823883

The Complete Book of Discipleship: On Being and Making Followers of Christ by Bill Hull, NavPress 2006, ISBN 1576838978

Discipleship Essentials: A Guide to Building Your Life in Christ by Greg Ogden, IVP 1998, ISBN 0830811699


Books for Missions

101 Ways Your Church Can Change the World by Tony Compolo and Gordon Aeschliman, Regal Books 1993, ISBN 0830716327

Standing in the Margin: How Your Congregation Can Minister with the Poor (and perhaps recover its soul in the process) by Mary Alice Mulligan and Rufus Burrow, Jr. Pilgrim Press 2004, ISBN 0829815449

Books for Stewardship

Giving: unlocking the heart of good stewardship by John Ortberg, Laurie Pederson and Judson Poling, Zondervan 2000, ISBN 0310220785



Books for Front Door/Welcoming

First Impressions: Creating Wow Experiences in Your Church by Mark L. Waltz, Group 2005, ISBN 0764427571