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Specific Ministry Contexts

If you serve in church ministry, you may be focused on a particular geographical context, an age range, or a specific type of outreach work. See books on children's & youth ministry, church & neighborhood, church planting, college & young adult ministry, evangelism, inclusive ministry, non-profit organizations, or urban ministry.

Fool's Talk: Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion, By Os Guinness
Fool's Talk
Os Guinness
Becoming a Just Church: Cultivating Communities of God's Shalom, By Adam L. Gustine
Becoming a Just Church
Adam L. Gustine
How Neighborhoods Make Us Sick: Restoring Health and Wellness to Our Communities, By Veronica Squires and Breanna Lathrop
How Neighborhoods Make Us Sick
Veronica Squires and Breanna Lathrop
The Politics of Ministry: Navigating Power Dynamics and Negotiating Interests, By Bob Burns and Tasha D. Chapman and Donald C. Guthrie
The Politics of Ministry
Bob Burns and Tasha D. Chapman and Donald C. Guthrie
Reciprocal Church: Becoming a Community Where Faith Flourishes Beyond High School, By Sharon Galgay Ketcham
Reciprocal Church
Sharon Galgay Ketcham
Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods, By Jonathan Brooks
Church Forsaken
Jonathan Brooks
Megachurch Christianity Reconsidered: Millennials and Social Change in African Perspective, By Wanjiru M. Gitau
Megachurch Christianity Reconsidered
Wanjiru M. Gitau
Seeing Jesus in East Harlem: What Happens When Churches Show Up and Stay Put, By José Humphreys
Seeing Jesus in East Harlem
José Humphreys
The Minority Experience: Navigating Emotional and Organizational Realities, By Adrian Pei
The Minority Experience
Adrian Pei
What Does It Mean to Be Welcoming?: Navigating LGBT Questions in Your Church, By Travis Collins
What Does It Mean to Be Welcoming?
Travis Collins
Disabling Mission, Enabling Witness: Exploring Missiology Through the Lens of Disability Studies, By Benjamin T. Conner
Disabling Mission, Enabling Witness
Benjamin T. Conner
Serving God in a Migrant Crisis: Ministry to People on the Move, By Patrick Johnstone
Serving God in a Migrant Crisis
Patrick Johnstone
Serving God in Today's Cities: Facing the Challenges of Urbanization, By Patrick Johnstone
Serving God in Today's Cities
Patrick Johnstone
Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory, By Tod Bolsinger
Canoeing the Mountains
Tod Bolsinger
Kingdom Collaborators: Eight Signature Practices of Leaders Who Turn the World Upside Down, By Reggie McNeal
Kingdom Collaborators
Reggie McNeal
Seven Practices for the Church on Mission, By David E. Fitch
Seven Practices for the Church on Mission
David E. Fitch
Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice That Restores, By Dominique DuBois Gilliard
Rethinking Incarceration
Dominique DuBois Gilliard
Sustainable Children's Ministry: From Last-Minute Scrambling to Long-Term Solutions, By Mark DeVries and Annette Safstrom
Sustainable Children's Ministry
Mark DeVries and Annette Safstrom
Redeemed Sexuality: 12 Sessions for Healing and Transformation in Community, By Andrew A. Boa
Redeemed Sexuality
Andrew A. Boa
12 Sessions
The Power of the 72: Ordinary Disciples in Extraordinary Evangelism, By John Teter
The Power of the 72
John Teter
Beyond Colorblind: Redeeming Our Ethnic Journey, By Sarah Shin
Beyond Colorblind
Sarah Shin
White Awake: An Honest Look at What It Means to Be White, By Daniel Hill
White Awake
Daniel Hill
Grace for the Afflicted: A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness, By Matthew S. Stanford
Grace for the Afflicted
Matthew S. Stanford
The Economics of Neighborly Love: Investing in Your Community's Compassion and Capacity, By Tom Nelson
The Economics of Neighborly Love
Tom Nelson
Messy Church: Fresh Ideas for Building a Christ-Centered Community, By Lucy Moore and Jane Leadbetter
Messy Church
Lucy Moore and Jane Leadbetter
15 Sessions