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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.

Witness Essentials: Evangelism that Makes Disciples, By Daniel Meyer
Witness Essentials
Daniel Meyer
12 Sessions
Shaping the Journey of Emerging Adults: Life-Giving Rhythms for Spiritual Transformation, By Richard R. Dunn and Jana L. Sundene
Shaping the Journey of Emerging Adults
Richard R. Dunn and Jana L. Sundene
Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, By J. I. Packer
Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God
J. I. Packer
A Vision for the Aging Church: Renewing Ministry for and by Seniors, By James M. Houston and Michael Parker
A Vision for the Aging Church
James M. Houston and Michael Parker
The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry, By Andrew Root and Kenda Creasy Dean
The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry
Andrew Root and Kenda Creasy Dean
Mind Your Faith: A Student's Guide to Thinking and Living Well, By David A. Horner
Mind Your Faith
David A. Horner
A Future for the Latino Church: Models for Multilingual, Multigenerational Hispanic Congregations, By Daniel A. Rodriguez
A Future for the Latino Church
Daniel A. Rodriguez
Multicultural Ministry Handbook: Connecting Creatively to a Diverse World, Edited by David A. Anderson and Margarita R. Cabellon
Multicultural Ministry Handbook
Edited by David A Anderson and Margarita R. Cabellon
Marks of the Messenger: Knowing, Living and Speaking the Gospel, By J. Mack Stiles
Marks of the Messenger
J. Mack Stiles
The Steward Leader: Transforming People, Organizations and Communities, By R. Scott Rodin
The Steward Leader
R. Scott Rodin
Urban Ministry: The Kingdom, the City the People of God, By Harvie M. Conn and Manuel Ortiz
Urban Ministry
Harvie M. Conn and Manuel Ortiz
Leading Across Cultures: Effective Ministry and Mission in the Global Church, By James E. Plueddemann
Leading Across Cultures
James E. Plueddemann
Discovering Church Planting: An Introduction to the Whats, Whys, and Hows of Global Church Planting, By J. D. Payne
Discovering Church Planting
J. D. Payne
The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity, By Soong-Chan Rah
The Next Evangelicalism
Soong-Chan Rah
Sustainable Youth Ministry: Why Most Youth Ministry Doesn't Last and What Your Church Can Do About It, By Mark DeVries
Sustainable Youth Ministry
Mark DeVries
A Community Called Taize: A Story of Prayer, Worship and Reconciliation, By Jason Brian Santos
A Community Called Taize
Jason Brian Santos
Reimagining Evangelism Participant's Guide, By Judy Johnson and Terry Erickson
Reimagining Evangelism Participant's Guide
Judy Johnson and Terry Erickson
8 Sessions
There's a Teenager in My House: 101 Questions Parents Ask, Edited by Wayne Rice
There's a Teenager in My House
Edited by Wayne Rice
I Once Was Lost: What Postmodern Skeptics Taught Us About Their Path to Jesus, By Don Everts and Doug Schaupp
I Once Was Lost
Don Everts and Doug Schaupp
Missional House Churches: Reaching Our Communities with the Gospel, By J. D. Payne
Missional House Churches
J. D. Payne
Toward a Prophetic Youth Ministry: Theory and Praxis in Urban Context, By Fernando Arzola Jr.
Toward a Prophetic Youth Ministry
Fernando Arzola Jr.
A Credible Witness: Reflections on Power, Evangelism and Race, By Brenda Salter McNeil
A Credible Witness
Brenda Salter McNeil
Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry: From a Strategy of Influence to a Theology of Incarnation, By Andrew Root
Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry
Andrew Root
Jesus Without Religion: What Did He Say? What Did He Do? What's the Point?, By Rick James
Jesus Without Religion
Rick James
Innovation in Mission: Insights into Practical Innovations Creating Kingdom Impact, Edited by James W. Reapsome and Jon Hirst
Innovation in Mission
Edited by James W. Reapsome and Jon Hirst