RESOURCES
We want to educate and equip our community to deepen their faith and pursue God personally. True transformation does not come from the pulpit alone, but from individual and intimate study - so enjoy these resources to help you dig deeper and learn more about the Kingdom of God. They are grouped by topic, so you can look for something peaks your interest!
The Vineyard Movement
The Vineyard DNA: Essential History, Values, and Practices of the Vineyard Movement
The Quest for the Radical Middle: A History of the Vineyard | By Bill Jackson
Empowered Evangelicals: Bringing Together the Best of the Evangelical and Charismatic Worlds | By Rich Nathan and Ken Wilson
Both-And | By Rich Nathan and Insoo Kim
Classic Vineyard: Chronicles from the Wimber Years | By Eddie Piorek
Naturally Supernatural: God May Be Closer Than You Think | By Gary Best
Do What Jesus Did: A Real-Life Field Guide to Healing the Sick, Routing Demons, and Changing Lives Forever | By Robby Dawkins
Doing Reconciliation: Racism, Reconciliation, and Transformation in the Church and the World | By Alexander Venter
The Way In is the Way On: John Wimber's Teaching and Writings on Life in Christ | By John Wimber
The Wisdom of Wimber: As I See It | By Marty Boller
John Wimber's Pastoral Letters | Compiled by Derek Morphew
John Wimber: His Life and Ministry | By Connie Dawson
Kingdom Theology
Breakthrough | By Derek Morphew
The Here and Not Yet | By Joshua Hopping
Living the Future: The Kingdom of God and The Holy Spirit in the Vineyard Movement | By Douglas Erickson
Start Here: Kingdom Essentials for Christians | By Don Williams
The Gospel of the Kingdom: Scriptural Studies in the Kingdom of God | By George Eldon Ladd
Crucial Questions About the Kingdom of God | By George Eldon Ladd
The Presence of the Future | By George Eldon Ladd
Jesus and the Kingdom | By George Eldon Ladd
A Theology of the New Testament | By George Eldon Ladd
Jesus and the Power of Satan | By James Kallas
Jesus is Lord, Caesar is Not: Evaluating Empire in New Testament Studies
Announcing the Kingdom: The Story of God's Mission in the Bible | By Arthur F. Glasser et al.
Spiritual Formation
The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God | By Dallas Willard
Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation | By M. Robert Mulholland Jr.
Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth | By Richard Foster
Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation | By Ruth Haley Barton
Renovated: God, Dallas Willard, and the Church That Transforms | By Jim Wilder
Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform Us | By Adele Ahlberg Calhoun
Rare Leadership: 4 Uncommon Habits for Increasing Trust, Joy, and Engagement in the People You Lead | By Marcus Warner and Jim Wilder
The Practice of the Presence of God | By Brother Lawrence
Renovation of the Heart: Putting On the Character of Christ | By Dallas Willard
The Kingdom Life: A Practical Theology of Discipleship and Spiritual Formation | Edited by Alan Andrews
Present Perfect: Finding God in the Now | By Gregory Boyd
Doing Spirituality: The Journey of Character Formation toward Christlikeness | By Alexander Venter
Digging into Scripture & Commentaries
This section includes both books about how we read Scripture, as well as commentaries about the historical context and canonical interpretation of scripture. Many of the commentaries come in a series and have a separate book for each chapter of the Bible. If your group wants to study through the Gospel of Luke, for instance, you might check out the commentary on Luke from a couple series to learn more about the background and hermeneutic interpretation while working through the Gospel in your small group.
The Word Biblical Commentary (Series)
The New International Commentary on the New Testament (Series)
The NIV Application Commentary (Series)
The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible | By Scot McKnight
The Old Testament for Everyone (Series) | By John Goldingay
The New Testament for Everyone (Series) | By N.T. Wright
Daily Bible Commentary: A Guide for Reflection and Prayer (Series)
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth | By Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart
How to Read the Bible Book by Book | By Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart
The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament | By John Walton, Victor Matthews, Mark Chavalas
The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament | By Craig Keener
The Pillar New Testament Commentary (Series)
The Holy Spirit
More: How You Can Have More of the Spirit When You Already Have Everything in Christ | By Simon Ponsonby
Inspired: The Holy Spirit and the Mind of Faith | By Jack Levison
God Inside Out: An In-depth Study of the Holy Spirit | By Simon Ponsonby
When the Spirit Comes with Power: Signs & Wonders Among God's People | By John White
The Spirit in the Gospels and Acts: Divine Purity and Power | By Craig Keener
Forgotten God: Reversing our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit | By Francis Chan
The Mission of God
The Art of Neighboring: Building Genuine Relationships Right Outside Your Door | By Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon
Reimagining Evangelism: Inviting Friends on a Spiritual Journey | By Rick Richardson
Unchristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity ... And Why it Matters | By David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons
Breaking the Missional Code: Your Church Can Become a Missionary in Your Community | By Ed Stetzer and David Putman
Evangelism After Christendom: The Theology and Practice of Christian Witness | By Bryan Stone
The Gospel in a Pluralist Society | By Lesslie Newbigin
New Testament Studies
Christobiography: Memory, History, and the Reliability of the Gospels | By Craig Keener
Contagious Holiness: Jesus' Meals with Sinners | By Craig Blomberg
The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited | By Scot McKnight
Reading Romans Backwards: A Gospel of Peace in the Midst of Empire | By Scot McKnight
God at War: The Bible and Spiritual Conflict | By Gregory Boyd
Spirit Hermeneutics: Reading Scripture in Light of Pentecost | By Craig Keener
The Empowered Life
Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God | By Dallas Willard
John Wimber's Teaching on the Gift and Gifts of the Holy Spirit | By Derek Morphew and Oyvind Nerheim
Open to the Spirit: God in Us, God with Us, God Transforming Us | By Scot McKnight
Power Healing | By John Wimber and Kevin Springer
Power Evangelism | By John Wimber and Kevin Springer
Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts | By Craig Keener
Church Health
Natural Church Development: A Guide to Eight Essential Qualities of Healthy Churches | By Christian Schwartz
The 3 Colors of Ministry | By Christian Schwartz
Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church | By Mark Deymaz
The Emotionally Healthy Church | By Peter Scazzero
Color Your World with Natural Church Development | By Christian Schwartz
7 Practices of Effective Ministry | By Stanley, Joiner, and Jones
Women in Ministry
The Apostle Paul and Women in the Church | By Don Williams
Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity Without Hierarchy
Women, Authority, and the Bible: Some of Today's Leading Evangelicals Seek to Break Through a Critical Impasse
Why Not Women? A Fresh Look at Scripture on Women in Missions, Ministry, and Leadership | By Cunningham, Hamilton, and Rogers
How I Changed My Mind About Women in Leadership: Compelling Stories from Prominent Evangelicals
Men and Women in the Church | By Sarah Sumner
Thought-Provoking Reads
These books discuss more provocative topics that might challenge and stretch your faith in new ways. They will make you think, and even if you don’t agree with everything in them, they offer a fresh perspective and an insightful way to view Christ and modern Christianity.
Cross Vision: How the Crucifixion of Jesus Makes Sense of Old Testament Violence | By Gregory Boyd
Deep & Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend | By Andy Stanley
The Sin of Certainty: Why God Desires Our Trust More Than Our "Correct" Beliefs | By Peter Enns
The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power is Destroying the Church | By Gregory Boyd
Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God: The Scandalous Truth of the Very Good News | By Brian Zahnd
Stricken by God? The Nonviolent Identification and the Victory of Christ
Looking for more recommendations?
If you would like more specific book suggestions, please reach out to us! Our pastor loves to read, and we’d be happy to recommend books on any topic you are interested in studying.