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The Church

After Our Likeness: The Church as the Image of the Trinity by Miroslav Volf
Called to Be Church: The Book of Acts for a New Day by Anthony B. Robinson and Robert W. Wall
The Church: Signs of the Spirit and Signs of the Times: The Christian Story — A Pastoral Systematics by Gabriel Fackre
Church, Identity, and Change: Theology and Denominational Structures in Unsettled Times edited by David A. Roozen and James R. Nieman
Consuming Jesus: Beyond Race and Class Divisions in a Consumer Church by Paul Louis Metzger
The Continuing Conversion of the Church by Darrell L. Guder
The Courage to Be Protestant: Truth-Lovers, Marketers, and Emergents in the Postmodern World by David F. Wells
A Formula for Parish Practice: Using the Formula of Concord in Congregations by Timothy J. Wengert
The Holiness Manifesto edited by Kevin Mannoia and Don Thorsen
Losing Our Virtue: Why the Church Must Recover Its Moral Vision by David F. Wells
Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America edited by Darrell L. Guder
The Missional Church in Context: Helping Congregations Develop Contextual Ministry edited by Craig Van Gelder
Retrieving the Tradition and Renewing Evangelicalism: A Primer for Suspicious Protestants by D. H. Williams
StormFront: The Good News of God by James V. Brownson et al.
The Study of Evangelism: Exploring a Missional Practice of the Church edited by Paul W. Chilcote and Laceye C. Warner
That All May Believe: Theology of the Gospel and the Mission of the Church by Carl E. Braaten
To Live in Peace: Biblical Faith and the Changing Inner City by Mark R. Gornik
Transform Your Church with Ministry Teams by E. Stanley Ott
Transforming Congregational Culture by Anthony B. Robinson
Truly the Community: Romans 12 and How to Be the Church by Marva J. Dawn
Twelve Dynamic Shifts for Transforming Your Church by E. Stanley Ott

Education and Spiritual Formation

The Child in Christian Thought edited by Marcia J. Bunge
Children Matter: Celebrating Their Place in the Church, Family, and Community by Scottie May et al.
For Life Abundant: Practical Theology, Theological Education, and Christian Ministry edited by Dorothy C. Bass and Craig Dykstra
Is It a Lost Cause? Having the Heart of God for the Church's Children by Marva J. Dawn
Like Dew Your Youth: Growing Up with Your Teenager by Eugene H. Peterson
Practicing Passion: Youth and the Quest for a Passionate Church by Kenda Creasy Dean

Pastoral Care and Counseling

Befriending the Stranger by Jean Vanier
Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology by Eugene H. Peterson

Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places Study Guide by Eugene H. Peterson and Peter Santucci

Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible: The Social and Literary Context by David Instone-Brewer
Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work by Eugene H. Peterson
Holy Anger: Jacob, Job, Jesus by Lytta Basset
Growing Old in Christ edited by Stanley Hauerwas et al.
Joy in Our Weakness: A Gift of Hope from the Book of Revelation by Marva J. Dawn
Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition by Christine D. Pohl

Study Guide for Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition by Christine D. Pohl and Pamela J. Buck

A Mature Faith: Spiritual Direction and Anthropology in a Theology of Pastoral Care and Counseling by Daniël J. Louw
Receiving the Gift of Friendship: Profound Disability, Theological Anthropology, and Ethics by Hans S. Reinders
Sexual Character: Beyond Technique to Intimacy by Marva J. Dawn
Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cure by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Spiritual Emotions: A Psychology of Christian Virtues by Robert C. Roberts

Pastoral Leadership

The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction by Eugene H. Peterson
Extraordinary Leaders in Extraordinary Times: Unadorned Clay Pot Messengers, Volume 1 edited by H. Stanley Wood
Faith as a Way of Life: A Vision for Pastoral Leadership by Christian Scharen
For Life Abundant: Practical Theology, Theological Education, and Christian Ministry edited by Dorothy C. Bass and Craig Dykstra
From Midterms to Ministry: Practical Theologians on Pastoral Beginnings edited by Allan Hugh Cole Jr.
God's Ambassadors: A History of the Christian Clergy in America by E. Brooks Holifield
God's Potters: Pastoral Leadership and the Shaping of Congregations by Jackson W. Carroll
Letters to New Pastors by Michael Jinkins
The Other Six Days: Vocation, Work, and Ministry in Biblical Perspective by R. Paul Stevens
Pastors in Transition: Why Clergy Leave Local Church Ministry by Dean R. Hoge and Jacqueline E. Wenger
Resurrecting Excellence: Shaping Faithful Christian Ministry by L. Gregory Jones and Kevin R. Armstrong
Ten Commandments for Pastors Leaving a Congregation by Lawrence W. Farris
Ten Commandments for Pastors New to a Congregation by Lawrence W. Farris
The Sense of the Call: A Sabbath Way of Life for Those Who Serve God, the Church, and the World by Marva J. Dawn
Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness by Eugene H. Peterson
The Unnecessary Pastor: Rediscovering the Call by Marva J. Dawn and Eugene H. Peterson
Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity by Eugene H. Peterson

Preaching and Sermons

Between Two Worlds: The Challenge of Preaching Today by John Stott
The Bible and The New York Times by Fleming Rutledge
A Chorus of Witnesses: Model Sermons for Today's Preacher edited by Thomas G. Long and Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
The Company of Preachers: Wisdom on Preaching, Augustine to the Present edited by Richard Lischer
Confessing Jesus Christ: Preaching in a Postmodern World by David J. Lose
The End of Words: The Language of Reconciliation in a Culture of Violence by Richard Lischer
Exploring and Proclaiming the Apostles' Creed edited by Roger E. Van Harn
The Folly of Preaching: Models and Methods edited by Michael P. Knowles
Getting the Word Across: Speech Communication for Pastors and Lay Leaders by G. Robert Jacks
Help My Unbelief by Fleming Rutledge
A Kingdom We Can Taste: Sermons for the Church Year by David A. Davis
The Lectionary Commentary: Theological Exegesis for Sunday's Texts (Complete Set of 3 Volumes) edited by Roger E. Van Harn
The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text: Interpreting and Preaching Biblical Literature by Sidney Greidanus
Not Ashamed of the Gospel: Sermons from Paul's Letter to the Romans by Fleming Rutledge
Peculiar Speech: Preaching to the Baptized by William H. Willimon
Preacher, Can You Hear Us Listening? by Roger E. Van Harn
The Preacher's Portrait: Some New Testament Word Studies by John R. W. Stott
Preaching Christ from Genesis: Foundations for Expository Sermons by Sidney Greidanus
Preaching Christ from the Old Testament: A Contemporary Hermeneutical Method by Sidney Greidanus
Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture by Graeme Goldsworthy
This Incomplete One: Words Occasioned by the Death of a Young Person edited by Michael D. Bush
The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church, Volumes 1–6 by Hughes Oliphant Old
The Seven Last Words from the Cross by Fleming Rutledge
The Undoing of Death by Fleming Rutledge
We Have Heard That God Is with You: Preaching the Old Testament by Rein Bos

Worship and Liturgy

At the Origins of Christian Worship: The Context and Character of Earliest Christian Devotion by Larry W. Hurtado
Celtic Benediction: Morning and Night Prayer by J. Philip Newell
Celtic Treasure: Daily Scriptures and Prayer by J. Philip Newell
The Collects of Thomas Cranmer by C. Frederick Barbee and Paul F. M. Zahl
Do This in Remembrance of Me: A Ritual Approach to Reformed Eucharistic Theology by Martha L. Moore-Keish
For All God's Worth: True Worship and the Calling of the Church by N. T. Wright
Keeping the Sabbath Wholly: Ceasing, Resting, Embracing, Feasting by Marva J. Dawn
Leading in Prayer: A Workbook for Worship by Hughes Oliphant Old
The Lord and His Prayer by N. T. Wright
Praying with Beads: Daily Prayers for the Christian Year by Nan Lewis Doerr and Virginia Stem Owens
The Promise of Baptism: An Introduction to Baptism in Scripture and the Reformed Tradition by James V. Brownson
Reaching Out without Dumbing Down: A Theology of Worship for This Urgent Time by Marva J. Dawn
Rejoice in the Lord: A Hymn Companion to the Scriptures edited by Erik Routley
A Royal "Waste" of Time: The Splendor of Worshiping God and Being Church for the World by Marva J. Dawn
Sounds of the Eternal: A Celtic Psalter by J. Philip Newell
Symbols of the Christian Faith by Alva William Steffler
Worship in the Early Church by Ralph P. Martin
Also in Worship and Liturgy: Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Liturgical Studies Series

Biblical Commentaries

For a list of commentary series, please see below. For a list of all biblical commentaries, please select either Old Testament Commentaries or New Testament Commentaries.

The Church's Bible (CB)
The Eerdmans Critical Commentary (ECC)
The Lectionary Commentary: Theological Exegesis for Sunday's Texts (Complete Set of 3 Volumes) edited by Roger E. Van Harn
The New International Commentary on the New Testament (NICNT)
The New International Commentary on the Old Testament (NICOT)
The New International Greek Testament Commentary (NIGTC)
The Pillar New Testament Commentary (PNTC)
The Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary (THOTC)
The Two Horizons New Testament Commentary (THNTC)

Reference Works

All the People in the Bible: An A–Z Guide to the Saints, Scoundrels, and Other Characters in Scripture by Richard R. Losch
Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible edited by James D. G. Dunn and John Rogerson
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible edited by David Noel Freedman et al.
The Encyclopedia of Christianity, Volumes 1–5 edited by Erwin Fahlbusch et al.
A Funeral Manual by Perry H. Biddle Jr.
A History of Biblical Interpretation, Volume 1: The Ancient Period edited by Alan J. Hauser and Duane F. Watson
A Hospital Visitation Manual by Perry H. Biddle Jr.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (Set of 4 Volumes) edited by Geoffrey Bromiley
A Marriage Manual by Perry H. Biddle Jr.
Minister's Service Book: For Pulpit and Parish by Jesse Jai McNeil
The New Testament: An Expanded Translation by Kenneth S. Wuest
Stories with Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus by Klyne R. Snodgrass
Theological Dictionary of the New Testament: Abridged in One Volume edited by Gerhard Kittel and Gerhard Friedrich
Wedding Rites: A Complete Guide to Traditional Vows, Music, Ceremonies, Blessings, and Interfaith Services by Michael P. Foley
Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament edited by Carol Meyers et al.

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