Best Outreach Books and Resources for 2011 - Outreach Magazine

[James Nored]

The 2011 Outreach Resources of the Year are: 

APOLOGETICS
God is Great, God is Good: Why Believing in God is Reasonable and Responsible
Edited by William Lane Craig and Chad Meister (IVP)

On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision
By William Lane Craig (David C. Cook)

The Rage Against God: How Atheism Led Me to Faith 
By Peter Hitchens (Zondervan)


CHILDREN’S OUTREACH
Kindness Counts (The Berenstain Bears)
By Jan & Mike Berenstain (Zonderkidz)

Children of God Storybook Bible 
By Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Zonderkidz) 

That’s Where God Is
By Dan & Ali Morrow (David C. Cook)


CHURCH MULTIPLICATION
Church Planter: The Man, The Message, The Mission
By Darrin Patrick (Crossway)

Exponential: How You and Your Friends Can Start a Missional Church Movement 
By Dave Ferguson and Jon Ferguson (Zondervan)


COMPASSION
Hurt Healer: Reaching Out to a Broken World
By Tony Nolan (Baker)

The Invisible: What the Church Can Do to Find and Serve the Least of These 
By Arloa Sutter (Wesleyan)


CROSS-CULTURAL MINISTRY
Many Colors: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church 
By Soong-Chan Rah (Moody)

Multicultural Ministry Handbook: Connecting Creatively to a Diverse World 
Edited by David A. Anderson & Margarita R. Cabellon (IVP)


CULTURE
The Next Christians: The Good News About the End of Christian America 
By Gabe Lyons (Doubleday)


EVANGELISM
The Best Kept Secret of Christian Mission: Promoting the Gospel With More Than Our Lips
By John Dickson (Zondervan)


JUSTICE
Humanitarian Jesus: Social Justice and the Cross
By Christian Buckley and Ryan Dobson (Moody)


LEADERSHIP
Sticky Teams: Keeping Your Leadership Team and Staff on the Same Page
By Larry Osborne (Zondervan)


MISSIONAL LIVING
Untamed: Reactivating a Missional Form of Discipleship
By Alan Hirsch and Debra Hirsch (Baker)


PASS-ALONG RESOURCES APOLOGETICS

God is Great, God is Good: Why Believing in God is Reasonable and Responsible
Edited by William Lane Craig and Chad Meister (IVP)

On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision
By William Lane Craig (David C. Cook)

The Rage Against God: How Atheism Led Me to Faith 
By Peter Hitchens (Zondervan)


CHILDREN’S OUTREACH
Kindness Counts (The Berenstain Bears)
By Jan & Mike Berenstain (Zonderkidz)

Children of God Storybook Bible 
By Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Zonderkidz) 

That’s Where God Is
By Dan & Ali Morrow (David C. Cook)


CHURCH MULTIPLICATION
Church Planter: The Man, The Message, The Mission
By Darrin Patrick (Crossway)

Exponential: How You and Your Friends Can Start a Missional Church Movement 
By Dave Ferguson and Jon Ferguson (Zondervan)


COMPASSION
Hurt Healer: Reaching Out to a Broken World
By Tony Nolan (Baker)

The Invisible: What the Church Can Do to Find and Serve the Least of These 
By Arloa Sutter (Wesleyan)


CROSS-CULTURAL MINISTRY
Many Colors: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church 
By Soong-Chan Rah (Moody)

Multicultural Ministry Handbook: Connecting Creatively to a Diverse World 
Edited by David A. Anderson & Margarita R. Cabellon (IVP)


CULTURE
The Next Christians: The Good News About the End of Christian America 
By Gabe Lyons (Doubleday)


EVANGELISM
The Best Kept Secret of Christian Mission: Promoting the Gospel With More Than Our Lips
By John Dickson (Zondervan)


JUSTICE
Humanitarian Jesus: Social Justice and the Cross
By Christian Buckley and Ryan Dobson (Moody)


LEADERSHIP
Sticky Teams: Keeping Your Leadership Team and Staff on the Same Page
By Larry Osborne (Zondervan)


MISSIONAL LIVING
Untamed: Reactivating a Missional Form of Discipleship
By Alan Hirsch and Debra Hirsch (Baker)


PASS-ALONG RESOURCES
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About God (but Were Afraid to ...: The Jesus Edition
By Eric Metaxas (Regal)

Start! The Bible for New Believers
Edited by Greg Laurie (Thomas Nelson)


SMALL-GROUP CURRICULA
The Reason for God (DVD and Discussion Guide)
By Timothy Keller (Zondervan)

 

Which of these resources have you used or want to use?