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  Generous Orthodoxy, A: Why I am a Missional, Evangelical, Post/Protestant, Liberal/Conservative, Mystical/Poetic, Biblical, Charismatic/Contemplative, ... Emergent, Unfinished Christian

  by Brian D. McLaren

  By celebrating strengths of many traditions in the church (and beyond), this book will seek to communicate a "generous orthodoxy."
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  Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel

  by Anthony Campolo, Brian D. McLaren

  There is a stirring among churchgoers. Many are looking at how the Christian faith is being played out, wondering if somehow we’re missing the point. What if there is more to our faith than just getting our souls into heaven? What if there is a power in the gospel that’s been kept under lock and key because of our culture-controlled church? If we placed our beliefs and their origins under the microscope, what... (more)
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  Emerging Churches: Creating Christian Community in Postmodern Cultures

  by Eddie Gibbs

  The "emerging church" movement is perhaps the most significant church trend of our day. The emerging church offers and encourages a new way of doing and being the church. While it largely resonates with an eighteen-to-thirty-four-year-old audience--the first fully postmodern generation--it is also gaining popularity with older Christians and encompasses a broad array of traditional and contemporary churches.... (more)
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  Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church: Understanding a Movement and Its Implications

  by D. A. Carson

  A perceptive evaluation of the new "emerging church" movement showing how we must not only interact with a fast-changing culture but also have our vision and practice of ministry shaped by biblical theology with Scripture as the norm.
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  Church in Emerging Culture: Five Perspectives

  by Leonard I. Sweet, Andy Crouch

  A feisty, entertaining, and educational conversation about the shape of the church of the 21st century.
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  More Ready Than You Realize

  by Brian D. McLaren

  A book on evangelizing postmoderns by an experienced pastor-writer who is successfully involved in it.
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  Revolution

  by George Barna

  Worldrenowned pollster George Barna has the numbers, and they indicate a revolution is already taking place within the Churchone that will impact every believer in America. Committed, bornagain Christians are exiting the established church in massive numbers. Why are they leaving? Where are they going? And what does this mean for the future of the Church? Using years' worth of research data, and adhering to an... (more)
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  So You Want to Start a House Church? (Radical Church Reform)

  by Frank Viola

  This book is out of print. It has been replaced by the much larger volume entitled "Finding Organic Church" by the same author. You may order it here on Amazon.com
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  Listening to the Beliefs of Emerging Churches

  by Dan Kimball, Robert Webber, Doug Pagitt

  A cross-section of five frontline leaders in the controversial emerging church movement shed informative light on their beliefs and basic message to help us understand whether it’s all about new methods or a new message or both.
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  Church That Works

  by Oliver and Thwaites

  Church that Works is a sequel to David Oliver's Work-Prison or Place of Destiny and James Thwaites' Church Beyond the Congregation. The authors' prayer is that their work will help answer the many questions from thousands of saints and leaders alike who have been asking, 'What next then?' and 'Where do we go from here?' This book is not a comfortable read; it challenges beliefs, practices and theology. Its... (more)
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  Re-enchanting Christianity

  by Dave Tomlinson

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  Against Establishment: An Anglican Polemic

  by Theo Hobson

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  Pop Goes the Church: Should the Church Engage Pop Culture?

  by Tim Stevens

  Whether you're a regular attender, a leader, or have yet to step foot in a church, you may have questions about church that aren't being answered. How can the church remain relevant while communicating the unchanging integrity of God's truth? Author Tim Stevens makes an inspiring case for leveraging pop culture to reach out to people in the language of their lives. He offers a new perspective that gives relevance... (more)
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  A People's History of Christianity: The Other Side of the Story

  by Diana Butler Bass

  For too long, the history of Christianity has been told as the triumph of orthodox doctrine imposed through power and hierarchy. In A People's History of Christianity , historian and religion expert Diana Butler Bass reveals an alternate history that includes a deep social ethic and far-reaching inclusivity: "the other side of the story" is not a modern phenomenon, but has always been practiced within the church.... (more)
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  A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey

  by Brian D. McLaren

  A Leadership Network Publication A New Kind of Christian 's conversation between a pastor and his daughter's high school science teacher reveals that wisdom for life's most pressing spiritual questions can come from the most unlikely sources. This stirring fable captures a new spirit of Christianity--where personal, daily interaction with God is more important than institutional church structures, where... (more)
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  Searching for God Knows What

  by Donald Miller

  In Searching for God Knows What, Donald Miller's provocative and funny new book, he shows readers that the greatest desire of every person is the desire for redemption. Every person is constantly seeking redemption (or at least the feeling of it) in his or her life, believing countless gospels that promise to fix the brokenness. Typically their pursuits include the desire for fulfilling relationships, successful... (more)
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  Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith

  by Rob Bell

  We know there’s something more. We sense it, we feel it, we know it. And we want it. We want an authentic spirituality.