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Suggested Holistic Ministry Reading List:

Richard Armstrong, Faithful Witnesses (Louisville: Curriculum Publishing/ Presbyterian Church [USA], 1997, with Leader's Guide and Participant's Workbook).

Jeff Arnold, Small Group Outreach: Turning Groups Inside Out (Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1998).

Victor Claman & David Butler with Jessica Boyatt, Acting on Your Faith: Congregations Making a Difference, A Guide to Success in Service and Social Action (Boston: Insights, 1994).

Harvie Conn, Evangelism: Doing Justice and Preaching Grace (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1982).

Carl S. Dudley, Community Ministry: New Challenges, Proven Steps to Faith-Based Initiatives (Bethesda, Md.: Alban Institute, 2002).

Barbara Elliott, Street Saints: Renewing America's Cities (Philadelphia Templeton Foundation Press, 2004).

Dennis Jacobsen, Doing Justice: Congregations and Community Organizing (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2001).

Tim Keller, Ministries of Mercy: The Call of the Jericho Road (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 1989).

Andrew Kirk, The Good News of the Kingdom Coming: The Marriage of Evangelism & Social Responsibility (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1983).

Robert Logan and Larry Short, Mobilizing Compassion: Moving People into Ministry (Grand Rapids: Revell, 1994).

Kenneth Miller and Mary Wilson, The Church That Cares: Identifying and Responding to Needs in Your Community (Valley Forge, PA.: Judson, 1985).

John Perkins, ed. Restoring At-Risk Communities: Doing It Together and Doing It Right (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1995).

Cheryl Sanders, Ministry at the Margins (Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 1997).

Amy Sherman, Restorers of Hope (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 1997).

Amy Sherman, The ABCs of Community Ministry: A Curriculum for Congregations (Charlottesville, VA: Hudson Institute), 2001.

Ronald Sider, Good News, Good Works: Uniting the Church to Heal a Lost and Broken World (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993).

Ronald Sider, Cup of Water, Bread of Life (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994).

Ronald Sider, Phil Olson, and Heidi Unruh, Churches That Make a Difference: Reaching Your Community with Good News and Good Works (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002).

Steve Sjogren, 101 Ways to Reach Your Community (Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2001).

Phil Tom and Sally Johnson, Handbook for Urban Church Ministries (Chicago: Metro Mission, 1996).

Other Helpful Ministry Resources available from ESA/Word & Deed Network

  • What Is Holistic Ministry? (video)
  • What is Word & Deed Network? (video)
  • PRISM Magazine
  • E-Pistle (free e-zine)
  • Downloadable resources are available online on www.worddeednetwork.org. and esa-online.org

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