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Session 6 Resources: Church
These resources explore the concept of the Church and the practicalities of being and serving in community with other Christians.
Books
Gregg Allison, The Church: An Introduction (Crossway, 2021)
Allison helps define the church and its mission by presenting an overview of the specific doctrines and practices of different churches and denominations.
Community may be one of the most over-promised, under-delivered aspects of the Christian life today. Transforming community emerges as we embrace a shared commitment to the attitudes, practices and behaviors that open us to Christ in our midst.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together (HarperOne, 2009)
Written for a community seeking to be faithful to Christ under the Nazi regime, this book gives practical advice on how life together in Christ can be sustained in families and groups.
A deeply reflective primer on creating meaningful connections, rebuilding abundant communities, and living in a way that engages our full humanity in an age of unprecedented anxiety and loneliness.
This book looks at what the Bible really says about the church, its purpose, and the impact of its modern captivity to consumer values.
Max Lucado, The Cure for the Common Life: Living In Your Sweet Spot (Thomas Nelson)
Lucado offers practical tools for exploring and identifying your own uniqueness, motivation to put your strengths to work, and the perfect prescription for finding and living in your sweet spot for the rest of your life.
Mike Mason, Practicing the Presence of People: How We Learn to Love (Waterbrook, 2011)
This book points the way to fresh knowledge and fresh experience, showing how we can discover new things about those we love, understand them from the inside out, tenderly identify with their weaknesses, and celebrate that they too were lovingly made by the hand of God.
John Ortberg, Everybody’s Normal Till You Get to Know Them (Zondervan, 2014)
Community is more than just a word―it is one of our most fundamental requirements. So how do flawed, abnormal people such as ourselves master the forces that can drive us apart and come together in the life-changing relationships God designed us for?
Erik Rees, SHAPE: Finding and Fulfilling Your Unique Purpose for Life (Zondervan, 2021)
Tap into the secrets of what makes you who you are – passions, talents, experiences, temperament, and spiritual gifts – and you’ll discover the path to a life of unimagined purpose, impact, and fulfillment.
Smith shows us how to bring spiritual formation and community engagement together, and then offers spiritual practices that root new, true narratives about God and the world in our souls.
Let your roots grow down into him,
and let your lives be built on him.
Colossians 2:6
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