Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Recommended Books on Diaconal and Mercy Ministry
Aldrich, Joseph. Friendly Persuasion (Portland: Multnomah, 1988).
Bakke, Ray. The Urban Christian (Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 1987).
________. A Theology as Big as the City (Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 1997).
Barna, George. The Frog in the Kettle (Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 1997).
Barnett, James M. The Diaconate: Full and Equal Order (Valley Forge: Trinity Press International, 1995).
Biéler, André. The Social Humanism of Calvin (Richmond: John Knox Press, 1964).
Berghoef, Gerard and Lester DeKoster. The Deacons Handbook (Grand Rapids: Christian Library's Press, 1980).
Bouman, William J. John Calvin, A Sixteenth Century Portrait (New York: Oxford University Press, 1988).
Christians, Larry, editor. Where in the World (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishers, 1976).
Crabb, Larry and Dan Allender. Encouragement: The Key to Caring (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Press, 1984).
Fauble, Douglas. A Leader Among Servants (Chicago: Chicagoland Diaconal Task Force, 989).
Foster, Richard. Celebration of Discipline (New York: Harper and Row, 1978).
Greenway, Roger. Discipling the City (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1978).
________, editor. Apostles to the City (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1992).
Gulker, Virgil. Help is Just Around the Corner (Carol Stream, IL: Creation House, 1988).
Hagopian, David. “Trading Places: The Priesthood of All Believers.” Copyright © by Covenant Community Church of Orange County (1990). Online. Available. http://www.wavefront.com/~Contra_M/antithesis/v1n3/ant_v1n3_record.html.
Haugk, Kenneth. Christian Caregiving: A Way of Life (Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing, 1984).
Innes, William C. Social Concern in Calvin’s Geneva (Allison Park, PA: Pickwick Publishers, 1983).
Keller, Timothy. Ministries of Mercy (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1989).
________. Resources for Deacons (Decatur, GA: CE&P, 1985).
Koyama, Kosuke. Waterbuffalo Theology (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1974).
McCord, James I. and T. H. L. Parker, Editors. Service in Christ: Essays presented to Karl Barth on his 80th Birthday (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing, 1986).
McKee, Elsie Ann. Diakonia in the Classical Reformed Tradition and Today (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing, 1989).
McNeill, D. P., Douglas A. Morrison, Henri J. M. Nouwen. Compassion: A Reflection of the Christian Life (Maryknoll, NY: Image Books, 1983)
Miller, John. Outgrowing the Ingrown Church (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1982).
Monter, E. William. Calvin’s Geneva (London: John Wiley and Sons Inc., 1975).
Morgan, Robert J. “Keeping Leaders Aflame: How to prevent volunteer burnout.” Leadership Journal (Fall 1996, Vol. XVII, No. 4).
Neuhaus, Richard. Freedom for Ministry (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans , 1992).
Olsen, Jeannine. Calvin and Social Welfare (New York: Associated University Press, 1986).
Ogden, Greg. The New Reformation (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing, 1992).
Potter, G.R. and M. Greengrass. John Calvin (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1983).
Purves, Andrew. The Search for Compassion (Louisville: John Knox Press, 1989).
Ronsvalle, John and Sylvia Ronsvalle. The Poor Have Faces (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1992).
Samuel, Vinay and Christopher Sugden, editors. The Church in Response to Human Need (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1987).
Schlabach, Gerald. And Who Is My Neighbor? (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1990).
Sherman, Amy. Restorers of Hope (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 1997).
Sider, Olson, Unruh, Churches That Make a Difference (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2002)
Stevens, J. Paul. The Equippers Guide for Church Ministry (Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 1987)
________. Liberating the Laity (Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 1985).
Stob, George. Deacons and Evangelism (Grand Rapids: Christian Reformed Publishing House, 1978).
Swindoll, Charles R. Improving Your Serve (Dallas: Word Books, 1981).
Tillapaugh, Frank. Unleashing the Church (Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 1982).
Van Houten, Mark E. God’s Inner-City Address (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984)
Van Klinken, Jaap. Diakonia (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing, 1989).
Washington, Preston. God’s Transforming Sprit: Black Church Renewal (Valley Forge: Judson Press, 1988)
Willard, Dallas. The Spirit of the Disciplines (San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1988).
Williams, June A. Strategy of Service (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984)
Wilson, Marlene. How to Mobilize Church Volunteers (Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing, 1986).
________. “Turning Pewsitters into Players: How to transform members from passive to active.” Leadership Journal (Fall 1996, Vol. XVII, No. 4).
Wuthnow, Robert. Acts of Compassion (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1993).
________. Learning to Care (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997).
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Dr. David S. Apple, Director of Mercy Ministry
Tenth Presbyterian Church, 1701 Delancey St., Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-735-7688 (voice) 215-735-3960 (Fax) dapple@tenth.org
Aldrich, Joseph. Friendly Persuasion (Portland: Multnomah, 1988).
Bakke, Ray. The Urban Christian (Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 1987).
________. A Theology as Big as the City (Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 1997).
Barna, George. The Frog in the Kettle (Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 1997).
Barnett, James M. The Diaconate: Full and Equal Order (Valley Forge: Trinity Press International, 1995).
Biéler, André. The Social Humanism of Calvin (Richmond: John Knox Press, 1964).
Berghoef, Gerard and Lester DeKoster. The Deacons Handbook (Grand Rapids: Christian Library's Press, 1980).
Bouman, William J. John Calvin, A Sixteenth Century Portrait (New York: Oxford University Press, 1988).
Christians, Larry, editor. Where in the World (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishers, 1976).
Crabb, Larry and Dan Allender. Encouragement: The Key to Caring (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Press, 1984).
Fauble, Douglas. A Leader Among Servants (Chicago: Chicagoland Diaconal Task Force, 989).
Foster, Richard. Celebration of Discipline (New York: Harper and Row, 1978).
Greenway, Roger. Discipling the City (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1978).
________, editor. Apostles to the City (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1992).
Gulker, Virgil. Help is Just Around the Corner (Carol Stream, IL: Creation House, 1988).
Hagopian, David. “Trading Places: The Priesthood of All Believers.” Copyright © by Covenant Community Church of Orange County (1990). Online. Available. http://www.wavefront.com/~Contra_M/antithesis/v1n3/ant_v1n3_record.html.
Haugk, Kenneth. Christian Caregiving: A Way of Life (Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing, 1984).
Innes, William C. Social Concern in Calvin’s Geneva (Allison Park, PA: Pickwick Publishers, 1983).
Keller, Timothy. Ministries of Mercy (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1989).
________. Resources for Deacons (Decatur, GA: CE&P, 1985).
Koyama, Kosuke. Waterbuffalo Theology (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1974).
McCord, James I. and T. H. L. Parker, Editors. Service in Christ: Essays presented to Karl Barth on his 80th Birthday (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing, 1986).
McKee, Elsie Ann. Diakonia in the Classical Reformed Tradition and Today (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing, 1989).
McNeill, D. P., Douglas A. Morrison, Henri J. M. Nouwen. Compassion: A Reflection of the Christian Life (Maryknoll, NY: Image Books, 1983)
Miller, John. Outgrowing the Ingrown Church (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1982).
Monter, E. William. Calvin’s Geneva (London: John Wiley and Sons Inc., 1975).
Morgan, Robert J. “Keeping Leaders Aflame: How to prevent volunteer burnout.” Leadership Journal (Fall 1996, Vol. XVII, No. 4).
Neuhaus, Richard. Freedom for Ministry (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans , 1992).
Olsen, Jeannine. Calvin and Social Welfare (New York: Associated University Press, 1986).
Ogden, Greg. The New Reformation (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing, 1992).
Potter, G.R. and M. Greengrass. John Calvin (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1983).
Purves, Andrew. The Search for Compassion (Louisville: John Knox Press, 1989).
Ronsvalle, John and Sylvia Ronsvalle. The Poor Have Faces (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1992).
Samuel, Vinay and Christopher Sugden, editors. The Church in Response to Human Need (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1987).
Schlabach, Gerald. And Who Is My Neighbor? (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1990).
Sherman, Amy. Restorers of Hope (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 1997).
Sider, Olson, Unruh, Churches That Make a Difference (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2002)
Stevens, J. Paul. The Equippers Guide for Church Ministry (Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 1987)
________. Liberating the Laity (Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 1985).
Stob, George. Deacons and Evangelism (Grand Rapids: Christian Reformed Publishing House, 1978).
Swindoll, Charles R. Improving Your Serve (Dallas: Word Books, 1981).
Tillapaugh, Frank. Unleashing the Church (Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 1982).
Van Houten, Mark E. God’s Inner-City Address (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984)
Van Klinken, Jaap. Diakonia (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing, 1989).
Washington, Preston. God’s Transforming Sprit: Black Church Renewal (Valley Forge: Judson Press, 1988)
Willard, Dallas. The Spirit of the Disciplines (San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1988).
Williams, June A. Strategy of Service (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984)
Wilson, Marlene. How to Mobilize Church Volunteers (Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing, 1986).
________. “Turning Pewsitters into Players: How to transform members from passive to active.” Leadership Journal (Fall 1996, Vol. XVII, No. 4).
Wuthnow, Robert. Acts of Compassion (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1993).
________. Learning to Care (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997).
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Dr. David S. Apple, Director of Mercy Ministry
Tenth Presbyterian Church, 1701 Delancey St., Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-735-7688 (voice) 215-735-3960 (Fax) dapple@tenth.org