Books on Church Renewal and Church Growth

Anderson, Leith. A Church for the 21st Century. Minneapolis, Minn.: Bethany House Publishers, 1992.

Calian, Carnegie Samuel. Survival or Revival: Ten Keys to Church Vitality. 1st ed. Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox Press, 1998.

Compton, Stephen C. Rekindling the Mainline: New Life through New Churches. [Bethesda, Md.]: Alban Institute, 2003.

Cueni, R. Robert. Dinosaur Heart Transplants: Renewing Mainline Congregations. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2000.

Dorrien, Gary J. Soul in Society: The Making and Renewal of Social Christianity. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1995.

Dulles, Avery Robert. Models of the Church. 1st ed. Garden City, N.Y.,: Doubleday, 1974.
Harnish, James A. You Only Have to Die: Leading Your Congregation to New Life. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2004.

Hunter, George. The Pastor's Guide to Growing a Christlike Church. Kansas City, Mo.: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 2004.

Kitchens, Jim. The Postmodern Parish: New Ministry for a New Era. Bethesda, MD: Alban Institute, 2003.

Macchia, Stephen A. Becoming a Healthy Church: 10 Characteristics. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 1999.

Mann, Alice. Can Our Church Live? Redeveloping Congregations in Decline. [Bethesda, MD]: Alban Institute, 1999.

Matthews, Donald Henry. Can This Church Live? A Congregation, Its Neighborhood, and Social Transformation. Cleveland, Ohio: Pilgrim Press, 2004.

Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America. ed. Darrell L. Guder. Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans Pub., 1998.

Nash, Ronald H. Evangelical Renewal in the Mainline Churches. Westchester, Ill.: Crossway Books, 1987.

Schaller, Lyle E. Strategies for Change. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993.

Schieler, Robert D. Revive Your Mainline Congregation: Prescriptions for Vital Church Life. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 2003.

Spong, John Shelby. Why Christianity Must Change or Die: A Bishop Speaks to Believers in Exile: A New Reformation of the Church's Faith and Practice. 1st ed. [San Francisco, Calif.]: HarperSan Francisco, 1998.

Warren, Richard. The Purpose Driven Church: Growth without Compromising Your Message & Mission. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Pub., 1995.

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