Resources

Here are some resources to help you grow in Christ and equip your personal ministry. To view the documents online, simply click on the title links. To download them to your computer, simply right click on the title links and choose 'save target as" or "save link as" (depending on your browser).

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Articles and Documents

Here are some articles and documents you may find useful. They are divided into four categories. Note that some articles may show up in multiple categories.

• Christian Growth
  
  • Steps to Peace with God
  • Growing in My Relationship with God
  • Christian Growth Process (at New Hope; a diagram)
  • The Weight of Glory
     
• Discipleship
• The Importance of Developing a Web of Discipleship
   
• LIFE Group Leaders
• Intro to the LIFE Vision
• Leading as a Team
• The Role of the LIFE Group Point Leader
• Identifying and Developing Emerging Leaders
• A Flexible Framework for Equipping Laborers
• More Than a Meeting - Three-Tiered Form Proposal
• The Importance of Developing a Web of Discipleship
   
• Cultural Studies
• Is Google Making Us Stupid?

Book Recommendations

Here are some books that we recommend on various subjects. This list is by no means exhaustive. For a list of the books available to check out from our church's library (at the office), click here.

• Current Message Series Resources
  Books to go along with "THE GOSPEL" sermon series
• A Gospel Primer by Milton Vincent
• Repentance by C. John Miller
• Because He Loves Me by Elyse Fitzpatrick
• Jesus Driven Ministry by Ajith Fernando
   
• Investigating Christianity
  Books for those investigating Christianity and asking questions about God
• Christianity: The Faith that Makes Sense by Dennis McCallum
• The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel
• The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Tim Keller
   
• Christian Growth
  Books for believers wanting to grow in the Gospel and their relationship with God
• Becoming a Contagious Christian by Bill Hybels
• Loving God's Way by Gary DeLashmutt
• A Praying Life by Paul Miller
• Counterfeit Gods by Tim Keller
• The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman
• Walking in Victory by Dennis McCallum
• Satan and his Kingdom by Dennis McCallum
• Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes by Kenneth Bailey
• How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth by Gordon Fee
• The Prodigal God by Tim Keller
• Spiritual Relationships that Last by Gary DeLashmutt & Dennis McCallum
   
• Equipping & Disciplemaking
  Books for believers looking to take steps of ministry and discipleship
• Organic Disciplemaking by Dennis McCallum & Jessica Lowery
• Members of One Another by Dennis McCallum
• The Emotionally Healthy Church by Peter Scazzero
• Living Proof by Jim Petersen
   
• Glocal Affairs
  Books for folks wanting to "go glocal" ...think globally and act locally
• Let the Nations be Glad by John Piper
• Foreign to Familiar by Sarah Lanier
• Generous Justice by Tim Keller