Communication and Evangelism

Books

Allen, Ronald J., et al. Theology of Preaching: Authority, Truth and the Knowledge of God in a Postmodern Ethos. Nashville: Abingdon, 1997.

Allison, Lonnie. Evangelistic Expository Preaching for the 21st Century. D.Min. diss. Gordon- Conwell Theological Seminary, 1996. (325 pages)

Allison, Lon and Mark Anderson. Going Public with the Gospel: Reviving Evangelistic Proclamation. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2003. (180 pages)

Bauknight, William. The Authoritative Word: Preaching Truth in a Skeptical Age. Nashville: Abingdon, 2001.

Boomershine, Thomas E. Story Journey: An Invitation to the Gospel as Storytelling. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1988. (220 pages)

Braaten, Carl E. and Robert W. Jenson, eds. The Strange New Word of the Gospel: Re-Evangelizing in the Postmodern World. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003. (184 pages)

Brockelman, Paul T. The Inside Story: A Narrative Approach to Religious Understanding and Truth. Albany: SUNY Press, 1992. (204 pages)

Bruggeman, Walter. Cadences of Home: Preaching Among Exiles. Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox, 1997.

Campbell, Charles L. Preaching Jesus: New Directions for Homiletics in Hans Frei’s Post Liberal Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1997. (272 pages)

Carson, D. A., ed. Telling the Truth: Evangelizing Postmoderns. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. (406 pages)

Clines, Paul D. Preaching for Discipleship in an Emerging Post Modern Context. D.Min. diss. Asbury Theological Seminary, 1999.

Cowan, Thomas. Preaching Biblical Truth in a Postmodern Culture. D.Min. diss. Western Seminary, 1997.

Creps, Earl. Communicating with Postmoderns: A Doctor of Ministry Elective Class on Ministry in the Postmodern Context. D.Min. diss. Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, 2002.

Downs, Tim. Finding Common Ground: How to Communicate with Those Outside the Christian Community … While We Still Can. Chicago: Moody, 1999. (200 pages)

Drummond, Lewis A. and Calvin Miller. Reaching Generation Next: Effective Evangelism in Today’s Culture. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002. (208 pages)

Duduit, Michael, ed. Communicate with Power: Insights from America’s Top Communicators. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996. (240 pages)

Dyrness, William A. How Does America Hear the Gospel. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989.

Edgar, William Reasons of the Heart: Recovering Christian Persuasion. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1996.
Fischer, John. Fearless Faith: Living Beyond the Walls of Safe Christianity. Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2002.

Fuller, Robert C. Spiritual, but Not Religious: Understanding Unchurched America. Cambridge: Oxford University Press, 2001. (224 pages)

Green, Michael & Alister McGrath How Shall We Reach Them? : Defending and Communicating the Christian Faith to Nonbelievers. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1995.

Griffin, Em. The Mind Changers: The Art of Christian Persuasion. Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale, 1976. (228 pages)

Henderson, David W. Culture Shift: Communicating God’s Truth in our Changing World. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996. (235 pages)

Henderson, Robert Thornton Subversive Jesus, Radical Grace: Relating Christ to a New Generation. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2001.

Hunt, Stephen. The Alpha Initiative: Evangelism in a Post-Christian Age. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2004. (224 pages)

Hunter, George G., III The Celtic Way of Evangelism: How Christianity Can Reach the West … Again. Nashville: Abingdon, 2000. (137 pages)

________. Church for the Unchurched. Nashville: Abingdon, 1996. (188 pages)

Jacks, G. Robert. Getting the Word Across: Speech Communication for Pastors and Lay Leaders. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1996.

Jensen, Richard A. Thinking in Story: Preaching in A Post-Literate Age. N.p.: CSS Publishing, 1994. (145 pages)

Johnson, Harold A. The Research and Development of a Storytelling Model to Address the Postmodern Worldview. D.Min. diss. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2000. (137 pages)

Johnston, Graham. Preaching to a Postmodern World: A Guide to Reaching 21st Century Listeners. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001. (189 pages)

Kallenberg, Brad J. Live to Tell: Evangelism in a Postmodern Age. Brazos, 2003. (144 pages)

Kramp, John. Out of Their Faces and into Their Shoes: How to Understand Spiritually Lost People and Give Them Directions to God. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1997. (200 pages)

Larson, Craig Brian. Movie-Based Illustrations for Preaching and Teaching. Grand Rapids : Zondervan, 2004.

Long, Jimmy. Generating Hope: A Strategy for Reaching the Postmodern Generation. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1997 (235 pages)

Lose, David J. Confessing Jesus Christ: Preaching in a Postmodern World. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003. (264 pages)

Lowry, Eugene L. The Homiletical Plot: The Sermon as Narrative Art Form. Westminster: John Knox Press, 2000. (128 pages)

McGrath, Alister Explaining Your Faith. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1995.

McLaren, Brian D. More Ready Than You Realize: Evangelism as Dance in the Postmodern Matrix. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002. (160 pages)

Metzger, Will. Tell the Truth: The Whole Gospel to the Whole Person by Whole People. 3rd ed. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2002. (270 pages)

Miller, Mark. Experiential Storytelling: (Re) Discovering Narrative to Communicate God’s Message. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. (176 pages)

Miller, Rex. The Millennium Matrix: Reclaiming the Past, Reframing the Future of the Church. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004. (256 pages)

Mittelberg, Mark. Building a Contagious Church: Revolutionizing the Way We View and Do Evangelism. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. (404 pages)

Morgan, John E. Proclamation by Invitation: Inviting Postmodern Hearers to Transformation. D.Min. diss. McCormick Theological Seminary, 1998. (40 pages)

Morris, Linus J. The High Impact Church: A Fresh Approach to Reaching the Unchurched. Thousand Oaks, CA: Christian Associates International, 1993. (357 pages)

Newbigin, Leslie. Truth to Tell: The Gospel as Public Truth. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1991. (90 pages)

Newman, Randy. Questioning Evangelism: Equipping People’s Hearts the Way Jesus Did. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2003. (240 pages)

Nieman, James R., and Thomas G. Rogers. Preaching to Every Pew: Cross-Cultural Strategies. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2001. (160 pages)

Northrup, Dary. Garage Door Evangelism: Opening Your Church to the Community. Loveland, CO: Group Publishing, 2001.

Peterson, Jim. Church without Walls: Moving Beyond Traditional Boundaries. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 1992. (240 pages)

Poe, Harry L. Christian Witness in a Postmodern World. Nashville: Abingdon, 2001. (176 pages)

Pohl, Christine D. Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1999.

Quicke, Michael J. 360 Degree Preaching: Hearing, Speaking, and Living the Word. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003. (272 pages)

Rainer, Thom S. The Unchurched Next Door: Understanding Faith Stages as Keys to Sharing Your Faith. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. (272 pages)

_______. Effective Evangelistic Churches: Successful Churches Reveal What Works and What Doesn’t. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1996. (256 pages)
Reid, Alvin. Radically Unchurched: Who They Are and How to Reach Them. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2003. (208 pages)

Richardson, Richard C. Evangelism Outside the Box: New Ways to Help People Experience the Good News. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 2000. (192 pages)

Robinson, Martin. The Faith of the Unbeliever. Monarch, 1994.

Roxburgh, Alan J. Reaching a New Generation: Strategies for Tomorrow’s Church. Vancouver, BC: Regent College Publishing, 1993. (140 pages)

Sager, Nathan P. Preaching Law/Gospel Theology in a Postmodern World. D.Min. diss. Luther Seminary, 1999. (82 pages)

Schofield, J. Chris, ed. The Gospel for the New Millennium. Nasvhille: Broadman & Holman, 2001. (321 pages)

Schultze, Quentin J. Communicating for Life: Christian Stewardship in Community and Media. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2000. (191 pages)

Scifres, Mary J. Searching for Seekers: Ministry with a New Generation of the Unchurched. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998. (176 pages)

Simpson, Michael L. Permission Evangelism: When to Talk When to Walk. Cook Communication, 2003. (224 pages)

Sjogren, Steve, ed. Seeing Beyond Church Walls: Action Plans for Touching Your Community. Loveland, Co.: Group, 2002.

Stiles, J. Mack. Speaking of Jesus: How to Tell Your Friends the Best News They Will Ever Hear. Dowers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1995.

Strobel, Lee. Inside the Mind of Unchurched Harry and Mary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993. (236 pages)

Sweet, Len, Brian D. McLaren and Jerry Hasselmayer. A Is for Abductive: The Language of the Emerging Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002. (256 pages)

________, ed. Communication and Change in American Religious History. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993. (481 pages)

Teague, David. Prophecy at Twilight: Apologetic Preaching in a Postmodern World. D.Min. diss. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1999. (97 pages)

Tibbs, Lenora Tisdale. Preaching as Local Theology and Folk Art. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1997. (192 pages)

Troeger, Thomas H. Preaching While the Church Is under Reconstruction: The Visionary Role of Preachers in a Fragmented World. Nashville: Abingdon, 1999. (176 pages)

________. Ten Strategies for Preaching in a Multimedia Culture. Nashville: Abingdon, 1996. (125 pages)

Walker, Andrew. Telling the Story. Reading, UK: SPCK, 1996.
Webber, Robert E. Ancient-Future Evangelism: Making Your Church a Faith-Forming Community. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003. (208 pages)

________. Ancient-Future Faith: Rethinking Evangelism for a Postmodern World. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999. (240 pages)

Wright, Tim. The Prodigal Hugging Church: A Scandalous Approach to Mission for the 21st Century. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 2001. (64 pages)

________. Unfinished Evangelism: More than Getting Them in the Door. Augsburg Fortress, 1995. (126 pages)

Journals

Allen, Ronald J. “Preaching and Postmodernism.” Interpretation 55, no. 1 (January 2001): 34-48.

________. “As the Worldviews Turn: Six Key Issues for Preaching in Postmodern Ethos.” Encounter, no. 57 (1996): 23-35.

Bell, James. “Sharing the Good News in a Postmodern World.” Journal of the American Academy of Ministry 3, no. 3 (1995): 21-32.

Clements, Roy. “Expository Preaching in a Postmodern World.” Evangelical Review of Theology 23, no. 2 (April 1999): 174-82.

Hauerwas, Stanley. “Preaching As Though We Had Enemies.” First Things, no. 53 (May 1995): 45-49.

Huckins, Daniel. The Impact of Biblical Preaching on the Life of the Religious Seeker. diss. Asbury Theological Seminary, 1998.

Johnson, Mark A. “Preaching Christ in a Postmodern World.” Journal of the American Academy of Ministry 1, no. 3 (1994): 5-13.

Johnston, Scott Black. “Uncertain Revelations: The Dilemma of the Postmodern Preacher” Insights, no. 110 (spring 1995): 55-68.

Keller, Timothy J. “Preaching to the Secular Mind.” The Journal of Biblical Counseling 14, no. 1 (fall 1995): 54-62.

________. “Preaching Hell in a Tolerant Age: Brimstone for the Broad-minded” Leadership, no. 18 (fall 1997): 42-48.

Loscalzo, Craig A. “Apologizing for God: Apologetic Preaching to a Postmodern World.” Review and Expositor, no. 93 (summer 1996): 405-18.

McClain, William B. “A Prescription for Postmodern Preaching: ‘Participation Proclamation.’ ” Journal of Religious Thought, no. 51 (winter/spring 1994-1995): 111-16.

Newman, Elizabeth. “The Practice of Testimony in a ‘Postmodern’ Context.” Perspectives in Religious Studies, no. 25 (spring 1998): 81-92.

Peterson, Jeffrey. “Preaching Technique: The Ministry of the Word in a Wired World.” Christian Studies, no. 17 (1999): 47-56.

Reid, Robert S. “Postmodernism and the Function of the New Homiletic in Post Christendom Congregations.” Homiletics 20, no 2 (winter 1995): 1-11.

Rose, Lucy A. “Conversational Preaching: A Proposal.” Journal for Preachers 19, no. 1 (1995): 26-30.

Skinner, Craig. “Between the Hippopotamus and the Crocodile: Locating an Age-Relevant Pulpit within a Postmodern World.” Theological Educator: A Journal of Theology and Ministry, no. 55 (spring 1997): 27-42.

Troeger, Thomas H. “Emerging New Standards in the Evaluation of Effective Preaching.” Worship 4, no. 64 (1990): 290-307.

________. “Imaginative Theology: The Shape of Post-Modern Homiletics.” Homiletic 13, no. 1 (1998): 28-32.

Willimon, William H. “Postmodern Preaching: Learning to Love the Thickness of the Text.” Journal for Preachers 19, no. 3 (1996): 32-37.

Web-based Resources

www.fast-company.com/online/27/survey.html
Roper Starch Worldwide Survey. “2004: A Personal Odyssey.” Fast Company (September 1999): 262.

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/21/arts/21KUHN.html?todaysheadlines
Interesting New York Times piece on the controversy surrounding Kuhn’s notion of paradigm shifts. This commonplace is hotly contested.

http://www.criinc.net
Seth Zielcke’s site devoted to interacting with the young adult population to understand postmoderns and how to reach them. Great collection of person-on-the-street interviews and other resources. Very cool.

http://cbae.nmsu.edu/~dboje/
David Boje’s website is “jammed packed with material on postmodern, critical perspectives on organization theory and management. This site has a wealth of links to topics on postmodernism and organization theory, numerous articles, a “Gameboard,” and resources for teaching postmodern perspectives in business management courses.”

www.passionofChrist.com
This seeker site offers multi-lingual evangelistic presentations, apologetics, AI knowledge-base Q&A and 20 volunteers to answer more in-depth Questions via e-mail. Soon there will be a toll-free # added as well for seekers who want to personally dialogue with a ‘live’ individual.

www.ThePassionToolbox.com
Incorporates info. believers can use related to The Passion movie. Anyone on this list can add their sites for fee to the Toolbox.