This season we are encouraging our church family to download The Bible Project’s Advent Reading Plan and Videos to help reflect, meditate, and pray on the coming of Christ at Christmas.
Recommended Books
Our prayer is that God uses these books to increase your faith and perspective in regard to following Jesus. If you are not an avid reader, we suggest reading 6 books this year. If you are a reading wizard, we encourage you to try to read all 24 books this year.
Theology & Scripture (select a book)
Kingdom Values by Jon Tyson & Suzy Silk
Affirming the Apostles’ Creed by J.I. Packer
Christian Beliefs by Wayne Grudem
How (Not) to Read the Bible by Dan Kimball
Captivated: Beholding the Mystery of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection by Thabiti Anyabwile
Kingdom Vision by Jon Tyson & Suzy Silk
Holier Than Thou by Jackie Hill Perry
Finding the Right Hills to Die On by Gavin Ortlund
Spiritual Formation (select a book)
Beautiful Resistance by Jon Tyson
The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer
Lent: The Season of Repentance and Renewal by Esau McCaulley
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
Praying like Monks, Living like Fools by Tyler Staton
Terms of Service by Chris Martin
The Deeply Formed Life by Rich Villodas
Sabbath by Dan B. Allender
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Pete Scazzero
Invitation to Solitude and Silence by Ruth Haley Barton
Gender & Sexuality (select a book)
Gay Girl, Good God by Jackie Hill Perry
Single, Gay, Christian by Gregory Coles
People to be Loved by Preston Sprinkle
Embodied by Preston Sprinkle
Justice & Mission (select a book)
How We Love Matters by Albert Tate
A Church Called Tov by Scot McKnight & Laura Barringer
Reading While Black by Esau McCaulley
Generous Justice by Timothy Keller
Be the Bridge by Latasha Morrison
Welcoming the Stranger by Matthew Sorens and Jenny Yang
The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield
Black History Month (select a book)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman
Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
Strength to Love by Martin Luther King Jr.
Race by J. Kameron Carter