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Recommended Books (links to sections below):
Urban Ministry, Multi-Cultural Ministry, Racial Reconciliation, Hispanic,
African American, Miscellaneous, International, Urban Studies

Bibliography for Print (PDF)

Urban Ministry

Bakke, Ray. A Theology as Big as the City. Downers Grove: Intervaristy, 1997.

________. The Urban Christian: Effective Ministry in Today’s Urban World. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1987.

Bakke, Ray and Don Sharpe. Street Signs: A New Direction in Urban Ministry. Birmingham: New Hope Pub., 2006.

Barrett, David. World-Class Cities and World Evangelization. Birmingham: New Hope, 1986.

Claerbaut, David. Urban Ministry in a New Millennium. Waynesboro: Authentic, 2005.

________. Urban Ministry. Grand Rapids:Zondervan, 1983.

Conn, Harvie.The American City and the Evangelical Church: A Historical Overview. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994.

________. Planting and Growing Urban Churches: From Dream to Reality. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 1997.

Conn, Harvie and et. al. The Urban Face of Mission: Ministering the Gospel in a Diverse and Changing World. Phillipsburg: P&R Pub., 2002.

Conn, Harvie and Manuel Ortiz. Urban Ministry: The Kingdom, the City, and the People of God. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2001.

Davey, Andrew. Urban Christianity and Global Order: Theological Resources for an Urban Future. Peabody: Hendrickson, 2002.

Dennison, Jack. City Reaching: On the Road to Community Transformation. Pasadena: Wm. Carey, 1999.

Fuder, John. A Heart For the City: Effective Ministries to the Urban Community. Chicago: Moody, 1999.

Gordon, Wayne and Randall Frame. Real Hope in Chicago. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995.

Gornick, Mark. To Live in Peace: Biblical Faith and the Changing Inner City. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002.

Green, Laurie. Urban Ministry and the Kingdom of God. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 2003.

Green, Roger Joseph. The Life And Ministry of William Booth: Founder of the Salvation Army. Nashville: Abingdon, 2006.

Greenway, Roger. Discipling the City: A Comprehensive Approach to Urban Mission. Eugene: Wipf and Stock, 2000.

Greenway, Roger and Timothy Monsma. Cities: Missions New Frontier. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2000.

Jacobsen, Eric and Eugene Peterson. Sidewalks in the Kingdom: New Urbanism and The Christian Life. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2003.

Linthicum, Robert. City of God, City of Satan. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1991.

Lupton, Robert. Compassion, Justice, and the Christian Life: Rethinking Ministry to the Poor. Ventura: Regal, 2007.

________. Renewing the City: Reflections on Community Development and Urban Renewal. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2005.

________. Theirs is the Kingdom: Celebrating the Gospel in Urban America. New York: HarperSanFrancisco, 1989.

Perkins, John. Beyond Charity: The Call to Christian Community Development. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1993.

________. Restoring At-Risk Communities: Doing It Together and Doing It Right. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996.

________. With Justice for All: A Strategy for Community Development. rev. and updated. Ventura: Regal, 2007.

Peters, Ronald. Urban Ministry: An Introduction. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2007.

Ronsvalle, John and Sylvia Ronsvalle. The Poor Have Faces: Loving Your Neighbor in the 21st Century. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1992.

Van Engen, Charles and Jude Tiersma, eds. God So Loves the City: Seeking a Theology of Urban Mission. Monrovia: MARC, 1994.

Villafane, Eldin and et. al. Seek the Peace of the City: Reflections on Urban Minsitry. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.

White, Randy. Encounter God in the City: Onramps to Personal And Community Transformation. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2006.

________. Journey to the Center of the City: Making a Difference in an Urban Neighborhood. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1996.

Winter, Bruce. Seek the Welfare of the City. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994.

Top ↑Multi-Cultural Ministry

Anderson, David: Multicultural Ministry: Finding Your Church's Unique Rhythm.Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004.

DeYmaz, Mark. Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church: Mandate, Commitments and Practices of a Diverse Congregation. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2007.

DeYoung, Curtiss Paul and et. al. United by Faith: The Multiracial Congregation As an Answer to the Problem of Race. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.

Emerson, Michael. People of the Dream: Multiracial Congregations in the United States. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006.

Lingenfelter, Sherwood G., and Marvin K. Mayers. Ministering Cross-Culturally: An Incarnational Model for Personal Relationships. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2003.

Oritz, Manuel. One New People: Models for Developing a Multiethnic Church. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1996.

Rhodes, Stephen. Where the Nations Meet: The Church in a Multicultural World. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1998.

Yancey, George. One Body, One Spirit: Principles of Successful Multiracial Churches. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2003.

Top ↑Racial Reconciliation

Emerson, Michael. Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.

Gilbreath, Edward. Reconciliation Blues: A Black Evangelical's Inside View of White Christianity. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2006.

Kehrein, Glen and Raleigh Washington. Breaking Down Walls: A Model for Reconciliation in an Age of Racial Strife. Chicago: Moody, 1994.

Mcneil, Brenda Salter and Rick Richardson. The Heart of Racial Justice: How Soul Change Leads to Social Change. Grand Rapdis: InterVarsity, 2004.

Yancey, George. Beyond Racial Gridlock: Embracing Mutual Responsibility. Grand Rapids: InterVarsity, 2006.

Top ↑Hispanic

Davis, Mike. Magical Urbanism: Latinos Reinvent the US Big City. rev. and expanded ed. New York: Verso, 2001.

Diaz, David R. Barrio Urbanism: Chicanos, Planning and American Cities. New York: Routledge, 2005.

Gonzalez, Justo. Manana: Christian Theology from a Hispanic Perspective. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1990.

Gonzalez, Justo. Santa Biblia: The Bible Through Hispanic Eyes. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996.

Montoya, Alex. Hispanic Ministry in North America. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1987.

Ortiz, Manuel. The Hispanic Challenge: Opportunities Confronting the Church. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1994.

Top ↑African American

Abbington, James. Let Mt. Zion Rejoice!: Music in the African American Church. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 2001.

Carlyle Fielding Stewart, III. African American Church Growth. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1994.

Costen, Melva Wilson. African American Christian Worship. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993.

Cox, Michael and Joe Samuel Ratliff. Church Planting in the African American Community. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 2002.

Francis, Hozell. Church Planting in the African American Context. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1999.

Franklin, Robert M. Crisis in the Village: Restoring Hope in African American Communities. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2007.

Kunjufu, Jawanza. Adam! Where are you? Why Most Black Men Don’t Go to Church. Sauk Village: African American Images, 1997.

Lincoln, C. Eric and Lawrence H. Mamiya. The Black Church in the African American Experience. Durham: Duke University Press, 2001.

Roberts, J. Deotis. Black Religion, Black Theology. David Emmanuel Goatly, ed. Philadelphia: Trinity Press International, 2003.

Top ↑Miscellaneous

Blomberg, Craig. Neither Poverty nor Riches: A Biblical Theology of Possessions. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2001.

Davis, Mike. Planet of Slums. reprint ed. New York: Verso, 2007.

Duncan, Michael. Costly Mission: Following Christ into the Slums. Monrovia: MARC, 1996.

Green, Michael. Evangelism in the Early Church. revised ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003.

Jenkins, Philip. The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity. rev. and expanded ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.

Linthicum, Robert C. Transforming Power: Biblical Strategies for Making a Difference in Your Community. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2003.

Neuwirth, Robert. Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, A Urban New World. New York: Routledge, 2005.

Rodgers, Glen. Evangelizing Immigrants: Outreach and Ministry Among Immigrants and Their Children. Bedford: Mission and Ministry Resources, 2006.

West, Cornel. Race Matters. Boston: Beacon Press, 1993.

Top ↑African American

Abbington, James. Let Mt. Zion Rejoice!: Music in the African American Church. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 2001.

Carlyle Fielding Stewart, III. African American Church Growth. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1994.

Costen, Melva Wilson. African American Christian Worship. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993.

Cox, Michael and Joe Samuel Ratliff. Church Planting in the African American Community. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 2002.

Francis, Hozell. Church Planting in the African American Context. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1999.

Franklin, Robert M. Crisis in the Village: Restoring Hope in African American Communities. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2007.

Kunjufu, Jawanza. Adam! Where are you? Why Most Black Men Don’t Go to Church. Sauk Village: African American Images, 1997.

Lincoln, C. Eric and Lawrence H. Mamiya. The Black Church in the African American Experience. Durham: Duke University Press, 2001.

Roberts, J. Deotis. Black Religion, Black Theology. David Emmanuel Goatly, ed. Philadelphia: Trinity Press International, 2003.

Top ↑International

Gilbert, Alan. The Latin American City. London: Latin America Bureau, 1994.

Mariz, Cecilia Loreto. Coping with Poverty: Pentecostals and Christian Base Communities in Brazil. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1994.

Shorter, Aylward. The Church in the African City. Maryknoll: Orbis, 1991.

Top ↑Urban Studies

Flanagan, William. Contemporary Urban Sociology. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993.

Gmelch, George and Walter P. Zenner. Urban Life: Readings in the Anthropology of the City. 4th ed. Long Grove: Waveland Press, 2001.

Karp, David. Being Urban: A Sociology of City Life. New York: Praeger, 1991.

Krupat, Edward. People in Cities: The Urban environment and Its Effects. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995.

Rae, Douglas W. City: Urbanism and Its End. Harrisonburg: Yale University Press, 2005.

Stark, Rodney. Cities of God. New York: HarperSanFrancisco, 2006.

Teaford, Jon. The Twentieth-Century American City, 2nd ed. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 1993.