2011 Outreach Resources of the Year List

APOLOGETICS
God is Great, God is Good: Why Believing in God is Reasonable and Responsible
Edited by William Lane Craig and Chad Meister (IVP)

On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision
By William Lane Craig (David C. Cook)

The Rage Against God: How Atheism Led Me to Faith
By Peter Hitchens (Zondervan)

CHILDREN’S OUTREACH
Kindness Counts (The Berenstain Bears)
By Jan & Mike Berenstain (Zonderkidz)

Children of God Storybook Bible
By Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Zonderkidz)

That’s Where God Is
By Dan & Ali Morrow (David C. Cook)

CHURCH MULTIPLICATION
Church Planter: The Man, The Message, The Mission
By Darrin Patrick (Crossway)

Exponential: How You and Your Friends Can Start a Missional Church Movement
By Dave Ferguson and Jon Ferguson (Zondervan)

COMPASSION
Hurt Healer: Reaching Out to a Broken World
By Tony Nolan (Baker)

The Invisible: What the Church Can Do to Find and Serve the Least of These
By Arloa Sutter (Wesleyan)

CROSS-CULTURAL MINISTRY
Many Colors: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church
By Soong-Chan Rah (Moody)

Multicultural Ministry Handbook: Connecting Creatively to a Diverse World
Edited by David A. Anderson & Margarita R. Cabellon (IVP)

CULTURE
The Next Christians: The Good News About the End of Christian America
By Gabe Lyons (Doubleday)

EVANGELISM
The Best Kept Secret of Christian Mission: Promoting the Gospel With More Than Our Lips
By John Dickson (Zondervan)

JUSTICE
Humanitarian Jesus: Social Justice and the Cross
By Christian Buckley and Ryan Dobson (Moody)

LEADERSHIP
Sticky Teams: Keeping Your Leadership Team and Staff on the Same Page
By Larry Osborne (Zondervan)

MISSIONAL LIVING
Untamed: Reactivating a Missional Form of Discipleship
By Alan Hirsch and Debra Hirsch (Baker)

PASS-ALONG RESOURCES
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About God (but Were Afraid to Ask): The Jesus Edition
By Eric Metaxas (Regal)

Start! The Bible for New Believers
Edited by Greg Laurie (Thomas Nelson)

SMALL-GROUP CURRICULA
The Reason for God (DVD and Discussion Guide)
By Timothy Keller (Zondervan)

 

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The Timeless Whisper’s Been Here All Along

To a world on edge, defensive, and hurting, Christians have a responsibility to not only listen to God but also to speak Good News in a way that can actually be heard.

How to Leverage Existing Ministries for Outreach

“You could launch new outreach ministries without removing any existing ministries, increasing your budget or adding staff.”

Doing Unto Others

Davis maintains that ministry shouldn’t be about serving at church on a Sunday morning, because those people are already saved. Instead, it should be about doing ministry on the mission field and talking to people who are unchurched.