Resumen de libros
Book Recommendations
By Joel Comiskey
2015
If you want to know what cell church books I recommend, just look at the books I ask pastors to read in preparation for our coaching times. I coached one group of pastors over a three year period, and each month we would review one book together. I tried to give these pastors the total cell church picture, so I first asked them to read “general” cell church books. I brought in more specificity with each passing month. The monthly reading list was completed over a three year period, and these particular pastors read 33 books! Even though I stopped meeting with this partiular group of pastors, I’ve been updating this list for those who want to go deeper.
READING ORDER
- Church without Walls, Michael Green, editor, (Paternoster Press)
- Biblical Foundations for the Cell-Based Church, Joel Comiskey (CCS Publishing)
- Making Disciples in the Twenty-First Century Church, Joel Comiskey (CCS Publishing)
- The Cell Church, Stockstill (Regal Books). Read my review
- Successful Home Cell Groups, David Cho ( Logos)
- Where Do We Go from Here, Neighbour (Touch Publications)
- Reap the Harvest Joel Comiskey (Touch Publications)
- The Apostolic Cell Church, Lawrence Khong (Touch Singapore)
- The Second Reformation, Bill Beckham (Touch Publications)
- The Second Reformation, Stage 2, Bill Beckham (CCS Publishing)
- 2000 Years of Small Groups, Joel Comiskey (CCS Publishing)
- The Cell-Driven Church, Billy Hornsby (Fire-Wind)
- Prepare Your Church for the Future, Carl George (Revell Books)
- Passion and Persistence, Joel Comiskey (Touch Publications)
- House to House, Larry Kreider (House to House)
- The Church that Multiplies, Joel Comiskey (CCS Publishing)
- The Church in Many Houses, Steve Cordle (Abingdon Press)
- Where are We Now? The Small Group Movement and its Models Beckham, Bill (Touch Glocal Publications)
- Redefining Revival, Bill Beckham (Touch Publications)
- The Challenge of the Cell Church, Philip Potter (The Bible Reading Fellowship)
- Cells for Life: Home groups–God’s strategy for church growth, Ron Trudinger (Bridge Publishing)
- Myths and Truths of the Cell Church, Joel Comiskey (CCS Publishing)
- Biblical Foundations for Small Groups, Gareth Icenogle (InterVarsity Press)
- Leadership Explosion, Joel Comiskey(Touch Publications)
- Home Cell Group Explosion, Joel Comiskey (Touch Publications)
- The 8 Habits of Highly Effective Leaders, Dave Earley (Touch Publications)
- How to Lead a Great Cell Group, Joel Comiskey (Touch Publications)
- Live, Joel Comiskey (CCS Publishing)
- Encounter, Joel Comiskey (CCS Publishing)
- Grow, Joel Comiskey (CCS Publishing)
- Appointment with the King, Joel Comiskey (Chosen Books)
- Share, Joel Comiskey (CCS Publishing)
- Lead, Joel Comiskey (CCS Publishing)
- Discover, Joel Comiskey (CCS Publishing)
- The Spirit-filled Small Group, Joel Comiskey (Chosen Books)
- Burnout-free Small Group Leadership, Michael C. Mack (Touch Publications)
- Groups of Twelve, Joel Comiskey (Touch Publications)
- From Twelve to Three, Joel Comiskey (Touch Publications)
- Home Groups for Urban Cultures, Mikel Neuman (William Carey Library)
- When the Church was a Family, Joseph Hellerman (B&H Academic)
- Heirs Together, Daphne Kirk (Kevin Mayhew Ltd)
- Shouting in the Temple, Lorna Jenkins (Touch Ministries International)
- Reconnecting the Generations, Daphne Kirk (Kevin Mayhew LTD)
- Children in Cell Ministry, Joel Comiskey (CCS Publishing)
- Youth in Cell Ministry, Joel Comiskey (CCS Publishing)
- How Do We Get There from Here, Scott Boren (Touch Publications)
- The Naked Truth about Small Groups, Randall Neighbour (Touch Publications)
- Small Groups and Established Churches, John W. Ellas (Center for Church Growth)
- Making Cell Groups Work Navigation Guide Boren, Comiskey, Neighbour, Beckham (Touch Publications)
- Preparing the 21st Century Church: Shattering the American Paradigm, Les Brickman (Xulon Press)
- Turning Members into Leaders, Dave Earley (Touch Publications)
- How to be a Great Cell Group Coach, Joel Comiskey (Touch Publications)
- World’s Greatest Small Group, Michael Mack (Small Group Leadership, LLC)
- You Can Coach, Joel Comiskey (CCS Publishing)
- Coach, Joel Comiskey (CCS Publishing)
- Coaching Life-Changing Small Group Leaders, Bill Donahue and Greg Bowman (Zondervan Publishers)
- Dance with Me, Daddy, Rob Campbell (Xulon Press)
- Church Planting Movements, David Garrison (WIGTake Resources)
- Houses that Changed the World, Wolfgang Simson (Paternoster Publishing)
- Organic Church, Neil Cole (Jossey Bass)
- House Church and Mission, Roger Gehring (Hendrickson Publishers)
- House Church Networks, Larry Kreider (House to House)
- The Relational Disciple, Joel Comiskey (CCS Publishing)
- The Connecting Church, Randy Frazee (Zondervan). Read my review
- Making Room for Life, Randy Frazee (Zondervan)
- The Relational Way, Scott Boren (Touch Publications)
- Community that is Christian, Julie A. Gorman (Baker Books)
- Small Group Evangelism, Richard Peace (Fuller Seminary Press)
- Small Group Outreach, Jeffrey Arnold (IVP Connect)
- Loving the Lost: The Principles and Practice of Cell Church, Laurence Singlehurst (Kingsway)
- Reaching College Students through Cells, Highland Baptist College Ministry (Touch Publications)
- The Celtic Way of Evangelism, George G. Hunter III, (Abingdon Press)
- Recovery Cells, Dr. Michael Erickson (Tate Publishing)
- The Forgotten Ways, Alan Hirsch (Brazos Press)
- Revolution, George Barna (Tyndale House Publishers). IMPORTANT: Read my review first
- Home Cell Groups and House Churches, C. Kirk Hadaway, Stuart A. Wright, Francis M. Dubose (Broadman Press)
- Church without Walls, Jim Peterson (NavPress)
- Cell Church Planter’s Guide, Bob Logan and Jeannette Buller (ChurchSmart)
- Helping You Build Cell Churches, Larry Kreider (House to House)
- The Multiplying Church, Bob Roberts (Zondervan)
- Planting Churches that Reproduce, Joel Comiskey (CCS Publishing)
- The American Church in Crisis, David T. Olson (Zondervan)
- Christ’s Basic Bodies, Ralph Neighbour (Touch Publications)
- The Small Group Leader’s Toolkit, Dave Earley (Touch Publications)
- Small Group Leaders’ Handbook, written by a small group (IVP Connect)
- Small Group Vital Signs, Michael Mack (Touch Publications)
- Small Groups, Big Impact, Jim Egli, Dwight Marble (Churchsmart Resources, 2011)
- Real Life Discipleship, Jim Putman (Eerdmans, 2010)
- Leading Small Groups in the Way of Jesus, Scott Boren (InterVarsity, 2015)
While reviewing the book, I ask the pastors the following questions:
- What was the author trying to say in the book? What was his or her objective in writing the book? (sympathetic to the author)
- What were the strong points?
- What were the weak points?
- What lessons did you learn? How were you changed as a result of reading the book? What will you now do differently as a result of reading the book?
The following list is what I include in the syllabus that I hand out in my cell church seminary courses.
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL LIST
PRIORITY BOOKS
- Comiskey, Joel.
- The Church that Multiplies. Moreno Valley, CA: CCS Publishing, 2007. Pp. 183. ISBN: 978-0979067938.
- Leadership Explosion. Houston, TX: Touch Publications, 2000. Pp. 188. ISBN: 1-880828-23-5.
- How to Lead a Great Cell Meeting. Houston, TX: Touch Publications, 2001. Pp.130. ISBN: 1-880828-27-8.
- Cordle, Steve.
- The Church in Many Houses. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2005. Pp. 136.
- Earley, Dave
- Eight Habits of Highly Effective Leaders. Houston, TX: Touch Publications 2001. Pp. 135. ISBN: 1-880828-34-0.
- Green, Michael, editor
- Church without Walls. Carlisle, United Kingdom, Paternoster Press, 2002, Pp.133. ISBN: 1-84227-139-3.
- Stockstill, Larry
- The Cell Church. Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 1998. Pp. 136. ISBN: 0 8307-2072-3.
VERY IMPORTANT BOOKS
- Beckham, William
- The Second Reformation. Houston, TX: Touch Publications, 1995. Pp. 253. ISBN: 1-880828-90-1.
- Boren, Scott.
- How Do We Get There from Here? Houston, TX: Touch Publications, 2007. Pp 410. ISBN: 0-9788779-1-8
- Cho, David
- Successful Home Cell Groups. Gainesville, Florida: Bridge- Logos Publishers, 1981. Pp.171. ISBN: 0-88270-513-X.
- Comiskey, Joel
- Home Cell Group Explosion. Houston, TX: Touch Publications, 2002. Pp. 178. ISBN: 1-880828-42-1.
- How to be a Great Cell Group Coach. Houston, TX: Touch Publications, 2003. Pp. 139. ISBN: 1-880828-47-2.
- Planting Churches that Reproduce. Moreno Valley, CA: CCS Publishing, 2009. Pp. 183. ISBN: 978-0979067969.
- Reap the Harvest . Houston, TX: Touch Publications, 1999. Pp. 226. ISBN: 1-880828-13-8.
- The Relational Disciple. Moreno Valley, CA: CCS Publishing, 2009. Pp. 159. ISBN: 978-0979067990.
- Donahue, Bill
- Leading Life-Changing Small Groups. Grand Rapids, MI: ZondervanPublishingHouse, 1996. Pp. 191. ISBN: 0310-20595-6.
- Frazee, Randy
- The Connecting Church. Grand Rapids, Michigan: ZondervanPublishingHouse, 2001. Pp. 253. ISBN: 0-310-23308-9.
- Garrison, David
- Church Planting Movements. Bangalore, India: WIGTake Resources, 2004. Pp. 362. ISBN: 0-9747562-0-2.
- Gehring, Roger
- House Church and Mission. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publisher, 2004. Pp. 408. ISBN: 1-56563-812-3.
- Gorman, Julie
- Community that is Christian. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 2002. Pp. 262. ISBN: 0-8010-9145-4.
- Icenogle, Gareth
- Biblical Foundations for Small Group Ministry. Downers Grove, Illinois, 1994. Pp. 396. ISBN: 0-8308-1771-9.
- Khong, Lawrence
- The Apostolic Cell Church. Singapore, Touch Ministries International, 2000. Pp. 221. ISBN: 981-04-1259-2.
- Kreider, Larry
- House to House. Ephrata, PA: House to House Publications, 1995. Pp. 184. ISBN: 1-880828-81-2
- Mack, Michael
- Burnout-free Small Group Leadership. Houston, TX: Touch Publications, 2009. Pp. 115. ISBN: 978-0-982535219.
- Neighbour, Ralph.
- Where Do We Go from Here. Houston, TX: Touch Publications, 2001. Pp. 397. ISBN: 1-880828-17-0.
- Neighbour, Randall
- The Naked Truth about Small Groups. Houston, TX: Touch Publications, 2009. Pp. 256. ISBN: 978-0978877965.
HAVE IN YOUR LIBRARY BOOKS
- Astin, Howard
- Body and Cell. Mill Hill, London: Monarch Press, 2002. Pp. 174. ISBN: 1-85424-577-5.
- Beckham, William
- Redefining Revival. Houston, TX: Touch Publications, 2000. Pp. 254. ISBN: 1-880828-26-X.
- Where are We Now? The Small Group Movement and its Models ( Houston, TX: Touch Glocal Publications, 2005), pp. 193.
- Boren, Scott
- The Relational Way. Houston, TX: Touch Publications, 2007, Pp. 277. ISBN: 0-9788779-0-X.
- Bunton, Peter
- Cell Groups and House Churches. Ephrata, PA: House to House Publications, 2001. Pp. 114. ISBN: 1-886973-45-8.
- Campbell, Rob
- Dance with Me, Daddy. Xulon Press, 2003. Pp. 220. ISBN: 1-591604-95-8.
- Cole, Neil
- Organic Church: Growing Faith Where Life Happens. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2005. Pp. 237. ISBN: 0-7879-8129X.
- Comiskey, Joel
- Appointment with the King. Grand Rapids, MI: Chosen Books, 2002. Pp. 175. ISBN: 0-8007-9304-8.
- From Twelve to Three. Houston, TX: Touch Publications, 2003. Pp. 139. ISBN: 1-880828-41-3.
- Groups of Twelve. Houston, TX: Touch Publications, 1999. Pp. 182. ISBN: 1-880828-15-4.
- Making Cell Groups Work Navigation Guide. Houston, TX: Touch Publications, 2003. Pp. 617. ISBN: 1-880828-48-0. (William Beckham, Scott Boren, and Randall and Ralph Neighbour also contributed to this book).
- Passion and Persistence. Houston, TX: Touch Publications. Pp. 158. ISBN: 0-9752896-1-6
- Donahue, Bill and Greg Bowman
- Coaching Life-Changing Small Group Leaders. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. Pp. 135.
- Finnel, David
- Life in His Body. Houston, TX: Touch Publications, 1995, Pp. 160. ISBN: 1-880828-87-1
- Frazee, Randy
- Making Room for Life. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2003. Pp. 191. ISBN: 0-310-25016-1
- Galloway, Dale
- 20/20 Vision. Portland, OR: Scott Publishing, 1986. NO ISBN.
- George, Carl.
- Prepare Your Church for the Future. Grand Rapids, MI: Fleming H. Revell, 1992. Pp. 220. ISBN: 0-8007-5365-8.
- Hadaway, C. Kirk, Stuary A. Wright, and Francis DuBose
- Home Cell Groups and House Churches. Nashville, TN: Broadman Press, 1987. ISBN: 0-8054-6944-3.
- Hamlin, Judy
- The Small Group Leaders Training Course. Colorado Springs, CO: Navpress, 1990. ISBN: 0-89109-308-7.
- Hornsby, Billy
- The Cell-Driven Church. Mansfield, PA: Fire Wind, 2000. Pp. 214. ISBN: 1-883906-47-4.
- Hull, Bill
- The Disciple Making Pastor. Grand Rapids, MI: Fleming H. Revell, 1988. ISBN: 0-8007 1608-6.
- The Disciple Making Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Fleming H. Revell, 1988. ISBN: 0-8007-1641-8.
- Kreider, Larry
- House Church Networks. Ephrata, PA: House to House Publications, 2001. Pp. 120. ISBN: 1886973-48-2
- McBride, Neal
- How to Build a Small Groups Ministry. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 1995. Pp. 204. ISBN:0891097694.
- Neumann, Mikel
- Home Groups for Urban Cultures. Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library, 1999. Pp. 197. ISBN: 0-87808-281-6.
- Potter, Phil
- The Challenge of the Cell Church. Oxford, UK: The Bible Reading Fellowship, 2001. Pp. 175. ISBN: 9-781841-012186.
- Putnam, Robert.
- Bowling Alone. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 2000. Pp. 541. ISBN: 0-684-83283-6.
- Simson, Wolfgang
- Houses that Change the World. Emmelsbull, Germany: C & P Publishing, 2002. Pp. 303. ISBN: 1-85078-356-X.
- Zdero, Rad
- The Global House Church Movement. Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library, 2004. Pp. 147. ISBN: 087808-342-1.