I received my 2010 reading list for the Doctor of Ministry program at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, Iowa. The focus for this semester will be “Prayerful Evangelism.” We are expected to read five thousand pages before the two-week intensive residency scheduled for May 17-28, 2010. Please contact me if you would like to read and discuss any of these books:
- Barth, Karl. Prayer. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002.
- Bass, Diana Butler. Christianity for the Rest of Us: How the Neighborhood Church is Transforming the Faith. HarperCollins, 2006.
- Brown, Patricia. Paths to Prayer: Finding Your Own Way to the Presence of God. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003.
- Calvin, John. Sermons on the Acts of the Apostles. Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 2008.
- De Caussade, Jean Pierre. Abandonment to Divine Providence. New York: Doubleday, 1975.
- Dearborn, Tim. Short-Term Missions Workbook. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2003.
- Foster, Richard. Streams of Living Water: Celebrating the Great Traditions of the Christian Faith. San Francisco: Harper, 2009.
- Gerrish, G.A. (ed.). John Calvin, Writings on Pastoral Piety. New York: Paulist Press, 2001.
- Grubb, Norman. Rees Howells, Intercessor: The Story of a Life Lived for God. Fort Washington, PA: CLC, 2002.
- Gumble, Nicky. The Heart of Revival. David C. Cook Publishing, 1999.
- Hunter, George. The Celtic Way of Evangelism: How Christianity Can Reach the West…Again. Nashville: Abingdon, 2000.
- Knowles, Michael. We Preach Not Ourselves: Paul on Proclamation. Brazos Press, 2008.
- Loder, James E. The Logic of the Spirit: Human Development in Theological Perspective. San Franscisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998.
- Long, Thomas G. Testimony: Talking Ourselves into Being Christian. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004.
- McEntyre, Marilyn Chandler. Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009.
- McGrath, Alister E. Christian Spirituality: An Introduction. Wiley-Blackwell, 1999.
- Miller, Samuel. Thoughts on Public Prayer. BiblioBazaar, 2009.
- Nemeck, Francis Kelly and Marie Coombs. The Spiritual Journey: Critical Thresholds and Stages of Adult Spiritual Genesis. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1987.
- Newbigin, Lesslie, The Open Secret: An Introduction to the Theology of Mission. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
- Norris, Kathleen. Acedia and Me: A Marriage, Monks, and Writer’s Life. Penguin Books, 2008. 352 pp.
- Nouwen, Henri. Reaching Out: The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life. New York: Doubleday, 1966.
- Pak, Su Yon. Singing the Lord’s Song in a New Land: Korean American Practices of Faith. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2005.
- Priest, Robert (ed.) Effective Engagement in Short Term Missions. Pasadena: William Carey Library, 2008.
- Reese, Martha Grace. Unbinding the Gospel: Real Life Evangelism. St. Louis: Chalice Press, 2008.
- Schlink, Baisileia. Building a Wall of Prayer: An Intercessor’s Handbook. Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary, 1995.
- Sheets, Dutch. Intercessory Prayer: How God Can Use Your Prayers to Move Heaven and Earth. Regal Books, 2008.
- Spener, Philip Jacob. Pia Desideria. Eugene, Or: Wipf and Stock, 1964.
- Stott, John. Christian Mission in the Modern World. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2009.
- Thurman, Howard. With Head and Heart: The Autobiography of Howard Thurman. San Diego: Harvest Book, 1979.
- Tucker, Ruth A. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983.
- Underhill, Evelyn. Mysticism. Digireads, 2005.
- Ware, Corrine. Discover Your Spiritual Type. Alban Institute, 1995.
“Books to the ceiling, Books to the sky, My pile of books is a mile high.
How I love them! How I need them! I’ll have a long beard by the time I read them.”
- Arnold Lobel, my favorite American author of children’s books, “Frog and Toad”
Pastor Ivan
