7 must-read ecclesiology books like The Plurality Principle: How to Build and Maintain a Thriving Church Leadership Team (The Gospel Coalition) by Dave Harvey

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The Plurality Principle: How to Build and Maintain a Thriving Church Leadership Team (The Gospel Coalition)

By: Dave Harvey

4.21

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

Building and Sustaining a Thriving Leadership Culture Essential to every healthy church is a bibli…

If you liked the ecclesiology plot in The Plurality Principle: How to Build and Maintain a Thriving Church Leadership Team (The Gospel Coalition) by Dave Harvey , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Christianity and Liberalism

By: J. Gresham Machen

4.33

Format: 199 pages, Paperback

Machen's classic defense of orthodox Christianity establishes the importance of scriptural doctrine… read more

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"The truth is that if Jesus be merely an example, He is not a worthy example; for He claimed to be far more."

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

"According to modern liberalism, in other words, Jesus was the Founder of Christianity because He was the first Christian, and Christianity consists in maintenance of the religious life which Jesus in…"

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

"When we come to see that it was no mere man who suffered on Calvary but the Lord of Glory, then we shall be willing to say that one drop of the precious blood of Jesus is of more value, for our own s…"

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

"The sage of Nazareth may satisfy those who have never faced the problem of evil in their own lives; but to talk about an ideal to those who are under the thralldom of sin is a cruel mockery. Yet if J…"

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

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2. The Cross He Bore: Meditations on the Sufferings of the Redeemer

By: Edward Donnelly , Frederick S. Leahy

3.38

Format: None pages, Paperback

A series of meditative studies on the Passion of Jesus Christ, tracing his experience from the agon… read more

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3. A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World

By: Paul E. Miller

3.50

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Author Paul Miller shares his insights and conclusions about how to connect the broken pieces of yo… read more

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4. The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate The Three Essential Virtues

By: Patrick Lencioni

3.71

Format: 656 pages,

In his classic book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni laid out a groundbreaking ap… read more

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5. The Emotionally Healthy Leader: How Transforming Your Inner Life Will Deeply Transform Your Church, Team, and the World

By: Peter Scazzero

3.72

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Do you feel too overwhelmed to enjoy life, unable to sort out the demands on your time? Are you doi… read more

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6. Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus

By: Mark Dever

3.33

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But … read more

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7. Necessary Endings: The Employees, Businesses, and Relationships That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Move Forward

By: Henry Cloud

3.80

Format: 25 pages, Hardcover

"If you're hesitant to pull the trigger when things obviously aren't working out, Henry Cloud's Nec… read more

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8. The Story of Christianity: Volume 2: The Reformation to the Present Day

By: Justo L. González

4.29

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

This highly informative, narrative history covers the events, persons, external influences, and for… read more

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9. Church Elders: How to Shepherd God's People Like Jesus (9Marks: Building Healthy Churches)

By: Jeramie Rinne

3.44

Format: 330 pages,

Emphasizing purposeful ministry over project management, this book outlines a clear and concise job… read more

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10. Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age

By: Rosaria Champagne Butterfield

4.54

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling Author Rosaria Butterfield Confronts 5 Cultural Lies She Once Believed Modern culture i… read more

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11. Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality

By: Nancy R. Pearcey

4.59

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Are transgender people discovering their authentic self? Is the hookup culture really liberating? D… read more

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12. Pastors and Their Critics: A Guide to Coping with Criticism in the Ministry

By: Joel R. Beeke

4.39

Format: 188 pages, Kindle Edition

Every pastor knows what it’s like to be criticized. But how does he respond? And how does he offer … read more

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Cover of Authority: How Godly Rule Protects the Vulnerable, Strengthens Communities, and Promotes Human Flourishing by Jonathan Leeman

13. Authority: How Godly Rule Protects the Vulnerable, Strengthens Communities, and Promotes Human Flourishing

By: Jonathan Leeman

4.68

Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition

Accessible Guide from 9Marks Equips Believers to Steward Their God-Given Authority In every positi… read more

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14. Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners

By: Dane C. Ortlund

4.58

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

“Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” —2 Peter 3:18 How do Chri… read more

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15. Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

By: John Mark Comer

4.63

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The author of the international bestseller The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry calls us to rediscover… read more

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16. Lead: 12 Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church

By: Paul David Tripp

4.43

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The church is experiencing a leadership crisis. For every celebrity pastor exiting in the spotl… read more

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  • ecclesiology
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Cover of Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution by Carl R. Trueman

17. Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution

By: Carl R. Trueman

4.50

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

From Philosophy to Technology, Tracing the Origin of Identity Politics How did the world arrive … read more

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18. Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage

By: Gavin Ortlund

4.34

Format: 163 pages, Paperback

In theology, just as in battle, some hills are worth dying on. But how do we know which ones? When … read more

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19. Surprised by Jesus: Subversive grace in the four Gospels

By: Dane C. Ortlund

4.51

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

When God-in-the-flesh showed up twenty centuries ago in Palestine, the religious PhDs rejected him … read more

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20. The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It’s Destructive, and How to Respond

By: Alisa Childers

4.50

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A groundbreaking book on the true nature of faith deconstruction Alisa and Tim help the reader t… read more

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  • theology
Cover of A Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene H. Peterson, Translator of The Message by Winn Collier

21. A Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene H. Peterson, Translator of The Message

By: Winn Collier

4.65

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This essential authorized biography of Eugene Peterson offers unique insights into the experiences … read more

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  • theology
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22. The Thrill of Orthodoxy: Rediscovering the Adventure of Christian Faith

By: Trevin K. Wax

4.24

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Every generation faces the temptation to wander from orthodoxy—to seek out the jolt that comes with… read more

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"The best way to avoid new errors is to love old truths, to hear the story fresh again and again, and to be “caught up in the process of being slain and made alive by the gospel."

-Trevin K. Wax, The Thrill of Orthodoxy: Rediscovering the Adventure of Christian Faith

"When you lose your place in the history of redemption, you no longer have…the ability to escape the immediacy of the moment and look imaginatively at the present from a perspective that is informed b…"

-Trevin K. Wax, The Thrill of Orthodoxy: Rediscovering the Adventure of Christian Faith

"In orthodoxy, we see the coming together of seemingly contrary opposites, not in some sort of amalgamation or compromise, but simply affirming both in their fiery fullness. Our vision must be big eno…"

-Trevin K. Wax, The Thrill of Orthodoxy: Rediscovering the Adventure of Christian Faith

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23. Deacons: How They Serve and Strengthen the Church (9Marks: Building Healthy Churches)

By: Matt Smethurst

4.51

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

How Can Deacons Mobilize Service in the Church? Deacons are essential to a church’s health—yet conf… read more

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24. Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church (9marks: Building Healthy Churches)

By: John Onwuchekwa

4.41

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Prayer is as necessary to the Christian as breathing is to the human body--but it often doesn't com… read more

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Cover of Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy: Eight Truths for Pursuing Unity in Your Church (9Marks) by Jamie Dunlop

25. Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy: Eight Truths for Pursuing Unity in Your Church (9Marks)

By: Jamie Dunlop

4.32

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Loving Those at Church Who Are Hard to Love Churches are full of differences. Those differences mig… read more

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"Is your friendship moving toward affection, or is it settled in obligation? Does your friendship honor the individual or debase him as a charity case? Is your desire for this person’s good zealous, o…"

-Jamie Dunlop, Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy: Eight Truths for Pursuing Unity in Your Church (9Marks)

"The differences that threaten to tear your church apart are opportunities to demonstrate that being ‘in accord with Christ Jesus’ is all we need to be in ‘harmony with one another.’ That’s how ‘with …"

-Jamie Dunlop, Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy: Eight Truths for Pursuing Unity in Your Church (9Marks)

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26. Do You Believe?: 12 Historic Doctrines to Change Your Everyday Life

By: Paul David Tripp

4.60

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling Author Paul David Tripp Unpacks 12 Doctrines for Everyday Christian Living Doctrine―wha… read more

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27. Workers for Your Joy: The Call of Christ on Christian Leaders

By: David Mathis

4.36

Format: 341 pages, Paperback

David Mathis Examines the Qualifications and Calling of Church Leaders for a New Generation of Cong… read more

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Cover of Rebels and Exiles: A Biblical Theology of Sin and Restoration (Essential Studies in Biblical Theology) by Matthew S. Harmon

28. Rebels and Exiles: A Biblical Theology of Sin and Restoration (Essential Studies in Biblical Theology)

By: Matthew S. Harmon

4.23

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

Biblical Foundations Book Awards Finalist Deep within the human psyche lies a sense that we were ma… read more

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Cover of The Plurality Principle: How to Build and Maintain a Thriving Church Leadership Team (The Gospel Coalition) by Dave Harvey

29. The Plurality Principle: How to Build and Maintain a Thriving Church Leadership Team (The Gospel Coalition)

By: Dave Harvey

4.21

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

Building and Sustaining a Thriving Leadership Culture Essential to every healthy church is a bibli… read more

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Cover of The Performance Factor: Unlocking the Secrets of Teamwork by Pat MacMillan

30. The Performance Factor: Unlocking the Secrets of Teamwork

By: Pat MacMillan

3.74

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

As the tides of all the trendy business initiatives from the last twenty years have all disappeared… read more

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Cover of Who Runs the Church?: 4 Views on Church Government (Counterpoints: Church Life) by Steven B. Cowan

31. Who Runs the Church?: 4 Views on Church Government (Counterpoints: Church Life)

By: Steven B. Cowan

3.72

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Churches have split and denominations have formed over the issue of church government. Yet while ma… read more

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23 Best christian books like The Plurality Principle: How to Build and Maintain a Thriving Church Leadership Team (The Gospel Coalition) by Dave Harvey

Transform Your Habits

Christianity and Liberalism

J. Gresham Machen

4.33

Transform Your Habits

The Cross He Bore: Meditations on the Sufferings of the Redeemer

Edward Donnelly , Frederick S. Leahy

3.38

Transform Your Habits

A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World

Paul E. Miller

3.50

Transform Your Habits

Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age

Rosaria Champagne Butterfield

4.54

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12 Best audiobook books like Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did by John Mark Comer

Transform Your Habits

Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

Dane C. Ortlund

4.52

Transform Your Habits

Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

John Mark Comer

4.63

Transform Your Habits

How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

Emily P. Freeman

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It

Jennie Allen

4.24

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