8 Top theology books like Unfinished Business: Returning the Ministry to the People of God by Greg Ogden

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Unfinished Business: Returning the Ministry to the People of God

By: Greg Ogden

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The Reformation restored the Scriptures to the people, but the job was only halfway finished. Today…

If you liked the theology plot in Unfinished Business: Returning the Ministry to the People of God by Greg Ogden , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

By: Dallas Willard , Richard J. Foster

4.22

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The Divine Conspiracy has revolutionized how we think about the true meaning of discipleship. In th… read more

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  • discipleship
  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
"Genius, it is said, is the ability to scrutinize the obvious."

-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

"The idea of having faith in Jesus has come to be totally isolated from being his apprentice and learning how to do what he said."

-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

"Jesus, Willard says, “does not call us to do what he did, but to be as he was, permeated with love. Then the doing of what he did and said becomes the natural expression of who we are in him."

-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

"(God's) nature, identity, and overarching purposes are no doubt unchanging. But his intentions with regard to many particular matters that concern individual human beings are not. This does not dimin…"

-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

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2. Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

4.27

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

After his martyrdom at the hands of the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continued his witness … read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • christian living
  • church
  • nonfiction
"God is not a God of the emotions but the God of truth."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"It is only when he is a burden that another person is really a brother and not merely an object to be manipulated"

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"The Church does not need brilliant personalities but faithful servants of Jesus and the brethren. Not in the former but in the latter is the lack."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

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3. Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World

By: Bob Goff

4.31

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Now a New York Times Bestseller! As a college student he spent 16 days in the Pacific Ocean with… read more

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  • christianity
  • christian living
  • christian
  • nonfiction
"Simply put: love does."

-Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World

"...love is never stationary."

-Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World

"Jesus lets us be real with our life and our faith."

-Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World

"When you trust someone, you don't need to know everything."

-Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World

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4. Devotional Classics: Selected Readings for Individuals & Groups

By: James Bryan Smith , Richard J. Foster

3.29

Format: 80 pages,

Fifty-two Christian devotional classics paired with biblical readings for individual study and grou… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • christian living
  • nonfiction

5. Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry: A Personal and Practical Guide to Starting Right

By: Doug Fields

3.82

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

Since forever altering the course of the youth ministry world with his best-selling, groundbreaking… read more

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6. Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry

By: Ruth Haley Barton , Leighton Ford

3.71

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

"I'm tired of helping others enjoy God.""I just want to enjoy God for myself." With this painful ad… read more

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7. The Practice of the Presence of God

By: Brother Lawrence

4.32

Format: 95 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover edition of ISBN 0883681056 can be found here Brother Lawrence was a man of hum… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
"We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed."

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

"We must know before we can love. In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure."

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

" Prayer is so simple. It is like quietly opening a door and slipping into the very presence of God. There, in the stillness, to listen to His voice, perhaps in petition or only to listen. It matters …"

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

"That with him the set times of prayer were not different from other times: that he retired to pray, according to the directions of his Superior, but that he did not want such retirement. nor ask for …"

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

8. Purpose in Prayer

By: E.M. Bounds

4.60

Format: 645 pages, Paperback

Praying with purpose means making definite, direct requests of God, taking itfor granted that the r… read more

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9. Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World

By: Henri J.M. Nouwen

3.71

Format: 435 pages, Paperback

Initially written for a Jewish friend, Life of the Beloved has become Henri Nouwen's greatest legac… read more

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10. A Plain Account of Christian Perfection (Foundations of Faith)

By: John Wesley

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

In the past few hundred years, some great Christian thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries ha… read more

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11. The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ

By: Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.

4.15

Format: None pages, Hardcover

How does the church portray the beauty of Christ? The gospel is a theological message. But this mes… read more

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12. Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better

By: Brant Hansen

4.11

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Not entitled to get angry? Really? It's a radical, provocative idea: We're not entitled to get offe… read more

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13. Knowing God

By: J.I. Packer

2.00

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

For over 40 years, J. I. Packer's classic has been an important tool to help Christians around the … read more

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14. Praying the Bible

By: Donald S. Whitney

4.49

Format: 106 pages, Hardcover

All Christians know they should pray, but sometimes it’s hard to know how—especially if the minutes… read more

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  • discipleship
  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • christian living
  • nonfiction

15. Spiritual Leadership

By: J. Oswald Sanders

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

With over 500,000 in print, Spiritual Leadership is the perennial favorite for teaching the princip… read more

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

By: Dane C. Ortlund

4.52

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Christians know that God loves them, but often think that he is perpetually disappointed and frustr… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
"Looking inside ourselves, we can anticipate only harshness from heaven. Looking out to Christ, we can anticipate only gentleness."

-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

"The fall also entrenched in our minds dark thoughts of God, thoughts that are only dug out over multiple exposures to the gospel over many years. Perhaps Satan’s greatest victory in your life today i…"

-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

"John's point in 13:1 is that in going to the cross, Jesus did not retain something for himself, the way we tend to do when we seek to love others sacrificially. He does not love like us. We love unti…"

-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

"It is one thing, as a child, to be told your father loves you. You believe him. You take him at his word. But it is another thing, unutterably more real, to be swept up in his embrace, to feel the wa…"

-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

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17. 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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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • christian living
  • church
  • nonfiction
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18. The 6 Types of Working Genius

By: Patrick Lencioni

4.15

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

New York Times best-selling author Patrick Lencioni unveils a truly groundbreaking new model that w… read more

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  • nonfiction
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19. At Your Best: How to Get Time, Energy, and Priorities Working in Your Favor

By: Carey Nieuwhof

4.18

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“A perceptive and practical book about why our calendars so rarely reflect our priorities and what … read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
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20. Lead Like It Matters: 7 Leadership Principles for a Church That Lasts

By: Craig Groeschel

4.45

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

* Lead Like It Matters is a completely revised and updated version of the book previously published… read more

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  • christianity
  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • church
Cover of Unfinished Business: Returning the Ministry to the People of God by Greg Ogden

21. Unfinished Business: Returning the Ministry to the People of God

By: Greg Ogden

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The Reformation restored the Scriptures to the people, but the job was only halfway finished. Today… read more

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  • discipleship
  • christian
  • school
  • theology
  • christianity
  • christian living
  • church
  • nonfiction
  • church ministry

12 Best nonfiction books like Unfinished Business: Returning the Ministry to the People of God by Greg Ogden

Transform Your Habits

The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

Dallas Willard , Richard J. Foster

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World

Bob Goff

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Devotional Classics: Selected Readings for Individuals & Groups

James Bryan Smith , Richard J. Foster

3.29

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14 must-read audiobook books like At Your Best: How to Get Time, Energy, and Priorities Working in Your Favor by Carey Nieuwhof

Transform Your Habits

Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

Craig Groeschel

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

Collin Hansen

4.56

Transform Your Habits

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

John Mark Comer

4.53

Transform Your Habits

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

John Mark Comer

4.63

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