18 Top theology books like Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches (Exponential Series) by Peyton Jones

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Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches (Exponential Series)

By: Peyton Jones

4.33

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The first comprehensive textbook on effective church planting from a veteran church planter. The Ap…

"If you plant churches, discipleship may or may not happen. Yet if you devote yourself to making disciples, churches will inevitably be planted."

-Peyton Jones, Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches (Exponential Series)

"If you plant churches, discipleship may or may not happen. Yet if you devote yourself to making disciples, churches will inevitably be planted."

-Peyton Jones, Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches (Exponential Series)

"Eckhart Schnabel quoted Ferdinand Hahn, saying, “The early church was a missionary church. The proclamation, the teaching, all activities of the early Christians had a missionary dimension."

-Peyton Jones, Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches (Exponential Series)

"Eckhart Schnabel quoted Ferdinand Hahn, saying, “The early church was a missionary church. The proclamation, the teaching, all activities of the early Christians had a missionary dimension."

-Peyton Jones, Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches (Exponential Series)

If you liked the theology plot in Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches (Exponential Series) by Peyton Jones , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift that Changes Everything

By: Tony Payne , Colin Marshall

4.22

Format: 196 pages, Hardcover

All Christian ministry is a mixture of trellis and vine.There is vine work: the prayerful preaching… read more

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2. Nathan Coulter

By: Wendell Berry

3.93

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Nathan Coulter begins Wendell Berry's sequence of novels about the citizens of Port William, Kentuc… read more

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"Oh Lord, make us able To eat all that's on this table, And if there's some we haven't got Bring it to us while it's hot"

-Wendell Berry, Nathan Coulter

"Tobacco,' Jig said. 'I used to raise tobacco once. But I quit. I was plowing one morning, and the Lord said, "Jig, how'd you like for your daughter to smoke?" And I said, "I wouldn't like it, Lord. I…"

-Wendell Berry, Nathan Coulter

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3. The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.51

Format: 46 pages, Paperback

‘What are the marks of a supernaturally changed heart?’ This is one of the questions the Apostle… read more

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"...the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less."

-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

"In other words, we are only proud of being more successful, more intelligent or more good-looking than the next person, and we are in the presence of someone who is more successful, intelligent and g…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

"Up until the 20th century, traditional cultures (and this is still true of most cultures in the world) always believed that too high a view of yourself was the root cause of all the evil in the world…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

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4. The Art of Neighboring: Building Genuine Relationships Right Outside Your Door

By: Jay Pathak , Dave Runyon

4.37

Format: 400 pages,

What if Jesus meant that we should love our actual neighbors? When Jesus was asked to sum up everyt… read more

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5. Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life

By: Tish Harrison Warren

4.08

Format: 31 pages, Paperback

Many of us go through the day feeling like we don't have time for God. But God can become present t… read more

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6. Discipleship That Fits: The Five Kinds of Relationships God Uses to Help Us Grow

By: Bobby William Harrington , Alex Absalom

2.96

Format: 63 pages, Paperback

For far too long, the church has tried to make disciples using a one-size-fits-all approach. Some c… read more

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7. Total Church: A Radical Reshaping Around Gospel and Community

By: Tim Chester , Steve Timmis

3.82

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

"Church is not a meeting you attend or a place you enter," write pastors Tim Chester and Steve Timm… read more

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8. Garden City: Work, Rest, and the Art of Being Human.

By: John Mark Comer

4.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

You've heard people say "Who you are matters more than what you do". Does the Bible really teach th… read more

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9. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

By: Andrew Peterson

4.33

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and the… read more

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"Even if hope is just a low ember at night, in the morning you can still start a fire."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"Esben Igiby was seeping into Janner’s thoughts, and there was no way to seal the leak."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"But other than the cruel fangs and the constant threat of death and torture, there wasn't much to fear in Skree."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"There's just something about the way he sings. It makes me think of when it snows outside, and the fire is warm, and Podo is telling us a story while you're cooking, and there's no place I'd rather b…"

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

10. Church Planting Is for Wimps: How God Uses Messed-Up People to Plant Ordinary Churches That Do Extraordinary Things

By: Mike McKinley

2.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

This latest addition to the IXMarks series tells the story of the revitalization of Guilford Baptis… read more

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11. Holy Bible: New International Version

By: Anonymous

4.62

Format: 1213 pages, Hardcover

The New International Version is the world's most popular Bible in modern English and is renowned f… read more

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"Meaningless! Meaningless!"

-Anonymous, Holy Bible: New International Version

"Thou shalt not stand idly by"

-Anonymous, Holy Bible: New International Version

"A unjust law, is no law at all."

-Anonymous, Holy Bible: New International Version

"Love never fails. —I Corinthians 13:8a "

-Anonymous, Holy Bible: New International Version

12. 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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13. The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church

By: Leonard Sweet , Alan Hirsch

3.88

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Alan Hirsch is convinced that the inherited formulas for growing the Body of Christ do not work any… read more

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14. Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

By: C.S. Lewis

3.93

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

In the first novel of C.S. Lewis's classic science fiction trilogy, Dr Ransom, a Cambridge academic… read more

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"The love of knowledge is a kind of madness."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

"A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

"There I drank life because death was in the pool. That was the best of drinks save one."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

"And I say also this. I do not think the forest would be so bright, nor the water so warm, nor love so sweet, if there were no danger in the lakes."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

15. God Has a Name

By: John Mark Comer

4.67

Format: 523 pages,

Many of us ache for relationship with God, yet feel distant and disconnected from him. As if he's m… read more

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16. Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope

By: Esau McCaulley

4.43

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

Growing up in the American South, Esau McCaulley knew firsthand the ongoing struggle between despai… read more

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"Prayer for leaders and criticism of their practices are not mutually exclusive ideas. Both have biblical warrant in the same letter."

-Esau McCaulley, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope

"While I was at home with much of the theology in evangelicalism, there were real disconnects. First, there was the portrayal of the Black church in these circles. I was told that the social gospel ha…"

-Esau McCaulley, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope

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17. Undistracted: Capture Your Purpose. Rediscover Your Joy.

By: Bob Goff

4.24

Format: 221 pages, Hardcover

Through his pithy and inspiring storytelling that has endeared him to millions, New York Times best… read more

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18. A Non-Anxious Presence: How a Changing and Complex World will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders

By: Mark Sayers

4.06

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For much of recent history individuals and institutions could plan, execute, and flourish with thei… read more

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19. Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

By: Collin Hansen

4.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Timothy Keller takes readers behind the scenes to meet the people and understand the events that fo… read more

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20. 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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21. Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms

By: Justin Whitmel Earley

4.61

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

Discover simple habits and easy-to-implement daily rhythms that will help you find meaning beyond t… read more

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22. Live No Lies: Recognize and Resist the Three Enemies That Sabotage Your Peace

By: John Mark Comer

4.49

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

We are at war. Not with a foreign government or domestic terrorists or a creepy new artificial inte… read more

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"Anxious to avoid a repeat of history, Edmund Burke laid out the logic behind the American architecture in a letter from 1791: "Men are qualified for civil liberty, in exact proportion to their dispos…"

-John Mark Comer, Live No Lies: Recognize and Resist the Three Enemies That Sabotage Your Peace

Cover of Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer by Tyler Staton

23. Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer

By: Tyler Staton

4.60

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Prayer is the source of Jesus's most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus's most audacious… read more

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Cover of Gospel Allegiance: What Faith in Jesus Misses for Salvation in Christ by Matthew W. Bates

24. Gospel Allegiance: What Faith in Jesus Misses for Salvation in Christ

By: Matthew W. Bates

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Challenging popular misconceptions about the biblical gospel, Matthew Bates shows that it is differ… read more

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Cover of Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect by Will Guidara

25. Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect

By: Will Guidara

4.45

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

National Bestseller Essential lessons in hospitality for every business, from the former co-owner … read more

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26. The Honest Guide to Church Planting: What No One Ever Tells You about Planting and Leading a New Church

By: Tom Bennardo

4.55

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Church planting has become a cottage industry. National conferences, hip planting organizations, an… read more

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27. How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice

By: Jemar Tisby

4.43

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

How do we effectively confront racial injustice? We need to move beyond talking about racism and st… read more

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Cover of Church Planting Thresholds by Clint Clifton

28. Church Planting Thresholds

By: Clint Clifton

4.19

Format: 225 pages, Paperback

Churches make disciples. Disciples make Churches. Have you ever considered the incredible odds a… read more

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29. Searching for Enough: The High-Wire Walk Between Doubt and Faith

By: Tyler Staton

4.35

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A unique and validating look at the tension you feel between disillusionment and a desire for truth… read more

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Cover of Planting by Pastoring: A Vision for Starting a Healthy Church by Nathan Knight

30. Planting by Pastoring: A Vision for Starting a Healthy Church

By: Nathan Knight

4.43

Format: 170 pages, Kindle Edition

Recentering the Goal of Pastoral Ministry to Cultivate Christ-Treasuring Church Plants As churches… read more

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31. Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches (Exponential Series)

By: Peyton Jones

4.33

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The first comprehensive textbook on effective church planting from a veteran church planter. The Ap… read more

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"If you plant churches, discipleship may or may not happen. Yet if you devote yourself to making disciples, churches will inevitably be planted."

-Peyton Jones, Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches (Exponential Series)

"Eckhart Schnabel quoted Ferdinand Hahn, saying, “The early church was a missionary church. The proclamation, the teaching, all activities of the early Christians had a missionary dimension."

-Peyton Jones, Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches (Exponential Series)

"The first lesson of church plantology is that planting a church should never be our focus. Christ never commanded his disciples to plant churches, because it’s not what He wanted them to focus on. Fo…"

-Peyton Jones, Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches (Exponential Series)

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

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