Church Revitalization Recommended Reading List
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For Revitalization Pastors & Replanters
- Rubicons of Revitalization: Overcoming 8 Common Barriers to Church Renewal by Mark Clifton, and Kenneth Priest
- Practical Shepherding Series by Brian Croft (Series of books for equipping pastors to serve the local church)
- Facing Snarls and Scowls: Preaching through hostility, apathy, and adversity in church revitalization by Brian Croft and James B. Carroll
- The Gospel Driven Church by Jared Wilson
For the Pastor’s Wife
- The Pastor’s Wife: Strengthened by Grace for a Life of Love by Gloria Furman
- One with a Shepherd: The Tears and Triumphs of a Ministry Marriage by Mary Somerville
- Sacred Privilege by Kay Warren
- Letters to Pastors’ Wives: When Seminary Ends and Ministry Begins by Catherine J. Stewart
Church Revitalization
- Biblical Revitalization: Solutions for Dying & Divided Churches by Brian Croft
- ReClaimed Church: How Churches Grow, Decline, and Experience Revitalization, by Bill Henard
- Reclaiming Glory: Revitalizing Dying Churches by Mark Clifton
- Revitalize By Andrew Davis
reSTARTing Churches
- God’s Not Done with Your Church: Finding Hope and New Life through Replanting by Mark Hallock.*
- Am I a Replanter?: 30 Days of Discerning God’s Call by Mark Hallock
- Replant Roadmap by Mark Hallock
- Replant Roadmap: How Your Congregation Can Help Revitalize Dying Churches by Mark Hallock
- Replanting Rural Churches: God’s Plan and Call for the Middle of Nowhere by Matt Henslee and Kyle Bueermann
Partnering Churches
- Pathways to Partnership: How You and Your Church Can Join the Replanting Movement by Bob Bickford, Mark Hallock and Kevin Ezell
- Replant 101: How You Can Help Revitalize a Dying Church by Mark Hallock
- Raising Up Replanters: A Start-Up Guide for Your Church by Mark Hallock
For other recommended resources from partners in the revitalization movement, visit Replant Bootcamp, https://replantbootcamp.com/resources/
