Bibliography of Resources for Ministry with Adults
This bibliography contains a listing of the books recommended for use in DIV 6305--Ministry with Adults.
Required Texts
Gangel, Kenneth O. and Wilhoit, James C., eds. The Christian Educator’s Handbook of Adult Education. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1993.
Fowler, James W. Becoming Adult, Becoming Christian. San Francisc Jossey-Bass Inc., Publishers, 2000.
McKenzie, Leon and R. Michael Harton. The Religious Education of Adults, Revised Edition. Macon, Georgia: Smyth and Helwys Publishing, Inc., 2002.
Biblical and Theological Foundation of Ministry with Adults
Killen, Patricia O’Connell, and John de Beer. The Art of Theological Reflection. New York: Crossroad Publishing Company, 1995.
Kinast, Robert L. Making Faith-Sense: Theological Reflection in Everyday Life. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 1999.
Marshall, Molly. What It Means to Be Human. Macon, Smyth and Helwys, Publishing, Inc., 1995.
Palmer, Parker J. Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation. San Francisc Jossey-Bass Publishing, 2000
Stone, Howard W. and James O. Duke. How to Think Theologically. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1996.
Psychological Development
Erikson, Erik H. Childhood and Society, 2nd ed. New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 1963.
Gilligan, Carol. In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women’s Development. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1982.
Phillips, John L. Piaget’s Theory: A Primer. Oxford, England: W. H. Freeman and Company, 1981.
Wilber, Ken. Integral Psychology: Consciousness, Spirit, Psychology, Therapy. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2000.
Faith Development
Fowler, James W. Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Human Development and the Quest for Meaning. Harper and Row, Publishers, 1981.
Francis, Leslie J., William K. Kay, and William S. Campbell. Research in Religious Education. Macon: Smyth and Helyws Publishing, 1996.
Spiritual Formation
Aleshire, Daniel O. FAITHCARE: Ministering to All God’s People Through the Ages of Life. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1988.
Gangel, Kenneth O. and Wilhoit, James C. The Christian Educator’s Handbook of Spiritual Formation. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1994.
Johnson, Susanne. Christian Spiritual Formation in the Church and Classroom. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1989.
Whitehead, Evelyn Eaton, and Whitehead, James D. Christian Life Patterns: The Psychological Challenges and Religious Invitations of Adult Life. New York: The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1992.
Post-Modern Worldview
Fowler, James W. Faithful Change: The Personal and Public Challenges of Postmodern Life. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996.
McLaren, Brian. The Church on the Other Side. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2000.
McLaren, Brian. A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey. San Francisc Jossey-Bass, 2001.
Naisbitt, John and Aburdene, Patricia. Megatrends 2000: Ten New Directions for the 1990’s. New York: Avon Books, 1990.
Nash, Robert N. An 8-Track Church in a CD World. Macon: Smythe and Helwys Publishing, Inc., 1997.
Weber, Robert E. The Younger Evangelicals: Facing the Challenges of the New World. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 2002.
Generational Cohorts
Miller, Craig Kennet. Post Moderns: The Beliefs, Hopes and Fears of Young Americans (1965-1981). Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 1996.
Roof, Wade Clark. A Generation of Seekers: The Spiritual Journeys of the Baby Boom Generation. San Francisc HarperSanFranscisco, 1993.
Strauss, William and Neil Howe. Generations: The History of America’s Future, 1584-2069. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1991.
Strauss, William and Neil Howe. The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy. New York: Broadway Books, 1997.
Walrath, Douglas Alan. Frameworks: Patterns of Living and Believing Today. New York: The Pilgrim Press, 1987.
Adult Learning Theory
Knowles, Malcolm S. The Modern Practice of Adult Education: From Pedagogy to Andragogy. Cambridge: The Adult Education Company, 1980.
Kolb, David A. Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1984.
Mezirow, Jack and Associates. Fostering Critical Reflection in Adulthood: A Guide to Transformative and Emancipatory Learning. San Francisc Jossey-Bass Inc., Publishers, 1990.
McKenzie, Leon and R. Michael Harton. The Religious Education of Adults. Macon: Smyth and Helwys Publishing, 2002.
Parks, Sharon Daloz. Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Young Adults in their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith. San Francisc Jossey-Bass Inc., Publishers, 2000.
Teaching Adults
Bruce, Barbara. 7 Ways of Teaching the Bible to Adults: Using Our Multiple Intelligences to Build Faith. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2000.
Edge, Findley B. Helping the Teacher. Nashville: Broadman Press, 1959.
Edwards, Rick, complier. Teaching Adults: A Guide for Transformational Teaching. Nashville: LifeWay Press, 2000.
Galindo, Israel. The Craft of Christian Teaching: Essential for Becoming a Very Good Teacher. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 1998.
Traditional Approaches to Adult Ministry
Dodge, Richard E. and Edwards, Rick. Sunday School for a New Century: Adults. Nashville: LifeWay Press, 1999.
Sneed, Barry and Edgemon, Roy. Transformational Discipleship: Your Church Helping People Be Like Jesus. Nashville: LifeWay Press, 1999.
The Learning Congregation
Brock, Timothy W. “The Role of the Congregation on Christian Education as Christian Spiritual Formation,” in Review and Expositor (Volume 98, Number 3), Summer 2001.
Hawkins, Thomas R. The Learning Congregation. Louisville: Westminster John Know Press, 1997.
Ministry with Adults in the Postmodern Context
Baab, Lynne M. Embracing Midlife: Congregations as Support Systems. Washington, D.C.: The Alban Institute, 1999.
Hammett, Edward H. Making the Church Work: Converting the Church for the 21st Century. Macon: Smythe and Helwys Publishing, Inc., 2000.
Hammett, Edward H. Reframing Spiritual Formation: Discipleship in an Unchurched Culture. Macon: Smythe and Helwys Publishing, Inc., 2002.
Hammett, Edward H. The Gathered and Scattered Church: Equipping Believers for the 21st Century. Macon: Smythe and Helwys Publishing, Inc., 1999
Mead, Loren B. Five Challenges for the Once and Future Church. Washington, D.C.: The Alban Institute, 1996.
Phillips, Roy D. Letting G Transforming Congregations for Ministry. Washington, D.C.: The Alban Institute, 1999.
Woods, C. Jeff. Congregational Megatrends. Washington, D.C.: The Alban Institute, 1996.