Churched but Unchanged

Here are some resources mentioned in Churched but Unchanged: How can congregations be transformational communities? webcast conversation between Mandy Smith, Jason Feffer, and Carolyn Arends.

Special Opportunities

• Early Bird Registration for the 2022 – 23 Renovaré Book Club season opens on August 23^rd. 

WEBINAR RESOURCES

• Webinar Recording without ads

Countdown Song

• All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name (feat Ali Matthews) from the album In the Morning by Carolyn Arends

Resources Recommended by Mandy Smith

• Books by Mandy Smith

  • Unfettered: Imagining a Childlike Faith beyond the Baggage of Western Culture 

  • The Vulnerable Pastor: How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry

  • Life Is Too Important to Be Taken Seriously: Kite-Flying Lessons from Ecclesiastes

  • Making a Mess and Meeting God: Unruly Ideas and Everyday Experiments for Worship

• Other Resources

  • Charles R. Lane: Ask, Thank, Tell: Improving Stewardship Ministry in Your Congregation 

  • HonorShame Website

  • Robert D. Putnam: Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated: The Collapse and Revival of American Community 

  • David E. Fitch: Faithful Presence: Seven Disciplines That Shape the Church for Mission

  • Mandy Smith Website

  • Mandy on Instagram and Twitter
    

Resources recommended by Jason Feffer

• Practicing Podcast with Jason Feffer and Nathan Foster

• Categories for a ​“Spiritual Formation ​“Basecamp”

  • Prayer 

  • Scripture

  • Community

  • Serving/Mission 

  • Sabbath

• Nathan Foster: The Making of an Ordinary Saint: My Journey from Frustration to Joy with the Spiritual Disciplines 

• Richard J. Foster: Celebration of Discipline

• Adele Ahlberg Calhoun: Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform Us 

• Jan Johnson: Meeting God in Scripture: A Hands-On Guide to Lectio Divina

• The Practice Church 

• The Practice Podcast

• The Practice Church on Instagram and Twitter

• Julian Davis Reid — Notes of Rest
  

Resources recommended by Carolyn Arends

• Article about Church and Obedience: Taste the Soup

• Kent Carlson and Mike Lueken: Renovation of the Church

• Robert Webber Definition of ​“Worship”:

  • “Worship proclaims, enacts, and sings God’s story. Worship is not a program. Nor is worship about me. Worship is a narrative — God’s narrative of the world from its beginning to its end. How will the world know its own story unless we do that story in public worship?” — Robert Webber

• Learn more about the Renovaré Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation

• Carolyn’s website, newsletter, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter
  

Other Resources Mentioned in the Webinar and Chat:

• Jan Johnson Quote: 

  • “You are not the star of your own transformation”- Jan Johnson

• George G. Hunter III: The Celtic Way of Evangelism, Tenth Anniversary Edition: How Christianity Can Reach the West … Again

• Musician Steve Bell’s website

• John Mark Comer: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

• John Mark Comer: Live No Lies

• James W. Fowler: Stages of Faith

• Bill and Kristi Gaultiere: Journey of the Soul

• Janet O. Hagberg, Robert A. Guelich: The Critical Journey

• Dallas Willard Quote:

  • “Prayer is about asking, receiving, and talking about what we are doing together.” (paraphrase)

• Mark Sayers Rebuilders Podcast

• Sean Palmer: Unarmed Empire: In Search of Beloved Community

• Andrew S Park: The Wounded Heart of God: The Asian Concept of Han and the Christian Doctrine of Sin