Books of Interest...

Recommended Reading
This is a listing of books that Dr. Shoemaker has compiled pertaining to and/or relating to the topic of church planting and church growth. Some of these books may be out of print; however we do have available a list of links where you may be able to locate a copy of the book you are looking for.

A note from Dr. Shoemaker
We would all agree that the key book with which we view as absolutely perfect is God’s Word. That being said, listed below are titles that may prove helpful with your church planting endeavors. Some selections are from the “left” side of Christianity; others are from the “right” side – all can be helpful to some degree. View these as a “church planting buffet,” take what you want and leave the rest!
 





  • Church Planter's Manual - 92 pages  
    By: Harold E. Armstutz

  • Planting Churches Cross-Culturally - 438 pages 
    By: David J. Hesselgrave

  • Your Home A Lighthouse - 160 pages 
    By: Bob and Betty Jacks with Ron Wormser, Sr.

  • A Practical Guide to Church Planting - 273 pages 
    By: Roger N. McNamara

  • Healing the Wounded City: A Church Planter's Handbook - 204 pages 
    By: Dwight Tomlinson

  • Getting a Church Started in the Face of Insurmountable Odds with Limited Resources in Unlikely Circumstances - 295 pages
    By: Elmer Towns

  • Churches That Multiply: A Bible Study on Church Planting - 159 pages 
    By: Elmer Towns and Douglas Porter

  • Getting a Church Started (Student Man.) - 164 pages
    By: Elmer Towns

  • Church Planting for a Greater Harvest - 156 pages 
    By: Peter Wagner

  • Strategies for Church Growth - 216 pages
    By: Peter Wagner

  • The Purpose Driven Church - 399 pages
    By: Rick Warren

  • Planting Missional Churches - 372 pages
    By: Ed Setzer

  • Church Planting Primer - 109 pages
    By: Grant Rice

  • Starting A New Church: The Church Planters Guide to Success - 262 pages
    By: Ralph Moore

  • Launch: Starting a New Church from Scratch - 222 pages
    By: Nelson Searcy and Kerrick Thomas

  • The Multiplying Church: The New Math for Starting New Churches - 192 pages
    By: Bob Roberts Jr.       

  • The Basics of Church Planting - 190 pages 
    By: Bob C. Green