Resources for Fellowship Ministry

Books about Loving Relationships Essential to Christian Fellowship

• Encouragement Changes Everything: Bless and Be Blessed by John C. Maxwell
• Lasting Impressions: From Visiting to Belonging by Mark Waltz
• The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
• The Relationship Principles of Jesus by Tom Holladay
• Also see books in right column
   
  

Community Building Ideas

(Some of these books contain questions & activities to get people talking. Talk might start shallow with some of these but has the potential to go deeper.)

• 101 Great Ideas to Create a Caring Group by Thom Corrigan
• Groupbuilder Games and Activities for Youth Ministry by Group Publishing
• 201 Great Questions by Jerry Jones
• Building Community in Youth Groups by Denny Rydberg (although intended for youth, many of the ideas can work well with adults) (may be out of print but may find it used at Amazon.com)
• Youth Group Trust Builders by Denny Rydberg (although intended for youth, many of the ideas can work well with adults) (may be out of print but may find it used at Amazon.com)
• Groupbuilders: 50 High-Impact Ideas to Revolutionize Your Adult Ministry by Group Publishing (may be out of print but may find it used at Amazon.com)
• Fun Friend-Making Activities for Adult Groups by Karen Dockrey (may be out of print but may find it used at Amazon.com)
• Ice-Breakers and Heart-Warmers: 101 Ways to Kickoff and End Meetings by Steve Sheely (may be out of stock but may find it used at Amazon.com)
• Jump Starts and Soft Landings: 101 More Ways to Kick-Off & End Meetings by Steve Sheely (may be out of stock but may find it used at Amazon.com)
• Ice Breakers & Openers: To Inspire Youth on CD-ROM by Walt Marcum (may be out of stock but may find it used at Amazon.com)
• Fresh Ideas: Games, CrowdBreakers, & Community Builders by Jim Burns (may be out of stock but may find it used at Amazon.com)
• Have You Ever...? 450 Intriguing Questions by Les Christie
• Would You Rather . . . ? 465 Questions to Get Teens Talking by Doug Fields
• More Would You Rather...?: 465 Additional Questions by Doug Fields
   
  

Curriculum & Bible Study Books For Teaching About Fellowship

• Ephesians: Building a Community in Christ, John Stott Bible Study by John Stott
• Christian Community, LifeGuide Topical Bible Studies by Rob Suggs
• Practical Issues in the Book of Philippians Discussion Guide by Ministry Tools Resource Center
• Connecting with God's Family by Brett Eastman & Karen Lee-Thorp
• Friendship First The 1 Thing You Can't Live Without: Church-Wide Kit by Group Publishing

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