Outreach Resources of the Year recognizes the best books of the past year that highlight outreach-oriented ideas.
Last fall, we called on publishers and authors to submit resources to be released between November 1, 2022 and October 31, 2023. outreach The magazine’s editorial team then categorized eligible titles into 13 major categories for review by a panel of subject matter experts. After careful consideration, they selected one or more of his entries as Outreach His Resources of the Year and spotlighted several titles as “Also Recommended.”
Here are our top resources for spiritual growth this year:
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Rater Ken Witsmaaward-winning author the myth of equality and Pursuit of justice.
This year’s resources
Learning Humility: A Year in Search of a Vanishing Virtue Richard J. Foster (IVP)
Not since Andrew Murray’s short work summarizing his thoughts on humility has there been a book destined to become a classic that focuses on this often overlooked virtue.in learn humility, Foster organizes his thoughts over the past year with a focus on the Lakota calendar, and conveys his thoughts in short, personal diary-like texts. His extensive knowledge of various writers and their ideas flows naturally and makes this deeply personal work stand out. Foster’s life experience, theological depth, and commitment to spiritual scholarship make this book not only highly readable, but also profoundly transformative of his life.
This short, punchy book about experiencing God is full of powerful words, metaphors, and deep explorations of meaning. experience friendship with God alongside Brother Lawrence Practicing God’s PresenceIt will be more accessible and more theologically profound. In many ways, this book about the chaos of life and experiencing the great outdoors is a book that everyone can grow from.
Also recommended
Nourishing Stories: The Power of Stories to Shape Our Faith Written by Jennifer L. Holberg (IVP Academic)
This book is about the power of words and stories to help us understand God’s creation and His plan in and through our lives. This work, based on the professor’s life research and teachings with a deep focus on the intersection of art and faith, is one of his most intellectually satisfying works on the power of story to emerge in recent years.
Made to Belong: Five Practices for Cultivating Community in a Disconnected World David Kim (Thomas Nelson)
made to belong This is a clear and carefully written book for churches, communities, and families navigating the complexities of modern life and the distractions that isolate us from God, self, others, and creation. It’s a plan. Kim comes from a new school of Christian writers who say: from and it’s not in While targeting a younger generation, it naturally incorporates themes of mental health that touch and define us all.
