Small Groups Bibliography Compiled and posted by Bob Young www.bobyoungresources.com Arnold, Jeffrey. Starting Small Groups: Building Communities that Matter. Abingdon, 1997. Arnold, Jeffrey. Small Group Outreach: Turning Groups Inside Out. IVP, 1998. Arnold, Jeffrey. The Big Book on Small Groups, 2nd edition. IVP, 2004. Banks, Robert. Paul's Idea of a Community. Paternoster, 1980. Banks, Robert, and Julia Banks. The Church Comes Home. Hendrickson, 1998. Barker, Steve, et.al. Good things come in small groups. 1985. Barna, George. Habits of Highly Effective Churches. 1999. Beckham, William A. The Second Reformation: Reshaping the Church for the 21st Century. Spring Arbor, 1995. Becker, Palmer. Called to Care: A Training Manual for Small Group Leaders. Herald Press, 1993. Becker, Palmer. Called to Equip: A Training and Resource Manual for Pastors. Herald Press, 1993. Bellah, Robert. Habits of the Heart. 1985. Boren, Scott, and Don Tillman. Cell Group Leader Training. 2002. Boren, Scott, and Don Tillman. Making Cell Groups Work. 2003. Borthwick, Paul, et.al. New Directions for Small-Group Ministry. Group, 1999. Bunch, Cindy, ed. The Small Group Idea Book. IVP, 1996. Cho, Paul Yonggi. Successful Home Cell Groups. Bridge, 1981. Cloud, Henry, and John Townsend. Making Small Groups Work. Zondervan, 2003. Coleman, Lyman L. Video Training for Leaders of Small Groups. Serendipity House, 1993. Coleman, Lyman. Director's Workbook for Small Groups. Serendipity House, 1994.
Coleman, Lyman L., Andrew Sloan, and Steve Sheely, ed. Serendipity Encyclopedia. Serendipity House, 1997. Comiskey, Joel T. Groups of Twelve: A New Way to Mobilize Leaders and Multiply Groups in Your Church. Touch, 1999. Comiskey, Joel T. Home Cell-Group Explosion: A Study Guide to Help You Grow and Multiply Your Small Group. Touch, 1999. Comiskey, Joel T. Leadership Explosion: Multiplying Cell Group Leaders for the Harvest. Touch, 2000. Comiskey, Joel T. How to Lead a Great Cell Group Meeting So People Want to Come Back. Touch, 2001. Comiskey, Joel T. How to be a Great Cell Group Coach. Touch, 2003. Comiskey, Joel T. Cell Church Solutions: Transforming the Church in North America. CCS, 2005. Comiskey, Joel T. Spirit-Filled Small Groups. Chosen, 2005. Comiskey, Joel T., and Peter C. Wagner. Reap the Harvest: How a Small Group System Can Grow Your Church. Touch, 1999. Cordle, Steve. The Church in Many Houses. 2005. Davis, Deena, ed. Discipleship Journal's 100 Best Small Group Ideas. Navpress, 1996. Diefenderfer, Richard. Creating Christian Communities. 2003. Dockery, Karen, and Bob Buller, ed. Fun Friend-Making Activities for Adult Groups. Group, 1997. Donahue, Bill. The Willow Creek Guide to Leading Life-Changing Small Groups. Zondervan, 1997. Donahue, Bill. Leading Life-Changing Groups. Zondervan, 2002. Donahue, Bill, and Russ Robinson. Building a Church Of Small Groups. Zondervan, 2001. Donahue, Bill, and Russ Robinson. Seven Deadly Sins of Small Group Ministry. Zondervan, 2002. Donahue, Bill, and Russ Robinson. Walking the Small Group Tightrope. Zondervan, 2003.
Doughty, Stephen V. Discovering Community: A Meditation on Community in Christ. Upper Room, 1999. Ellas, John W. Church Growth Through Groups: Strategies for Varying Levels of Christian Community. Resource, 1990. Ellas, John W. Small Groups and Established Churches: Challenge and Hope for the Future. Center for Church Growth, 2005. Finnell, David L. Life in His Body. Spring Arbor, 1995. Frazee, Randy. The Connecting Church. Zondervan, 2001. Galloway, Dale, and Kathi Mills. The Small Group Book: The Practical Guide for Nurturing Christians and Building Churches. Revell, 1995. George, Carl F. How to Break Growth Barriers. Baker, 1993. George, Carl F. Nine Keys to Effective Small Group Leadership. Kingdom Publishing, 1997. Gorman, Julie. Community that is Christian. Victor, 1993. Grenz, Stanley. Theology for the Community of God. Eerdmans, 1994. Grenz, Stanley. Created for Community. Bridgepoint, 1996. Guder, Darrell, ed. Missional Church. 1998. Griffin, Em. Getting Together: A Guide for Good Groups. IVP, 1982. Hadaway, C. Kirk, Stuart A Wright, and Francis M. DuBose. Home Cell Groups and House Churches. Broadman, 1987. Hamlin, Judy. The Small Group Leader's Training Course: Participant's Manual. Navpress, 1990. Hamlin, Judy. The Small Group Leader's Training Course: Trainer's Manual. Navpress, 1990. Hestenes, Roberta. Using the Bible in Groups. Westminster, 1983. Hestenes, Roberta. Turning Committees into Communities. Navpress, 1991. Hurston, Karen. Breakthrough Cell Groups. 2001. Icenogle, Gareth W. Biblical Foundations for Small Group Ministry: An Integrational Approach. IVP, 1994.
Johnson, George S., David Mayer, and Nancy Vogel. Starting Small Groups-and Keeping Them Going. Augsburg-Fortress, 1995. Kirkpatrick, Thomas G. Small Groups in the Church: A Handbook for Creating Community. Alban, 1995. Knapp, James L. Understanding the Generations. Aventine, 2005. Long, Jimmy, coordinator. Small Group Leaders' Handbook: the Next Generation. IVP, 1995. Mack, Michael. The Synergy Church: A Strategy for Integrating Small Groups and Sunday School. Baker, 1996. Martin, Glen and Gary McIntosh. Creating Community. 1997. McBride, Neal. How to Lead Small Groups. Navpress, 1990. McBride, Neal. How to Build a Small Groups Ministry. Navpress, 1994. McClaren, Brian. More Ready than you Realize. McDonald, Glenn. Discipleship: Growing Healthy Churches One Person at a Time. Serendipity, 2000. Meyers, Richard C. One-Anothering, Volume 1: Building Blocks for Small Groups. Innisfree Press, 1990. Meyers, Richard C. One-Anothering, Volume 2: Building Spiritual Community in Small Groups. Innisfree Press, 1999. Miller, J. Keith. A Hunger for Healing: the Twelve Steps as a Classic Model for Christian Spiritual Growth. Harper, 1992. Neighbour, Ralph W. The Shepherd's Guidebook. Touch, 1992. Neighbour, Ralph W. Where Do We Go From Here? A Guidebook for the Cell Group Church (revised edition). Spring Arbor, 2000. Putnam, Robert. Bowling Alone. Simon and Schuster, 2000. Small, Michael D. Small Group Body Builders. Group, 1998. Stanley, Andy, and Bill Willits. Creating Community. Multnomah, 2004. Stockstill, Larry. Cell Church. 1998. Turner, Nathan W. Leading Small Groups: Basic Skills for Church and Community Organizations. Judson, 1997.
Umphrey, Don. 12 steps to a closer walk with God, n.d. Ware, Corine. Connecting to God: Nurturing Spirituality through Small Groups. Alban, 1997. Wilhoit, James C. Spiritual Formation as if the Church Mattered: Growing in Christ through Community. Baker, 2008. Williams, Dan. Seven Myths about Small Groups. Regent College Press, 2000. Wuthnow, Robert. Sharing the Journey: Support Groups and America's Quest for Community. Free Press, 1996.