Notable Christian Books by Topic

ECPA compiled this list in 2020 from member submissions. This is not a comprehensive list.

Church Leadership books by authors of color
Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub date
4 D Impact Olu Brown 9781501880223 Abingdon 4/16/19
7 Deadly Sins of Women in Leadership Kate Coleman  9780310119975 Zondervan 3/23/21
A Little Book for New Preachers Matthew D. Kim 9780830853472 InterVarsity Press 1/14/20
A Manual for Preaching Abraham Kuruvilla 9780801098635 Baker Publishing Group 9/18/19
A Many Colored Kingdom Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, S. Steve Kang, and Gary A. Parrett 9780801027437 Baker Publishing Group 2/12/04
A Vision for Preaching Abraham Kuruvilla 9780801096747 Baker Publishing Group 9/8/15
A Worship Workbook Khalia Williams and Gerald Liu 9781501896569 Abingdon 2/2/21
African American Christian Worship Melva Wilson Costen 9780687646227 Abingdon 8/30/03
African American Church Growth Carlisle Fielding Stewart 9780687165414 Abingdon 2/1/94
African American Church Leadership Dr. Lee June 9780825442735 Kregel Publications 7/8/13
Ahead of the Game Kevin J.Ryan 9781400224500 HarperCollins Leadership 1/25/22
Alabadle Justo L. González 9780687010325 Abingdon 3/31/96
Among Wolves Dhati Lewis 9781433644023 B&H Publishing Group 3/1/17
Becoming a Leader Myles Munroe 9781629119212 Whitaker House 2/6/18
Being Black, Teaching Black Nancy Lynne Westfield 9780687465033 Abingdon 11/1/08
Beyond the Tyranny of the Text James Hentry Harris 9781501889066 Abingdon 10/15/19
Big Idea Companion for Preaching and Teaching Matthew D. Kim and Scott M. Gibson, eds. 9781540961792 Baker Publishing Group 4/20/21
Big Idea Sermons Paul Cannings 9781462774623 B&H Publishing Group 3/1/18
Big Results: Leadership Mark Croston 9781087738345 B&H Pubiishing Group 7/6/21
Black Faces in High Places Randal D. Pinkett 9781400228973 HarperCollins Leadership 2/8/22
Black in Blue Carmen Best 9781400230617 HarperCollins Leadership 10/26/21
Black Preaching Henry H Mitchell 9780687036141 Abingdon 12/1/90
Black United Methodists Preach Gennifer Benjamin Brooks 9781426748332 Abingdon 3/1/12
Blank Slate Jasmine Smothers, Lia McIntosh, Rodney Smothers 9781501876264 Abingdon 3/19/19
Building a Multiethnic Church Derwin L. Gray  9781400230488 Thomas Nelson 4/6/21
Burden of Freedom  Myles Munroe  9781591856191 Charisma House 7/28/04
Called to Reconciliation Jonathan C. Augustine 9781540965035 Baker Academic (Baker Publishing Group) 3/29/22
Celebration and Experience in Preaching Henry H Mitchell 9780687649198 Abingdon 9/1/08
Change Has Changed  Samuel Chand  9781641237192 Whitaker House 10/19/21
Christian Education Freddy Cardoza, ed. 9780801095597 Baker Publishing Group 9/26/19
Church Shift  Sunday Adelaja  9781599790978 Charisma House 1/9/08
Church/School/Community Lia McIntosh 9781791018962 Abingdon Press 8/17/21
Come, Let Us Worship: The Korean-English United Methodist Hymnal UMC 9780687085132 Abingdon 11/1/01
Counseling and Psychotherapy Siang-Yang Tan 9780801029660 Baker Publishing Group 11/29/10
Designing the Sermon James Earl Massey 9780687104901 Abingdon 9/1/90
Doing Church as a Team Wayne Cordeiro 9780764214493 Baker Publishing Group 9/15/04
Dream Worth Pursuing  Omayra Font  9781641237604 Whitaker House 8/24/21
Elijah's Mantle Diane Proctor Reeder 9780825443039 Kregel Publications 7/1/13
Exodus Preaching Kenyatta Gilbert 9781501832574 Abingdon 2/4/20
Finding Faithful Elders and Deacons Thabiti Anyabwile 9781433529924 Crossway 12/31/12
Finding Our Voice Matthew D. Kim and Daniel L. Wong 9781683593782 Lexham Press 6/17/20
Foundational Issues in Christian Education, 3rd Edition Robert W. Pazmiño 9780801035937 Baker Publishing Group 7/11/08
From and Before God Sugel Michelén 9781535971010 B&H Publishing Group 11/5/19
Fulfilled Kirk Byron Jones 9781426757938 Abingdon 9/17/13
God, Himself Anthony Evans 9780802418166 Moody Publishers 9/1/20
Goodbye Yesterday  Cindy Trimm 9781629996233 Charisma House 2/4/20
Harnessing the Power of Tension Samuel R. Chand 9781641234979 Whitaker House 9/15/20
Hermenéutica de Cristo Lucas Aleman 9780825459542 Kregel/Editorial Portavoz 10/27/20
Homiletics and Hermeneutics Scott M. Gibson and Matthew D. Kim, eds. 9780801098697 Baker Publishing Group 10/25/18
How to Be Present in an Absent World Eboni Webb (co-author) 9780310100966 Zondervan 2/25/20
How to Preach a Dangerous Sermon Frank Thomas 9781501856839 Abingdon 2/20/18
Hymns From the Four Winds UMC 9780687181261 Abingdon 4/1/83
I'm Black. I'm Christian. I'm Methodist Rudy Rasmus - primary editor 9781791017095 Abingdon Press 11/2/20
Immeasurable Skye Jethani 9780802416193 Moody Publishers 10/1/17
Ingenuity: Preaching as an Outsider Lisa Thompson 9781501832598 Abingdon 11/6/18
Insider Outsider Bryan Loritts 9780310345039 Zondervan 10/2/18
Introction to the Practice of African American Preaching Frank Thomas 9781501818943 Abingdon 11/15/16
Jesus Insurgency Dottie Escobedo Frank 9781426740411 Abingdon 2/1/12
Just Us or Justice? Douglas Powe Jr. 9780687465538 Abingdon 6/1/09
Kingdom Disciples Tony Evans 9780802412034 Moody Publishers 7/1/17
Kingdom Encounters Anthony Evans 9780802419255 Moody Publishers 10/1/20
Leadership As An Identity Crawford Loritts 9780802455277 Moody Publishers 1/1/09
Leadership Awakening Doug Stringer 9781629117362 Whitaker House 10/18/16
Leadership by the Good Book David Steward 9781546013273 FaithWords, a division of Hachette Book Group 5/12/20
Leadership Directions from Moses Olu Brown 9781501832536 Abingdon 4/4/17
Leadership Revolution John M. Perkins 9780801018176 Baker Publishing Group 10/8/12
Leading on Empty Wayne Cordeiro 9780764207594 Baker Publishing Group 4/1/10
Liturgies from Below Claudio Carvalhaes 9781791007355 Abingdon Press 8/18/20
Longing for Revival James Choung and Ryan Pfeiffer 9780830845910 InterVarsity Press 1/14/20
Making Your Vision a Reality Paul Cannings 9780825442742 Kregel Publications 1/28/13
Manana Justo L. González 9780687230679 Abingdon 7/1/90
Mastering the Hire Chaka Booker  9781400216406 HarperCollins Leadership 3/24/20
Mentor for Life Natasha Sistrunk Robinson  9780310522355 Zondervan 3/1/16
Mil Voces Para Celebrar UMC 9780687431830 Abingdon 3/1/96
Ministers of Reconciliation Daniel Darling (editor) 9781683594772 Lexham Press 5/12/21
New Thinking, New Future Samuel R. Chand 9781641232173 Whitaker House 5/7/19
New Wine, New Wineskins Douglas Powe Jr. 9781426742224 Abingdon 2/1/12
Next Marvin Moss 9781426751028 Abingdon 11/19/13
No Silver Bullets Daniel Im 9781433651540 B&H Publishing Group 9/1/17
Not Safe for Church Douglas Powe Jr and Jasmine Smothers 9781426775765 Abingdon 1/6/16
One Church Under God Tony Evans 9780802411877 Moody Publishers 8/1/14
Our Global Families Todd M. Johnson and Cindy M. Wu 9780801049576 Baker Publishing Group 2/24/15
Our Witness to the World Tony Evans 9780802418333 Moody Publishers 2/1/20
Pastor on Track Emanuel Cleaver III 9781426772535 Abingdon 4/15/14
Power Principles Dale Bronner 9781629118000 Whitaker House 11/7/17
Power Principles Dale Bronner 9781629118819 Whitaker House 11/7/17
Practical Suggestions For Successful Ministry  Frederick KC Price 9781629984537 Charisma House 5/12/15
Preaching for Black Self-esteem Henry H Mitchell 9780687338436 Abingdon 10/1/94
Preaching God's Grand Drama Ahmi Lee 9781540960498 Baker Publishing Group 9/18/19
Preaching Paul Brad Braxton 9780687021444 Abingdon 12/1/04
Preaching to People in Pain Matthew Kim 9781540961297 Baker Academic (Baker Publishing Group) 5/18/21
Preaching with Cultural Intelligence Matthew D. Kim 9780801049620 Baker Publishing Group 9/29/17
Pulpito Justo L. González 9780687088508 Abingdon 9/1/05
Refill Kirk Byron Jones 9781426796562 Abingdon 10/21/14
Renovate  Leonce B. Crump, Jr. 9781601425546 Multnomah 2/16/16
ReStart Your Church Dottie Escobedo Frank 9781426743399 Abingdon 10/1/12
Sent to Flourish Edited by Len Tang and Charles E. Cotherman 9780830852680 InterVarsity Press 10/22/19
Sermon Seeds Dottie Escobedo Frank 9780687331710 Abingdon 10/1/05
Servants for His Glory Miguel Nunez 9781087741888 B&H Pubiishing Group 6/15/21
Shepherding God's People Siang-Yang Tan 9780801097706 Baker Publishing Group 6/13/19
Songs of Zion UMC 9780687391219 Abingdon 5/1/81
Spirit Speech Luke Powery 9780687659746 Abingdon 10/1/09
Struggling with Evangelicalism Dan Stringer 9780830847662 InterVarsity Press 11/2/21
Surviving A Dangerous Sermon Frank Thomas 9781501896545 Abingdon 4/7/20
The Adept Church Douglas Powe Jr. 9781501896521 Abingdon 4/21/20
The Africana Hymnal UMC 9781426776441 Abingdon 2/3/15
The Burdensome Joy of Preaching James Earl Massey 9780687050697 Abingdon 6/1/98
The Centrality of the Church Tony Evans 9780802418326 Moody Publishers 2/1/20
The Diversity Gap Bethaney Wilkinson  9781400226238 HarperCollins Leadership 10/12/21
The Diversity Playbook Michelle R. Loyd-Paige & Michelle D. Williams  9781684263714 ACU Press 11/2/21
The Gumbo Coalition Marc Morial 9781400216284 HarperCollins Leadership 5/5/20
The Hum Evans Crawford 9780687180202 Abingdon 3/1/95
The Irresistible Church Wayne Cordeiro 9781441232250 Baker Publishing Group 5/1/11
The Jazz of Preaching Kirk Byron Jones 9780687002528 Abingdon 7/31/04
The Leadership Formula Juan Sanchez 9781535979801 B&H Publishing Group 3/31/20
The Low Road to New Heights Wellington Boone 9781578568611 WaterBrook 11/18/03
The Mentor Leader Tony Dungy 9781414338064 Tyndale House Publishers 8/3/10
The Power of Character in Leadership Myles Munroe 9781629119496 Whitaker House 4/4/17
The Power of Preaching Tony Evans 9780802418302 Moody Publishers 2/1/19
The Practices of Christian Preaching Jared E. Alcántara 9780801098666 Baker Publishing Group 8/22/19
The Purpose and Power of Authority Myles Munroe 9781603742627 Whitaker House 12/3/10
The Sequence to Success Samuel R. Chand 9781641233934 Whitaker House 3/10/20
The Soul of a Team Tony Dungy 9781496413772 Tyndale House Publishers 3/8/22
The Spirit of Leadership Myles Munroe 9781641230261 Whitaker House 3/6/18
The Triumphant Church Tony Suarez 9781424557431 BroadStreet Publishing 11/6/18
The Triumphant Church Tony Suarez 9781424557431 BroadStreet Publishing 11/6/18
The Wonder of the Word Tony Evans 9780802418319 Moody Publishers 2/1/19
Theology without Borders William A. Dyrness and Oscar García-Johnson 9780801049323 Baker Publishing Group 11/2/15
Uncommon Church Alvin Sanders 9780830841622 InterVarsity Press 10/13/20
Understanding Faith Formation Mark A. Maddix, Jonathan H. Kim, and James Riley Estep Jr. 9781540960382 Baker Publishing Group 10/27/20
Understanding Folk Religion Paul G. Hiebert, R. Daniel Shaw, and Tite Tiènou 9780801022197 Baker Publishing Group 12/3/99
Vision with Purpose and Power Myles Munroe  9781641238212 Whitaker House 1/11/22
What Is Healthy Church Member Thabiti Anyabwile 9781433502125 Crossway 6/30/08
When Faith Catches Fire Samuel Rodriguez 9780735289680 WaterBrook 6/20/17
Why Is the Lord's Supper So Important?  Aubrey M. Sequeira 9781433572234 Crossway
Working with Black Youth Charles R. Foster 9780687461967 Abingdon 9/1/89
Worship and the World to Come Glenn Packiam 9780830849314 InterVarsity Press 7/28/20
Your Hidden Superpower Adrienne Bankert 9781400218141 HarperCollins Leadership 6/9/20
Zion Still Sings UMC 9780687335275 Abingdon 6/1/07