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Book Lists: Personal Evangelism and Biblical Counseling

Chris Walker recommends the following books on personal evangelism:

• Questioning Evangelism, Randy Newman
• They like Jesus, but not the Church by Dan Kimball
• Confessions of a Reformissional Rev by Mark Driscoll
• Reimagining Evangelism: Inviting Friends on a Spiritual Journey by Rick Richardson
• Unbinding the Gospel: Real Life Evangelism (Real Life Evangelism Series) by Martha Rese
• unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity… and Why It Matters
• Evangelism Made Slightly Less Difficult: How to Interest People who Aren’t Already Interested by Nick Pollard.
• Becoming a Contagious Christian, Bill Hybels and Mark Mittleberg.
• Just Walk Across the Room, Bill Hybels
• Just Walk Across the Room (Spanish), Bill Hybels
• Simplemente acercate a ellos: Pasos Sencillos Para Guiar a Las Personas Hacia La Fe, Bill Hybels
• Hitchhiker’s Guide To Evangelism: Bill William Tenny-Brittian.
• The Gospel and Personal Evangelism, Mark Dever
• A Forgotten Gospel by Mark McGrath
• Tell It Often-Tell It Well: Making the Most of Witnessing Opportunities, Mark McCloskey
• Evangelism for the Rest of Us: Sharing Christ within Your Personality Style, Mike Bechtle
• True Story: A Christianity Worth Believing In, James Choung

Driscoll recommends these books on biblical counseling:

• Seeing With New Eyes: Counseling and the Human Condition Through the Lens of Scripture (P& R, 2003) by David Powlison
• Speaking Truth in Love: Counsel in Community (New Growth Press, 2005) by David Powlison
• Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave (P & R, 2001) by Edward T. Welch
• When People Are Big and God Is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man (P & R, 1997) by Edward T. Welch
• Blame It on the Brain? Distinguishing Chemical Imbalances, Brain Disorders, and Disobedience (P & R, 1998) by Edward T. Welch
• Step by Step: Divine Guidance for Ordinary Christians (P & R, 1999) by James C. Petty

Any books you'd add on evangelism and/or counseling?

Gospel Coalition Notes - Keller, Piper Driscoll

The Gospel Coalition National Conference began yesterday - here are notes/manuscripts from several of the main sessions:

• Tim Keller
• John Piper
• Mark Driscoll

You can watch the live webcast today here. Audio and video from yesterday's sessions should be available later today.

Mark Driscoll and Deepak Chopra Face-Off on Nightline

[UPDATE: The entire debate can be seen here.]

Last week at Mars Hill Church in Seattle, ABC's Nightline hosted a debate that included Mark Driscoll and Deepak Chopra. It airs tonight (Thursday, March 26th). Mars Hill Executive Pastor Jamie Munson was there and makes the following observations:

1. The debate was more about Jesus than Satan.
2. Mars Hill volunteers expressed hospitality.
3. There were lots of laughs.
4. Mars Hill folks engaged non-Christians in conversation.
5. Annie Lobert (who was on Driscoll's 'team' supporting the reality of Satan) expressed a heartfelt love for Jesus.
6. Deepak Chopra admitted he cannot trust his own mind.
7. Bishop Carlton Pearson (the other member of Chopra's 'team') quoted lots of Scripture, but...
8. God's Word was the closing argument.

Read the whole thing here.

Driscoll Interviews Chandler