STUDIES IN MINISTRY MINOR
MENTORING PROGRAM
SUGGESTED READING LIST
MENTORING
Anderson, Keith R. and Randy D. Deese. Spiritual Mentoring: A Guide for Seeking and
Giving Direction. InterVarsity Press.
Biehl, Bob. Mentoring: How to Find A Mentor and How to Become One. Aylen Publishing.
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Life Together. HarperOne.
Brazo, Carol. Divine Secrets of Mentoring: Spiritual Growth Through Friendship. Intervarsity
Press.
Clinton, J. Robert, and Richard W. Clinton. The Mentor Handbook. Barnabus
Publishers.
De Pree, Max & Wright, Walter C. Jr. Mentoring: Two Voices. De Pree Leadership
Center.
Johnson, Eric. “How To Be An Effective Mentor.” Leadership Journal. Spring 2000:
36-42.
Miller, Andrew. Mentoring Students and Young People: A Handbook of Effective Practice.
Routledge.
Palmer, Parker. Let Your Life Speak. Jossey-Bass Inc., 1999.
CALLING AND VOCATION
Badcock, Gary D. The Way of Life: A Theology of Christian Vocation. Wipf and Stock.
Chatham, James O. Is it I Lord? Discerning God’s Call to be a Pastor. Westminster John
Knox Press.
Douglas, Schuurman. Vocation. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
Hardy, Lee. The Fabric of this World: Inquiries into Calling, Career Choice, and the Design of
Human Work. William. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
Hughes, Richard T. The Vocation of a Christian Scholar. William B. Eerdmans
Publishing Company.
Sittser, Jerry. The Will of God as a Way of Life. Zondervan.
Smith, Gordon T. Courage and Calling, Embracing Your God-Given Potential. InterVarsity
Press.
FAITH AND LEARNING
Opitz, Donald & Mellerby, Derek. The Outrageous Idea of Academic Faithfulness. Brazos
Press.
Plantinga, Cornelius. Engaging God’s World: A Christian Vision of Faith, Learning, and
Living. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
SPIRITUAL GIFTS
Winseman, Albert L, Clifton, Donald O., and Liesveld, Curt. Living Your Strengths:
Discover Your God-Given Talents and Inspire Your Community. Gallup Press.
Martini, Carlo-Maria & Gueranger, Don. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Alba House.
Vander Griend, Alvin J. Discover Your Gifts and Learn How to Use Them. Faith Alive
Publishing.
SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES
Barton, Ruth Haley. Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation. IVP
Books.
Calhoun, Adele. Spiritual Disciplines Handbook. InterVarsity Press.
De Sales, Francis. Introduction to the Devout Life. Vintage.
Foster, Richard. Celebration of Discipline. HarperSanFrancisco.
Nouwen, Henri J.M. Reaching Out: The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life. Image.
Pennington, Basil M. Lectio Divine: Renewing the Ancient Practice of Praying Scripture.
CrossRoad Classic.
Peterson, Eugene. Answering God: Learning to Pray from the Psalms. Marshall Pickering.
Teresa of Avila. The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila By Herself. Penguin Classics.
Willard, Dallas. The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives.
HarperOne.