SCUPE Bookstore

Contact SCUPE at (312) 726-1200, or roger@scupe.com for any of the books or resource materials listed below

	Can This Church Live     $14 Donald H. Matthews tells the true story of a city church that had an opportunity to thrive in the midst of a community undergoing great demographic change. Matthews directs readers through a painful process he experience with the pastor and church leaders as they faced a harsh dilemma.
	Boundary Leaders       $14 Gary Gunderson uses his wisdom in public health arenas to discover leadership skills from people who minister at "the margins" of society. Gunderson understands the challenge of harnessing the energy of religious people to address societal issues.
	Divided by Faith     $14 Mike Emerson & Christian Smith, Widely acclaimed analysis of racial divisions still prevalent within Evangelical America. Great documentation.
	Churches, Cities, and Human Community       $14 Clifford J. Green has colleced and edited masterful essays on the urban mission work of mainline denominations in the late 20th century. Chapter authors include Robert Franklin, George Younger and Richard Luecke.
	Real Hope in Chicago     $14 Wayne Gordon of Chicago's Lawndale Community Church tells the real life stories of people who are transforming Chicago's North Lawndale community.
	The Expanded Mission of City Center Churches    $10 Ray Bakke of Bakke Graduate University and Sam Roberts of Union Theological Seminary / Richmond analyse the modern factors that can cause the demise of city center churches. They describe the often-greater ministry that these churches are now discovering.
	A Theology as Big as the City       $14 Ray Bakke?s biblical theology of urban ministry. This Genesis to Revelation account offers a glimpse of the size and scope of God's view of the city. Readable and teachable!
	A Biblical Word for an Urban World      $12 Five captivating Bible studies delivered by Ray Bakke at International Ministries? annual Green Lake Missions Conference. The most concise combination of scriptural truth and global mission realities available.
	Mision Integral En La Ciudad       $12 Spanish language edition of Ray Bakke's best-selling "Biblical Word for an Urban World," Collection of inspiring and hope-filled sermons from the Bible's greatest urban texts.
	The Urban Christian       $12 Ray Bakke offers his practical wisdom, principles and strategies for Christian life and ministry in the city. Draws on Bakke?s decades of experience in the urban setting.
	Bumping Into God: Finding Grace in Unexpected Places       $10 Fr. Dominic Grassi spins 35 intriguing short stories, ranging from the very personal about God?s sense of humor to the philosophic regarding God?s will.
	Bumping Into God Again: More Stories of Finding Grace    $10 Fr. Grassi does it again with 35 more stories to add to his original collection. Not quite devotional, not quite humor, not hard theology, certainly a lot of city wisdom and life lived close with God. You?ll love all that Grassi has to offer.
	Renaissance or Ruin: Final Saga of a Once Great Church      $10 As pastor of Cathedral Church of St. Matthew in Baltimore, Britt Minshall, brings more than his share of street-smarts to his pulpit and his community. In this especially effective book, he focuses on power, leadership and change agents in the church, and illustrates it all with some pointed case studies. As a former police officer, he brings a depth of perspective to the urban task.
	Kingdom Works: True Stories About God and His People      $10 Bart Campolo is true to form with his enthusiastic, powerful book that hits American Christian at street-level. Listen to his as he tells about his friends, his people: in one-on-one fashion.
	Voices From the City: Issues & Images of Urban Preaching      $10   Lutheran pastor and missionary John Nunes gleans from his years in Detroit and other American cities to give ministers a glimpse of the background and tools necessary for effective communication in any urban context.
	Journey to the Center of the City        $10   Randy White, National Director of Urban Projects for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, offers a practical story of his family?s plunge back to the city, and in so doing, a theology for all of us to pay attention to when it comes to the specifics of urban ministry.
	Tell Me City Stories      $12   Phil Amerson focuses on the importance of narrative for city congregations setting out together in ministry. A practical journal type of resource.
	Being Church, Becoming Community        $12   John Buchanan details the ministry of his downtown church, Fourth Presbyterian / Chicago, to illustrate how God has not given up on the ministry of center city congregations.
	Transforming Power       $12   Robert Linthicum highlights the insights of biblical writers Nehemiah and Paul, as well as contemporary Christians who are literally turning the world upside-down.
	Biblical Understanding of the World as it Actually Is     $10 In short monograph fashion, Bob Linthicum lays out a clear biblical examination of political and economic sin, and why Christians need to continue working for justice.
	How Far Along is Your Church?     $10 Bob Linthicum gets practical in thinking about the natural life-cycles of congregations. He encourages and instructs city church leaders to take needed steps for revitalization.
	Why Some Churches Succeed and Others Don't       $10 In this monograph, Bob Linthicum uses the practical examples of urban congregations from around the world to instruct us in types of churches that have the best chances for success in difficult urban environments.
	Urban Christianity and Global Order    $12    Andrew Davey, Assistant Secretary for the Church of England's Board of Social Responsibility, Describes the global realities now confronting city churches around the world. Theologically smart and practically relevant to all urban situations.
	The Black Presence in the Bible      $12     Walter Arthur McCray, Author & Pastor, Founder of Black Light Fellowship, Describes the Black and African influences within the Scriptures and their formation.
	Coming Together        $12    Curtiss Paul DeYoung, Professor of Reconciliation Studies, Bethel College & Seminary, An essential message on the importance of reconciliation in our age of diversity.
	Reconciliation: Our Greatest Challenge, Our Only Hope    $12 Curtiss Paul DeYoung, Professor of Reconciliation Studies, Bethel College & Seminary, carries themes of reconciliation into daily Christian life and conduct.
	Beyond Rhetoric: Reconciliation As a Way of Life    $12 Samuel Hines & Curtiss Paul DeYoung, The late Sam Hines places reconciliation at the center of the Christian message.