Recommended Books

The following is a list of books that have been very important in the theological formation of River City Church. All of these texts are available in the church office. Please contact [email protected] for more information or if you would like to borrow one of these texts.

Book TitleAuthorCategoryBuy Link
Systematic TheologyWayne GrudemTheologyPurchase
Systematic TheologyLouis BerkhoffTheologyPurchase
Pilgrim TheologyMichael HortonTheologyPurchase
Total ChurchSteve Timmis & Tim ChesterThe ChurchPurchase
9 Marks of a Healthy ChurchMark DeverThe ChurchPurchase
Church MembershipJonathan LeemanThe ChurchPurchase
Mere ChristianityC.S. LewisApologeticsPurchase
The Reason for GodTimothy KellerApologeticsPurchase
Apologetics to the Glory of God: An IntroductionJohn M. FrameApologeticsPurchase
Biblical EldershipAlexander StrauchChurch LeadershipPurchase
Lectures to My StudentsC.H. SpurgeonChurch LeadershipPurchase
Christ Centered PreachingBryan ChapellChurch LeadershipPurchase
The Reformed PastorRichard BaxterChurch LeadershipPurchase
Gospel EldershipBob ThuneChurch LeadershipPurchase
The Imperfect PastorZack EswineChurch LeadershipPurchase
Shepherding A Child’s HeartTed TrippMarriage & FamilyPurchase
God, Marriage, and FamilyAndreas KostenbergerMarriage & FamilyPurchase
Recovering Biblical Womanhood and ManhoodWayne Grudem & John PiperMarriage & FamilyPurchase
When Sinners Say I DoDave HarveyMarriage & FamilyPurchase
What Did You Expect?Paul TrippMarriage & FamilyPurchase
The Meaning of MarriageTim KellerMarriage & FamilyPurchase
The Big Picture Story BibleDavid HelmMarriage & FamilyPurchase
The Jesus Storybook BibleSally Lloyd-JonesMarriage & FamilyPurchase
Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian LifeDonald S. WhitneyDiscipleshipPurchase
Desiring GodJohn PiperDiscipleshipPurchase
The Cost of DiscipleshipDeitrich BonhoefferDiscipleshipPurchase
Gospel Centered LifeBob ThuneDiscipleshipPurchase
Instruments in the Redeemer’s HandsPaul David TrippDiscipleshipPurchase
Gospel ConversationsRobert KellemenDiscipleshipPurchase
Biblical Theology in the Life of the ChurchMichael LawrenceDiscipleshipPurchase
CommunityBrad HouseBiblical CommunityPurchase
Outgrowing the Ingrown ChurchC. John MillerBiblical CommunityPurchase
Life TogetherDeitrich BonhoefferBiblical CommunityPurchase
The Compelling CommunityMark Dever & Jamie DunlopBiblical CommunityPurchase
Multiply TogetherBrad WatsonBiblical CommunityPurchase
Chosen By GodR.C. SproulReformed TheologyPurchase
Evangelism & the Sovereignty of GodJ.I. PackerReformed TheologyPurchase
The Pleasures of GodJohn PiperReformed TheologyPurchase
The Justification of GodJohn PiperReformed TheologyPurchase
From Heaven He Came and Sought HerDavid GibsonReformed TheologyPurchase
Let the Nations Be GladJohn PiperMissiologyPurchase
MissionsAndy JohnsonMissiologyPurchase
The Cross of ChristJohn StottThe Cross/AtonementPurchase
Pierced for our TrangressionsSteve Jeffery, Michael Ovey, Andrew SachThe Cross/AtonementPurchase
The AtonementLeon MorrisThe Cross/AtonementPurchase
In My Place Condemned He StoodJ.I. Packer and Mark DeverThe Cross/AtonementPurchase
Unceasing WorshipHarold BestWorshipPurchase
Worship MattersBob KauflinWorshipPurchase
Christ-Centered WorshipBryan ChapellWorshipPurchase
Rhythms of GraceMike CosperWorshipPurchase