Recommended Books
Biblical Theology of Worship
David Peterson, Engaging With God: A Biblical Theology of Worship. Intervarsity Press, 2002. ISBN: 0-8308-2697-1. Read a quote from the book: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=264
Noel Due, Created for Worship: From Genesis to Revelation to You. Mentor, 2005, ISBN: 1-84550-026-1. Read a quote from the book: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=209
D.A. Carson, Worship by the Book. Zondervan, 2002. ISBN: 0-310-21625-7. (The book is edited by Carson. He writes a great Biblical definition of worship in chapter one). Read an excerpt from the book: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=158
Philip Ryken, Derek Thomas, Ligon Duncan, editors, Give Praise to God: A Vision for Reforming Worship. P and R publishing, 2003. ISBN 0-87552-553-9.
Worship Practice in History
Robert Webber, Worship Old and New. Zondervan, 1994. ISBN: 0-310-47990-8.
Bard Thompson, Liturgies of the Western Church. Fortress Press, 1980. ISBN: 0-8006-1428-3 (Source writings dating back to second century).
James F. White, Documents of Christian Worship: Descriptive and Interpretive Sources. Westminster John Knox Press, 1992. ISBN 0-664-52933-7
Larry W. Hurtado, At the Origins of Christian Worship: The Context and Character of Earliest Christian Devotion. Eerdmans, 1999. ISBN: 0-8028-4749-8
Worship Practice
John Frame, Worship in Spirit and Truth: A Refreshing Study of the Principles and Practices of Biblical Worship. P and R publishing, 1996. ISBN 0-87552-242-4. Read a quote from the book: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=158
Ron Owens, Return to Worship: A God-Centered Approach. Broadman and Holman,1999. ISBN 0-8054-1888-1. Read a quote from the book: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=119
R.C. Sproul, A Taste of Heaven: Worship in the Light of Eternity. Reformation Trust, 2006. ISBN 1-56769-076-9. Read a quote from the book: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=100, also: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=262
Paul Engle, Paul Basden, editors, Exploring the Worship Spectrum: 6 Views. Zondervan, 2004. ISBN 0-310-24759-4. (Includes chapters written by Harold Best, Joe Horness, Robert Webber, Sally Morganthaller, Don Williams, Paul Zahl – all with different worship traditions).
D.A. Carson, Worship by the Book. Zondervan, 2002. ISBN: 0-310-21625-7. (The book is edited by Carson. Includes worship chapters of Mark Ashton, Kent Hughes, Timothy Keller and a great intro chapter by Carson on a definition of worship).
D.A. Carson, Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church: Understanding a Movement and Its Implications. Zondervan, 2005. ISBN 0-310-25947-9.
Barry Liesch, The New Worship: Straight Talk on Music and the Church. Baker Books, 2001. ISBN0-8010-6356-6. Read a quote from the book: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=245
Marva Dawn, A Royal “Waste” of Time: The Splendor of Worshiping God and Being Church for the World. Eerdmans, 1999. ISBN 0-8028-4586-X.
Harold Best, Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts. Intervarsity Press, 2003. ISBN 0-8308-3229-7. Read a quote from the book: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=186
Mark Dever, Nine Marks of a Healthy Church. Crossway Books, 2004. ISBN 1-58134-631-X. (Excellent chapter on Expositional Preaching). Read a quote from the book: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=203
Bob Kauflin, Worship Matters, Crossway Books, 2008. ISBN 1-56134-824-X. Read a quote from the book: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=332
Music Ministry
Andrew Wilson-Dickson, The Story of Christian Music: From Gregorian Chant to Black Gospel. Fortress Press, 1992, ISBN: 0-8006-3474-8. Read a quote from the book: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=268
Harold Best, Music Through the Eyes of Faith. Harper, 1993. ISBN: 0-06-060862-5. Read a quote from the book: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=186
Randall Bradley, From Postlude to Prelude: Music Ministry’s Other Six Days. MorningStar Music, 2004. ISBN: 0-944529-36-4. Read a quote from the book: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=246 also: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=345
Randy Edwards, Revealing Riches and Building Lives: Youth Choir Ministry in the New Millennium. MorningStar, 2000. ISBN: 0-944529-31-3. Read some comments from the book: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=87
Donald P. Hustad, Jubilate II: Church Music in Worship and Renewal. Hope, 1993. ISBN: 0-916642-17-8. Read a quote from the book: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=288
Leadership and Ministry
John Piper, Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry. Broadman and Holman, 2002. ISBN: 0-8054-2620-5. Read a quote from the book: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=170
John MacArthur, The Book on Leadership. Nelson, 2004. ISBN 0-7852-6251-2. Read a quote from the book: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=117
C.J. Mahaney, Humility: True Greatness. Multnomah, 2005. ISBN 1-59052-326-1. Read a quote from the book: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=97
J. Oswald Sanders, Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence for Every Believer. Moody, 1994. ISBN 0-8024-6799-7. Read a quote from the book: http://biblicalworship.com/?p=164
Gene Wilkes, Jesus on Leadership: Discovering the Secrets of Servant Leadership. Tyndale, 1998. ISBN 0-8423-1863-1. Also available in a workbook format for small group Bible Study – see Lifeway Resources (http://www.lifeway.com/lwc/)