RAHMI BIBLE COLLEGE TEXT AND REFERENCE BOOKS
The
textbooks will serve as students’ copies during class sessions as well
as Library reference books. Can buy and/or donate the number of books
you are able. Any useful edition of the book available is acceptable.
NB: All books donated to RAHMI will be given tax-deductible receipts
according to the books’ value. Likewise, the money donated to RAHMI to
buy books and/or any other purpose will be given tax-deductible
receipts. RAHMI is 501(c) (3) non-profit para-church Christian
ministry.
Theology Books (the list is not exhaustive: give any theological books)
1.
Systematic Theology: An introduction to Biblical Doctrine (3 copies@ $
35) Copyright © 1994, Wayne Grudem: ISBN: 0-85110-652-8 Grand Rapids,
Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House.
2. Basic Theology. Copyright © 1986, Charles Ryrie: ISBN: 0-89693-814-x. (5 copies @ $25).
3.
The Modern Theologians, 2nd edition (3 Copies @ $ 35). Copyright ©
Blackwell Publishers Ltd. 1997 Edited by David F. Ford. ISBN:
0-631-19591-2.
4.Christian Theology, 2nd
Edition. (3 copies@ $35) Copyright © 1998 Millard J. Erickson. Grand
Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books House Company. ISBN: 0-8010-2182-0
5. The Moody Hand Book of Theology (5Copies @ $ 25): ISBN: 0-8024-3428-2 Copyright © 1989, Paul P. Enns. Chicago: Moody Press.
6.
Things To Come. A Study in Biblical Eschatology (5 copies @ 20)
Copyright © 1958 By J. Dwight Pentecost: ISBN 0-310-30890-9 Grand
Rapid, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House.
7.
Christian Doctrine (5Copies @ $ 19). Copyright © 1937, Walter Thomas
Conner. ISBN: 0-8054-1859-8 Nashville, TN: Broad man & Holman
Publishers.
8. Thinking About God. Copyright © 1994 by Fisher Humphreys (5copies @ $15) New Orleans: Insight Press. ISBN: 0-914520-34-2
9.
The Church in God’s program. Copyright © 1972 by Robert, L. Saucy
Chicago: Moody Press. ISBN: 0-8024-1544-0 (5 copies@ $ 12)
10.
Towards An African Narrative Theology. Copyright © 1996 by St Paul
Communications. Joseph Healey & Donald Sybertz. (5 Copies @ $ 20)
ISBN: 1-57075-121-8
The Old Testament Books (the list is not exhaustive, give any O.T. books)
11.
Old Testament Survey, 2nd edition (3 Copies @ $35). ISBN: 0-8028-3788-3
Copyright © 1996 Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., by Lasor, W. S. et al.
1996.
12. A Survey of Israel’s History:
Revised and enlarged edition: ISBN: 0-310-34770-x Copyright © 1986 by
Zondervan Publishing House (5 copies @ $19) Leon J. W.
13.
Creation & Blessing. A Guide to the study and exposition of
Genesis. Copyright © 1996 by Allen P. Ross (5 Copies@ $ 17) Grand
Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books ISBN: 0-8010-2107-3
14.
The Genesis Record. Copyright © 1976 by Henry M. Morris (5Copies @ $15)
Grand Rapids, Michigan: Book House: ISBN: 0-8010-604-4
15.
Manners and Customs in the Bible. Copyright © 1991by V. H. Matthews
Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. ISBN: 0-943575-77-x. (5 Cop @ $
16)
16. A General Introduction to the
Bible. Copyright © 1986 by Norman L. Geiseler. Chicago: Moody Press.
ISBN: 0-8024-2916-5 (5 Copies @ $ 20).
The New Testament Books (the list is not exhaustive, give any N.T. books)
17.
An introduction to the New Testament Survey. Copyright © 1992 by D. A.
Carson, Douglas, J. Moo. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing
House. (5 Copies @ $20). ISBN: 0-310-51940-3
18.
New Testament Survey. Copyright © 1974 by Robert Gromacki (5Cop. @ $20)
Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House. ISBN: 0-8010-3677-1.
19.
Jesus and the Gospels. Copyright © 1997 by Craig L. Bromberg (5 cop.
@$19) Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers. ISBN: 0-8054-1058-9
20.
The Pastoral Epistles. Copyright © 1995 by Homer, A. Kent. Jr. (5 Cop.
@ $15) Winona Lake, Indiana: Brethren Missionary Herald Books. ISBN:
0-88469-075-x
21. The words and works of
Jesus Christ: the life of Christ. Copyright © 1981 by J. Dwight
Pentecost. Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House. (5cop. @ $ 20)
22. The Mind of Christ. Copyright © 1976 by William Barclay. (5 Cop. @ 25). New York: HarperSanFrancisco. ISBN: 0-06-060451-4
23.
Synopsis of the four Gospels. Copyright © 1982 by United Bible Society,
edited by Kurt Aland (3 copies @ $ 30) ISBN: 0-8267-0500-6
Church Planting Books (the list is not exhaustive, give any church planting books)
24.
The Purpose Driven Church. Copyright © 1995 by Rick Warren. Michigan:
Zondervan Publishing House. (5 copies@ $ 20) ISBN: 0-310-20106-3
25.
The church for the 21st century. Copyright © 1992 by Leith Anderson.
Minnesota: Bethany House Publishers (5 copies @ $ 19). ISBN:
1-55661-231-1
26. Reap the Harvest. Copyright © 1999 by Joe Comiskey. Houston: Touch Publication. (10 copies @ $ 15). ISBN: 1-880828-13-8
27.
Church planting for greater Harvest. Copyright © 1990 by Peter Wagner.
Ventura, CA: Regal Books. (5 copies @ $ 15) ISBN: 0-8307-1435-9
28.
Planting growing churches for the 21st century. Copyright © 1992 by
Aubrey Malphurs. Michigan: Baker Books. (5 cop. @ $23) ISBN:
0-8010-9053-9
29. Dying for change.
Copyright © 1990 by Leith Anderson. Minnesota: Bethany House
Publishers. (5 cop. @ $ 18). ISBN: 1-55661-665-1.
30.
The Purpose Driven Life. Copyright © 2002 by Rick Warren. Michigan:
Zondervan Publishing House. (5 cop.@ $15) ISBN: 0-310-2571-9
31. The church. Copyright © 1995 by Edmund P. Clowney. Downer Grove, Ill: IVP. (5copies @ $ 19) ISBN: 0-8308-1534-1
32. Arnold Jeffrey. 1992.The big book on small group: Downer Grove, ILL: IVP. (5 copies @$ 15)
33. Arnold Jeffrey. 1997. Starting small Groups. Building community that matter. Nashville: Abingdon Press. (5 copies @ $15)
34.
Banks Robert & Julia Banks. 1989. The church comes home. A new base
for community and mission. Sutherland, Australia: Albatross Books (5
cop. @ $ 12).
35. Barrett Lois. 1986. Building the House. Scottsdale, PA: Herald Press. (5 copies @ $ 14)
36. Bevans, B Stephen. 1992. The models contextual technology. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books (5 copies @ $ 20).
37. Birkey, Del. 1998. The House Church. A model for renewing the Church. Scottsdale, PA: Herald Press. (5 copies @ $ 17)
38. Brieley Peter. 1998. Future church. East Sussex, TN: Monarch Books. (5 copies @ $ 17).
39. Cho, David Yonggi. 1995. Church Growth and Home Cell System. Seoul, Korea: Church Growth international (5copies @ $17).
40. Cho, Paul Yonggi. 1981. Successful Home Church NJ: Logos International. (5copies @ $ 15)
41. Galloway, Dale. 1995. The Small Group Book. Michigan: Fleming H. Revell. (5copies @ $19).
42.
Gorman, A. Julie. 2002. Community that is Christian. A handbook on
small groups. Wheaton, Ill: Victor Publishing Inc. (5cop. @ $ 18)
43.
Icenogle, W. Garth. 1994. Biblical foundation for small group ministry.
Downers Grove, Ill: InteVersity Press (5 cop. @ $20).
44. McBridge, F. Neil. 1990. How to lead a small group. Colorado Springs, Colo: NAVPRESS. (5 copies @ $ 17).
45.
Neighbour, W. Ralph. 1990. Where do we go from here? A guidebook for
cell group church. Houston: Touch Publication, Inc. (5 copies @ $20)
Evangelism Books (the list is not exhaustive, give any evangelism books)
46.
What in the world God is doing? Copyright © 1994 by C. Gordon Olson. (5
Cop.) @ $ 17) Downer Grover, Ill: Global Gospel Publisher. ISBN:
0-9624850-2-01
47. Church Evangelism.
Copyright right © 1997 by John Mark Terry (5 cop. @ $15) Nashville:
Broadman & Holman Publishers. ISBN: 0-8054-1065-1
48.
Evangelism in the Early Church. Copyright © 1970 by Michael Green (5
copies @ $25) Guildford Surrey: Eagle. ISBN: 086347 157 9
49.
On being a missionary. Copyright © 1995 by Thomas Hale Jr. (5 cop. @$
18) Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library. ISBN: 0-87808-255-7
50.
The Master’s Way Personal Evangelism. Copyright © 1997 by Robert E.
Coleman. (5Cop. @ $ 15) Wheaton: Crossway Books. ISBN: 0-89107-912-2.
Missions Books (the list is not exhaustive, give any missions books)
51.
From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya. Copyright © 1983 by Ruth A. Tucker. (5
cop. @ $25). Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House. ISBN: 0-310-45931-1
52.
Operation world. Copyright © 2001 by Patrick Johnstone and Jason
Mandryk (3 Cop. @$ 25). Waynesboro: Paternoster Publishing. ISBN:
1-85078-357-8
53. Mission on the way. Copyright© 1996 Charles Van Engen. Michigan: Baker Books. (5Copies @ $ 20). ISBN: 0-8010-2090-5
54.
Missions by the Book. Copyright © 1996 by Ralph W. Winter. Camp Hill,
PA: Christian Publication. ISBN: 0-87509-656-5 (5 Copies @ $ 17)
55.
Discipling Nations. Copyright © 1998 by Darrow L. Miller. Seattle, WA:
YWAM Publishers. (5 copies @ $19) ISBN: 1-57658-248-5.
56.
Communicating Christ Cross-Culturally. Copyright © 1991 by Hesselgrave,
D. Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House. ISBN: 0-310-36811-1 (5 cop. @
$19)
57. Cultures and Organizations.
Software of the Mind. Copyright © 1997 by Hofstede, G. New York:
McGraw-Hill. (5 Cop. @ $ 17). ISBN: 0-07-029307-4
58. The Church and cultures. Copyright © 1998 by Louis J. Luzbetak. New York: Orbis Books. (5 cop. @ $ 17) ISBN: 0-88344-625-1
59.
Anthropological Insight for Missionaries. Copyright © 1985 by Paul G.
Hiebert. Michigan: Baker Book House. (5copies @ $ 25) ISBN:
0-8010-4291-7
60. Anthropology for
Christian witness. Copyright © 1996 by Charles H. Kraft. New York:
Orbis Book. (5 copies @ $ 20) ISBN: 1-57075-085-8
61.
In my father’s House. Copyright © 1992 by Kwame Anthony Appiah. New
York: Oxford University Express. (5 cop. @ $15). ISBN: 0-19-506852-1
62. Drums of Redemption. Copyright © 1999 by Harvey Sindima. (5 copies @ $ 17). Westport: Praeger. ISBN: 0-275-96583-x.
Church History (the list is not exhaustive, give any church books)
63.
Backgrounds of early Christianity. Copyright © 1993 by Everett
Ferguson. (5cop. @ $ 19) Michigan: Wm Eerdmans Publishing Co. ISBN:
0-8028-0669-4
64. The Negro church in
America. Copyright © 1974 by Eric G. Lincoln. (5copies. @ $ 15). New
York: Schocken Books. ISBN: 0-8052-038707
65.
The Story of Christianity. Copyright © 1985 by Justo L. Gonzalez.
(5copies@ $ 19). New York: Harpersan SanFrancisco. ISBN: 0-06-063316-6
66.
Early Christian Doctrine. Copyright © 1978 by John Kerry (5cop. @ $
17). New York: Harpersan SanFrancisco. ISBN: 06-064334-x
67.
The man’s burden. African and the curse of the nation-state. (5 cop. @
$ 15) Copyright © 1992 by Basil Davidson. New York: Three Rivers Press.
ISBN: 0-8129-2210-7
68. The Penguin History
of Church. Reformation. Copyright © 1972 by Owen Chadwick (5 cop @ $
14). New York: Penguin Books. ISBN: 0-14-013757-2
Hermeneutic/Bible Study Books (the list is not exhaustive, give any book)
69. Dynamic Bible Study Methods. Copyright © 1981 by Rick Warren (5copies @ $18) Wheat, Ill: Victor Books. ISBN: 0-89693-761-5
70.
How to read the Bible for all its worth. Copyright © 1993 by Gordon D.
Fee (5 cop. @$ 19) Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House. ISBN:
0-310-38491-5
71. Scripture Twisting.
Copyright © 1980 by James W. Sire. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVesity
Press. ISBN: 0-87784-611-1 (5 Copies @$ 17)
72.Introduction
to the Biblical Interpretation. Copyright © 1993 by William Klein (5
cop. @$ 21) Nashville: W Publishing Group. ISBN: 0-8499-0774-8
73.Living by the Book. Copyright © 1991 by Howard Hendricks. (5 Copies @$ 17) Chicago: Moody Press. ISBN: 0-8024-0816-8
74.
New Books of Cults. Copyright © 1989 by Bob Larson. Wheat, Ill: Tyndale
House Publishers, Inc. (5 cop @ $21) ISBN: 0-8423-2860-2
75.
Bible Interpreters of the 20th century. Copyright © 1999 by Baker book
House Edited by Walter A. Elwell & J. D. Weaver. (5cop.@ $ 19)
ISBN:0-8010-2073-5
Homiletics Books (the list is not exhaustive, give any books on the topic)
76.
Steps to the Sermon. An eight-steps for preaching with confidence.
Copyright © 1996 by Broadman & Holman Publishers. Brown H. C., JR.
et al. (5 copies @$ 21) ISBN: 0-8054-1238-7
77.
The Heart of Black Preaching. Copyright © 2000 Cleophus J. L.
Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press (5 Cop. @$ 21). ISBN:
0.664.25847.6
78. The Power of the Call.
Copyright © 1997 by Henry T. Blackaby & Henry, B. Nashville:
Broadman & Holman Publishers. (5 cop. @$ 19) ISBN:0-8054-6297-
79.
Preaching & Preachers Copyright © 1971 by Martyn Lloyd-Jones.
Michigan:Zondervan Publishing House. (5 copies@ $ 18) ISBN:
0-310-27870-8
80. Christ-Centered Preaching. Copyright © 1994 Bryan Chapell. Michigan: Bakers Books. (5 copies@ $ 25) ISBN: 0-8010-2586-9
81.
Expository Preaching. Copyright © 1992 by Word Inc. Dallas: Word
Publishing MacArthur, J. Jr. (5 copies @ $ 23) ISBN:0-8499-0908-2
82.
Power in the Pulpit Copyright © 2000 Louisville: Westminster John Knox
Press. Edited by Cleophus J. L. (5cop. @ $ 17) ISBN: 0-664-22481-4
83.
Speaking with Bold Assurance. Copyright © 2001 by bold Assurance
Ministries. Bert Decker. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers (5
Cop. @ $ 12) ISBN: 0805442210-2
84.
Preaching & Teaching with imagination Copyright © 1994 by Warren W.
Wiersbe. Michigan: Baker Books (5 cop.@ $ 19) ISBN: 0-8010-5757-4
85.
Black Preaching: Recovery of a Powerful art. Copyright © 1990 by
Nashville: Abingdon Press. Henry H. Mitchell. (5 Copies @ $ 17).
ISBN:0-687-03614-3
86. The Preacher King
Copyright © 1995By Richard Lischer. New York: Oxford University Press.
(5 Copies @ $ 15) ISBN: 0-19-511132-x
87.
The Modern Preacher and ancient Text. Copyright ©1988 by Sidney
Greidanus. Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing (5 cop.@ $ 18).
ISBN:0-8028-0360
88. Speaking in Public
effectively. Copyright © 1998 by Richard Bewes. Great Britain:
Christian Focus. (5 Cop. @$ 15) ISBN: 185792400-2
89.
Preaching that speaks to women. Copyright © 2003 by Alice P. Matthews.
Michigan: Baker Academic. (5 copies @ $ 15) ISBN: 0-8010-2367-x
Worship Books (the list is not exhaustive, give any books you have)
90.
The worship maze: finding a style to fit your church. Copyright © 1999
by Paul Basden. Downer Grove: InterVersity Press. (5 cop.@ $ 14) ISBN:
0-8308-2204-6
91. Christian worship
copyright © 1996 by Nashville: Broadman &Holman Publishers. Edited
Franklin M. Segler. (5 cop. @$ 16) ISBN: 0-8054-1168-2
92.
Worship is a verb. Copyright © 1992 by Robert E. Webber. Peabody,
Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers (5 Cop. @ $ 15). ISBN:
1-56563-242-7
93. Real Worship. It will
transform your life. Copyright © 1986 by Warren W. Wiesber. Nashville:
Thomas Nelson Publishers. (5 Cop 14) ISBN: 0-8407-9585-8
94.
Worship in the early church Copyright © 1964 Ralph P. Martin. Michigan:
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. (5cop. @ $ 12). ISBN: 0-8028-1613-4
95.
True Worship: Reclaiming the Wonder and Majesty. Copyright © 1998 by
Donald Hustad. Wheaton: Ill: Hope Publishing Co. (5 cop.@ $16). ISBN:
0-87788-838-8
96. Worship community &
the Triune God of grace. Copyright © 1996 by James Torrance. Downers
Grove, Ill: IVP. (5 co. @ $ 13) ISBN: 0-8308-1895-2
97.
Worship Old & New. Copyright © 1994 by Robert E. Webber. Michigan:
Zondervan Publishing House. (5 cop. @ $ 20). ISBN: 0-310-47990-0
Church Leadership Books (give any leadership book available)
98.
Leadership Handbook of Management and Administration. Copyright ©1994
Christianity Today Inc. by James D. Berkley. (5 cop. @ $ 22). ISBN:
0-8010-9040-7. Michigan: Baker Books House Company.
99.
The 21st indispensable qualities of a leader. Copyright © 1999 by John
C. Maxwell Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers. (5 cop.@ $15) ISBN:
0-7852-7440-5
100. The Effective executive.
Copyright © 1996 by Peter F. Drucker. New York: HarperBusiness. (5
copies @ $ 15) ISBN: 0-88730-612-8
101. The
educational ministry of a church. Copyright © 1996 by Nashville:
Broadman & Holman Publishers by Charles Tidwell (5 Cop. @ $ 19)
ISBN: 0-8054-1063-5
102. The Leader of the
future. Copyright © 1996 by Peter Drucker San Francisco: Josssey-Bass
Publishers (5 copies @ $ 20). ISBN:0-7879-0180-6
103.
Church Administration in the Black Perspective Copyright © 2003 by
Valley Forge: Judson Press by Floyd Massey, Jr. (5 cop. @ $ 15). ISBN:
081701453-5
104. Well-Intended Dragon:
Ministering to problem people in the church. Copyright © 1985 by
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Bethany House Publishers, by Marshall Shelley.
(5 cop.@ $ 15) ISBN: 1-55661-515-9
105.
Biblical Eldership. Copyright © 1995 by Alexander Strauch. Littleton,
Colorado: Lewis & Roth Publishers. (5 copies @ $ 19) ISBN:
0-936083-11-5
106. Shepherding the sheep.
Copyright © 2000 by Michigan: PMB(Pastor Baker Ministry) by B. S.
Baker. (5 copies @ $ 17) ISBN: 0-8054-2543-8
107.
LeRoy, Eims. (1984). Be the leader you were meant to be. Copyright ©
2001 by Colorado: Cook Communication Ministries. (5 cop. @ $ 15) ISBN:
0-78143-885-3
Miscellaneous
Books: Bible Commentaries, Ethics Books, Counseling Books, Psychology,
Chemistry Books, Biology Books, Physics Books, Philosophy Books,
Dictionaries, Encyclopedia, and other useful religious and humanities
books. Examples:
108. Steve Wilkens. (1995). Beyond bumper sticker. Ethics. Copyright © 1995 Steve Wilkens. Downer Grove: InterVersity Press.
109.
George & Yvonne Abatso. (1991). How to equip the African American
family.Copyright © Urban outreach. Chicago: Urban Ministries, Inc.
110.
Jones, S. L. & Butman, R. E. (1991). Modern Psycho-Therapies.
Copyright © Jones & Butman. Downer grove: InterVersity press.
111.
Norman H. Wright. (2003. Crisis & Trauma Counseling. Copyright ©
Wright, H. N. California Legal Publishers. 112. Feinberg, J. S. &
Feinberg, P. D. (1993). Ethics for the brave world. Copyright ©
Feinberg & Feinberg. Wheaton, Ill: Crossway books.
113. Craig, A. Loscalzo. (2000). Apologetic Preaching. Copyright © Craig, A. L. Downer grove: InterVersity Press.
114. Axelrod, R. B. & Cooper. (1996). Reading Critically and writing well. New York: St Martin Press.
115. Gire, Ken. (1996). Windows on the soul. Michigan: Zondervan Publishing Co.
116.
Stanely, P. & Clinton, J. R. (1992). Connecting. The mentoring
relationship you to succeed in life. Colorado Springs: NAVPRESS.
117. McGee, J. Vernon. 1981. Thru the Bible Commentary Vol.I-V. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc.
118. Henry Matthew Commentary
119. Kelley, P. P. (1992). Biblical Hebrew. An introduction to grammar. Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
120. Wallace, D. B. (1996). Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics. Michigan: Zondervan Publishing Company.
121. Mounce, W. D. (1993). Basics of Biblical Greek. Michigan: Zondervan Publishing Company.
122.
Pfeiffer, C. F. (1979). Baker’s Bible Atlas (19th printing, 1984).
Michigan: Baker Book House. Proposed Bible College Interdenominational
Christian Conferences are among the RAHMInternational endeavors in
Kenya One Day's seminar by Rev. Kiura at Chuka town, Kenya
RAHMInternational's first conference: April 6, 1996; RAHMI founders
being dedicated for full-time ministry in Kenya