Book Recommendations
The following list is not exhaustive, but covers books that leaders and members of VRBC have found helpful. We do not necessarily endorse or believe all that is in each book.
Christian Basics - Books on the basics of Christianity
Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis
Basic Christianity - John Stott
The Reason for God - Tim Keller
The Gospel - Ray Ortlund
Theology - Books on the study of God
Knowing God - J.I. Packer
The Cross of Christ - John Stott
Delighting in the Trinity - Michael Reeves
Christian Theology - Millard Erickson
Service & Missions - Books for helping you to find your place in Kingdom ministry
Radical - David Platt
What on Earth and I Here For? The Purpose Driven Life - Rick Warren
Let the Nations be Glad - John Piper
The Gospel and Personal Evangelism - Mark Dever
Christian Growth - Books to Help you Grow in your Faith
Spiritual Disciplines for the Chrisitan Life - Donald Whitney
The Spirit of the Disciplines - Dallas Willard
You are what you Love - James K.A. Smith
Ethics and Philosophy - Books on applying a Christian Worldview
Faith and Reason - Ronald Nash
Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview - J.P.Mooreland and William Lane Craig
Love Your Neighbor - Norman Geisler and Ryan Snuffer
Why Christianity? - Books for those questioning the faith or for skeptics
Making Sense of God - Tim Keller
Why Christian Faith still makes Sense - Stephen Evans
Reasonable Faith - William Lane Craig
Family - Books on family, marriage, and relationships
God, Marriage, and Family - Andreas J. Köstenberger
No Ordinary Marriage - Tim Savage
Baptist Life- Books on our Faith Tradition
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church - Mark Dever
Baptists in America - Thomas Kidd
Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches - John Hammett