The Rapha Initiative - Resources

These books are available for ordering through the Baptist Bookroom. You can browse their Health & Psychology selection online.


Austin, Sandy, Crisis Manual for Christian schools and youth workers: how to prepare for and handle tragedy, Zondervan publishing.

Beck, James, Jesus and Personality Theory, Intervarsity Press. $16.00

Carder, David and John Townsend, Secrets of your family tree: Healing for adult children of dysfunctional families, Moody press.

Crabb, Larry, Shattered Dreams, a two volume set. This guide helps the pastor to guide people beyond pain and disappointment to encounter God afresh. Zondervan publishing.

Duckworth, Marion, Naked on God's Doorstep, by WaterBrook Multnomah. A gripping personal account of Marion's struggle of faith.

Garland, David and Diana, Flawed Families of the Bible: how God's grace works through imperfect relationships, Baker books (Brazos press). $20.00

Govig, Stewart, In the Shadow of our steeples: pastoral presence for families coping with mental illness. Haworth press. The author's son has schizophrenia. The pastor can lead his congregation to fight the stigma of this illness.

Greene-McCreight, Kathryn, Darkness is my only Companion: A Christian Response to mental illness. Baker books (Brazos press)

Grissen, Lillian V. A Path through the Sea: One Woman's Journey from Depression to wholeness. William B. Eerdmans $20.00

Hsu, Albert, Grieving a Suicide, Intervarsity press. $12.00

Lutzer, Erwin. Putting your past behind you, Moody press. $14.00

Mottram, Kenneth. Caring for those in Crisis: Facing ethical dilemmas with Patients and families, Baker books (Brazos press)

McGee, Robert, Breaking the cycle of Hurtful Family Experiences, McGee publishing. $16.50

McGee, Robert and William Mountcastle, Rapha's twelve step program for overcoming eating disorders, McGee publishing.

Nakken, Jane and Della van Dyke, Step One for young adults, Hazelden, 24 page booklet, $5.50 each.

Randall, Robert, Walking through the Valley: Understanding and emerging from Clergy Depression, Abingdon press.

Richardson, Rick, Experiencing Healing Prayer, Intervarsity press, $12.00

Shenk, David and E.R. Stutzman, Creating communities of the Kingdom, Herald press.

Stone, Howard, Strategies for Brief Pastoral counseling, "Brief" refers to three sessions with a client, Fortress press, $18.00

Swift, Harold, and T. Williams, Free to Care, booklet of 32 pages, Hazelden, Recovery for the whole family!

Swinton, John, Resurrecting the person: Friendship and the care of people with mental health problems, Abingdon press.

Taylor, Charles W., The skilled pastor: Counseling as the Practice of Theology, Fortress press, $16.00

Toews, John and E. Loewen, No Longer Alone, Herald press. This book is suitable for small group discussion on how the congregation can better understand and care for mental health consumers in their midst. Written by a Canadian psychiatrist.

Yankoski, Mike, Under the overpass: A Journey of faith on the Streets of America, Multnomah press. Many people who suffer a mental illness end up homeless. Mike calls the younger generation to take risks to share God's love with those in need.

Zacharias, Ravi, The Grand Weaver: How God shapes us through the events of our Lives, Zondervan. $19.00