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audiobookVisions of Vocation
Common Grace for the Common Good
Read by Steven Garber
Foreword Review's Annual INDIEFAB Book of the Year Finalist
Outreach Resource of the Year
Christianity Today Award of Merit
Leadership Journal Best Books ...
Run Time: 473
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paperbackOld Testament Theology
Israel's Life
Old Testament Theology Series
by John Goldingay
In the final volume of his three-volume Old Testament theology, John Goldingay explores the Old Testament vision of Israel's life before God. The first volume focused on the story of God's dealings with Israel, or Israel's gospel. The second volume investigated the beliefs of Israel, or Israel's faith. Now the spotlight falls on the Old Testament's perspective on the life that Israel should live ...
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paperbackHow to Read Genesis
How To Read Series
by Tremper Longman III
A New Updated Edition of a Beloved Favorite!
Within the realm of sacred texts, Genesis stands as a pillar—a foundational book that shapes the Torah, the Old Testament, and ultimately the entire Christian Bible. Through its rich tapestry of stories and images Genesis often leave readers pondering the deeper meanings hidden within its verses. In the latest installment of the ...
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paperbackThe Decalogue
Living as the People of God
by David L. Baker
Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Top Shelf Book Cover Award 2017
The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, have long been a pillar of Western law and culture. In more recent times they have been apoint of controversy in the public square. But on closer scrutiny the commandments are particularly addressed to the people of God. In the exodus narrative, their revelation ...
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paperbackThe Hopeful Neighborhood Field Guide
Six Sessions on Pursuing the Common Good Right Where You Live
Lutheran Hour Ministries Resources
by Anthony Allan Cook and Don Everts
We all live somewhere. And we all want our neighborhoods to flourish. Many of us hope (and even pray) for our neighborhoods' well-being. But how do we actually pursue that?This field guide answers this question by walking you through a simple, powerful process for blessing your own neighborhood. Tony Cook and Don Everts offer six sessions for discovering the gifts of your community, ...
Number of Studies: 6
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paperbackA Pastoral Rule for Today
Reviving an Ancient Practice
by John P. Burgess, Jerry Andrews, and Joseph D. Small
The pastoral office has always been a difficult calling. Today, the pastor is often asked to fulfill multiple roles: preacher, teacher, therapist, administrator, CEO. How can pastors thrive amid such demands?What is needed is a contemporary pastoral rule: a pattern for ministry that both encourages pastors and enables them to focus on what is most important in their pastoral task.This ...
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caseboundSent to Flourish
A Guide to Planting and Multiplying Churches
Edited by Len Tang and Charles E. Cotherman
Church planting is hard work. Planters face a thousand pressures related to leadership, finances, identity, and more. Quick fixes don't produce sustainability. How can church planters and their congregations flourish for the longhaul?
Sent to Flourish is a unique guide to accompany current and prospective church planters as they respond to this essential but sometimes ...
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paperbackWorshiping with the Reformers
by Karin Maag
Worship of the triune God has always stood at the center of the Christian life. That was certainly the case during the sixteenth-century Reformation as well. Yet in the midst of tremendous social and theological upheaval, the church had to renew its understanding of what it means to worship God.
In this volume, which serves as a companion to IVP Academic's Reformation Commentary ...
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paperbackWorship and the World to Come
Exploring Christian Hope in Contemporary Worship
Dynamics of Christian Worship
by Glenn Packiam
Christians sing because we are people of hope.
Yet our hope is unlike other kinds of hope. We are not optimists; nor are we escapists. Christian hope is uniquely shaped by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead andby the promise of our own future resurrection.
How is that hope both expressed and experienced in contemporary worship? In this volume in the Dynamics ...
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paperbackChurch Forsaken
Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods
by Jonathan Brooks
Foreword by Amisho Baraka"There are no God-forsaken places, just church-forsaken places." —Jon Fuller, OMF InternationalJonathan Brooks was raised in the Englewood neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. As soon as he was able, he left the community and moved as far away as he could. But through a remarkable turn of events, he reluctantly returned and found himself not only back in Englewood but also ...
