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  • How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind: Rediscovering the African Seedbed of Western Christianity, By Thomas C. Oden
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    How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind

    Rediscovering the African Seedbed of Western Christianity

    Early African Christianity

    by Thomas C. Oden

    Africa has played a decisive role in the formation of Christian culture from its infancy. Some of the most decisive intellectual achievements of Christianity were explored and understood in Africa before they were in Europe. If this is so, why is Christianity so often perceived in Africa as a Western colonial import? How can Christians in Northern and sub-Saharan Africa, indeed how can Christians ...

  • Family Ministry: A Comprehensive Guide, By Diana R. Garland
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    Family Ministry

    A Comprehensive Guide

    by Diana R. Garland

    North American families are in crisis, and the need for family ministry is more evident than ever. In her many years of ministry, research and teaching, author Diana Garland has found that the strength of Christian families is rooted in their faith and nurtured in their congregations. Garland believes that Christian families gain strength in part because of their communities of faith. Twelve years ...

  • Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture, By Adam S. McHugh
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    Introverts in the Church

    Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture

    by Adam S. McHugh
    Foreword by Scot McKnight

    Introverts have gifts for the church and the world. But many churches tend to be extroverted places where introverts are marginalized. Some Christians end up feeling like it's not as faithful to be an introvert. Adam McHugh shows how introverts can live and minister in ways consistent with their personalities. He explains how introverts and extroverts process information and approach relationships ...