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InterVarsity Press will cosponsor the "Formation in Christlikeness: The Process of Change" conference in Wichita, Kansas, on September 23-24, 2011. The partnership with Renovaré, a foundational presence in spiritual formation for more than twenty years, and the Aprentis Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation is part of IVP's larger vision to advance spiritual formation in the body of Christ through The Apprentice Series and Formatio books.
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paperbackThe Danger of Raising Nice Kids
Preparing Our Children to Change Their World
by Timothy Smith
Foreword by Tim KimmelNice is not enough. We are raising a generation of "nice" kids. Nice kids are well behaved and look good on the outside, but they often lack courageous character inside. Offering practical wisdom gleaned from his experience as a parent and family coach, Tim Smith helps you move your kids from simply polite to truly compassionate. He targets nine key qualities children need but ...
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hardcoverIs Christianity the White Man's Religion?
How the Bible Is Good News for People of Color
by Antipas L. Harris
Among many young people of color, there is a growing wariness about organized religion and Christianity in particular. If Christianity is for everyone, why does the Bible seem to endorse slavery? Why do most popular images of Jesus feature a man with white skin and blue eyes? Is evangelical Christianity "good news" or a tool of white supremacy? As our society increases in ethnic ...
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What does it look like to disrupt the church and world as we know it? The Disrupters podcast from IVP, hosted by Kaitlyn Schiess, features stories of positive disruption from both emerging and trusted voices within Christianity. These authors, pastors, scholars, activists, and creators tell their honest stories about the experiences that have challenged their thinking about faith, the church, and their calling in life.
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College campus ministries provide transformative discipleship for students in some of the most important years of their lives. Staff workers who serve in the university context need practical resources to guide their students and provide vision for their campus. We hope these books will equip, strengthen, and encourage you in your calling as you work with college students.
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paperbackReconciliation Blues
A Black Evangelical's Inside View of White Christianity
by Edward Gilbreath
Merit Award, 2007 Christianity Today Christianity and Culture Book
What is the state of racial reconciliation in evangelical churches today? Are we truly united?
In Reconciliation Blues journalist Edward Gilbreath gives an insightful, honest picture of both the history and the present state of racial reconciliation in evangelical churches. In his thoughtful ...
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Mike Cosper
Mike Cosper is the director of podcasting for Christianity Today, where he hosts The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill and Cultivated. Mike also served as one of the founding pastors at Sojourn Church in Louisville, Kentucky, from which he launched Sojourn Music, a collective of musicians writing songs for the church. He is the author of several books, including Recapturing the Wonder and Rhythms of Grace. He lives in Louisville with his wife and two daughters.
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Beau Crosetto
Beau Crosetto loves helping people connect to and share Jesus right where they are. He has a MA in evangelism and leadership from Wheaton College and is the founder of the missional blog Release the APE. Beau works with students in college fraternities and sororities through the Greek ministry of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, where he also serves as the Greater Los Angeles Director in charge of starting new Greek InterVarsity chapters on college campuses. Beau lives with his wife Kristina and their two children and has partnered in planting the church Vineyard Underground in Los Angeles.
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David L. Baker
David L. Baker (PhD, University of Sheffield) is a lecturer in biblical studies at All Nations Christian College, Hertfordshire, England. Until 2014 he was senior lecturer in Old Testament at Trinity Theological College in Perth, Western Australia. Previously, he was deputy warden of Tyndale House, Cambridge, England, and a seminary lecturer in Indonesia for over twenty years. He is the author of Two Testaments, One Bible: The Theological Relationship Between the Old and New Testaments and Tight Fists or Open Hands? Wealth and Poverty in Old Testament Law, as well as several books in Indonesian. His research interests include Deuteronomy, the Decalogue, the relationship between the Testaments, and wealth and poverty in the Old Testament.
