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paperbackIncarnate
The Body of Christ in an Age of Disengagement
Forge Partnership Books
by Michael Frost
- 12th Annual Outreach Resource of the Year Recommendation (Missional Church)
- 2014 Best Book of Missional Theology, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore
The story of Christianity is a story of incarnation—God taking on flesh and dwelling among the people he created. God appointing and sending people as his body, his hands and feet. Disciples ...
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paperbackSpirituality for the Sent
Casting a New Vision for the Missional Church
Edited by Nathan A. Finn and Keith S. Whitfield
Since their rise in the midst of the revivals of the eighteenth century, evangelicals have been dedicated to the importance of both spirituality and mission. In recent years, evangelicals have engaged in the missional theology discussion that advocates a more holistic Christian mission grounded in the eternal mission of the triune God. At the same time, evangelicals have also been key participants ...
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paperbackLeading Across Cultures
Effective Ministry and Mission in the Global Church
by James E. Plueddemann
The worldwide church is more interconnected than ever before, with missionaries going from everywhere to everywhere. Africans work with Australians in India. Koreans plant churches in London and Los Angeles. But globalization also creates challenges for crosscultural tension and misunderstandings, as different cultures have conflicting assumptions about leadership values and styles. Missiologist ...
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paperbackRecapturing an Enchanted World
Ritual and Sacrament in the Free Church Tradition
Dynamics of Christian Worship
by John D. Rempel
Foreword by Gordon T. SmithHow might our worship recapture and reflect the enchanted world of God's nearness in Jesus Christ?
In this first volume in IVP Academic's Dynamics of Christian Worship series, John D. Rempel offers a vision for this kind of transformative worship. A theologian and minister in the Mennonite Church, Rempel considers the role of the sacraments and ritual within the Free Church ...
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paperbackUnceasing Worship
Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts
by Harold M. Best
One of Discerning Reader's Best Books
We are not created to worship. Nor are we created for worship. We are created worshiping.
Too often Christians have only thought of worship in terms of particular musical styles or liturgical formats. But a proper view of worship is far larger than what takes place in churches on Sunday mornings. ...
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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 and by 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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paperbackWorship by Faith Alone
Thomas Cranmer, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Reformation of Liturgy
Dynamics of Christian Worship
by Zac Hicks
Foreword by Ashley NullIn every age, the church must consider what it means to gather together to worship God.
If the church is primarily the people who follow the risen Christ, then its worship should be "gospel-centered." But where might the church find an example of such worship for today?
In this Dynamics of Christian Worship volume, scholar, worship leader, and songwriter Zac Hicks contends ...
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paperbackThe Way of Grace
Finding God on the Path of Surrender
by Glandion Carney
With Marjean Brooks
Foreword by Richard J. FosterReaders' Choice Awards Honorable Mention
Distinguished Honorable Mention, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore
"No matter how old you are or how many degrees you have or don't have—when grace takes you to school, you start in kindergarten."
This was the experience of Reverend Glandion Carney when he was given the life-altering news that ...
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paperbackReconciling All Things
A Christian Vision for Justice, Peace and Healing
Resources for Reconciliation
by Emmanuel Katongole and Chris Rice
Christianity Today Book Award winner
Our world is broken and cries out for reconciliation.
But mere conflict resolution and peacemaking are not enough. What makes real reconciliation possible? How is it that some people are able to forgive the most horrendous of evils? And what role does God play in these stories? Does reconciliation make any ...
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paperbackThe Way of Belonging
Reimagining Who We Are and How We Relate
by Sarah E. Westfall
Foreword by Lore Ferguson WilbertThe welcome of God changes everything.
No one is a stranger to loneliness. Despite how social we are via text, chat, and notifications, we are far from being truly connected. We all want someone else to really see us and choose us for who we are. We want a place to finally fit in. But what if finding the right people or the right place is not the answer?
From her community-building ...
