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paperbackEffective Discipling in Muslim Communities
Scripture, History and Seasoned Practices
by Don Little
Muslims who come to Christ face momentous spiritual, psychological and social obstacles that drive many to abandon their faith. Often conversion and discipleship are framed by individualistic Western models that do not acknowledge the communal cultural forces that constrain and shape new believers. Effective discipleship requires a more relational, holistic process of Christian identity development ...
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Brenda Salter McNeil, Bethany Hoang, Amy Sherman and Luci Shaw were each named one of "50 Women to Watch" in Christianity Today’s October 2012 issue.
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product setThe Essentials Set
by Greg Ogden
Thriving small groups, authentic leaders, compassionate disciples, motivated witnesses—does your church have the essentials? The Essentials Set is a series of in-depth workbooks that brings the essentials of Christian ministry into contact with the real life of your congregation. With books on discipleship, evangelism, leadership, and the Great Commandment, there is something for ...
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paperbackThe Sacred Wilderness of Pastoral Ministry
Preparing a People for the Presence of the Lord
by David Rohrer
Pastors often find themselves struggling to survive in the wilderness of the contemporary church scene. How do they remain faithful in light of the marginalization of organized religion, denominational strife, rapid demographic change, falling numbers and a general malaise among church members? Many pastors feel helpless, others hopeless. Sociologists and pollsters diagnose the problem but can't ...
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paperbackBasic Christian
The Inside Story of John Stott
by Roger Steer
Foreword by David Neff
Featuring John StottDid you know. . . . . . John Stott's father stood strongly against his desire to be ordained in the Church of England and his pacifist leanings during World War II? . . . John Stott once got lost following birds in the Amazon rainforest? . . . John Stott once dressed up as a street urchin, fashioned a "strong Cockney accent" and lived under a bridge near the Thames in London in order to see ...
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paperbackPlanting a Church Without Losing Your Soul
Nine Questions for the Spiritually Formed Pastor
by Tim Morey
Foreword by Scott W. SunquistChristianity Today Book Award
What does it take to be a church planter or other ministry entrepreneur? Most leaders start out with passion, a sense of calling, and a focus on building ministry skills. Such things might get some results, but they are not enough to sustain a healthy ministry—or a healthy life. Beyond the vocational capacities every ...
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caseboundFamily 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 ...
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Outreach magazine named two InterVarsity Press titles as 2014 Outreach Resources of the Year, with three additional books making the short lists of "Also Recommended" resources.
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paperbackOverturning Tables
Freeing Missions from the Christian-Industrial Complex
by Scott A. Bessenecker
Outreach Resource of the Year Recommendation
Best World Missions Book, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore
We are more than the businesses we have become.
Much of Christian ministry has been shaped to operate not according to the witness of the Scriptures, but according to the values of the free market. We adopt ...
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paperbackEzekiel
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
by John B. Taylor
"For most Bible readers Ezekiel is almost a closed book," writes John Taylor. "Their knowledge of him extends little further than his mysterious vision of God's chariot-throne, with its wheels within wheels, and the vision of the valley of the dry bones." "Otherwise his book is as forbidding in its size as the prophet himself is in the complexity of his make-up," Taylor goes on. "In its structure, ...
