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  • Growing Healthy Asian American Churches, Edited by Peter Cha and S. Steve Kang and Helen Lee
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    Growing Healthy Asian American Churches

    Edited by Peter Cha, S. Steve Kang, and Helen Lee

    The Asian American church is in transition. Congregations face the challenges of preserving ethnic culture and heritage while contextualizing their ministry to younger generations and the unchurched. Many Asian American church leaders struggle with issues like leadership development, community dynamics and intergenerational conflict. But often Asian American churches lack the resources and support ...

  • Little Prayers for Ordinary Days, By Tish Harrison Warren and Flo Paris Oakes and Katy Bowser Hutson
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    Little Prayers for Ordinary Days

    by Tish Harrison Warren, Flo Paris Oakes, and Katy Bowser Hutson
    Illustrated by Liita Forsyth

    From the moment we awake in the morning until we go back to bed, every day is filled with ordinary moments that allow us to connect with God.

    Little Prayers for Ordinary Days is a collection of short prayers for children to pray in the midst of their day: on the way to school, after seeing a friend, when noticing a bird in the tree, or looking at the stars, or during ...

  • Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church, By Nijay K. Gupta
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    Tell Her Story

    How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church

    by Nijay K. Gupta
    Foreword by Beth Allison Barr

    A Comprehensive Look at Women Who Built the Early Church

    Women were there. For centuries, discussions of early Christianity have focused on male leaders in the church. But there is ample evidence right in the New Testament that women were actively involved in ministry, at the frontier of the gospel mission, and as respected leaders.

    Nijay Gupta calls us to bring these ...

  • A Pastoral Rule for Today: Reviving an Ancient Practice, By John P. Burgess and Jerry Andrews and Joseph D. Small
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    A 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. ...

  • Living Without Enemies: Being Present in the Midst of Violence, By Samuel Wells and Marcia A. Owen
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    Living Without Enemies

    Being Present in the Midst of Violence

    Resources for Reconciliation

    by Samuel Wells and Marcia A. Owen

    With senseless violence occurring throughout society, people are suffering and communities are groaning. Fear and not knowing where to begin hold many back from doing anything at all. But is "doing something" really what is most needed? Marcia Owen and Samuel Wells come together to tell the story of a community's journey through four different dimensions of social engagement. After attempts to ...

  • The Power of the 72: Ordinary Disciples in Extraordinary Evangelism, By John Teter
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    The Power of the 72

    Ordinary Disciples in Extraordinary Evangelism

    by John Teter

    They were not professionals. They were not celebrities. We don't even know their names. We know very little about them, except that they were everyday people who were drawn to Jesus. When Jesus asked them to join him in his mission, they stepped up, answered the call, and went out in his name. And amazing things happened as a result. They were the 72. Pastor and evangelist John Teter explains ...

  • God, Right Here: Meeting God in the Changing Seasons, By Kara Lawler
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    God, Right Here

    Meeting God in the Changing Seasons

    by Kara Lawler
    Illustrated by Jennie Poh

    Illumination Award Gold Medal, Gold Mom's Choice Award

    God, right here.
    God, right there.
    God's handiwork is everywhere.

    Yellow daffodils, flying seagulls, bright orange pumpkins, and swirling snowflakes—God's handiwork can be found all throughout nature, and every season is full of beauty and wonder. Everywhere we look, no matter ...

  • Who Moved My Neighborhood?: Leading Congregations Through Gentrification and Economic Change, By Mark E. Strong
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    Who Moved My Neighborhood?

    Leading Congregations Through Gentrification and Economic Change

    by Mark E. Strong
    Foreword by Harold Calvin Ray

    Neighborhoods are moving. While neighborhood changes can mean exciting and fresh opportunities for some, the experience can be vastly different for long-time residents. The rapid movement of people means changes in employment, economics, landscape, demographics, and the feel of a community. Churches often experience the painful impact of these shifts. Depending on how a church navigates ...

  • Walking Through Deconstruction: How to Be a Companion in a Crisis of Faith, By Ian Harber
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    Walking Through Deconstruction

    How to Be a Companion in a Crisis of Faith

    by Ian Harber
    Foreword by Gavin Ortlund

    However you define it, deconstruction is impossible to deny.

    "I'm deconstructing my faith." As any pastor can tell you, hearing these words is simply a regular feature of ministry these days. How we respond to those who are deconstructing will reveal the kind of church—and the kinds of Christians—we really are.

    Ian Harber knows the fear and grief of deconstruction firsthand. ...

  • The Leader in You: Discovering Your Unexpected Path to Influence, By Ebony S. Small
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    The Leader in You

    Discovering Your Unexpected Path to Influence

    by Ebony S. Small

    Have you ever been thrust into a surprising place of leadership? Are you looking for a mentor who has had similar experiences?

    Ebony S. Small is a young leader with a wealth of experience in both churches and organizations. She's got practical and biblical wisdom to offer whether you are just starting or are looking for a fresh start in your life and leadership. Every life ...