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PaperbackStarting Missional Churches
Life with God in the Neighborhood
Edited by Mark Branson and Nicholas Warnes
All mission is local—the people of God joining the work of God in a particular place. In Starting Missional Churches Mark Lau Branson and Nicholas Warnes introduce us to seven missional churches while examining common challenges regardingtheir genesis. Using stories, interviews with pastors and a look at common preconceived notions of church planting in the West, this guide brings together ...
PaperbackSeeing Jesus in East Harlem
What Happens When Churches Show Up and Stay Put
by José Humphreys
IVP Readers' Choice Award
We are all located in different places. And the way we grow as disciples and lead others in spiritual growth depends on our contexts.
Pastor José Humphreys recognizes how deeply our faith is tied to our particular stories in our particular places. Grounded in his own deep faith and wisdom, he writes out of his experiences as a Puerto Rican pastor ...
PaperbackFinding Holy in the Suburbs
Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much
by Ashley Anderson Hales
Foreword by Emily P. FreemanSuburban life—including tract homes, strip malls, commuter culture—shapes our desires.More than half of Americans live in the suburbs. Ashley Hales writes that for many Christians, however: "The suburbs are ignored ('Your place doesn't matter, we're all going to heaven anyway'), denigrated and demeaned ('You're selfish if you live in a suburb; you only care about your own safety ...
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IVP is pleased to announce that My Vertical Neighborhood: How Strangers Became a Community by Lynda MacGibbon was named the best nonfiction book of the year as part of the 2022 Word Guild Awards.
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Richard B. Steele
Richard B. Steele is Professor of Moral and Historical Theology and Associate Dean of the School of Theology at Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA where he currently resides. He is the author of "Gracious Affection" and "True Virtue" According to Jonathan Edwards and John Wesley and the editor of "Heart Religion" in the Methodist Tradition and Related Movements. His articles have appeared in numerous theological magazines and reviews.
PaperbackDiscovering Biblical Equality
Biblical, Theological, Cultural, and Practical Perspectives
Edited by Ronald W Pierce and Cynthia Long Westfall
Associate Editor Christa L McKirland"There is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus."
The conversation about the relationship between women and men and their roles in the Christian life and the church has evolved, but the topic continues to inspire debate and disagreement.
The third edition of this groundbreaking work brings together scholars firmly committed to the authority ...
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Introductions in Seven Sentences
What if topics like philosophy, biblical studies, world religions, and Christian history could each be distilled into seven key sentences? Introductions in Seven Sentences use a few key phrases and quotes to make an overwhelming area of study approachable. The accessible primers in this collection are brief introductions to their respective academic fields, providing seven key sentences that connect readers to the most pivotal truths on that subject.
PaperbackRace and Place
How Urban Geography Shapes the Journey to Reconciliation
by David P. Leong
Foreword by Soong-Chan RahGeography matters.We long for diverse, thriving neighborhoods and churches, yet racial injustices persist. Why? Because geographic structures and systems create barriers to reconciliation and prevent the flourishing of our communities.Race and Place reveals the profound ways in which these geographic forces and structures sustain the divisions among us. Urban missiologist ...
VideoIn Church as It Is in Heaven Video Curriculum
Presenter Jamaal Ellis Williams and Timothy Paul Jones
All around us, our culture is divided by race, politics, and social class. Sometimes, our churches are separated along these same lines. But what if your church could see these divisions healed? You can. God's Word provides hope and a vision for thriving multiethnic, multigenerational, and multisocioeconomic churches. The earliest Christians knew this, and they developed diverse congregations that ...
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PaperbackA Big Gospel in Small Places
Why Ministry in Forgotten Communities Matters
by Stephen Witmer
Foreword by Raymond C Ortlund, Jr.2019 World Magazine Book of the Year Short List
2019 The Gospel Coalition Book Award
2019 Send Institute's Top Ten Church Planting Related Books of 2019
Kevin DeYoung's Top 10 Books of 2019
Jesus loves small, insignificant places.
In recent years, Christian ministries have ...
