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Hal Seed
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Keith Meyer
Keith Meyer (D.Min., M.Div.) is a speaker, teacher and retreat leader through his organization, Becoming the Change Ministries. Having served as a pastor for many years, most recently at Church of the Open Door, he is also a senior teaching fellow with the Renovaré Spiritual Formation Institute and an adjunct professor at Denver Seminary. His books include Whole Life Transformation: Becoming the Change Your Church Needs. Visit his website at www.keithmeyer.org.
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Manuel Ortiz
Manuel Ortiz (1938–2017) was professor of ministry and urban mission and director of the urban program at Westminster Theological Seminary. His books include The Hispanic Challenge: Opportunities Confronting the Church, One New People: Models for Developing a Multiethnic Church, and Urban Ministry: The Kingdom, the City and the People of God (coauthored with Harvie Conn). Ortiz was passionate about integrating urban ministry, education, and the gospel, and he spoke and consulted around the nation. For fourteen years he ministered to Hispanics in Chicago, founding five urban congregations, two elementary schools, and an extension school for theological education. He was also the founder and senior pastor of Spirit and Truth Fellowship (Christian Reformed Church), a multiethnic congregation in Philadelphia, and the codirector of the CRC Philadelphia Initiative for Church Planting.
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Looking for the best church leadership resources for you and your ministry team? Whether you're a pastor, worship leader, church administrator, or small group leader, these books will serve as your companions as you equip God's people for life in the kingdom. In addition to books about the pastoral vocation, you'll find church-wide curriculum, fundraising and organizational leadership resources, and practical books to help you plan worship services according to the church calendar and your specific context. If you're focusing on a particular aspect of ministry like missions, outreach and evangelism, church planting, youth ministry, community partnership, or inclusive ministry, you'll also find resources written by leaders with real-life experience to guide your way.
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paperbackThe Garden of the Soul
Cultivating Your Spiritual Life
by Keri Wyatt Kent
Work. Parenting. Chores. These words can fence in your life. The demands on your time and energy too often leave you feeling depleted. How do you foster spiritual growth amid the realities of life today? Confession, solitude, service, studying the Word, praying, simplifying. Keri Wyatt Kent introduces these disciplines--the practices that foster a flourishing, fruitful garden within your ...
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paperbackPocket Dictionary of Liturgy & Worship
by Brett Scott Provance
Today there is a rising tide of interest in worship and a renewed study of the church's heritage of liturgy. But as students quickly learn, there are numerous terms, texts and traditions for which regular dictionaries and even theological dictionaries are no help. The Pocket Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship is a quick-reference guide for students engaged in readings and lectures as well ...
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Samuel Wells
Samuel Wells (Ph.D., Durham University) is dean of Duke University Chapel and research professor of Christian ethics at Duke Divinity School. He is the author of several books, including Improvisation: The Drama of Christian Ethics and Speaking the Truth: Preaching in a Pluralistic Culture.
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Amy E. Jacober
Amy E. Jacober (Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary) is associate professor of practical theology and youth ministry at Truett Theological Seminary. She wrote the Nelson's Annual Youth Ministry Sourcebook (2004-2009) and The Pastor's Guide to Youth Ministry, as well as numerous articles for The Journal of Student Ministries, YouthWorker Journal and the Journal of Youth and Theology.
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The Gospel Coalition Book Awards are presented to books that are gospel-centered, include faithful use of scripture, foster spiritual discernment, and renew the church. Winners are selected from fourteen categories including Ministry, Apologetics & Evangelism, Bible Study, Christian Living, and Children's.
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paperbackOld Testament Theology
by Paul R. House
The discipline of Old Testament theology continues to be in flux as diverse approaches vie for dominance. Paul House serves as our guide—without being partisan or uninformed—exploring each Old Testament book, summarizing its content and showing its theological significance within the whole of the Old Testament canon. Readers with little prior background will find House’s thematic surveys particularly ...
