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How can Christians engage with Juneteenth? Take this opportunity to educate yourself, your family, and your church on Black history in America and get practical ideas to become a part of the continuing story of justice and reconciliation in your community.
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paperbackPraying for Your Missionary
How Prayers from Home Can Reach the Nations
by Eddie Byun
Being a missionary is a noble calling, but it's also a difficult one. Missionaries face many challenges, whether adjusting to a new culture, learning a new language, or guarding against spiritual attacks. They need the support of the church and a faithful covering of prayer. But for many Christians, missionaries are out of sight, out of mind. How can we effectively intercede for ...
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paperbackAn Emergent Theology for Emerging Churches
by Ray S. Anderson
Foreword by Brian McLarenIf the emerging church movement is looking for a theology, Ray Anderson offers clear and relevant theological guidance for it in this timely book. Reaching back through time, Anderson roots an emergent theology in what happened at Antioch, where Saul (Paul) and Barnabas were set apart for a mission to establish churches outside of Jerusalem--among Gentiles who had to be reached in their own cultures. ...
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paperbackFreeing Congregational Mission
A Practical Vision for Companionship, Cultural Humility, and Co-Development
by B. Hunter Farrell
With S. Balajiedlang KhyllepThere is a deepening crisis in mission as practiced by North American congregations. Many mission activities are more effective at satisfying church members than making a lasting difference, producing what's too often consumer-oriented "selfie mission." Too much effort is based on colonial-era assumptions of mission launched from a position of power. These practices are not just ...
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caseboundSwing Low, volume 1
A History of Black Christianity in the United States
Swing Low Set
by Walter R. Strickland II
A Groundbreaking Portrait of African American Christianity
The history of African American Christianity is one of the determined faith of a people driven to pursue spiritual and social uplift for themselves and others to God's glory. Yet stories of faithful Black Christians have often been forgotten or minimized. The dynamic witness of the Black church in the United States ...
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paperbackSwing Low, volume 1
A History of Black Christianity in the United States
Swing Low Set
by Walter R. Strickland II
A Groundbreaking Portrait of African American Christianity
The history of African American Christianity is one of the determined faith of a people driven to pursue spiritual and social uplift for themselves and others to God's glory. Yet stories of faithful Black Christians have often been forgotten or minimized. The dynamic witness of the Black church in the United States ...
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caseboundSwing Low, volume 2
An Anthology of Black Christianity in the United States
Swing Low Set
General Editor Walter R. Strickland II
Associate Editor Justin D. Clark, Yana Jenay Conner, and Courtlandt K. PerkinsA Groundbreaking Portrait of African American Christianity
The history of African American Christianity is one of the determined faith of a people driven to pursue spiritual and social uplift for themselves and others to God's glory. Yet stories of faithful Black Christians have often been forgotten or minimized. The dynamic witness of the Black church in the United States ...
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paperbackSwing Low, volume 2
An Anthology of Black Christianity in the United States
Swing Low Set
General Editor Walter R. Strickland II
Associate Editor Justin D. Clark, Yana Jenay Conner, and Courtlandt K. PerkinsA Groundbreaking Portrait of African American Christianity
The history of African American Christianity is one of the determined faith of a people driven to pursue spiritual and social uplift for themselves and others to God's glory. Yet stories of faithful Black Christians have often been forgotten or minimized. The dynamic witness of the Black church in the United States ...
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paperbackDynamic Diversity
Bridging Class, Age, Race and Gender in the Church
by Bruce Milne
From the footpaths of our cities to the chatrooms of the Internet, people are connecting today as never before. As the planet shrinks through the multiple forces of immigration, travel, electronic communication and more fluid employment patterns, we will find ourselves increasingly forced into contact with those who are significantly different from ourselves. Sadly however, the stranger is often ...
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paperbackPublic Intellectuals and the Common Good
Christian Thinking for Human Flourishing
Edited by Todd C. Ream, Jerry A. Pattengale, and Christopher J. Devers
Foreword by George M. MarsdenEvangelical Christians are active across all spheres of intellectual and public life today. But a disconnect remains: the work they produce too often fails to inform their broader communities. In the midst of a divisive culture and a related crisis within evangelicalism, public intellectuals speaking from an evangelical perspective have a critical role to play—within the church ...
