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  • Great Commission Companies: The Emerging Role of Business in Missions, By Steven Rundle and Tom A. Steffen
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    Great Commission Companies

    The Emerging Role of Business in Missions

    by Steven Rundle and Tom A. Steffen

    In recent decades global missions have been revolutionized by such movements as microenterprise development efforts and tentmaking professionals working in restricted access countries.But little has yet been said about the new missions opportunities created by today's globalized economy. Nor has much been documented about the role that corporations and businesses can have in the missionary enterprise.Economist ...

  • Authentic Human Sexuality: An Integrated Christian Approach, By Judith K. Balswick and Jack O. Balswick
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    Authentic Human Sexuality

    An Integrated Christian Approach

    by Judith K. Balswick and Jack O. Balswick

    Sex pervades our culture, going far beyond the confines of the bedroom and spilling over into the workplace, the church and the media. Yet despite all the attention and even obsession devoted to sex, human sexuality remains confusing and even foreboding. What, after all, is authentic human sexuality?That is the question Judith and Jack Balswick set out to answer in this wide-ranging and probing ...

  • Basic Christian Leadership: Biblical Models of Church, Gospel and Ministry, By John Stott
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    Basic Christian Leadership

    Biblical Models of Church, Gospel and Ministry

    by John Stott

    "God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong." (1 Corinthians 1:27)Those in Christian leadership might suspect that this verse invalidates the day-to-day reality of their ministries. They often feel that they must project strength and certainty in order to preach and minister credibly. But does this run counter ...

  • Uncommon Decency: Christian Civility in an Uncivil World, By Richard J. Mouw
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    Uncommon Decency

    Christian Civility in an Uncivil World

    by Richard J. Mouw

    Can Christians be civil in a world falling apart?In these wild and diverse times, prolifers square off against prochoicers, gay liberationists confront champions of the traditional family, husbands and wives face each other in court, artists attack legislators, and "politically correct" intellectuals abhor crusading fundamentalists.Philosopher and ethicist Richard Mouw is concerned that, too often, ...

  • The Mission of Preaching: Equipping the Community for Faithful Witness, By Patrick W. T. Johnson The Mission of Preaching: Equipping the Community for Faithful Witness, By Patrick W. T. Johnson
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    The Mission of Preaching

    Equipping the Community for Faithful Witness

    by Patrick W. T. Johnson
    Foreword by David J. Lose

    We hear plenty of discussion about missional theology, missional leadership and missional church planting. But what about missional preaching? Now that the church in the West lives within a post-Christendom context, how should preaching look different? What homiletical assumptions arose within Christendom but are no longer relevant for a missionary church? In The Mission of Preaching, ...

  • Counseling Couples in Conflict: A Relational Restoration Model, By James N. Sells and Mark A. Yarhouse Counseling Couples in Conflict: A Relational Restoration Model, By James N. Sells and Mark A. Yarhouse
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    Counseling Couples in Conflict

    A Relational Restoration Model

    Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books

    by James N. Sells and Mark A. Yarhouse

    Most therapeutic approaches, especially those of a cognitive orientation, are not very effective in dealing with high conflict relationships--couples often heading toward divorce by the time they seek help. Counseling Couples in Conflictis a resource for pastors and counselors who want to be ready for these uniquely difficult cases. Utilizing a relational conflict and restoration model ...

  • Community Is Messy: The Perils and Promise of Small Group Ministry, By Heather Zempel Community Is Messy: The Perils and Promise of Small Group Ministry, By Heather Zempel
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    Community Is Messy

    The Perils and Promise of Small Group Ministry

    by Heather Zempel

    Heather Zempel oversees the community life at a multisite church in Washington, D.C., a challenging population with one of the highest relocation rates in the United States. And yet under her leadership, National Community Church has become a model for creative, dynamic, deep small group ministry.Drawing from her background as an environmental engineer (including such bizarre experiences as monitoring ...

  • The Integrative Mindset: Pathways to Practicing as a Christian Clinician, By Brad D. Strawn and Earl D. Bland The Integrative Mindset: Pathways to Practicing as a Christian Clinician, By Brad D. Strawn and Earl D. Bland
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    The Integrative Mindset

    Pathways to Practicing as a Christian Clinician

    Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books

    by Brad D. Strawn and Earl D. Bland

    Discover the profound impact of integrating faith and psychology with The Integrative Mindset. Guided by the wisdom of veteran integrative clinicians Brad Strawn and Earl Bland, readers will learn how to cultivate an integrative mindset that harmonizes personal experiences and innate talents with therapeutic practice. Using their combined 60+ years of experience, Strawn and Bland present ...