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The IVP imprint, our flagship publishing program which began in 1947, brings together thoughtful and practical titles for all Christians, shaping both the lives of readers and the cultures they inhabit. Throughout IVP's seventy-five year legacy, these books have spoken boldly into important cultural moments, providing timeless tools for spiritual growth and equipping Christians for a vibrant life of faith. IVP books serve as conversation partners for Christians wishing to deepen their personal faith, understand a biblical view of the world around them, and impact the world for God's Kingdom.
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paperbackConsequential Leadership
15 Leaders Fighting for Our Cities, Our Poor, Our Youth and Our Culture
by Mac Pier
Foreword by Bob Buford
Afterword by Kevin PalauAre we living in challenging times? Yes. But people can and do make a difference. Here are the stories of fifteen entrepreneurial leaders doing just that. Drawn from church, business, government and non-profit sectors, these world-class visionaries and activists offer examples that motivate and principles to imitate. Their stories show that mature networks of leaders and organizations can offer ...
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paperbackJesus with Dirty Feet Discussion Guide
10 Sessions for the Curious and Skeptical
by Don Everts and Douglas Scott
Have you suffered through a bad experience with church? Have you encountered one—or several—insensitive Christians? Please, says Don Everts, don't let that stop you from finding out more about the most compelling, audacious, wild-eyed, radical, revolutionary person that ever lived—Jesus! In this discussion guide, Everts and Douglas Scott offer ten sessions of candid inquiries into who Jesus was, ...
Number of Studies: 10
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paperbackEvolution and Holiness
Sociobiology, Altruism and the Quest for Wesleyan Perfection
Strategic Initiatives in Evangelical Theology
by Matthew Nelson Hill
Foreword by Darrel R. FalkTheology needs to engage what recent developments in the study of evolution mean for how we understand moral behavior. How does the theological concept of holiness connect to contemporary understandings of evolution? If genetic explanations of altruism fall short, what role should we give to environmental explanations and free will? Likewise, how do genetic explanations relate to theological accounts ...
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paperbackA Traveler's Guide to the Kingdom
Journeying Through the Christian Life
by James Emery White
Travel with James Emery White through time and space to visit places like Martin Luther's Wittenburg, where the 95 theses were nailed to a church door, or The Eagle and Child pub, where C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien and the other Inklings met to write and dream together. You'll encounter many of the important spiritual sites of the history of Christianity and get a flavor for what it was like ...
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paperbackFaith Without Illusions
Following Jesus as a Cynic-Saint
by Andrew Byers
Call it burnout. Call it enlightenment. Call it whatever you like--it's plaguing the contemporary church. Andrew Byers calls it cynicism--the state we all too easily arrive at after passing through disillusionment. Too many saints in the making are having their wings clipped in this painful process. But wait--there's hope. Disillusionment is, at its heart, the dispersal of illusions, pointing us ...
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paperbackThe Next Mile - Leader Guide with CD
A Practical Short-Term Resource with Emphasis on Post-Ministry Follow-Through
The Next Mile Set
by Brian J. Heerwagen
Edited by Dianne GruddaThe Next Mile resources are designed to assist local churches and agencies plan and conduct effective ministry. Participants in the short-term mission experience include the goer, sender, local church, goer's family, mentor, host and those to whom the STMer ministers. The mission experience that is well-planned and carried out will affect the life of each participant in their continuing journey ...
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paperbackBringing Home the Prodigals
by Rob Parsons
Rob Parsons' message is for anyone who cares about prodigals. He urges us to be released from false guilt, to stop judging each other, and to remember that God, the perfect parent, has trouble with his children, too. He challenges the church to recognize the part it has played in creating prodigals and says, when our prodigals do come home, pray that they meet the father first and not the elder ...
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paperbackBlessed Are the Nones
Mixed-Faith Marriage and My Search for Spiritual Community
by Stina Kielsmeier-Cook
Can the Christian life be lived alone?
When her husband left Christianity several years into their marriage, Stina Kielsmeier-Cook was left "spiritually single"—struggling to live the Christian life on her own, taking her kids to church by herself, and wrestling with her own questions and doubts.
In this memoir, Kielsmeier-Cook tells the story of her mixed-faith marriage ...
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paperbackReimagining Apologetics
The Beauty of Faith in a Secular Age
by Justin Ariel Bailey
How should one proclaim of the gospel of Jesus Christ in a secular age?
For many Christians, the traditional approach of apologetics has grown stale. In light of the current secular climate, as described by Charles Taylor and others, rhetorical strategies that previously served the church and apologists well are no longer effective.
Justin Bailey seeks to address this ...
