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Dorena Williamson is one of the featured authors in the inaugural year of IVP Kids with her newest book The Celebration Place which offers a captivating vision of the church as God intended. You will love hearing from this delightful, faithful writer who has had to push against everything from imposter syndrome to apathy about racial issues in the industry, and in so doing has created books that both children and adults can treasure.
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paperbackWhere the Cross Meets the Street
What Happens to the Neighborhood When God Is at the Center
by Noel Castellanos
Foreword by John M. Perkins and Wayne GordonMissio Alliance Essential Reading List
The cross means more than we've let it mean.
Proclaiming the gospel and forming the faithful: these are the most practiced disciplines of the evangelical church. As central as these disciplines are, however, they are only part of the story. And as Christian Community Development Association CEO Noel Castellanos ...
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paperbackMovements That Change the World
Five Keys to Spreading the Gospel
by Steve Addison
Foreword by Alan Hirsch and Bob Roberts Jr.When Jesus commissioned his followers, he was not just inaugurating the historical church, he was founding a missionary movement.Originally released by Missional Press and now revised and expanded to include a multi-session discussion guide, Steve Addison's Movements That Change the World draws from biblical, historical and contemporary case studies to isolate the essential elements of ...
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paperbackWho Gets to Narrate the World?
Contending for the Christian Story in an Age of Rivals
by Robert E. Webber
Who gets to narrate the world? The late Robert Webber believed this question to be the most pressing issue of our time. Christianity in America, he preached, will not survive if Christians are not rooted in and informed by the uniquely Christian story that is the gospel of Jesus Christ. This is the burden of Webber's final book, Who Gets to Narrate the World?: Contending for the Christian ...
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hardcoverCompassion (&) Conviction
The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement
by Justin Giboney, Michael Wear, and Chris Butler
Foreword by Barbara Williams-SkinnerChristian Book Award® program
Outreach Resource of the YearHave you ever felt too progressive for conservatives, but too conservative for progressives?
Too often, political questions are framed in impossible ways for the faithful Christian: we're forced to choose between social justice and biblical values, between supporting women and ...
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paperbackSpiritual Formation for the Global Church
A Multi-Denominational, Multi-Ethnic Approach
Edited by Ryan A. Brandt and John Frederick
The church is called to grow in Christ. Yet too often, it ignores the practical dimensions of the faith.
The church is one in Christ. Yet too often, it is divided by national, denominational, theological, and racial or ethnic boundaries.
The church is a global body of believers. Yet too often, it privileges a few voices and fails to recognize its own diversity.
In response, this ...
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paperbackWhen Your World Ends
God's Creative Process for Rebuilding a Life
by Dawn Mann Sanders
Foreword by Ms. Carol KentHow do you rebuild your life after it falls apart?
Catastrophic events often feel like the end of the world. When we feel like we have nothing left, we sometimes wish for our own end too. Yet God keeps waking us up every morning—a sign that God wants us to keep living when our world ends. We must find our way to the new life that awaits us on the other side of loss. But how?
Dawn ...
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paperbackShaping a Digital World
Faith, Culture and Computer Technology
by Derek C. Schuurman
Digital technology has become a ubiquitous feature of modern life. Our increasingly fast-paced world seems more and more remote from the world narrated in Scripture. But despite its pervasiveness, there remains a dearth of theological reflection about computer technology and what it means to live as a faithful Christian in a digitally-saturated society. In this thoughtful and timely book, Derek ...
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paperbackChrist Our Reconciler
Gospel, Church, World
Edited by Julia E. M. Cameron
Foreword by S. Douglas BirdsallThe Third Lausanne Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, convened in 2010, was hailed as the most representative gathering of the global church in the history of Christianity. Thousands of delegates from almost 200 nations gathered to hear from God and each other, as they cast new vision for world evangelization in the third millennium. Global leaders grappled with the most significant issues facing ...
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paperbackLiving Gently in a Violent World
The Prophetic Witness of Weakness
by Stanley Hauerwas and Jean Vanier
How are Christians to live in a violent and wounded world? Rather than contending for privilege by wielding power and authority, we can witness prophetically from a position of weakness. The church has much to learn from an often-overlooked community—those with disabilities. In this fascinating book, theologian Stanley Hauerwas collaborates with Jean Vanier, founder of the worldwide L'Arche communities. ...
