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paperbackBeautiful Feet
Unleashing Women to Everyday Witness
by Jessica Leep Fick
"How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" —Romans 10:15 Sometimes women feel like we're not cut out for evangelism. We may worry that our female bodies get in the way of our witness, or that we will seem awkward or pushy. We can feel insecure, like what we do won't make a difference in leading people to Jesus. Evangelist Jessica Leep Fick believes that God has created ...
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paperbackStructured for Mission
Renewing the Culture of the Church
by Alan J. Roxburgh
The church is living in a time of massive, unprecedented change. Traditional institutions and structures are unraveling in response to rapid social, demographic and economic developments. The existing ways of being the church are no longer meaningful to many. How should the church respond? Many seek to address this situation by tweaking the established institutions, finding new structures, reorganizing ...
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spiral boundInside Job: Companion Workbook
by Stephen W. Smith and Steven C. Forney
Journey inside and do the work within your work with this companion workbook for Inside Job by Stephen W. Smith. This companion workbook is designed for individuals, groups, classes, seminars and retreat settings to explore the book in greater depth. With one session per chapter, the workbook allows participants to go at their own speed and explore the message of Inside Job with ...
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paperbackThumbprint in the Clay
Divine Marks of Beauty, Order and Grace
by Luci Shaw
"The thumbprint . . . is for me a singular clue to human identity. . . . Just as each human thumbprint is unique, its pattern inscribed on the work of our hands and minds, the Creator's is even more so—the original thumbprints on the universe," declares poet Luci Shaw. We worship an endlessly creative God whose thumbprints are reflected everywhere we look—in sunsets, mountains, ocean waves—and ...
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paperbackListen In
Building Faith and Friendship Through Conversations That Matter
by Rachael Crabb, Sonya Reeder, and Diana Calvin
Foreword by Larry Crabb- 2015 Readers' Choice Award Winner
We all know how discouraging it can be to share our story with someone who's not really listening. Being engaged in a conversation, just like friendship, is about so much more than simply talking. How can we use words to connect with each other in ways that can do deep and lasting good? How do we have conversations that matter? ...
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paperbackThe Royal Priest
Psalm 110 in Biblical Theology
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Matthew H. Emadi
Series edited by D. A. CarsonDespite its importance in the New Testament and the priestly messianic promise identified by King David, relatively little has been written on Psalm 110 from a biblical-theological perspective.
By considering David's biblical warrant for bringing together priesthood and kingship in a single figure, Matthew Emadi shows how we are able to uncover the theological foundation on ...
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caseboundEpiphany
The Season of Glory
The Fullness of Time
by Fleming Rutledge
"We have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father."
This line from the prologue of the Gospel of John declares the theme of Epiphany. Christmas celebrates Christ's birth; Epiphany manifests his glory.
The feast of Epiphany and its following season are not as well observed as they should be. Many of us associate Epiphany with the visit of the Magi but ...
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paperbackCreating Cultures of Belonging
Cultivating Organizations Where Women and Men Thrive
by Beth Birmingham and Eeva Sallinen Simard
Foreword by Myal Greene and Emily SarmientoWith increasing interest from donors and board members to see faith-based, missional organizations reflect the diversity of God's kingdom, these organizations desire to have women in positions of leadership. However, this proves difficult when the organizational culture is one that silences and even penalizes the unique giftings that women bring to the table.
Many organizations ...
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paperbackChurches, Cultures, and Leadership
A Practical Theology of Congregations and Ethnicities
by Mark Lau Branson and Juan F. Martinez
We live in a culturally diverse society. As the church continues to heed Christ's call to reflect the multiethnic character of his people, pastors and lay leaders need to gain skills and competencies to serve in multicultural contexts, both inside and beyond their congregations. With this book, Mark Lau Branson and Juan F. Martínez equip leaders to create environments that make ...
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paperbackThe God Conversation
Using Stories and Illustrations to Explain Your Faith
by J. P. Moreland and Tim Muehlhoff
Foreword by Lee StrobelThink of it this way . . . Our beliefs are challenged from many directions. Every day it seems more difficult to explain to our friends, families, and neighbors what we believe and why. When our ideas and arguments fail to persuade them, what then? Is there another approach we can take? Veteran apologists and communicators J. P. Moreland and Tim Muehlhoff say that the best way to win over others ...
