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PaperbackTelling God's Story
Narrative Preaching for Christian Formation
by John W. Wright
Here is Biblical narrative preaching that transforms.John W. Wright presents a new model of preaching that aims to connect the biblical text with a congregation so that they are formed into a true Christian community. Such formation calls for interpretative engagement with both the biblical narrative and the cultural narrative that shapes our society. Wright critically surveys current theories of ...
PaperbackThe Steward Leader
Transforming People, Organizations and Communities
by R. Scott Rodin
Coach. Entrepreneur. Mentor. Executive. Servant. Visionary. Everyone has a different idea of what a leader should be. How can any one person be everything? Scott Rodin brings unity and clarity to this confusing, demanding picture of leadership. Heoffers a comprehensive model that brings together a biblical understanding of holistic stewardship with the best in leadership studies.Whether in churches, ...
PaperbackRaising Up Young Heroes
Developing a Revolutionary Youth Ministry
by Efrem Smith
How can you move beyond youth group?You already know that youth ministry is about much more than Sunday night Bible study and lock-ins. It's about changing the lives of youth and empowering young heroes to change their world. In this bookEfrem Smith provides you with a model for holistic ministry that addresses all the needs of youth--body, soul and spirit. Powerful stories from Smith's ...
PaperbackPsychology in the Spirit
Christian Worldview Integration Series
by John H. Coe and Todd W. Hall
- Can real change happen in the human soul?
- Is it possible to have truly healthy relationships?
- Is psychology something that can help us see reality as God sees it?
John H. Coe and Todd W. Hall tackle these and other provocative questions in this next volume of the Christian Worldview Integration Series which offers an introduction to a new approach to psychology that ...
PaperbackYou Were Never Meant to Lead Alone
The Power of Sharing Leadership
by Eun Kyong Strawser
Afterword by David E. Fitch
Foreword by Alexia SalvatierraBuild a Collaborative and Sustainable Ministry Structure
The work of the church is more than any one person can handle, and God never intended for one pastor to do all a church's ministry alone.
Discover a communal andbiblical model of missional leadership in You Were Never Meant to Lead Alone. In this book, E. K. Strawser seeks to recover the shared leadership ...
PaperbackMarriage Counseling
A Christian Approach to Counseling Couples
by Everett L. Worthington Jr.
Marriages are in trouble today. That is clear. Effective mothods of combating this trend are less evident. Counselors, pastors and social workers need more than mere theories or mere moralizing. They need a practical and comprehensive model for understanding couples and their problems. They need a throughly Christian perspective that is biblical, compassionate and human.Everett Worthington provides ...
PaperbackFamily Discipleship That Works
Guiding Your Child to Know, Love, and Act Like Jesus
by Brian Dembowczyk
Christianity Today Book Awards Finalist—Marriage, Family, and Singleness
Family discipleship is one of the most basic ways God has ordained to build his kingdom—and yet most parents struggle to do it consistently.
Amid our busyness, the multitude of different approaches, and our own self-doubts, the deck seems stacked against us. But Brian Dembowczyk ...
PaperbackEldership and the Mission of God
Equipping Teams for Faithful Church Leadership
by J.R. Briggs and Bob Hyatt
Foreword by Alan HirschEvery church needs leadership. But leadership should not reside in a single pastor. The biblical model for church leadership is found in teams of elders who together guide the community into God's mission. Church leaders J.R. Briggs and Bob Hyattprovide a comprehensive picture of elders as agents of mission for their communities. Healthy eldership structures a church for mission, as elder teams ...
Paperback2 Corinthians
A Commentary on the New Testament
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series
by Linda L. Belleville
Though few church squabbles today come close to matching the intensity and seriousness of what Paul faced in the commercial and hedonistic hotbed of Corinth, his strategies and pastoral wisdom in confronting the problems there can still serve as ahelpful model for us in responding to a culture marked by individualism and materialism.In this careful study of 2 Corinthians, readers will find an introduction ...
PaperbackGracism
The Art of Inclusion
BridgeLeader Books
by David A Anderson
With David Heiliger
Foreword by Erwin R. McManusWe can't ignore color, class, or culture. Instead, we must engage matters of race with a different posture and embrace radical inclusion of the marginalized.
Now with David Heiliger, David A. Anderson revives the biblical model for showing special grace to others on the basis of ethnicity, class, or social distinction—one of gracism. Responding to ongoing problems of prejudice ...
