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  • The Hopeful Neighborhood: What Happens When Christians Pursue the Common Good, By Don Everts
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    The Hopeful Neighborhood

    What Happens When Christians Pursue the Common Good

    Lutheran Hour Ministries Resources

    by Don Everts
    Foreword by David Kinnaman

    Are you tired of hearing people dismiss the church as an irrelevant relic? (Do you secretly wonder if they are right?) Don Everts explores an exciting reality that is revealed in Scripture, shown throughout history, and confirmed in the latest research: when Christians pursue the common good of the neighborhood, the world stands up and notices. It turns out this is exactly what ...

  • The Vulnerable Pastor: How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry, By Mandy Smith
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    The Vulnerable Pastor

    How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry

    by Mandy Smith
    Foreword by David Hansen

    Missio Alliance Essential Reading List

    Hearts Minds Bookstore's Best Books

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    Englewood Review of Books Best Books

    Leadership Journal's Best Ministry Books of the Year

    Often as pastors we feel like we need to project strength and competency in order ...

  • Small Group Starter Kit, By Jeffrey Arnold
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    Small Group Starter Kit

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Jeffrey Arnold

    Do you want to build significant relationships, grow in your knowledge and understanding of Scripture, and learn how to reach out to others? Do you wonder how to begin? In this easy-to-use LifeGuide® Bible Study guide Jeff Arnold provides you with everything you need for the first meetings of a small group. Getting acquainted, setting expectations, studying Scripture--it's all here in ...

    Number of Studies: 6

  • Everywhere You Look: Discovering the Church Right Where You Are, By Tim Soerens
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    Everywhere You Look

    Discovering the Church Right Where You Are

    by Tim Soerens
    Foreword by Walter Brueggemann

    What's the point of the church anyway?

    The emerging generation is opting out of the church in large numbers. They're embarrassed at how the church is portrayed in the media and dismayed at what appears to be their options for participation. Is church really necessary anymore in our day? Is it even possible?

    Tim Soerens sees this unsettled state of affairs as an extraordinary ...

  • To Alter Your World: Partnering with God to Rebirth Our Communities, By Michael Frost and Christiana Rice
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    To Alter Your World

    Partnering with God to Rebirth Our Communities

    by Michael Frost and Christiana Rice

    • 15th Annual Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year - Also Recommended in Church

    In Christ, a new world is being born and the new creation is unfurling all around us. God is directing history toward the future restoration, repair, and renewal of all creation. And our job is to cooperate with God in being a sign and foretaste of that coming world. Renowned missional ...

  • The New Parish: How Neighborhood Churches Are Transforming Mission, Discipleship and Community, By Paul Sparks and Tim Soerens and Dwight J. Friesen
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    The New Parish

    How Neighborhood Churches Are Transforming Mission, Discipleship and Community

    by Paul Sparks, Tim Soerens, and Dwight J. Friesen

    Christianity Today Award of Merit

    Readers' Choice Awards Honorable Mention

    Best Books About the Church from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore

    "When . . . faith communities begin connecting together, in and for the neighborhood, they learn to depend on God for strength to love, forgive and show grace like never before. ...

  • Redeemed Sexuality: 12 Sessions for Healing and Transformation in Community, By Andrew A. Boa
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    Redeemed Sexuality

    12 Sessions for Healing and Transformation in Community

    by Andrew A. Boa
    Foreword by William M. Struthers

    Sexual brokenness permeates our culture and has found its way into the church. Even though Christians are called to value and celebrate sexuality as sacred and good, it is often a source of fear, shame, or secret sin. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Healthy sexuality concerns what we pursue, not just what we avoid, so Redeemed Sexuality invites emerging adults to ...

    Number of Studies: 12

  • Institutional Intelligence: How to Build an Effective Organization, By Gordon T. Smith
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    Institutional Intelligence

    How to Build an Effective Organization

    by Gordon T. Smith

    Institutions matter. But we often view them somewhat cynically, perhaps as a necessary evil.

    In truth, institutions remain essential to human flourishing. They are the very means by which communities thrive, individual vocations are fulfilled, and society is changed for the good. We all must learn the wisdom of working effectively within institutions—what Gordon Smith calls ...

  • The Accountable Man: Pursuing Integrity Through Trust and Friendship, By Tom Eisenman
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    The Accountable Man

    Pursuing Integrity Through Trust and Friendship

    by Tom Eisenman

    Good men--husbands, fathers, church leaders, pastors--sometimes make bad choices. And for far too many men, bad choices have led to the crumbling of marriages and ministries. Tom Eisenman knows it doesn't have to be this way. He also knows that in order for men to develop authenticity, vulnerability, honesty, trust--the character traits of spiritual maturity--they must cultivate healthy relationships ...

  • Recalibrate Your Life: Navigating Transitions with Purpose and Hope, By Kenneth Boa and Jenny Abel
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    Recalibrate Your Life

    Navigating Transitions with Purpose and Hope

    by Kenneth Boa and Jenny Abel

    As we make our way through life, we find ourselves in times of transition where we need to reassess who we are and what we do.

    Living well doesn't happen automatically for followers of Christ—it happens when we have planned ahead by reviewing and recalibrating our lives on a regular basis, and when we transition from one stage of life to the next. Times of transition, especially ...