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  • Sent to Flourish: A Guide to Planting and Multiplying Churches, Edited by Len Tang and Charles E. Cotherman
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    Sent to Flourish

    A Guide to Planting and Multiplying Churches

    Edited by Len Tang and Charles E. Cotherman

    Church planting is hard work. Planters face a thousand pressures related to leadership, finances, identity, and more. Quick fixes don't produce sustainability. How can church planters and their congregations flourish for the longhaul?

    Sent to Flourish is a unique guide to accompany current and prospective church planters as they respond to this essential but sometimes ...

  • Worshiping with the Reformers, By Karin Maag
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    Worshiping with the Reformers

    by Karin Maag

    Worship of the triune God has always stood at the center of the Christian life. That was certainly the case during the sixteenth-century Reformation as well. Yet in the midst of tremendous social and theological upheaval, the church had to renew its understanding of what it means to worship God.

    In this volume, which serves as a companion to IVP Academic's Reformation Commentary ...

  • Worship and the World to Come: Exploring Christian Hope in Contemporary Worship, By Glenn Packiam
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    Worship and the World to Come

    Exploring Christian Hope in Contemporary Worship

    Dynamics of Christian Worship

    by Glenn Packiam

    Christians sing because we are people of hope.

    Yet our hope is unlike other kinds of hope. We are not optimists; nor are we escapists. Christian hope is uniquely shaped by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead andby the promise of our own future resurrection.

    How is that hope both expressed and experienced in contemporary worship? In this volume in the Dynamics ...

  • Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods, By Jonathan Brooks
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    Church Forsaken

    Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods

    by Jonathan Brooks
    Foreword by Amisho Baraka

    "There are no God-forsaken places, just church-forsaken places." —Jon Fuller, OMF InternationalJonathan Brooks was raised in the Englewood neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. As soon as he was able, he left the community and moved as far away as he could. But through a remarkable turn of events, he reluctantly returned and found himself not only back in Englewood but also ...

  • Bread for the Resistance: Forty Devotions for Justice People, By Donna Barber
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    Bread for the Resistance

    Forty Devotions for Justice People

    by Donna Barber

    Sometimes you get tired, doing this thing we call justice. Making the case, fighting the fight, having to explain again and again why it matters. You feel burned out or disillusioned. Sometimes you just need a word from the Lord.

    In these daily devotions, Donna Barber offers life-giving words of renewal and hope for those engaged in the resistance to injustice. When you face ...

    Number of Studies: 40

  • The Mission Always Wins: Quit Appeasing Stakeholders, By Tod Bolsinger
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    The Mission Always Wins

    Quit Appeasing Stakeholders

    Practicing Change Series

    by Tod Bolsinger
    Illustrated by Mark Demel
    Foreword by Marty Linsky
    Read by Taylor Tutt

    In a world where change is the only constant, leadership demands courage and clarity.

    Every organization faces pivotal moments that can either blur their vision or strengthen their resolve. Through insightful storytelling,engaging illustrations, and practical exercises, Bolsinger helps you cut through the noise to hone in on what truly matters—your ...

  • Surrender to Love: Discovering the Heart of Christian Spirituality, By David G. Benner
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    Surrender to Love

    Discovering the Heart of Christian Spirituality

    The Spiritual Journey

    by David G. Benner
    Foreword by M. Basil Pennington
    Read by William Slammon

    Surrender to the Only Perfectly Trustworthy Love

    In our self-reliant era, most of us recoil from the concept of surrendering to a power or authority outside ourselves. But surrender need not be seen as threatening, especially when the One to whom we surrender is the epitome of goodness and love.

    God doesn't want his people to ...