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Women's viewpoints, experiences, and stories are important. Books on this list celebrate the triumphs of women around the world, honoring their leadership and contributions to culture, the academy, and the church. Some books also dig into the dark realities and barriers that many women face, from violence and abuse to questions about calling, ministry, and relationships. Reading is a great way to lift up and learn from these important voices.
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hardcoverThe Disruption of Evangelicalism
The Age of Torrey, Mott, McPherson and Hammond
History of Evangelicalism Series
by Geoffrey R. Treloar
The Disruption of Evangelicalism is the first comprehensive account of the evangelical tradition across the English-speaking world from the end of the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. It offers fresh perspectives on conversionism and the life of faith, biblical and theological perspectives, social engagement, and mission. Tracing these trajectories through a period of great turbulence ...
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paperbackThe Mestizo Augustine
A Theologian Between Two Cultures
by Justo L. González
Few thinkers have been as influential as Augustine of Hippo. His writings, such as Confessions and City of God, have left an indelible mark on Western Christianity. He has become so synonymous with Christianity in the West that we easily forget he was a man of two cultures: African and Greco-Roman. The mixture of African Christianity and Greco-Roman rhetoric and philosophy gave ...
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paperbackPray for the World
A New Prayer Resource from Operation World
Operation World Resources
Foreword by Patrick Johnstone
Consulting Editor Molly WallFor decades, Operation World has been the world's leading resource for people who want to impact the nations for Christ through prayer. Its twofold purpose has been to inform for prayer and to mobilize for mission. Now the research team of Operation World offers this abridged version of the 7th edition called Pray for the World as an accessible resource to facilitate prayer ...
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paperbackNon-Toxic Masculinity
Recovering Healthy Male Sexuality
by Zachary Wagner
Dismissals such as "boys will be boys" and "not all men" are ingrained in our world. And the purity culture of our youth sold the same excuses with a spiritual spin. Can we break the toxic cycle and recover a healthy identity for men?
In Non-Toxic Masculinity, Zachary Wagner tells men, "If you are in Christ, this is your problem—and you should be part of the solution."
Reflecting ...
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paperbackLife Together in Christ
Experiencing Transformation in Community
Transforming Resources
by Ruth Haley Barton
Best Book of Spiritual Formation, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore
Have you joined a church or small group in hopes of experiencing real life change, only to be disappointed?
Have you sat through inspiring sermons about what is possible when Christians gather together in mutually edifying relationships, only to recognize how cynical you have become after ...
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Looking for the best church leadership resources for you and your ministry team? Whether you're a pastor, worship leader, church administrator, or small group leader, these books will serve as your companions as you equip God's people for life in the kingdom. In addition to books about the pastoral vocation, you'll find church-wide curriculum, fundraising and organizational leadership resources, and practical books to help you plan worship services according to the church calendar and your specific context. If you're focusing on a particular aspect of ministry like missions, outreach and evangelism, church planting, youth ministry, community partnership, or inclusive ministry, you'll also find resources written by leaders with real-life experience to guide your way.
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paperbackThe Faithful Artist
A Vision for Evangelicalism and the Arts
Studies in Theology and the Arts Series
by Cameron J Anderson
The tension between Christianity and the arts is often real. But it also offers a false dichotomy. Many Christian artists think that they must choose between their faith and their artistic calling.
Drawing upon his experiences as both a Christian and a practicing artist, Cameron J. Anderson explores the dynamics of faith and art in this Studies in Theology and the Arts volume. ...
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We need to apply theology to our work in ministry if we want to see our local congregations (and the larger institution of the Christian church) flourish. These ecclesiology resources equip church leaders and pastors with the wisdom to build Kingdom-centered congregations guided by biblical structures and leadership teams.
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paperbackGrassroots Asian Theology
Thinking the Faith from the Ground Up
by Simon Chan
A dynamic chapter of church history is now being written in Asia. But the theological inflections at its heart are not well understood by outsiders. The published voices of elite academic theologians have drowned out the cadences of Christian faith as it is spoken, lived and prayed in the homes and churches of Tokyo or Shanghai or Madras. Now, in Grassroots Asian Theology, Simon Chan ...
