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paperbackSeasoned Speech
Rhetoric in the Life of the Church
by James E. Beitler III
The Christian faith depends to a great degree on persuasion. In one of his letters to early Christians, the apostle Paul wrote, "Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone" (Col. 4:6). Yet rhetoric—the art of persuasion—has been largely ignored by most Christians. In this book, James Beitler seeks to renew interest ...
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paperbackImprovising Church
Scripture as the Source of Harmony, Rhythm, and Soul
by Mark Glanville
Plenty of books diagnose our post-Christian malaise. Here's a dynamic solution.
The post-Christian cultural turn is creating the conditions for a crisis of confidence in the church and in pastoral ministry. While such changes can be disruptive and disconcerting, our new cultural reality makes the present moment a uniquely exciting time to reimagine churches that bear witness ...
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paperbackMinistering in Honor-Shame Cultures
Biblical Foundations and Practical Essentials
by Jayson Georges and Mark D. Baker
Many a Westerner has had a cross-cultural experience of honor and shame. First there are those stuttering moments in the new social landscape. Then after missed cues and social bruises comes the revelation that this culture—indeed much of the world—runs on an honor-shame operating system. When Western individualism and its introspective conscience fails to engage cultural gears, how can we shift ...
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paperbackBaptism
Three Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Edited by David F. Wright
Contributions by Sinclair B. Ferguson, Bruce A. Ware, and Tony LaneThe Christian church confesses "one baptism." But the church's answers to how, whom and when to baptize, and even what it means or does, are famously varied.
This Spectrum Multiview volume provides a forum for thoughtful proponents of three principal evangelical views to state their case, respond to the others, and then provide a summary response and statement. Sinclair Ferguson ...
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paperbackDiverse Worship
African-American, Caribbean and Hispanic Perspectives
by Pedrito U. Maynard-Reid
Let the nations sing. What are the universal constants of Christian worship? What are the unique elements that arise out of diverse local contexts? How do we appropriately respect and honor both the constancy and the diversity? In Diverse Worship Pedrito U. Maynard-Reid explores the multiethnic dimensions of worship by looking at three specific cultural contexts--African-American, Caribbean ...
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paperbackTo Know You More
Cultivating the Heart of the Worship Leader
by Andy Park
- The WorshipMusic.com 2003 Book of the Year
Andy Park writes, "I've learned through the years that becoming a worship leader involves far more than developing a set of skills--it's all about developing a life in God." Here's your opportunity to sit at the feet of one who has for twenty-five years led contemporary worship services in the United States and Canada. ...
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paperbackMarriage in the Middle
Embracing Midlife Surprises, Challenges, and Joys
by Dorothy Littell Greco
Midlife is a season of challenge and change—professionally, relationally, physically, and spiritually. On our better days, we experience a sense of growing clarity and satisfaction about who we are. We might even be coming to terms with our limitations and vulnerabilities, letting go of some dreams and creating new ones. But many days, we are overwhelmed and exhausted by the intense ...
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paperbackJust Discipleship
Biblical Justice in an Unjust World
by Michael J. Rhodes
Foreword by Brent A. StrawnMany Christians and churches are rediscovering that God cares deeply about justice, but opinions abound as to what an approach to biblical justice might look like in contemporary society. What exactly does the Bible mean by justice, and what does it have to do with poverty, racism, and other issues in our world? More importantly, how do we become the kind of people ...
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paperbackDon't Blow Up Your Ministry
Defuse the Underlying Issues That Take Pastors Down
by Michael MacKenzie
Foreword by Marshall ShelleyThere's a ticking time bomb in your ministry. Is it you?
The pressures of pastoring are endless, leading many to burnout and depression, sexual misconduct, or substance abuse. But moral failures can be averted and shipwrecked ministries can be repaired. Counselor Michael MacKenzie, a longtime expert in helping pastors at risk, deals with the issues beneath the issues, such ...
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paperbackThe Face of Forgiveness
A Pastoral Theology of Shame and Redemption
by Philip D. Jamieson
Jesus tells Peter to forgive "not seven times, but seventy-seven times" (Matt 18:22), and the atoning work of Christ is at the center of Christian thought. Yet many followers of Christ often struggle with offering or receiving forgiveness. The Face of Forgiveness seeks to address this dilemma and present a way forward. Utilizing contemporary distinctions between shame and guilt, Philip ...
