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As the crisis over immigration and migrant children grows, numerous InterVarsity Press authors are putting power behind their written words as they work to change policies, bring about change, and educate the public about what is happening and what can be done.
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LifeGuide Finder results for Bible studies for leaders. Use this interactive tool to identify the right LifeGuide Bible Study for you. Search by number of sessions, holidays, books of the Bible, themes, characters, group interest and bestsellers.
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As Christians, our work and faith are integrated seamlessly in our lives. What if we all found a way to see our vocation as way of advancing God's work? In this conversation, IVP authors Barry Rowan, Gayle Beebe, Jeff Haanen, Joanna Meyer, Ross Chapman, and Ryan Tafilowski share their insights about bringing faith and work together for the glory of God.
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paperback10 Great Ideas from Church History
A Decision-Maker's Guide to Shaping Your Church
by Mark Shaw
Tired of following the latest church-growth fad? In many churches, building vision means embracing the ideas of the latest guru and jumping from one program to another. Ministry decisions are made according to the crisis of the moment or the pressures of the bottom line. Long-term planning can seem like an impossible dream.This book offers something different. Here are ideas that have stood the ...
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paperbackThe Magnificent Story
Uncovering a Gospel of Beauty, Goodness, and Truth
Apprentice Resources
by James Bryan Smith
We are story-making people. We love reading stories—and we love hearing the personal stories of others. We need stories, or narratives, to make sense of our world. And those stories shape our lives. What is the story you have been told about the gospel? About God? About the Christian life? About Jesus? About the cross? About yourself? About heaven?Your answers to these questions will form a story ...
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paperbackHearing God's Words
Exploring Biblical Spirituality
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Peter Adam
Series edited by D. A. CarsonMany discussions of Christian spirituality draw on a range of traditions and "disciplines." Little attention, however, appears to have been given to the Bible itself for its teaching on this theme or as a source of spirituality. Similarly, it is commonly assumed that, when it comes to spirituality, the evangelical tradition has little to offer.In response, Peter Adam urges us to renew our confidence ...
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paperbackUnderstanding Sexual Abuse
A Guide for Ministry Leaders and Survivors
by Tim Hein
Foreword by Debra Hirsch“It is said that the true test of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members.”As many as one in four girls and one in six boys experience sexual abuse during childhood, and it’s estimated that as many as half of the incidents are neverreported. This means that countless millions in our societies, both children and adults, carry this complex, often hidden pain. What does the path to healing ...
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caseboundEnduring Friendship
Sticking Together in an Age of Unfriending
by Bryan Loritts
Foreword by John Mark ComerFriendships are difficult.
Sometimes it can seem as if friends are more work and pain than they're worth, with friendship challenges that we have to endure and struggle through. Life gets in the way of our well-intentioned efforts to connect. Conflicts and differences over serious issues divide us and make us think that we could never be close to a person ever again. In today's ...
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paperbackWinsome Persuasion
Christian Influence in a Post-Christian World
by Tim Muehlhoff and Richard Langer
Foreword by Quentin J. SchultzeChristianity Today's 2018 Book of the Year Award of Merit—Apologetics/Evangelism
How are Christians viewed in the broader culture?
We blush at the possibilities. Brainwashed fanatics? Out-of-touch dogmatists? Buffoons?
The task of bearing faithful witness to Jesus is complicated by persistent—and not altogether baseless—cultural ...
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caseboundRediscovering Paul
An Introduction to His World, Letters, and Theology
by E. Randolph Richards, David B. Capes, and Rodney Reeves
For some of us, the apostle Paul is intimidating, like a distant and difficult uncle. Maybe not someone you'd like to hang out with at a coffee shop on a rainy day. He'd make a scene, evangelize the barista, and arouse looks across the room. For amid-morning latte, we'd prefer Jesus over Paul.But Paul is actually the guy who—from Ephesus to Athens—was the talk of the marketplace, the raconteur of ...
