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paperbackEnding Human Trafficking
A Handbook of Strategies for the Church Today
by Shayne Moore, Sandra Morgan, and Kimberly McOwen Yim
Foreword by Ambassador John Cotton RichmondAuthor Sandra Morgan awarded Wilberforce Award
Human trafficking is one of the most pressing social justice issues of our time, and in recent years there has been renewed interest among Christians, as many have been stirred up to take their part in the ongoing battle. This is a wonderful thing—and yet misinformed and misguided efforts can do more harm than ...
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paperbackThe Arts as Witness in Multifaith Contexts
Missiological Engagements
Edited by Roberta R. King and William A. Dyrness
In search of holistic Christian witness, missionaries have increasingly sought to take into account all the dimensions of people's cultural and religious lives—including their songs, dances, dramatic performances, storytelling, and visual arts. Missiologists, educators, and practitioners are cultivating new approaches for integrating the arts into mission praxis and celebrating ...
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paperbackHow Africa Shaped the Christian Mind
Rediscovering the African Seedbed of Western Christianity
Early African Christianity
by Thomas C. Oden
Africa has played a decisive role in the formation of Christian culture from its infancy. Some of the most decisive intellectual achievements of Christianity were explored and understood in Africa before they were in Europe. If this is so, why is Christianity so often perceived in Africa as a Western colonial import? How can Christians in Northern and sub-Saharan Africa, indeed how can Christians ...
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paperbackHonest Worship
From False Self to True Praise
by Manuel Luz
Foreword by Rory NolandWhen asked by his son why some churches have smoke machines, worship pastor Manuel Luz found himself responding, "Well, technically, you need smoke machines to see the lasers." But when you take down the smokescreen, what do you have left? Where do we encounter the Holy in the midst of all this? Where can we worship with our full selves—heart, soul, mind, and body—in Spirit and truth? Drawing from ...
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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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paperbackHis Face like Mine
Finding God's Love in Our Wounds
by Russell W. Joyce
Have you ever tasted true freedom?
Russell Joyce was born with a rare craniofacial disorder called Goldenhar syndrome, where the left side of his face was not formed. Years of patchwork surgeries made him more outwardly presentable, but not without deep pain and physical and emotional scars. But a life-changing encounter broke through to him with a power he never thought ...
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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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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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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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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.
