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  • Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry, By Ruth Haley Barton
    hardcover

    Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership

    Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry

    Transforming Resources

    by Ruth Haley Barton
    Afterword by Leighton Ford
    Foreword by Gary A. Haugen

    Spiritual Practices for Burnt Out Leaders

    "I'm tired of helping others enjoy God—I just want to enjoy God for myself."

    With this painful admission, Ruth Haley Barton invites us to an honest exploration of what happens when spiritual leaders lose track of their souls. Weaving together contemporary illustrations with penetrating insight from the life of Moses, Strengthening ...

  • Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement, By Justin Giboney and Michael Wear and Chris Butler
    hardcover

    Compassion (&) Conviction

    The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement

    by Justin Giboney, Michael Wear, and Chris Butler
    Foreword by Barbara Williams-Skinner

    Christian Book Award® program
    Outreach Resource of the Year

    Have you ever felt too progressive for conservatives, but too conservative for progressives?

    Too often, political questions are framed in impossible ways for the faithful Christian: we're forced to choose between social justice and biblical values, between supporting women and ...

  • In Search of the Common Good: Christian Fidelity in a Fractured World, By Jake Meador
    hardcover

    In Search of the Common Good

    Christian Fidelity in a Fractured World

    by Jake Meador
    Foreword by Timothy Keller

    ECPA Christian Book Award Finalist - Faith and Culture
    Christianity Today Book of the Year Award, Politics and Public Life

    Common life in our society is in decline.

    Our communities are disintegrating, as the loss of meaningful work and the breakdown of the family leave us anxious and alone—indeed, half of all Americans report daily feelings ...

  • Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that Keep Us Apart, By Christena Cleveland
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    Disunity in Christ

    Uncovering the Hidden Forces that Keep Us Apart

    by Christena Cleveland

    Leadership Journal Book Award
    Readers' Choice Awards Honorable Mention

    Despite Jesus' prayer that all Christians "be one," divisions have been epidemic in the body of Christ from the beginning to the present. We cluster in theological groups, gender groups, age groups, ethnic groups, educational and economic groups. We criticize freely those who disagree with ...

  • The Radical Disciple: Some Neglected Aspects of Our Calling, By John Stott
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    The Radical Disciple

    Some Neglected Aspects of Our Calling

    by John Stott

    What is a life of radical discipleship? At the root, it means we let Jesus set the agenda of our lives. We aren't selective. We don't pick and choose what is congenial and stay away from what is costly. No. He is Lord of all of life. In the last book by the leading evangelical churchman of the twentieth century, John Stott opens up what it means to truly be a follower of Jesus. In a refreshing ...

  • Called: The Crisis and Promise of Following Jesus Today, By Mark Labberton
    hardcover

    Called

    The Crisis and Promise of Following Jesus Today

    by Mark Labberton

    The most urgent call upon God?s people is to live as followers of Jesus. The most indicting critique against the church is as simple: its failure to do so. As the leader of an evangelical theological seminary that trains men and women as leaders for the church and society, Mark Labberton writes: "People ask many questions about how their lives relate to the world. What are our lives in this ...

  • Forgiving and Reconciling: Bridges to Wholeness and Hope, By Everett L. Worthington Jr.
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    Forgiving and Reconciling

    Bridges to Wholeness and Hope

    by Everett L. Worthington Jr.

    A Templeton Foundation Book of Distinction

    All of us have suffered painful emotional and relational hurts. God calls us to forgive those who have hurt us, but that's often easier said than done. We don't usually know how to forgive others, nor are we always sure if we have truly forgiven them.

    Psychologist and counselor Everett L. Worthington Jr., the leading Christian ...

  • A Long Obedience in the Same Direction Bible Study, By Eugene H. Peterson
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    A Long Obedience in the Same Direction Bible Study

    IVP Signature Bible Studies

    by Eugene H. Peterson
    With Dale Larsen and Sandy Larsen

    We are surrounded by a society that idealizes quick results and stimulating experiences. The Christian life, however, calls us to be not tourists but pilgrims—disciples committed to a long journey of faith.

    These six studies, based on Eugene Peterson's bestselling A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, provide an accessible guide for growing in perseverance. Find ...

    Number of Studies: 6