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  • The Journey of Ministry: Insights from a Life of Practice, By Eddie Gibbs
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    The Journey of Ministry

    Insights from a Life of Practice

    by Eddie Gibbs
    Foreword by Richard J. Mouw

    These days, everybody wants the latest killer app for successful ministry. But ministry is not plug-and-play technology. It is an art cultivated over a long-term journey of faithfulness and perseverance. In his most intimate book yet, Eddie Gibbs articulates a personal philosophy of ministry born from his storied career in teaching and pastoral ministry. Through images from his own life and family, ...

  • The Connected Life: The Art and Science of Relational Spirituality, By Todd W. Hall
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    The Connected Life

    The Art and Science of Relational Spirituality

    by Todd W. Hall
    Foreword by Curt Thompson

    It's no secret that we live in an increasingly isolated world. The pandemic has only exacerbated what was already a startling trend: loneliness and disconnection have been on the rise for a long time in our society. We long for a deep sense of meaning to make sense of our lives, but we don't know how to find it. Even worse, we often search for it in unhealthy ways that hinder the ...

  • Resilient Ministry: What Pastors Told Us About Surviving and Thriving, By Bob Burns and Tasha D. Chapman and Donald C. Guthrie
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    Resilient Ministry

    What Pastors Told Us About Surviving and Thriving

    by Bob Burns, Tasha D. Chapman, and Donald C. Guthrie

    What does it take to have fruitful ministry over the long haul? The stresses of pastoring are well known and can be a match for even the best-prepared, most experienced in ministry--multiple tasks, long hours, taxing responsibilities and, yes, some challenging personalities. Too often the results can be burnout, being run out or just feeling worn out. To find out how pastors can thrive as well ...

  • Longing for More: A Woman's Path to Transformation in Christ, By Ruth Haley Barton
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    Longing for More

    A Woman's Path to Transformation in Christ

    Transforming Resources

    by Ruth Haley Barton
    Foreword by Lynne Hybels

    In the quiet places of your heart, do you ever yearn for something more? Many Christian women, if we are honest, feel discontented about aspects of our lives. Some of us long to be married, while others long to escape from marriage. Some of us struggle with our roles in the church, wondering why God would give us gifts that are not allowed to flourish. Some of us feel we have no voice. Others of ...

  • Rethinking the Police: An Officer's Confession and the Pathway to Reform, By Daniel Reinhardt
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    Rethinking the Police

    An Officer's Confession and the Pathway to Reform

    by Daniel Reinhardt

    A former officer grapples with the reality of our broken police culture

    Our society has long been stuck in cultural and ideological battles about police brutality and the police force's broken relationship with our communities. Rethinking the Police promises to start a more hopeful conversation.

    Daniel Reinhardt spent twenty-four years as a police officer near ...

  • Mark, Edited by Thomas C. Oden and Christopher A. Hall
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    Mark

    Volume 2

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Thomas C. Oden
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden
    Edited by Christopher A. Hall

    Christianity Today Book Award Winner

    The early church valued the Gospel of Mark for its preservation of the apostolic voice and gospel narrative of Peter. Yet the early church fathers very rarely produced sustained commentary on Mark. This brisk-paced and robust little Gospel, so much enjoyed by modern readers, was overshadowed in the minds of the fathers by the magisterial ...

  • Mark, Edited by Christopher A. Hall and Thomas C. Oden
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    Mark

    Volume 2

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Christopher A. Hall and Thomas C. Oden
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    Christianity Today Book Award Winner

    The early church valued the Gospel of Mark for its preservation of the apostolic voice and gospel narrative of Peter. Yet the early church fathers very rarely produced sustained commentary on Mark. This brisk-paced and robust little Gospel, so much enjoyed by modern readers, was overshadowed in the minds of the fathers by the magisterial ...

  • The Gospel of St. John: A Newly Discovered Commentary, By J. B. Lightfoot
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    The Gospel of St. John

    A Newly Discovered Commentary

    The Lightfoot Legacy Set

    by J. B. Lightfoot
    Edited by Ben Witherington III and Todd D. Still
    Assisted by Jeanette M. Hagen

    Preaching's Survey of Bibles and Bible Reference award

    InterVarsity Press is proud to present The Lightfoot Legacy, a three-volume set of previously unpublished material from J. B. Lightfoot, one of the great biblical scholars of the modern era. In the spring of 2013, Ben Witherington III discovered hundreds of pages of biblical commentary by Lightfoot in the Durham ...

  • John: An Introduction and Commentary, By Colin G. Kruse
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    John

    An Introduction and Commentary

    Tyndale New Testament Commentaries

    by Colin G. Kruse

    Among the Gospels, John's is unique. It has a structure with long conversations and extended debates, and much of its content is not found elsewhere. Jesus' relationship to the Father and his teaching on the Holy Spirit are given special prominence. Ultimately, faith, believing in Jesus, is at the center—with signs highlighted to provoke faith, and stories of those who responded to Jesus as examples ...

  • From Research to Teaching: A Guide to Beginning Your Classroom Career, By Michael Kibbe
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    From Research to Teaching

    A Guide to Beginning Your Classroom Career

    by Michael Kibbe
    Foreword by Gary M. Burge

    It's a long way from the research carrel to the classroom. No matter your personality, your prior experience, or the specifics of your situation, the transition from graduate studies to teaching involves a set of challenges for which no one is ever fully prepared. In this practical guide Michael Kibbe, author of From Topic to Thesis, provides a helpful companion for the ...