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ebookLoving the Church . . . Blessing the Nations
Pursuing the Role of Local Churches in Global Mission
by George Miley
Rediscovering the role God designed for the church in mission is a critical issue facing the missions movement today. That role is to glorify God by planting churches among every tongue, tribe, and nation. Planting churches amid unreached peoples is a complex process. It calls forth every ministry gift and the contribution of every believer. Imagine a businessman, a construction worker, a schoolteacher, ...
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paperbackDesiring God's Will
Aligning Our Hearts with the Heart of God
The Spiritual Journey
by David G. Benner
Foreword by Thomas H. GreenMost people think of God's will as something to be found or as the receiving of guidance from God when making decisions. Too often, however, the problem is not that we don't know what God desires for our lives, but rather that we just don't want to do what we already know he wants. How might our wills be changed so that we become both willing and able to do what God asks of us? In Desiring ...
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paperbackLiturgical Mission
The Work of the People for the Life of the World
by Winfield Bevins
Foreword by Justo L. GonzálezModern missional movements have often viewed the historic Christian traditions with suspicion. The old traditions may be beautiful, the thinking goes, but they’re too insular, focused primarily on worship and on the interior life of the church, and not looking outward to evangelism and good works.
In Liturgical Mission, Winfield Bevins argues that the church's liturgy ...
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paperbackThe Gospel in the Marketplace of Ideas
Paul's Mars Hill Experience for Our Pluralistic World
by Paul Copan and Kenneth D. Litwak
Our world is multicultural, multireligious, multiphilosophical. It ranges from fundamental monotheism to do-it-yourself spirituality to strident atheism. How can Christians engage in communicating across worldviews in this pluralistic and often relativistic society? When Paul visited Athens, he found an equally multicultural and multireligious setting. From Jews to Gentiles, elite to poor, slaves ...
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J.R. Briggs
J.R. Briggs is the cofounder and Cultural Cultivator of The Renew Community in the greater Philadelphia area. He also serves as the Director of Leadership Congregational Formation with the Ecclesia Network. He is the creator and curator of the Epic Fail Pastors Conferences and is the author of Fail.
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paperbackUncommon Church
Community Transformation for the Common Good
by Alvin Sanders
Foreword by Efrem SmithHow can the people of God develop churches in ways that help and don't hurt poor neighborhoods? In urban ministry, Christians too often treat the poor as goodwill projects instead of people. Because of this mindset, many remain unchurched. Healthy, local, urban churches are needed because they combine personal empowerment and community transformation.
Every poor neighborhood ...
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paperbackThe Magna Carta of Humanity
Sinai's Revolutionary Faith and the Future of Freedom
by Os Guinness
In these stormy times, voices from all fronts call for change. But what kind of revolution brings true freedom to both society and the human soul?
Cultural observer Os Guinness explores the nature of revolutionary faith, contrasting between secular revolutions such as the French Revolution and the faith-led revolution of ancient Israel. He argues that the story of ...
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paperbackTo Be Honest with You
A Journey of Certainty and Skepticism through the Gospel of Luke
by Vince Woltjer and Timothy D. Vandenberg
The postmodern world looms large in the thoughts and reflections of those too old to be without doubt but too young to find comfort in answers found in today's world. What started out as journal entries, the devotions of To Be Honest With You offers a young man's insightful perspectives gained from personal experiences. The devotions have a fresh, voice and way of looking at life that ...
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Sandra Maria Van Opstal
Sandra Maria Van Opstal is a second-generation Latina pastor, an activist, an author, and a powerful leading voice on the intersection of faith and justice. She is executive director of Chasing Justice, a movement that mobilizes Christians to live justly. Sandra's distinctiveness comes from working in both local and global contexts as a practitioner and an academic. She has reached audiences around the world on topics of reconciliation, global justice, and worship.
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paperbackThe Love of God
A Canonical Model
by John C. Peckham
Readers' Choice Award Winner
"For God so loved the world . . ."
We believe these words, but what do they really mean? Does God choose to love, or does God love necessarily? Is God's love emotional? Does the love of God include desire or enjoyment? Is God's love conditional? Can God receive love from human beings?
Attempts to answer these questions ...
