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paperbackCreating a Missional Culture
Equipping the Church for the Sake of the World
Forge Partnership Books
by JR Woodward
Foreword by Alan HirschOnce upon a time, Moses had had enough. Exhausted by the challenge of leading the Israelites from slavery to the Promised Land, Moses cried out to God, "What have I done to displease you that you put the burden of all these people on me? . . . If this is how you are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me" (Exodus 11:11, 15). If that sounds hauntingly familiar to you, you may be the senior ...
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paperbackMen and Women in the Church
Building Consensus on Christian Leadership
by Sarah Sumner
Foreword by Phillip E. JohnsonEvangelicals stand divided in their view of women in the church. On one side stand complementarians, arguing the full worth of women but assigning them to differing roles. On the other side stand egalitarians, arguing that the full worth of women demands their equal treatment and access to leadership roles. Is there a way to mend the breach and build consensus? Sarah Sumner thinks there is. Avoiding ...
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paperbackReading Scripture with the Church Fathers
by Christopher A. Hall
Many Christians today long to become reacquainted with their ancient ancestors in the faith. They see a deeper worship and devotion in the prayers and hymns of the early church. And they believe that the writings of the early church can shed new light on their understanding of Scripture.
But where and how do we begin? Our first encounter with the writings of the church fathers may seem like ...
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paperbackA Future for the Latino Church
Models for Multilingual, Multigenerational Hispanic Congregations
by Daniel A. Rodriguez
Foreword by Manuel OrtizMany assume that Hispanic ministry in North America still necessarily focuses on Spanish-language congregations. But over 60 percent of all American Latinos were born in the United States and are now English dominant. Daniel Rodriguez argues that effective Latino ministry and church planting are now centered in second-generation, English-dominant leadership and congregations. Based on his observation ...
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paperbackEmpowered Church Leadership
Ministry in the Spirit According to Paul
by Brian J. Dodd
You've seen or heard the promises:
- Proven leadership strategies.
- Grow your church by 30 percent.
- Increase your budget through sound marketing principles.
The lure of success can be seductive, and the adoption of secular standards or methods to achieve it may seem a small but necessary price to pay. Brian J. Dodd, however, holds out a different model for us, ...
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paperbackThe Hip-Hop Church
Connecting with the Movement Shaping Our Culture
by Efrem Smith and Phil Jackson
Foreword by Bakari Kitwana and Alton B. Pollard IIIHip-hop is here. The beats ring out in our cities. Hip-hop culture is all around us: in the clothes youth wear, in the music they listen to, in the ways they express themselves. It is the language they speak, the rhythm they move to. It is a culture familiar with the hard realities of our broken world; the generation raised with rap knows about the pain. They need to know about the hope. Enter ...
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paperbackFaithful Presence
Seven Disciplines That Shape the Church for Mission
by David E. Fitch
- Missio Alliance Essential Reading List of 2016
In our quest to renew the church, Christians have walked through seeker-friendly, emergent, missional, and other movements to develop new expressions of the body of Christ. Now in the post-Christian world in North America we're asking the question again: Is there a way to be the church that engages the world, not by ...
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paperbackMapping Church Missions
A Compass for Ministry Strategy
by Sharon R. Hoover
Foreword by Paul BorthwickThe terrain of church missions is often bewildering. Should we prioritize evangelism or works of service? Local ministries or overseas missions? What's more important: giving our money or giving our time? Crisis relief or building sustainable, long-term ministries? And what about the often debated pros and cons of short-term missions trips? In Mapping Church Missions, ...
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paperbackBeyond the Local Church
How Apostolic Movements Can Change the World
by Sam Metcalf
Foreword by Alan Hirsch- 2016 IVP Readers' Choice Award
Many people have given up on the church. But that doesn't mean that they've given up on God or Christianity. In many cases, it was merely that local church congregations were not the best context for missional people to live out their sense of God's call. The good news is that God is raising up vibrant movements of Christians in ...
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paperbackAuthentic Church
True Spirituality in a Culture of Counterfeits
by Vaughan Roberts
The church today faces challenges on every front. Christians are captivated by consumerism, seduced by celebrity, distracted by technology and overwhelmed by media. Religious and secular rivals are increasingly prominent, vying for our allegiance and worship. What does authentic Christian spirituality look like in such an era? Vaughan Roberts finds direction for today's church in Paul's prophetic ...
