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paperbackLeading Across Cultures
Effective Ministry and Mission in the Global Church
by James E. Plueddemann
The worldwide church is more interconnected than ever before, with missionaries going from everywhere to everywhere. Africans work with Australians in India. Koreans plant churches in London and Los Angeles. But globalization also creates challenges for crosscultural tension and misunderstandings, as different cultures have conflicting assumptions about leadership values and styles. Missiologist ...
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Press kits, reviews, and book information for Spring 2017 InterVarsity Press titles.
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paperbackChurch, State and Public Justice
Five Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Edited by P. C. Kemeny
Contributions by Clarke E. Cochran, Derek H. Davis, Corwin E. Smidt, Ronald J. Sider, and J. Philip WogamanAbortion. Physician-assisted suicide. Same-sex marriages. Embryonic stem-cell research. Poverty. Crime. What is a faithful Christian response?
The God of the Bible is unquestionably a God of justice. Yet Christians have had their differences as to how human government and the church should bring about a just social order. Although Christians share many deep and significant ...
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paperbackFaith on the Edge
Daring to Follow Jesus
Edited by Paul Tokunaga
by Kevin Blue, Amy L. Brooke, Robbie F. Castleman, Bobby Gross, and Jon TranDo you want to live for Jesus but struggle with what that means day by day? The deep desire of our hearts to be close to God is so easily sidetracked by daily realities. This book is designed to cover the areas of faith and life that you most want to bring together under God's leadership:
- decision-making
- dating and relationships
- racial reconciliation
- suffering ...
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Pursuing God’s Will Together: A Discernment Practice for Leadership Groups (InterVarsity Press/Formatio) by Ruth Haley Barton was chosen for a 2012 Leadership Book Award in the category of "The Leader’s Outer Life." Leadership Journal editors and contributing editors narrowed the awarded titles down to the ten "books that are too good to miss."
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hardcoverKnowing God
by J. I. Packer
Foreword by Kevin J. VanhoozerOver One Million Copies Sold
Experience J. I. Packer's Classic Resource for Deepening Your Christian Walk
For half a century, J. I. Packer's classic has helped Christians around the world discover the wonder, the glory, and the joy of knowing God.
Stemming from Packer's profound theological knowledge, Knowing God brings together two key ...
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paperbackWar, Peace, and Violence: Four Christian Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Edited by Paul Copan
In a world of war, terrorism, and other geopolitical threats to global stability, how should committed Christians honor Jesus Christ and his Word? How should Christians think and act when it comes to church-state relations, the preservation of order, the practice of just peacemaking, and the use of coercive force?
In this volume in IVP Academic's Spectrum series, four contributors—experts ...
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product setThe IVP New Testament Commentary Series
Series edited by Grant R. Osborne
Consulting Editor D. Stuart Briscoe and Haddon W. RobinsonPastors with a passion for sound exposition and scholars with a heart for pastoral leadership have joined forces to produce this exciting commentary series! Perfect for sermon preparation, leading small groups, or for personal Bible study, each volume includes passage-by-passage commentary based on the NIV plus background information on authorship, setting, theme, and various interpretive issues.
With ...
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InterVarsity Press was honored in both the 2012 Christianity Today Book Awards and Leadership Journal's Golden Canons for its publishing contributions to the mission of the church and the life of the leader. InterVarsity Press (IVP) received six awards in five categories; winners were announced in the January issue of each publication.
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paperbackAn Introduction to Ecclesiology
Historical, Global, and Interreligious Perspectives
by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen
What is the church? Why are there so many different expressions of church throughout time and space, and what ties them all together?
Ecclesiology—the doctrine of the church—has risen to the center of theological interest in recent decades. In this text, theologian Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen provides a wide-ranging survey of the rich field of ecclesiology in the midst of rapid ...
