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  • This Black History Month, let your theology, ministry, and spiritual life be formed by Black voices. With voices that come from the church, academy, and beyond, these authors have insight for every Christian. Start or deepen your learning journey here.

  • The Hopeful Skeptic: Revisiting Christianity from the Outside, By Nick Fiedler
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    The Hopeful Skeptic

    Revisiting Christianity from the Outside

    by Nick Fiedler

    Nick Fiedler (of Nick and Josh Podcast fame) decided to travel the world for a year or so, and in the process of figuring out what to set aside, what to carry along and what to throw out, heard a little voice telling him to set aside the faith of his childhood. So Nick changed his Facebook religion status from Christian to "Hopeful Skeptic" and set out to see where God would take him. If you find ...

  • The Gospel Coalition Book Awards are presented to books that are gospel-centered, include faithful use of scripture, foster spiritual discernment, and renew the church. Winners are selected from fourteen categories including Ministry, Apologetics & Evangelism, Bible Study, Christian Living, and Children's.

  • Mapping Church Missions: A Compass for Ministry Strategy, By Sharon R. Hoover
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    Mapping Church Missions

    A Compass for Ministry Strategy

    by Sharon R. Hoover
    Foreword by Paul Borthwick

    The 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, ...

  • The Hopeful Neighborhood: What Happens When Christians Pursue the Common Good, By Don Everts
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    The Hopeful Neighborhood

    What Happens When Christians Pursue the Common Good

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    by Don Everts
    Foreword by David Kinnaman

    Are you tired of hearing people dismiss the church as an irrelevant relic? (Do you secretly wonder if they are right?) Don Everts explores an exciting reality that is revealed in Scripture, shown throughout history, and confirmed in the latest research: when Christians pursue the common good of the neighborhood, the world stands up and notices. It turns out this is exactly what ...

  • Becoming a Just Church: Cultivating Communities of God's Shalom, By Adam L. Gustine
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    Becoming a Just Church

    Cultivating Communities of God's Shalom

    by Adam L. Gustine
    Foreword by Dennis Edwards

    IVP Readers' Choice Award

    Stop outsourcing justice!

    Many local churches don't know what to do about justice. We tend to compartmentalize it as merely a strategy for outreach, and we often outsource it to parachurch justice ministries. While these organizations do good work, individual congregations are left disconnected from God's just purposes in the ...