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  • Divine Impassibility: Four Views of God's Emotions and Suffering, Edited by Robert J. Matz and A. Chadwick Thornhill
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    Divine Impassibility

    Four Views of God's Emotions and Suffering

    Spectrum Multiview Book Series

    Edited by Robert J. Matz and A. Chadwick Thornhill

    Does God suffer? Does God experience emotions? Does God change? How should we interpret passages of Scripture that seem to support one view or the other? And where do the incarnation and Christ's suffering on the cross fit into this?

    This Spectrum Multiview volume brings together four theologians with decidedly different answers to these questions. The contributors make a ...

  • The New Testament in Seven Sentences: A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic, By Gary M. Burge
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    The New Testament in Seven Sentences

    A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic

    Introductions in Seven Sentences

    by Gary M. Burge

    We often explore individual passages of Scripture without seeing the whole. A verse may be inspiring and easy to grasp, but the sweeping context is often difficult and requires persistence. To understand the breadth of the gospel's message, we need to perceive the full tapestry of Scripture with its theological themes woven together. Otherwise, we miss the scope of what Jesus is ...

  • Women in God's Mission: Accepting the Invitation to Serve and Lead, By Mary T. Lederleitner
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    Women in God's Mission

    Accepting the Invitation to Serve and Lead

    by Mary T. Lederleitner

    Christianity Today 2020 Book of the Year Award, Missions/Global Church

    Women have advanced God's mission throughout history and around the world. But women often face particular obstacles in ministry. Whatdo we need to know about how women thrive?

    Mission researcher Mary Lederleitner interviewed and surveyed ninety-five respected women in mission ...

  • The Politics of Ministry: Navigating Power Dynamics and Negotiating Interests, By Bob Burns and Tasha D. Chapman and Donald C. Guthrie
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    The Politics of Ministry

    Navigating Power Dynamics and Negotiating Interests

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

    We all need help navigating the politics of ministry."Politics" is often considered a dirty word. It brings to mind lies and manipulation, accusations and scandals. But at its most basic level, politics is simply the everyday activity of getting things done with other people: understanding their interests, recognizing the power dynamics at play, and learning how to negotiate relationships ...

  • Sacred Chaos: Spiritual Disciplines for the Life You Have, By Tricia McCary Rhodes
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    Sacred Chaos

    Spiritual Disciplines for the Life You Have

    by Tricia McCary Rhodes
    Foreword by Gary Thomas

    Life is often chaotic. And no matter how hard you try to find space, to slow down, the chaos always seems to win.Tricia Rhodes's life is chaotic too. But in the midst of a time of household turmoil, Tricia learned to see God and communicate with him in whole new ways--not on a spiritual retreat, but right in the midst of the chaos of life. She offers us here a fresh view of connecting to God, one ...

  • The Vulnerable Pastor: How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry, By Mandy Smith
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    The Vulnerable Pastor

    How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry

    by Mandy Smith
    Foreword by David Hansen

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    Leadership Journal's Best Ministry Books of the Year

    Often as pastors we feel like we need to project strength and competency in order ...

  • Who Moved My Neighborhood?: Leading Congregations Through Gentrification and Economic Change, By Mark E. Strong
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    Who Moved My Neighborhood?

    Leading Congregations Through Gentrification and Economic Change

    by Mark E. Strong
    Foreword by Harold Calvin Ray

    Neighborhoods are moving. While neighborhood changes can mean exciting and fresh opportunities for some, the experience can be vastly different for long-time residents. The rapid movement of people means changes in employment, economics, landscape, demographics, and the feel of a community. Churches often experience the painful impact of these shifts. Depending on how a church navigates ...

  • My Vertical Neighborhood: How Strangers Became a Community, By Lynda MacGibbon
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    My Vertical Neighborhood

    How Strangers Became a Community

    by Lynda J MacGibbon
    Foreword by Michael Frost

    Top World Guild Awards Best Nonfiction Book of the Year

    What if our neighbors were our friends?

    When Lynda MacGibbon moved from a small city in eastern Canada to a high-rise apartment in Toronto, she decided to follow Jesus' famous commandment to "love your neighbor" a bit more literally. In the past, she would have looked first for friends at her new ...

  • Hinge Moments: Making the Most of Life's Transitions, By D. Michael Lindsay
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    Hinge Moments

    Making the Most of Life's Transitions

    by D Michael Lindsay

    In life we have moments in time in which we have an opportunity before us to make a change or to respond to a situation. According to Michael Lindsay, president of Gordon College, what follows these instances will depend intrinsically on the decisions we make and the actions we take. These are what he calls "hinge moments"—opportunities to open (or close) doors to various pathways ...

  • Education for Human Flourishing: A Christian Perspective, By Paul D. Spears and Steven R. Loomis
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    Education for Human Flourishing

    A Christian Perspective

    Christian Worldview Integration Series

    by Paul D. Spears and Steven R. Loomis

    Education is arguably the foundation for human flourishing within any society. What do distinctively Christian educators have to contribute within the broad framework of public education found in pluralist societies of the West? How can Christianteachers make their voices heard within an increasingly hostile environment where technique and pragmatism are firmly entrenched and religious views are ...