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PaperbackWestern Christians in Global Mission
What's the Role of the North American Church?
by Paul Borthwick
Foreword by Femi B. AdeleyeChristianity Today Book Award of Merit Winner
Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year
The world has changed.
A century ago, Christianity was still primarily centered in North America and Europe. By the dawn of the twenty-first century, Christianity had become a truly global faith, with Christians in Asia, Africa ...
PaperbackGod of Justice
The IJM Institute Global Church Curriculum
by Abraham George and Nikki A. Toyama-Szeto
Readers' Choice Award Winner
The level of injustice in the world is staggering. The church can respond.
International Justice Mission (IJM) has rescued thousands of people from oppression and violence.IJM also partners with thousands of churches to help them live out the mandate of Isaiah 1:17: to seek justice, rescue the oppressed and care for orphans ...
Number of Studies: 12
PaperbackWhat Jesus Intended
Finding True Faith in the Rubble of Bad Religion
by Todd D. Hunter
Foreword by Esau McCaulleyHave you lost your footing in church? Or has the church lost its footing?
Many of us feel unsteady, disoriented, even crushed after an endless string of scandals within the walls of a place meant to offer compassion and safety. Others feel forced to draw back or distance ourselves from the church. All the while, our instincts tell us this is not what Jesus wanted for his people. ...
HardbackSkills for Safeguarding
A Guide to Preventing Abuse and Fostering Healing in the Church
by Lisa Compton and Taylor Ann Patterson
The Only Textbook on Safeguarding for Faith-Based Ministries and Seminaries
Christians are called to care for the vulnerable, but churches have not always led the way in becoming places safe from abuse. Increasingly, organizations and churches are recognizing the importance of the field of safeguarding: training and equipping people to prevent abuse, ...
PaperbackChristian History in Seven Sentences
A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic
Introductions in Seven Sentences
by Jennifer Woodruff Tait
The history of the Christian church is a fascinating story.
Since the ascension of Jesus and the birth of the church at Pentecost, the followers of Christ have experienced persecution and martyrdom, established orthodoxy and orthopraxy, endured internal division and social upheaval, and sought to proclaim the good news "to the end of the earth." How can we possibly begin to ...
PaperbackBecoming God's Family
Why the Church Still Matters
by Carmen Joy Imes
Foreword by Esau McCaulleyChristianity Today Book Awards—Theology (Popular), Award of Merit
Hope for When the Church Feels Broken
Does the church still matter in our modern world?
After waves of disillusionment, #churchtoo movements, and political divides, it’s easy to question the value of investing in the church.
Trusted biblical scholar Carmen ...
PaperbackIntroduction to World Christian History
by Derek Cooper
Christianity is a global faith. Today, people are increasingly aware that Christianity extends far beyond Europe and North America, permeating the Eastern and Southern hemispheres. What we may know less well is that Christianity has always been aglobal faith. A vast untold story waits to be heard beyond the familiar tale of how the Christian faith spread across Europe. Not only was Jesus born in ...
PaperbackThe Old Testament Law for the Life of the Church
Reading the Torah in the Light of Christ
by Richard E. Averbeck
From the early days of the church to the present, the Old Testament Law has been a subject of much confusion, debate, and outright theological division. And with good reason: the way Christians understand the Law has massive implications for their individual lives and for the life of the church. To sort through the numerous interpretations and approaches to this thorny issue, we ...
PaperbackA Shared Mercy
Karl Barth on Forgiveness and the Church
New Explorations in Theology
by Jon Coutts
Foreword by John WebsterChristians regularly ask God to "forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors," but tend to focus on the first half and ignore the second.
Something is missing if Christians think of mission only in terms of proclamation or social justice and discipleship only in terms of personal growth and renewal—leaving the relational implications of the gospel almost to chance. It ...
PaperbackSeeing Jesus in East Harlem
What Happens When Churches Show Up and Stay Put
by José Humphreys
IVP Readers' Choice Award
We are all located in different places. And the way we grow as disciples and lead others in spiritual growth depends on our contexts.
Pastor José Humphreys recognizes how deeply our faith is tied to our particular stories in our particular places. Grounded in his own deep faith and wisdom, he writes out of his experiences as a Puerto Rican pastor ...
