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PaperbackJohn
N. T. Wright for Everyone Bible Study Guides
by N. T. Wright
With Kristie BerglundDiscovering Who Jesus Is in the Book of John
When you read detective stories, you quickly learn that what may look like an irrelevant little detail may actually be the clue to solving the mystery. A good writer will put inall kinds of detail; nothing is there by accident.
Nothing in John's Gospel is there by accident either. And all the details in John are designed ...
Number of Studies: 26
PaperbackBuilding Your Volunteer Team
A 30-Day Change Project for Youth Ministry
by Mark DeVries and Nate Stratman
Do you find yourself again and again wondering what it would take to get some new volunteers onboard for your ministry? And yet does it seem that you are never able to focus your energy on recruitment? Maybe you find yourself saying things like: It?s just easier for me to do it myself."At one level, of course, this is true. Almost always, it is easier to "do it ourselves." We avoid the ...
PaperbackApologetic Preaching
Proclaiming Christ to a Postmodern World
by Craig A. Loscalzo
How can we preach when traditional approaches no longer work?While dealing with apologetic issues about relativism and faith was once reserved for non-Christians, today even regular churchgoers have questions that need to be addressed. But not only do they have questions, they often seem to have a totally different mindset of skepticism and doubt that resists authoritative presentations ...
PamphletMy Heart--Christ's Home
IVP Booklets
by Robert Boyd Munger
More than ten million readers have enjoyed Robert Boyd Munger's spiritually challenging meditation on Christian discipleship. Imagining what it would be like to have Jesus come to the home of our hearts, Munger moves room by room considering whatChrist desires for us. In the living room we prepare to meet Christ daily. In the dining room we examine together what appetites should and should not control ...
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David T. Olson
David T. Olson is a religious researcher, church planting leader and leadership coach. For the past twenty years, he has served in leadership for church growth and evangelism in the Evangelical Covenant Church. Dave is also the director of the American Church Research Project. His previous book was The American Church in Crisis (Zondervan). Dave and his wife, Shelly, live in Minneapolis.
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Nicholas Warnes
Nick Warnes is the organizing pastor of Northland Village Church in Los Angeles. He is a coach and church planting assessor for the Presbyterian Church (USA), and a coach and trainer for Bridges, a nonprofit focused on creating Christ-following communities. He is a teacher and advisor for the Fuller Theological Seminary Church Planting Certificate.
PaperbackSpiritual Practices in Community
Drawing Groups into the Heart of God
by Diana Shiflett
Diana Shiflett has been leading groups of all descriptions in spiritual practices for many years, and she understands the difficulties involved: the potential for awkwardness and self-doubt, the nagging question of whether anyone's getting anything out of this at all. But more than that, she understands the value of spiritual practices: their deep roots in the history and worship of God's people, ...
PaperbackGrieving a Suicide
A Loved One's Search for Comfort, Answers, and Hope
by Albert Y. Hsu
A 2003 Finalist in the United Kingdom Christian Book Awards
"Albert," the neighbor said, "your mom needs you to come home."
That's how it began for Albert Hsu when his father died. Anyone who has lost a loved one to suicide experiences tremendous shock and trauma. What follows is a confusing mix of emotions—anger, guilt, grief, and despair.
Suicide raises heartrending ...
PaperbackBelonging
Accessibility, Inclusion, and Christian Community
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Debbie Abbs
God created all of us for relationship with God and each other. Yet most people have felt left out at some point. For those with visible or invisible disabilities, attitudes and systems of ableism can particularly lead to deep hurt and barriers to fully participating in God's kingdom work. We all miss out when any members of the body of Christ are not included.
In this nine-session ...
Number of Studies: 9
