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  • Longing for Revival: From Holy Discontent to Breakthrough Faith, By James Choung and Ryan Pfeiffer Longing for Revival: From Holy Discontent to Breakthrough Faith, By James Choung and Ryan Pfeiffer
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    Longing for Revival

    From Holy Discontent to Breakthrough Faith

    by James Choung and Ryan Pfeiffer

    Revival begins with God. But it's lived out through us. While we can't determine how God will act, we can be expectant and anticipate his work. And revivals are not just experienced—they can be led.

    James Choung and Ryan Pfeiffer have seen revival in their own ministries, with remarkable transformation in both individuals and communities. They unpack what revival looks like, ...

  • Reading Scripture as the Church: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Hermeneutic of Discipleship, By Derek W. Taylor Reading Scripture as the Church: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Hermeneutic of Discipleship, By Derek W. Taylor
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    Reading Scripture as the Church

    Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Hermeneutic of Discipleship

    New Explorations in Theology

    by Derek W. Taylor

    The Bible is meant to be read in the church, by the church, as the church.

    Although the practice of reading Scripture has often become separated from its ecclesial context, theologian Derek Taylor argues that it rightly belongs to the disciplines of the community of faith. He finds a leading example of this approach in the theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who regarded the ...

  • Ecclesiastes: Chasing After Meaning, By Bill Syrios and Teresa Syrios Ecclesiastes: Chasing After Meaning, By Bill Syrios and Teresa Syrios
    Ebook

    Ecclesiastes

    Chasing After Meaning

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Bill Syrios and Teresa Syrios

    Are you tired of pat answers to your hard questions of faith? The writer of Ecclesiastes is not afraid to confront your dilemmas. Like "Where can you find fulfillment?" And "Who is really in control of this world that seems so topsy-turvy?" Or "Is there any value in my work, my struggles, my life?"

    As you explore this fascinating Old Testament book in this twelve-session LifeGuide® ...

    Number of Studies: 12

  • Counseling Couples in Conflict: A Relational Restoration Model, By James N. Sells and Mark A. Yarhouse Counseling Couples in Conflict: A Relational Restoration Model, By James N. Sells and Mark A. Yarhouse
    Ebook

    Counseling Couples in Conflict

    A Relational Restoration Model

    Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books

    by James N. Sells and Mark A. Yarhouse

    Most therapeutic approaches, especially those of a cognitive orientation, are not very effective in dealing with high conflict relationships--couples often heading toward divorce by the time they seek help. Counseling Couples in Conflictis a resource for pastors and counselors who want to be ready for these uniquely difficult cases. Utilizing a relational conflict and restoration model ...

  • Discovering Our Spiritual Identity: Practices for God's Beloved, By Trevor Hudson Discovering Our Spiritual Identity: Practices for God's Beloved, By Trevor Hudson
    Ebook

    Discovering Our Spiritual Identity

    Practices for God's Beloved

    by Trevor Hudson
    Foreword by Dallas Willard

    Each chapter in this workbook by Trevor Hudson is peppered with "holy experiments," simple practices that bring us into God's presence and help us experience life as his beloved. At the end of each chapter is a set of questions which are ideal fordiscussion with one or two spiritual friends or a small group.

    This practical and winsome book covers topics such as

    • hearing and speaking ...
  • Corporal Punishment in the Bible: A Redemptive-Movement Hermeneutic for Troubling Texts, By William J. Webb Corporal Punishment in the Bible: A Redemptive-Movement Hermeneutic for Troubling Texts, By William J. Webb
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    Corporal Punishment in the Bible

    A Redemptive-Movement Hermeneutic for Troubling Texts

    by William J. Webb

    William Webb confronts those often avoided biblical passages that call for the corporal punishment of children, slaves and wrongdoers. How should we understand and apply them today? Are we obligated to replicate those injunctions today? Or does the proper interpretation of them point in a different direction? Webb notes that most of the Christian church is at best inconsistent in its application ...

  • Together for the City: How Collaborative Church Planting Leads to Citywide Movements, By Neil Powell and John James Together for the City: How Collaborative Church Planting Leads to Citywide Movements, By Neil Powell and John James
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    Together for the City

    How Collaborative Church Planting Leads to Citywide Movements

    by Neil Powell and John James

    We need a bigger vision for the city.It's not enough to plant individual churches in isolation from each other. The spiritual need and opportunity of our cities is too big for any one church to meet alone. Pastors Neil Powell andJohn James contend that to truly transform a city, the gospel compels us to create localized, collaborative church planting movements. They share lessons ...

  • A Vision for the Aging Church: Renewing Ministry for and by Seniors, By James M. Houston and Michael Parker A Vision for the Aging Church: Renewing Ministry for and by Seniors, By James M. Houston and Michael Parker
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    A Vision for the Aging Church

    Renewing Ministry for and by Seniors

    by James M. Houston and Michael Parker

    Are we ready for the opportunities and challenges facing the aging church?

    Now is the time for the church to offer ministry to its increasing numbers of seniors and to benefit from ministry they can offer. In this book James M. Houston and Michael Parker issue an urgent call to reconceive the place and part of the elderly and seniors in the local church congregation.

    Confronting the ...

  • Serving God in Today's Cities: Facing the Challenges of Urbanization, By Patrick Johnstone Serving God in Today's Cities: Facing the Challenges of Urbanization, By Patrick Johnstone
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    Serving God in Today's Cities

    Facing the Challenges of Urbanization

    Operation World Resources

    by Patrick Johnstone
    With Dean Merrill
    Foreword by Ed Stetzer

    Welcome to the world's first urban century. How will you respond?For the first time ever, more people now live in cities than outside them. Cities offer both big headaches and vast opportunities, and agencies that once focused onrural work are increasingly turning their attention to urban centers. Join veteran researcher and missiologist Patrick Johnstone as he explores the fastest ...

  • A Little Book for New Historians: Why and How to Study History, By Robert Tracy McKenzie A Little Book for New Historians: Why and How to Study History, By Robert Tracy McKenzie
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    A Little Book for New Historians

    Why and How to Study History

    Little Books

    by Robert Tracy McKenzie

    Many people think of history as merely "the past"—or at most, information about the past. But the real work of a historian is to listen to the voices of those who have gone before and humbly remember the flesh and blood on the other side of the evidence. What is their story? How does it become part of our own?

    In A Little Book for New Historians veteran historian Robert Tracy ...