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Results of the 2014 Christianity Today Book Awards are in. InterVarsity Press is pleased to announce that three books received the top honor in the categories of Christianity and Culture, Christian Living and Her.meneutics. Two titles also received Awards of Merit in the categories of Missions/Global Affairs and Spirituality.
EbookDoing Good Without Giving Up
Sustaining Social Action in a World That's Hard to Change
by Benjamin Lowe
Foreword by Ajith Fernando- 12th Annual Outreach Resource of the Year (Social Justice)
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." - Galatians 6:9
If you're working to make the world a better place, you might find yourself discouraged. Needs are overwhelming, resources are limited, opposition is real and progress is slow. How do ...
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Sandra Maria Van Opstal
Sandra Maria Van Opstal is a second-generation Latina pastor, an activist, an author, and a powerful leading voice on the intersection of faith and justice. She is executive director of Chasing Justice, a movement that mobilizes Christians to livejustly. Sandra’s distinctiveness comes from working in both local and global contexts as a practitioner and an academic. She has reached audiences around the world on topics of reconciliation, global justice, and worship.
PaperbackMaking Disciples Across Cultures
Missional Principles for a Diverse World
by Charles A. Davis
Culture affects how we make disciples. We often unconsciously bring our own cultural assumptions into ministry and mission, not realizing that how we think and operate is not necessarily the best or only way to do things. In today's global environment, disciplemaking requires the cultural humility and flexibility to adapt between different cultural approaches.Charles Davis, former director of TEAM, ...
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Christianity Today has released the winners of its 2019 Book Awards, and InterVarsity Press is pleased to announce that it received top honors in four categories: Church/Pastoral Leadership, Fiction, Missions/Global Church, and Politics and Public Life. IVP also received the Award of Merit in the Apologetics/Evangelism category.
PaperbackBusiness as Mission
A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice
by C Neal Johnson
Foreword by Steven RundleBusiness as mission (BAM) is a mission strategy whose time has come. As global economics become increasingly interconnected, Christian business people and entrepreneurs have unanticipated opportunities to build kingdom-strategic business ventures.But Christian companies and business leaders do not automatically accomplish missional purposes. BAM requires mastery of both the world of business and ...
PaperbackThe Next Worship
Glorifying God in a Diverse World
The IVP Signature Collection
by Sandra Maria Van Opstal
Foreword by Mark LabbertonChristianity Today's Book of the Year Award of Merit
What happens when a diverse church glorifies the global God?
We live in a time of unprecedented intercultural exchange, where our communities welcome people from around the world. Music and media from every culture are easily accessible, and our worship is infused with a rich variety of musical ...
PaperbackWomen 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 ...
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Stuart McAllister
Stuart McAllister is a speaker and writer. Since becoming a Christian in his home country of Scotland in 1977, he has traveled the globe, first smuggling Bibles and Christian resources to churches behind the Iron Curtain. Throughout almost forty-five years of ministry, he has spoken to students, business professionals, and government and community leaders. He has been a frequent contributor to many publications including writing chapters for the books Beyond Opinion and Global Missiology for the 21st Century.
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Amos Yong
Amos Yong (PhD, Boston University) is professor of theology and mission and director of the Center for Missiological Research at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He is the author or editor of over two dozen books, including Spirit of Love: A Trinitarian Theology of Grace, Afro-Pentecostalism: Black Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity in History and Culture (coedited with Estrelda Alexander), Science and the Spirit: A Pentecostal Engagement with the Sciences (coedited with James K. A. Smith), and The Spirit Poured Out on All Flesh: Pentecostalism and the Possibility of Global Theology.
