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PaperbackLiturgical Theology
The Church as Worshiping Community
by Simon Chan
Bad worship produces bad theology, and bad theology produces an unhealthy church.In Liturgical Theology, Simon Chan issues a call to evangelicals to develop a mature theology of the church--an ecclesiology that is grounded in the church'sidentity as a worshiping community. Evangelicals, he argues, are confused about the meaning and purpose of the church in part because they have an inadequate ...
PaperbackFilms for All Seasons
Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies
by Abigail Olcese
Foreword by Josh LarsenThe Spiritual Practice of Watching Movies
What’s your favorite Christmas movie? Easter movie? Pentecost movie? Casual viewers and movie buffs alike have favorite movies to watch at certain times of the year. But for film critic Abby Olcese, movies with spiritual themes aren't just limited to the holiday season. They’re part of a deep human need to connect our favorite stories ...
PaperbackMissional House Churches
Reaching Our Communities with the Gospel
by J. D. Payne
Missional House Churches examines the impact and effect that house churches are having in the United States in evangelizing, discipling, and church planting in local communities. Based on the author's first-hand research and interviews with over thirty missional house churches as well as his own experiences, this insightful work offers an inside look at, and analysis of the workings of ...
HardbackOur Church Year
An Illustrated Devotional of Christian Seasons and Holy Days
by Ben Lansing and D. J. Marotta
Discover the ancient rhythms that have guided Christian communities for centuries with Our Church Year, a beautifully illustrated devotional that invites you into the rich tapestry of the liturgical calendar.
Twenty-first-century Christians hunger for deeper roots and healthier rhythms of life—to feel connected to the community, practices, prayers, and stories of ...
PaperbackWho Moved My Neighborhood?
Leading Congregations Through Gentrification and Economic Change
by Mark E. Strong
Foreword by Harold Calvin RayNeighborhoods 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 ...
HardbackWhen I Go to Church, I Belong
Finding My Place in God's Family as a Child with Special Needs
by Elrena Evans
Illustrated by Rebecca EvansIllumination Award Gold Medal
Help Children Learn that Everyone Has a Place in God's Family
Church is a place where everyone should feel welcome—but not every child experiences it the same way. When I Go to Church, I Belong is a beautifully illustrated story crafted for children with disabilities and for everyone who desires their churches to ...
PaperbackChanging Signs of Truth
A Christian Introduction to the Semiotics of Communication
by Crystal L. Downing
What signals are you sending when you share the gospel?The importance of signs for communicating truth has been recognized throughout the ages. Crystal L. Downing traces this awareness from biblical texts, through figures from church history likeJohn Wycliffe and William Tyndale, to more recent writers Samuel Taylor Coleridge and C. S. Lewis.In the nineteenth century, this legacy of interest in ...
PaperbackChurchNext
Quantum Changes in How We Do Ministry
by Eddie Gibbs
- A 2001 Christianity Today Book of the Year
What will the church be next? CHANGE IS NOW. Competition from nontraditional and Eastern religions join with the pressures of both modernism and postmodernism to squeeze Christianity. While new church models have sprung up to meet these challenges, they each have strengths and limitations. Eddie Gibbs, a well-known church strategist ...
PaperbackEldership and the Mission of God
Equipping Teams for Faithful Church Leadership
by J.R. Briggs and Bob Hyatt
Foreword by Alan HirschEvery church needs leadership. But leadership should not reside in a single pastor. The biblical model for church leadership is found in teams of elders who together guide the community into God's mission. Church leaders J.R. Briggs and Bob Hyattprovide a comprehensive picture of elders as agents of mission for their communities. Healthy eldership structures a church for mission, as elder teams ...
PaperbackIn Search of Ancient Roots
The Christian Past and the Evangelical Identity Crisis
by Kenneth J. Stewart
- 15th Annual Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year - Also Recommended in Theology
- 2017 The Gospel Coalition Book Award
- Jesus Creed Book of the Year 2017, Church History
Protestant evangelicalism is in crisis.Today it is increasingly difficult for Protestants to identify what counts as distinctively Protestant, much less what counts as evangelical. ...
