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  • Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good, By Amy L. Sherman Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good, By Amy L. Sherman
    Ebook

    Kingdom Calling

    Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good

    by Amy L. Sherman
    Afterword by Steven Garber
    Foreword by Reggie McNeal

    Christianity Today Book Award winner

    Imagine the scenarios:

    • a CEO successfully negotiates a corporate merger, avoiding hundreds of layoffs in the process
    • an artist completes a mosaic for public display at a bank, showcasing neighborhood heroes
    • a contractor creates a work-release program in cooperation with a local prison, growing the business ...
  • The Sacred Wilderness of Pastoral Ministry: Preparing a People for the Presence of the Lord, By David Rohrer The Sacred Wilderness of Pastoral Ministry: Preparing a People for the Presence of the Lord, By David Rohrer
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    The Sacred Wilderness of Pastoral Ministry

    Preparing a People for the Presence of the Lord

    by David Rohrer

    Pastors often find themselves struggling to survive in the wilderness of the contemporary church scene. How do they remain faithful in light of the marginalization of organized religion, denominational strife, rapid demographic change, falling numbers and a general malaise among church members? Many pastors feel helpless, others hopeless. Sociologists and pollsters diagnose the problem but can't ...

  • Rescuing the Gospel from the Cowboys: A Native American Expression of the Jesus Way, By Richard Twiss Rescuing the Gospel from the Cowboys: A Native American Expression of the Jesus Way, By Richard Twiss
    Ebook

    Rescuing the Gospel from the Cowboys

    A Native American Expression of the Jesus Way

    by Richard Twiss

    Missio Alliance Essential Reading List
    One of Seedbed's 10 Notable Books

    The gospel of Jesus has not always been good news for Native Americans.

    The history of North America is marred by atrocities committed against Native peoples. Indigenous cultures were erased in the name of Christianity. As a result, to this day few Native Americans are followers ...

  • Contemporary Art and the Church: A Conversation Between Two Worlds, Edited by W. David O. Taylor and Taylor Worley Contemporary Art and the Church: A Conversation Between Two Worlds, Edited by W. David O. Taylor and Taylor Worley
    Ebook

    Contemporary Art and the Church

    A Conversation Between Two Worlds

    Studies in Theology and the Arts Series

    Edited by W. David O. Taylor and Taylor Worley

    The church and the contemporary art world often find themselves in an uneasy relationship in which misunderstanding and mistrust abound.

    On one hand, the leaders of local congregations, seminaries, and other Christian ministries often don't know what to make of works by contemporary artists. Not only are these artists mostly unknown to church leaders, they and their work ...

  • Exile: A Conversation with N. T. Wright, Edited by James M. Scott Exile: A Conversation with N. T. Wright, Edited by James M. Scott
    Ebook

    Exile: A Conversation with N. T. Wright

    Contributions by N. T. Wright
    Edited by James M. Scott

    Few New Testament scholars of recent decades have set the pitch for academic discussion and debate in their field like N. T. Wright. His signature contention, that Israel's continuing exile was a pivotal issue in the emergence of Christianity, hasfound a central place in contemporary New Testament scholarship. Israel had grievously sinned against Yahweh and suffered the judgment of exile from its ...

  • Now and Not Yet: Theology and Mission in Ezra–Nehemiah, By Dean R. Ulrich Now and Not Yet: Theology and Mission in Ezra–Nehemiah, By Dean R. Ulrich
    Ebook

    Now and Not Yet

    Theology and Mission in Ezra–Nehemiah

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Dean R Ulrich
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    For various reasons, the books of Ezra and Nehemiah have suffered comparative neglect in Old Testament scholarship. However, as Dean Ulrich demonstrates, Ezra–Nehemiah as a literary unit is part of the Christian Bible that tells God's grand story of saving activity. It focuses not so much on how to be an effective leader but on how to be a godly participant in God's story. God may ...

  • Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith, By Douglas Groothuis Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith, By Douglas Groothuis
    Ebook

    Christian Apologetics

    A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith

    by Douglas Groothuis

    "This revised second edition is over the top. Encyclopedic in its range, careful and precise in its argumentation, and readily accessible to a wide audience, this is the go-to book in Christian apologetics." — J. P. Moreland, distinguished professor of philosophy, Talbot School of Theology

    A Landmark Apologetics Work, Now Updated

    How can we know that Christianity ...

  • Courage and Calling: Embracing Your God-Given Potential, By Gordon T. Smith Courage and Calling: Embracing Your God-Given Potential, By Gordon T. Smith
    Ebook

    Courage and Calling

    Embracing Your God-Given Potential

    by Gordon T. Smith

    You have a calling.

    First, God calls us all to know and love him. Second, for each individual there is a specific call—a defining purpose or mission, with implications for all of life.

    In this classic book onvocation, Gordon Smith invites you to discover your calling by listening to God and becoming a coworker with him. Courage and Calling has helped ...

  • Beyond the Clinical Hour: How Counselors Can Partner with the Church to Address the Mental Health Crisis, By James N. Sells and Amy Trout and Heather C. Sells Beyond the Clinical Hour: How Counselors Can Partner with the Church to Address the Mental Health Crisis, By James N. Sells and Amy Trout and Heather C. Sells
    Ebook

    Beyond the Clinical Hour

    How Counselors Can Partner with the Church to Address the Mental Health Crisis

    Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books

    by James N. Sells, Amy Trout, and Heather C Sells
    Foreword by Ed Stetzer

    The global mental health crisis is growing faster than our existing mental health care system can address. To meet the scope of human need, we need new models of care. The good news is that there is an institution uniquely positioned with the resources and the heart to help: the church.

    Psychologists James Sells and Amy Trout and journalist Heather Sells know firsthand the ...

  • A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society, By Eugene H. Peterson A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society, By Eugene H. Peterson
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    A Long Obedience in the Same Direction

    Discipleship in an Instant Society

    by Eugene H Peterson
    Preface by Leif Peterson

    Over 300,000 Copies Sold

    Pursue Deeper Faithfulness with Eugene Peterson's Classic Work on Discipleship

    Since Eugene Peterson first wrote this spiritual formation classic more than forty years ago, hundreds of thousands of Christians have been inspired by its call to deeper discipleship.

    As a society, we are still obsessed with the immediate, ...