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PaperbackFreeing Congregational Mission
A Practical Vision for Companionship, Cultural Humility, and Co-Development
by B. Hunter Farrell
With Shankur Balajiedlang KhyllepThere is a deepening crisis in mission as practiced by North American congregations. Many mission activities are more effective at satisfying church members than making a lasting difference, producing what's too often consumer-oriented "selfie mission." Too much effort is based on colonial-era assumptions of mission launched from a position of power. These practices are not just ...
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 ...
HardbackEnduring Friendship
Sticking Together in an Age of Unfriending
by Bryan Loritts
Foreword by John Mark ComerFriendships are difficult.
Sometimes it can seem as if friends are more work and pain than they're worth, with friendship challenges that we have to endure and struggle through. Life gets in the way of our well-intentioned efforts to connect. Conflicts and differences over serious issues divide us and make us think that we could never be close to a person ever again. In today's ...
PaperbackPreventing Suicide
A Handbook for Pastors, Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors
by Karen Mason
12th Annual Outreach Resource of the Year
What is the church's role in suicide prevention?
While we tend to view the work of suicide prevention as the task of professional therapists and doctors, the church can also play a vital role. Studies show that religious faith is an important factor reducing the risk of suicide. Yet many pastors, chaplains ...
PaperbackThe Reality of God and Historical Method
Apocalyptic Theology in Conversation with N. T. Wright
New Explorations in Theology
by Samuel V. Adams
After a flurry of heated debates in the mid-twentieth century over the relationship between faith and history, the dust seems to have settled. The parties have long since dispersed into their separate camps. The positions are entrenched and loyalties are staked out.
This New Explorations in Theology volume is a deliberate attempt to kick up the dust again, but this time as ...
PaperbackA Shared Mercy
Karl Barth on Forgiveness and the Church
New Explorations in Theology
by Jon Coutts
Foreword by John WebsterChristians regularly ask God to "forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors," but tend to focus on the first half and ignore the second.
Something is missing if Christians think of mission only in terms of proclamation or social justice and discipleship only in terms of personal growth and renewal—leaving the relational implications of the gospel almost to chance. It ...
PaperbackJesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes
Cultural Studies in the Gospels
by Kenneth E. Bailey
Understand the Life of Jesus in Cultural Context
Discover a deeper, richer understanding of the life and teachings of Jesus with Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes by renowned scholar Kenneth Bailey. This book invites readers to see Jesus through the lens of his historical and cultural context, lifting away the layers of Western interpretation that have shaped modern ...
PaperbackC. S. Lewis in America
Readings and Reception, 1935–1947
Hansen Series
by Mark A. Noll
Contributions by Kirk D Farney"An invaluable assessment of Lewis's reception in the United States, offering important insights into both Lewis's significance and the distinctives of the American religious mind." – Alister McGrath, Oxford University
Perhaps no other literary figure has transformed the American religious landscape in recent history as much as C. S. Lewis. Even before the ...
PaperbackMind Your Faith
A Student's Guide to Thinking and Living Well
by David A. Horner
The university world can be a confusing place, filled with many competing worldviews and perspectives. Beliefs and values are challenged at every turn. But Christians need not slip into the morass of easy relativism. David Horner restores sanity to the collegiate experience with this guide to thinking and flourishing as a Christian. Carefully exploring how ideas work, he gives you essential tools ...
PaperbackDeep-Rooted in Christ
by Joshua Choonmin Kang
Foreword by Richard J. Foster
Read by Feodor ChinCome. Accept pastor Joshua Choonmin Kang's invitation to walk slowly, paying attention to God's work in you and around you, to walk intentionally, using spiritual disciplines to develop Christlike character, and to walk purposefully, experiencing deeper grace and vision. In this book you'll encounter fifty-two brief readings, ideal for weekly sabbath reflection or daily ...
