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PaperbackIntercultural Theology, Volume One
Intercultural Hermeneutics
Missiological Engagements
by Henning Wrogemann
Translated by Karl E. BöhmerChristianity is not only a global but also an intercultural phenomenon. The diversity of world Christianity is evident not merely outside our borders but even within our own neighborhoods.
Over the past half century theologians andmissiologists have addressed this reality by developing local and contextual theologies and by exploring issues like contextualization, inculturation, and ...
PaperbackForgotten Girls
Stories of Hope and Courage
by Kay Marshall Strom and Michele Rickett
Foreword by Lynne HybelsThink of the little girls you know: your daughter, a niece, a friend's child.And then think about this: little girls are tossed away every day.All over the world, women and girls face
- starvation
- displacement
- illiteracy
- sexual exploitation
- abuse
In fact, statistics show that the world's most oppressed are overwhelmingly female.Moved by their ...
HardbackLead Like It Matters to God
Values-Driven Leadership in a Success-Driven World
by Richard E Stearns
Outcomes Conference Book of the Year
Christian Book Award FinalistRichard Stearns is a leader who has been tested as a CEO in both secular companies and also as the head of one of the world’s largest Christian ministries. After stints as CEO of Parker Brothers and then Lenox, Stearns accepted the invitation to leave his corporate career to become ...
PaperbackDiscovering the Mission of God
Best Missional Practices for the 21st Century
Edited by Mike Barnett
Associate Editor Robin MartinBiblical Foundations Book Award
"God cannot lead you on the basis of information you do not have." --Ralph WinterWhat is God's mission in the world? For anyone passionate about discovering God's heart for the nations, Discovering the Mission of God will reveal his plans for you. Written by 21st-century field workers, scholars and church leaders, this book weaves together ...
PaperbackSmall Group Idea Book
Edited by Cindy Bunch
Are you looking for fresh ideas to energize your small group? Here are hundreds of activities contributed by small group experts from across the United States. Tested in the field and drawn from the front lines of small group ministry, these creative ideas will help you evaluate the state of your group and enhance the five components of healthy group life.Community activities for the four stages ...
PaperbackChristian Counseling Ethics
A Handbook for Psychologists, Therapists and Pastors
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
Edited by Randolph K. Sanders
A client raises spiritual questions. Can a Christian therapist working in a government agency talk with a client about faith?A young couple with two children asks a Christian counselor to help them negotiate an end to their marriage. What responsibility does the counselor have to try to repair the relationship?A youth group member confidentially reveals to the pastor that he is taking drugs. Should ...
HardbackIntergenerational Christian Formation
Bringing the Whole Church Together in Ministry, Community, and Worship
by Holly Catterton Allen, Christine Lawton, and Cory Lane Seibel
Foreword by Jason Brian Santos"One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts." —Psalm 145:4
Most churches and faith communities segment their ministries by age and generation. In some congregations, people may never interact with those of other ages. But it was not always so. Throughout biblical tradition and the majority of history, communities of faith included people ...
PaperbackWhy Church?
A Basic Introduction
by Scott W. Sunquist
Foreword by Richard J. Mouw- 2020 Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year ("Also Recommended," Church)
Is a church just something we create to serve our purposes or to maintain old traditions? Or is it something more vital, more meaningful, and more powerful? This can be hard to believe when we look at what happens in any one congregation or denomination. Certainly not all churches act like ...
PaperbackThriving with Stone Age Minds
Evolutionary Psychology, Christian Faith, and the Quest for Human Flourishing
BioLogos Books on Science and Christianity
by Justin L. Barrett
With Pamela Ebstyne KingWhat does God's creation of humanity through the process of evolution mean for human flourishing? The emerging field of evolutionary psychology remains controversial, perhaps especially among Christians. Yet according to Justin Barrett and Pamela Ebstyne King it can be a powerful tool for understanding human nature and our distinctively human purpose.
Thriving with Stone ...
PaperbackEmbodying Integration
A Fresh Look at Christianity in the Therapy Room
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by Megan Anna Neff and Mark R. McMinn
Discussing spirituality and religion in the therapy room is increasingly accepted, some even forgetting that integration of psychology and Christianity was once a rare thing. Yet even as the decades-long integration movement has been so effective, the counselor's lived context in which integration happens grows increasingly complex, and the movement has reached a new turning point. ...
