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  • InterVarsity Press (IVP) is honored to announce that five of its books have been named finalists for the 2024 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards. The titles include The Adoptee's Journey by Cameron Lee Small, Swing Low by Walter R. Strickland II, Beyond Ethnic Loneliness by Prasanta Verma, Our Church Speaks by Ben Lansing and D. J. Marotta, and The New Testament in Color edited by Esau McCaulley, Janette H. Ok, Osvaldo Padilla, and Amy L. B. Peeler.

  • Social Justice Handbook: Small Steps for a Better World, By Mae Elise Cannon
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    Social Justice Handbook

    Small Steps for a Better World

    BridgeLeader Books

    by Mae Cannon
    Foreword by John M. Perkins

    Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year

    Every day we are confronted by challenging societal problems, from poverty and institutional racism to AIDS and homelessness. It can all seem so overwhelming. But while none of us can do everything, all of us can do something. This handbook will help you discover what you can do.

    Mae Elise Cannon provides a comprehensive ...

  • Small Group Idea Book, Edited by Cindy Bunch
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    Small 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 ...

  • Intergenerational Christian Formation: Bringing the Whole Church Together in Ministry, Community, and Worship, By Holly Catterton Allen and Christine Lawton and Cory L. Seibel
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    Intergenerational 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 ...

  • New Testament Christological Hymns: Exploring Texts, Contexts, and Significance, By Matthew E. Gordley
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    New Testament Christological Hymns

    Exploring Texts, Contexts, and Significance

    by Matthew E. Gordley

    We know that the earliest Christians sang hymns. Paul encourages believers to sing "psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs." And at the dawn of the second century the Roman official Pliny names a feature of Christian worship as "singing alternately a hymn to Christ as to God." But are some of these early Christian hymns preserved for us in the New Testament? Are they right before our eyes?New Testament ...

  • The Resilience Factor: A Step-by-Step Guide to Catalyze an Unbreakable Team, By Ryan T. Hartwig and Léonce B. Crump Jr. and Warren Bird
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    The Resilience Factor

    A Step-by-Step Guide to Catalyze an Unbreakable Team

    by Ryan T. Hartwig, Léonce Crump, and Warren Bird
    Foreword by Tod Bolsinger

    ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award

    "Drawing on solid business principles, the authors take a practical stance toward team unity and dispense plenty of brass tacks advice, much of which applies regardless of faith . . . Christian leaders looking to refresh their organization’s approach will want to check this out.” – Publishers Weekly, March 2023

    What gives teams ...

  • Feathers of Hope: A Novel, By Sharon Garlough Brown
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    Feathers of Hope

    A Novel

    Shades of Light Series

    by Sharon Garlough Brown

    "We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen." (2 Corinthians 4:18) In a season of loss and change, Wren Crawford and her great-aunt, Katherine Rhodes, share the journey as companions in sorrow and hope. As Katherine prepares to retire as the director of the New Hope Retreat Center, she faces both personal and professional challenges—especially after the arrival of ...

  • Contemplation and Counseling: An Integrative Model for Practitioners, By P. Gregg Blanton
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    Contemplation and Counseling

    An Integrative Model for Practitioners

    Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books

    by P. Gregg Blanton

    Interest in mindfulness and contemplative thought is growing among Christians, and it's time to consider the place of contemplative prayer within the field of counseling. Can contemplative prayer be integrated into therapeutic work? Can it in fact serve as a foundation on which to build a new approach to counseling?In Contemplation and Counseling Gregg Blanton presents ...