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PaperbackMaking Neighborhoods Whole
A Handbook for Christian Community Development
by Wayne Gordon and John M. Perkins
Foreword by Shane ClaiborneAlready with decades of experience speaking prophetically into the charged racial climate of the American south, John Perkins began to see a need for organized thinking and collaborative imagination about how the church engages urban ministry. And so the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) was born, with Wayne Gordon an immediate and enthusiastic participant. Nearly thirty years later ...
PaperbackThe Holy Spirit
Works Gifts
Christian Foundations
by Donald G. Bloesch
In The Holy Spirit: Works Gifts Donald Bloesch aptly brings his grasp of historical and systematic theology together with his deep concern for spirituality. The fruit of a lifetime of study and devotion, this work masterfully interweavesbiblical study, historical overviews, and reflection on contemporary developments and issues to shed light on faith in God the Holy Spirit. On a topic that ...
PaperbackStewards of Eden
What Scripture Says About the Environment and Why It Matters
by Sandra L. Richter
ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
Biblical Foundations Book Award Winner
Sandra L. Richter cares about the Bible. She also cares about creation.
An expert in ancient Israelite society and economy as well as biblical theology, she walks readers through passages familiar and not-so-familiar, showing how significant environmental theology ...
PaperbackCreating Cultures of Belonging
Cultivating Organizations Where Women and Men Thrive
by Beth Birmingham and Eeva Sallinen Simard
Foreword by Emily SarmientoWith increasing interest from donors and board members to see faith-based, missional organizations reflect the diversity of God's kingdom, these organizations desire to have women in positions of leadership. However, this proves difficult when the organizational culture is one that silences and even penalizes the unique giftings that women bring to the table.
Many organizations ...
PaperbackPassport to the Bible
An Explorer's Guide
Edited by Fred Wagner
No book has sold more copies. No book has influenced so many people. The Bible has informed all of the world's religions. Yet for many, it remains a mystery.Would you like to read and understand the Bible for yourself? The studies in this guide are designed to help you do that. You will look at four major themes in the Bible:
- what God is like
- what people are like
- who Jesus ...
PaperbackMessy Christmas
Messy Church Series
by Lucy Moore and Jane Leadbetter
Christmas can be complicated.Parties, gifts, and family tensions dominate the season. So maybe it's time we explore what Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany are really about. The Messy Church series provides resources to help your church bring together people of all ages and stages of faith, allowing them to experience a creative and fun-filled Christian community. Messy Christmas offers your ...
Number of Studies: 3
PaperbackMessy Easter
Three Complete Sessions and a Treasure Trove of Ideas for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter
Messy Church Series
by Jane Leadbetter
Chocolate bunnies, marshmallow chicks, colored eggs, and baskets are a lot of fun, but is that really what this season is all about?The new resource Messy Easter offers your church a tool to bring together people of all ages and stages of faith for a unique come-as-you-are experience of
- creativity—allowing space for all to play and create
- celebration—worshiping ...
Number of Studies: 3
PaperbackJohn 13-21
Part 2: The Way to True Life
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Douglas Connelly
We all long for a full, rich, satisfying life. But how do we fill up the empty places in our souls? How can we quench our thirst for something deeper, more lasting, more meaningful?
In this thirteen-session LifeGuide® Bible Study on the second half of John, Douglas Connelly urges you to take a fresh look at Jesus. Here is the opportunity to establish—or renew—your ...
Number of Studies: 13
PaperbackImagine
A Vision for Christians in the Arts
by Steve Turner
Imagine art that is risky, complex and subtle!Imagine music, movies, books and paintings of the highest quality!Imagine art that permeates society, challenging conventional thinking and standard morals to their core!Imagine that it is all createdby Christians!This is the bold vision of Steve Turner, someone who has worked among artists--many Christian and many not--for three decades. He believes ...
PaperbackChristian Leadership
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by John Stott
With Carolyn NystromThe most influential leader in the early church was undoubtedly the apostle Paul. He never lost the vision of God's single new humanity—Jews and Gentiles together. And in his letters we watch him exercising his leadership skills among the early Christians..
This nine-session LifeGuide® Bible Study by John Stott is based on his book Basic Christian Leadership and covers ...
Number of Studies: 9
