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PaperbackUncommon Church
Community Transformation for the Common Good
by Alvin Sanders
Foreword by Efrem SmithHow can the people of God develop churches in ways that help and don't hurt poor neighborhoods? In urban ministry, Christians too often treat the poor as goodwill projects instead of people. Because of this mindset, many remain unchurched. Healthy, local, urban churches are needed because they combine personal empowerment and community transformation.
Every poor neighborhood ...
EbookLoving the Church . . . Blessing the Nations
Pursuing the Role of Local Churches in Global Mission
by George Miley
Rediscovering the role God designed for the church in mission is a critical issue facing the missions movement today. That role is to glorify God by planting churches among every tongue, tribe, and nation. Planting churches amid unreached peoplesis a complex process. It calls forth every ministry gift and the contribution of every believer. Imagine a businessman, a construction worker, a schoolteacher, ...
PaperbackSabbath Gospel
A New Narrative of Time, Rest, and the Work of the Church
by Amy Joy Erickson and G P Wagenfuhr
Seeing Sabbath as the Gospel’s Call to Resist, Reimagine, and Reclaim
The world’s relentless push for "more and better" reflects a value system that is individualistic and economically exploitative, leaving Christians and the church itself exhausted. Amid this weariness, Sabbath emerges as not merely a day of rest, but a powerful, countercultural invitation to push back. ...
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Ruth Goring
Ruth Goring is a poet, an author, and an artist. Ruth has a passion for spiritual formation for children, using age-appropriate images and language to illustrate the love of God and practices that form their hearts to follow him and trust him more. She is also the author of Adriana's Angels and Picturing God.
HardbackZion Learns to See
Opening Our Eyes to Homelessness
by Terence Lester and Zion Lester
Illustrated by Subi BosaFrom May 1-August 31, a portion of the proceeds from Zion Learns to See will be donated to Zion's Closet, a resource center in schools created by Love Beyond Walls for families facing poverty and homelessness.
2025 Independent Press Awards – Picture Books Ages 4-8
2024 Moonbeam Children's Book Award Winner
2024 ...
HardbackSeeds of Racial Healing
Fifty-Two Devotions for Navigating Through Trauma
by Sheila Wise Rowe
A Spiritual Journey Toward Healing and Justice for Christians of Color
You are born from a seed that cannot die.
In a world filled with discrimination, racially motivated violence, and miscarriages of justice, hope and joy can feel unattainable, and lies denying your personhood try to dim the truth that you are created in the image of God.
In Seeds ...
PaperbackEvery Somewhere Sacred
Rescuing a Theology of Place in the American Imagination
by Benjamin Norquist and Brian J. Miller
Become Stewards of God's Vision Where You're Placed
It’s possible for American Christians to live everywhere and nowhere at the same time. We’re often disconnected from the places we inhabit—cut off from nature, our neighbors, people different from us, and a sense of rootedness. It’s time to imagine a better way.
Each of us is placed by God in a specific "somewhere." ...
PaperbackThe Power of the 72
Ordinary Disciples in Extraordinary Evangelism
by John Teter
They were not professionals. They were not celebrities. We don't even know their names.We know very little about them, except that they were everyday people who were drawn to Jesus. When Jesus asked them to join him in his mission, they stepped up, answered the call, and went out in his name. And amazing things happened as a result.They were the 72.Pastor and evangelist John Teter explains how Jesus ...
HardbackThe Reluctant Witness
Discovering the Delight of Spiritual Conversations
Lutheran Hour Ministries Resources
by Don Everts
Transform fear into confidence and awkwardness into authentic connection with this groundbreaking guide to meaningful faith conversations.
Are you watching your church community shrink while it seems like everyone around you is feeling increasingly uncomfortable talking about faith? You're not alone. New research reveals that Christians today are significantly less engaged ...
