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paperbackTransforming Leadership
Jesus' Way of Creating Vision, Shaping Values Empowering Change
by Leighton Ford
A book for leaders, by leaders, about the greatest leader of them all.
In our rapidly changing and ever more complex world, we suffer a crisis of leadership. Leighton Ford sees the growing dearth of bold leaders--in the marketplace, religion and public life. In this powerful book, Ford calls Christians to be transformational leaders.
Many leaders work within situations; transformational ...
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hardcoverThe Story of Christian Theology
Twenty Centuries of Tradition and Reform
by Roger E. Olson
Christianity Today Book of the Year Award
ECPA Gold Medallion AwardHistory is made up of stories--narratives that recount the events, movements, ideas and lives that have shaped religions and nations. Theologian Roger Olson believes that the history of Christian theology should be told as such a story, one replete with thick plots, exciting twists, interesting ...
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caseboundAn Introduction to Christian Worldview
Pursuing God's Perspective in a Pluralistic World
by Tawa J Anderson, W. Michael Clark, and David K. Naugle
Everyone has a worldview. A worldview is the lens through which we interpret the cosmos and our lives in it. A worldview answers the big questions of life: What is our nature? What is our world? What is our problem? What is our end?As Anderson, Clark, and Naugle point out, our worldview cannot simply be reduced to a series of rational beliefs. We are creatures of story, and the kinds of stories ...
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paperbackThere's a Teenager in My House
101 Questions Parents Ask
Edited by Wayne Rice
You have one of the toughest and most important jobs out there: raising teenagers.Their reputation precedes them: cluttered rooms, changing moods, curfew wars and confusing relationships haunt the dreams of parents well before their oldest child hits adolescence. Wayne Rice, founder of Understanding Your Teenager, has compiled more than a hundred of the most common concerns that parents bring to ...
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paperbackHow to Lead a LifeGuide® Bible Study
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Jack Kuhatschek and Cindy Bunch
You can be the match that ignites a great Bible discussion!
You only need a few basic skills. This ten-session guidebook by Jack Kuhatschek and Cindy Bunch (both veteran discussion leaders and experienced LifeGuide® Bible Study creators)
- how to start a group
- how to decide what to study
- how to prepare to lead
- how to study the Bible
- how to use a study ...
Number of Studies: 10
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paperbackCreating the Canon
Composition, Controversy, and the Authority of the New Testament
by Benjamin Paul Laird
ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
Unraveling the Origins of the New Testament Canon
Despite the profound influence of the New Testament, a variety of questions related to its background and history remain common. Contemporary readers often find the subject of the canon’s origin and formation to be complicated and confusing, while scholars continue to struggle ...
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paperbackSingles at the Crossroads
A Fresh Perspective on Christian Singleness
by Albert Y. Hsu
- One of the 1998 Academy of Parish Clergy Top Ten Books of the Year
Nearly half of adults today are unmarried. But most churches emphasize marriage and family, leaving many Christian singles feeling marginalized or alienated. Though they look to Jesus and Paul as role models, many suspect they would be more acceptable to the church--and God--if they settled down and got married.Albert ...
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paperbackChris Chrisman Goes to College
and faces the Challenges of Relativism, Individualism and Pluralism
by James W. Sire
Chris Chrisman, a young Christian, goes to college only to have his world turned upside down. On campus he finds the challenges to his faith -- both intellectual and personal -- almost more than he can bear. Then he meets Bill Seipel and Bob Wong.Together, the three young men, two of them Christians and the other a self-styled atheist, forge a common bond in the quest for truth. In the process they ...
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paperbackParents in Pain
by John White
A police car rolls up in front of your house--with your son in the back seat.A voice on the phone says your daughter is all right but won't tell you where she is--and then hangs up.A wallet disappears from your dresser and you're sure who took it--at least, somewhat sure.Many parents face problems beyond their ability to cope. John White ofers comfort to parents of children with severe problems--alcoholism, ...
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paperbackUnsettling Truths
The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery
by Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah
ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
American Society of Missiology Book Award
Publishers Weekly starred reviewYou cannot discover lands already inhabited.
Injustice has plagued American societyfor centuries. And we cannot move toward being a more just nation without understanding the root causes that have shaped our culture and institutions. In ...
