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  • An Introduction to Ecclesiology: Historical, Global, and Interreligious Perspectives, By Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen
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    An Introduction to Ecclesiology

    Historical, Global, and Interreligious Perspectives

    by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen

    What is the church? Why are there so many different expressions of church throughout time and space, and what ties them all together?

    Ecclesiology—the doctrine of the church—has risen to the center of theological interest inrecent decades. In this text, theologian Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen provides a wide-ranging survey of the rich field of ecclesiology in the midst of rapid developments ...

  • More Than Things: A Personalist Ethics for a Throwaway Culture, By Paul Louis Metzger
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    More Than Things

    A Personalist Ethics for a Throwaway Culture

    by Paul Louis Metzger

    ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award

    We live in a culture of commodification. People are too often defined by what they do or own; they're treated as means to an end or cogs in a machine. What goes missing is a deep sense of personhood—the belief that all humans are unique subjects with inherent worth and the right to self-determination in authentic communion ...

  • Is Christianity the White Man's Religion?: How the Bible Is Good News for People of Color, By Antipas L. Harris
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    Is Christianity the White Man's Religion?

    How the Bible Is Good News for People of Color

    by Antipas L Harris

    Among many young people of color, there is a growing wariness about organized religion and Christianity in particular. If Christianity is for everyone, why does the Bible seem to endorse slavery? Why do most popular images of Jesus feature a man with white skin and blue eyes? Is evangelical Christianity "good news" or a tool of white supremacy?As our society increases in ethnic ...

  • Beyond Church and Parachurch: From Competition to Missional Extension, By Angie Ward
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    Beyond Church and Parachurch

    From Competition to Missional Extension

    by Angie Ward
    Foreword by Jerry E White

    Discovering New Dimensions in Faith-Based Community Work

    "A welcome and needed book addressing the current tensions and opportunities. . . . Dr. Ward's foundational book points us to a way forward. I am enthused at what this book can do to lead us as church leaders and agency leaders to a new synergy." – Jerry E. White, international president emeritus of The Navigators, ...

  • How Leaders Lose Their Way: And How to Make Sure It Doesn't Happen to You, By Peter Greer and Jill Heisey
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    How Leaders Lose Their Way

    And How to Make Sure It Doesn't Happen to You

    by Peter Greer and Jill Heisey
    Foreword by Chris Horst

    Stay True to Your Mission for the Long Haul

    How Leaders Lose Their Way is a powerful and reflective exploration of the pitfalls that can send leaders off course—drawing lessons from the life of King Solomon and thetimeless wisdom of Ecclesiastes. This book serves as a cautionary tale, equipping leaders to recognize personal and spiritual drift while providing actionable ...

  • Leading Through Resistance: Quit Pushing Back, By Tod Bolsinger
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    Leading Through Resistance

    Quit Pushing Back

    Practicing Change Series

    by Tod Bolsinger
    Illustrated by Mark Demel
    Foreword by Marty Linsky

    Don't Eliminate Resistance; Lead Through It!

    Every leader knows the stormy seas of resistance. When faced with change, even the most dedicated teams can push back, especially when there's something to lose. How do you guideyour team through these turbulent times without losing sight of the mission? Leading Through Resistance by Tod Bolsinger is a beacon for leaders ...

  • Enough for Today: Forty Reflections for Surviving the Wilderness, By Donna Barber
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    Enough for Today

    Forty Reflections for Surviving the Wilderness

    by Donna Barber

    Find Strength in the Wilderness

    When life feels like a wilderness—a place of uncertainty, exhaustion, and spiritual stumbling—what do you hold on to?

    For many of us the past few years have been clouded by plagues ofillness and dying, anger and violence, disillusionment and loss. And numerous pharaohs, from the church house to the courthouse to the White House, appear ...

  • Freely Sober: Rethinking Alcohol Through the Lens of Faith, By Ericka Andersen
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    Freely Sober

    Rethinking Alcohol Through the Lens of Faith

    by Ericka Andersen

    "Andersen offers important insights on how women’s relationships with alcohol are shifting as they grapple with increased pressures at home and work, and her approach wisely utilizes faith as a recovery tool without positioning it as a cure-all... Women of faith will be empowered." —Publishers Weekly Review, September 2025

    Get Honest about Your Relationship with Alcohol

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  • Savoring Childhood: Practical Wisdom for Slowing Down, By Grace P. Pouch
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    Savoring Childhood

    Practical Wisdom for Slowing Down

    by Grace P Pouch

    Small Steps to Help Children Flourish in a Hurried World

    Many children today are caught up in the frantic pace of life, rushed along by forces beyond their control. When kids grow up too quickly and experience life at top speed, they are left distracted, anxious, and struggling to find depth.

    The good news is it's possible to help children experience life at a slower ...

  • Kingdom Apprenticeship: Dallas Willard's Formational Theology and Missional Vision, By Keas Keasler
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    Kingdom Apprenticeship

    Dallas Willard's Formational Theology and Missional Vision

    by Keas Keasler

    A Groundbreaking Analysis of Dallas Willard's Theology of Spiritual Formation

    Dallas Willard’s formational theology begins with the claim that the aim of God in human history is the formation of a community of loving persons apprenticed to Jesus—and ends with the promise that such apprenticeship prepares us to share in God’s governance of the cosmos.

    This apprenticeship ...