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  • Preaching as Reminding: Stirring Memory in an Age of Forgetfulness, By Jeffrey D. Arthurs
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    Preaching as Reminding

    Stirring Memory in an Age of Forgetfulness

    by Jeffrey D. Arthurs
    Foreword by John Ortberg

    Christianity Today 2019 Book of the Year Award, The Church/Pastoral Leadership

    We know of the preacher’s roles as both teacher and proclaimer, but Jeffrey Arthurs adds another assignment: the Lord’s remembrancer. The remembrancer stirs the memory of Christ-followers, reminding them of the truths they once heard and fanning the flames of faith.

    We live ...

  • Humility Illuminated: The Biblical Path Back to Christian Character, By Dennis R. Edwards Humility Illuminated: The Biblical Path Back to Christian Character, By Dennis R. Edwards
    Ebook

    Humility Illuminated

    The Biblical Path Back to Christian Character

    by Dennis R Edwards
    Foreword by Marlena Graves

    The modern church is immersed in a competitive, polarized, and status-driven society. It's hard to have conversations about important issues when so many are defensive and unwilling to learn. Too often, Christians fall into thesesame traps. The health and witness of the church urgently depend on recovering an essential biblical virtue: humility.

    New Testament scholar Dennis ...

  • The Shaping of an Effective Leader: Eight Formative Principles of Leadership, By Gayle D. Beebe The Shaping of an Effective Leader: Eight Formative Principles of Leadership, By Gayle D. Beebe
    Ebook

    The Shaping of an Effective Leader

    Eight Formative Principles of Leadership

    by Gayle D. Beebe
    Foreword by Steve Forbes

    Leadership is both an art and a science.We may be tempted to look for a sure-fire formula, but the reality is quite different: effective leaders are exceptional generalists rather than narrow specialists. The best leaders take what the best business experts have to offer, and apply that based on their own abilities, experience and judgment. And these leaders seek real-life mentors and learn ...

  • Freeing Congregational Mission: A Practical Vision for Companionship, Cultural Humility, and Co-Development, By B. Hunter Farrell Freeing Congregational Mission: A Practical Vision for Companionship, Cultural Humility, and Co-Development, By B. Hunter Farrell
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    Freeing Congregational Mission

    A Practical Vision for Companionship, Cultural Humility, and Co-Development

    by B. Hunter Farrell
    With Shankur Balajiedlang Khyllep

    There is a deepening crisis in mission as practiced by North American congregations. Many mission activities are more effective at satisfying church members than making a lasting difference, producing what's too often consumer-oriented "selfie mission." Too much effort is based on colonial-era assumptions of mission launched from a position of power. These practices are not just ...