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  • Made to Flourish: Beyond Quick Fixes to a Thriving Organization, By Shelley G. Trebesch
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    Made to Flourish

    Beyond Quick Fixes to a Thriving Organization

    by Shelley G. Trebesch

    Every organization is made to flourish. But when problems arise, quick fixes and poor leadership training can drag it down. Here is the book that churches, NGOs, mission agencies, other nonprofits, businesses and the teams within these groups can use to enjoy the holistic, fruitful abundance that God intended for organizations and everyone in them.

  • Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus, By C. Christopher Smith and John Pattison
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    Slow Church

    Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus

    by C. Christopher Smith and John Pattison
    Foreword by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

    In today's fast-food world, Christianity can seem outdated or archaic. The temptation becomes to pick up the pace and play the game. But Chris Smith and John Pattison invites us to leave franchise faith behind and enter the kingdom of God, where people know each other well and love one another as Christ loves the church.

  • A Spirituality of Listening: Living What We Hear, By Keith R. Anderson
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    A Spirituality of Listening

    Living What We Hear

    by Keith R. Anderson
    Foreword by Dan B. Allender

    God is speaking in our everyday world. How can we become more attuned to listening for God's voice? Keith Anderson walks us through key biblical themes that help us see and experience how God is present with us if we would only listen, paying attention to the moments that make up our days. Listen—and step into a world alive with God's presence.

  • Disabling Leadership: A Practical Theology for the Broken Body of Christ, By Andrew T. Draper and Jody Michele and Andrea Mae
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    Disabling Leadership

    A Practical Theology for the Broken Body of Christ

    by Andrew T. Draper, Jody Michele, and Andrea Mae

    Churches must both consider the theology of disability and also become places where people with disabilities lead. Moving beyond paternalistic views of disability, this book encompasses cutting-edge theological ethics as well as practical examples of how church leaders and congregants can foster genuinely inclusive leadership teams.

  • Renewing Communication: Spirit-Shaped Approaches for Children, Youth, and Families, By Colleen R. Derr
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    Renewing Communication

    Spirit-Shaped Approaches for Children, Youth, and Families

    by Colleen R. Derr

    How can we as Christian leaders make the most of our communication to help others become more like Christ? Colleen Derr draws on decades of experience in education and church ministry to offer a holistic strategy for transformational communication, showing that communication powered by the Spirit needn't be limited to the pulpit or classroom, but can include everyday interactions and relationships.

  • The Winding Path of Transformation: Finding Yourself Between Glory and Humility, By Jeff Tacklind
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    The Winding Path of Transformation

    Finding Yourself Between Glory and Humility

    by Jeff Tacklind
    Foreword by Cathleen Falsani

    Pastor Jeff Tacklind knows that the spiritual journey can be winding and halting rather than a constant ascent of growth—full of paradox, tension, and surprises. Drawing from the natural world and following guides such as C. S. Lewis, Henri Nouwen, and Søren Kierkegaard, Tacklind's honest and meditative account will inspire those on the winding path of following God.

  • Becoming a Just Church: Cultivating Communities of God's Shalom, By Adam L. Gustine
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    Becoming a Just Church

    Cultivating Communities of God's Shalom

    by Adam L. Gustine
    Foreword by Dennis Edwards

    How should the local church think about justice? Adam Gustine provides a theological vision for the church's identity as a just people, where God's character and the pursuit of shalom infuses every aspect of our congregational DNA. In this renewed vision, the church becomes a prophetic alternative to the broken systems of the world and a parable of God's intentions for human flourishing and societal transformation.

  • Beyond the Local Church: How Apostolic Movements Can Change the World, By Sam Metcalf
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    Beyond the Local Church

    How Apostolic Movements Can Change the World

    by Sam Metcalf
    Foreword by Alan Hirsch

    God is raising up vibrant missional movements of Christians in a vast array of vocations: disciple-making ministries, missions, social activism and much more. Mission leader Sam Metcalf gives biblical and missiological foundations for these "parachurch" movements as strategic ways to live for the kingdom—in venues beyond the local church.

  • Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on Titus, 1-2 Timothy and 1-3 John, By Ben Witherington III
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    Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians

    A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on Titus, 1-2 Timothy and 1-3 John

    Letters and Homilies Series

    by Ben Witherington III

    Now in paperback, this unique commentary on Titus, 1-2 Timothy, and 1-3 John probes each letter's social setting and the rhetorical strategies of the author. Ben Witherington shares how several of these "letters" are much better understood as homilies and also provides special sections to bridge the gap between the text and the everyday life of the reader.

  • Heart Speak: A Visual Interpretation of Let Your Life Speak, By Sherrill A. Knezel
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    Heart Speak

    A Visual Interpretation of Let Your Life Speak

    by Sherrill A. Knezel
    With Parker J. Palmer

    In this visual representation of a classic, Sherrill Knezel brings Parker J. Palmer's Let Your Life Speak to life. More than seventy heartfelt images accompany excerpts from Palmer, inviting reading to explore and embrace both their own limits and their own potential as they listen to their inner voice and courageously follow its lead.