Search Results
Showing 51 - 60 of 894 results
-
paperbackWelcoming Justice
God's Movement Toward Beloved Community
by Charles Marsh and John M. Perkins
Foreword by Philip YanceyHistorian and theologian Charles Marsh partners with veteran activist John Perkins to chronicle God's vision for a more equitable and just world. Now updated to reflect on current social realities, this book shows how abandoned places are being restored, divisions are being reconciled, and what individuals and communities are now doing to welcome peace and justice.
-
hardcoverThe Soul of Desire
Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community
by Curt Thompson
Foreword by Makoto FujimuraDesire and beauty go hand in hand. But both our craving to be known and our ability to create beauty have been marred by shame and trauma, collapsing our imagination for what God has for us. Weaving together neuroscience and spiritual formation, psychiatrist Curt Thompson presents a powerful picture of what it means to be human.
-
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded Jamie Aten, coauthor of Disaster Ministry Handbook, with the Community Preparedness Champion Award, one of eleven honors given out as part of the 2016 FEMA Individual and Community Preparedness Awards.
-
paperbackLove Is an Orientation
Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community
by Andrew Marin
Foreword by Brian McLarenWhen three of Andrew Marin's friends came out to him in the span of three months, he was confronted head-on with the question of how to reconcile his friends with his faith. Love Is an Orientation is the result of years of wrestling with this issue. In the book, Marin speaks out with compassion and conviction, elevating the conversation between Christianity and the GLBT community so that the focus is moved from genetics to gospel, where it really belongs.
-
As everyone sets out to physically distance from one another, IVP is working to bring people together with #ReadTogether and Together at Home, two online tools to stay hopeful in community during the coronavirus pandemic.
-
Makayla Payne didn't expect to become Anglican, but then she experienced the historical, theological, and aesthetic depth of this liturgical tradition. Read her story of discovering the liturgical church and how she—and others—have come to appreciate this beautiful and ancient tradition.
-
paperbackCentered-Set Church
Discipleship and Community Without Judgmentalism
by Mark D. Baker
Is there an alternative to the church's impulse to either obsess over boundaries or erase them completely? Building on the work of Paul Hiebert, Mark D. Baker provides a unique manual for understanding and applying the vision of a "centered" church, charting a new path for congregations and leaders to grow in authentic freedom and dynamic movement toward the true center: Jesus himself.
-
paperbackReframing Paul
Conversations in Grace Community
by Mark Strom
Mark Strom unveils Paul in his original context and invites us to engage with him in new terms. He courageously draws Paul into vital conversation with contemporary evangelicalism. This book is for anyone who wants to learn how the church can be an attractive community of transforming grace and conversation.
-
boxed itemsSensible Shoes Leader's Kit
Sensible Shoes Series
by Sharon Garlough Brown
The novel Sensible Shoes is meant to bring spiritual transformation in community. This leader's kit offers everything you need to invite participants into either a twelve-week small group or a one-day retreat. You'll receive prayer prompts, facilitating tips, sample retreat schedules, creative ideas, plus a copy of the book, journal, and study guide.
-
paperbackRedeemed Sexuality
12 Sessions for Healing and Transformation in Community
by Andrew A. Boa
Foreword by William M. StruthersSexual brokenness permeates our culture and is often a source of fear, shame, or secret sin for emerging adults within the church. But as we experience love, joy, and intimacy with God and others, sexual shame and sin lose their power. Incorporating peer-to-peer leadership, this small group curriculum invites us to seek sexual maturity and discipleship in the context of community.
Number of Studies: 12
