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The Gospel as Center: Renewing Our Faith and Reforming Our Ministry Practices

The Gospel as Center: Renewing Our Faith and Reforming Our Ministry Practices

by J. Ligon Duncan, Kevin DeYoung, D. A. Carson, Stephen T. Um, Timothy J. Keller, Thabiti M. Anyabwile, Sam Storms, Timothy Keller, Tim Savage, Andrew Davis, Philip Graham Ryken, Bryan Chapell, Reddit AndrewsIII, Richard D. Phillips, Mike Bullmore, Stephe Um, Ligon Duncan, Stephen Um, Step Um, Colin S. Smith, Ste Um and Sto

The church is reeling because of the relativistic mindset of our world. Up until a generation ago, most adults had similar moral intuitions whether they were believers or not, and the core of protestant orthodoxy was still intact. Yet, in the wake of postmodernity and secularism, all that has changed.Convinced that gospel-centered ministry is utterly imperat… Read more…

Christianity and Animism in Melanesia: Four Approaches to Gospel and Culture

Christianity and Animism in Melanesia: Four Approaches to Gospel and Culture

by Kenneth Nehrbass

In this book, Kenneth Nehrbass examines the interaction between traditional or animistic religion (called kastom) and Christianity in Vanuatu. First, he briefly outlines major anthropological theories of animism, then he examines eight aspects of animism on Tanna Island and shows how they present a challenge to Christianity. He traces the history of Christia… Read more…

Biblioteca de ideas: Eventos Especiales: Para refrescar tu ministerio

Biblioteca de ideas: Eventos Especiales: Para refrescar tu ministerio

by Youth Specialties

Eventos Especiales Para refrescar tu ministerio ¡Más de 300 eventos creativos para fortalecer las relaciones dentro del grupo, alcanzar a otros, y divertirse juntos! Incluye: • Eventos con alimentos. Si hay una cosa que los chicos aprecian y disfrutan, es la comida. Aquí tienes una variedad que de seguro te servirá para satisfacer a cualq… Read more…

Viral Jesus: Recovering the Contagious Power of the Gospel

Viral Jesus: Recovering the Contagious Power of the Gospel

by Ross Rohde

By returning to what we once had…We can recover what we once enjoyed. In the early centuries Christianity was an explosive, viral movement that spread by word of mouth. Persecution could not stop it. In fact, it often helped to spread it.  But today, the gospel is no longer spreading like wildfire throughout the Western world. Slowly, Christ… Read more…

Giving Up Gimmicks: Reclaiming Youth Ministry from an Entertainment Culture

Giving Up Gimmicks: Reclaiming Youth Ministry from an Entertainment Culture

by Brian H Cosby

When youth groups elevate experience over truth, they drive away the teenagers they hope to attract. Here is a ministry approach, grounded in Christ and patterned after the means of grace, that brings them back.… Read more…

Leading Small Groups with Purpose: Everything You Need to Lead a Healthy Group

Leading Small Groups with Purpose: Everything You Need to Lead a Healthy Group

by John Ortberg and Steve Gladen

For the new small group leader, the seasoned leader who feels their small group lacks purpose, or the leader who is itching to move their small group to the next level, Leading Small Groups with Purpose is the road map to follow. Steve Gladen, author of Small Groups with Purpose and pastor of small groups at Saddleback Church for more than a decade, takes sm… Read more…

Finding Faithful Elders and Deacons

Finding Faithful Elders and Deacons

by Thabiti M. Anyabwile

Any church leader knows the qualifications for elders and deacons are articulated in the Bible, but that same leader also knows that actually finding other leaders who fulfill the biblical qualifications is difficult. While many books analyze and debate the finer points of church government, few have been… Read more…

Preaching and Preachers

Preaching and Preachers

by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

"Some may object to my dogmatic assertions; but I do not apologize for them. Every preacher should believe strongly in his own method; and if I cannot persuade all of the rightness of mine, I can at least stimulate them to think and to consider other possibilities. I can say quite honestly that I would not cross the road to listen to myself preaching, and th… Read more…

Drawing Near: A Life of Intimacy with God
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Drawing Near: A Life of Intimacy with God

by John Bevere and Skip Heitzig

Narrated by Skip Heitzig

Do you long for intimacy with God but aren’t quite sure how to connect?Discover the path to Scripture's most astounding promise—intimacy with the Creator Himself—in Drawing Near by international bestselling author and speaker John Bevere. Through an exploration of Scripture and personal stories, John Bevere invites you to communion and … Read more…

The Cross and Christian Ministry: An Exposition of Passages from 1 Corinthians

The Cross and Christian Ministry: An Exposition of Passages from 1 Corinthians

by D. A. Carson

In this exposition of 1 Corinthians, D. A. Carson presents a comprehensive view of what the death of Christ means in preaching and ministering to God's people. He explains the key biblical principles for dynamic, cross-centered ministry and how to put the cross at the center of Christian life.… Read more…

Amplified Leadership: 5 Practices to Establish Influence, Build People, and Impact Others for a Lifetime

Amplified Leadership: 5 Practices to Establish Influence, Build People, and Impact Others for a Lifetime

by Dan Reiland

The leaders you develop today will determine your ministry’s future.If you want your ministry to reach its maximum potential, all that God wants for you, it is essential that you develop strong leaders. In Amplified Leadership, “pastor’s coach” Dan Reiland gives you a proven process for developing new leaders that are established spir… Read more…

The Mentoring Manifesto: A Radical Plan to Change the World a Few Men at a Time

The Mentoring Manifesto: A Radical Plan to Change the World a Few Men at a Time

by Regi Campbell

Men feel a calling to give back. To build into other men. To pay it forward. The Mentoring Manifesto will inspire you to become a mentor or a more effective mentor. Will you step up? Will you accept the call? If you don’t read anything else in this book, read this: Helping younger men find the peace, purpose and fulfillment of living God-centric lives… Read more…


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