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Not a Hopeless Case: 6 Vital Questions from Young Adults for a Church in Crisis

Not a Hopeless Case: 6 Vital Questions from Young Adults for a Church in Crisis

by Halee Gray Scott

Is America the next missionary graveyard? Or is it ripe for spiritual revolution? The statistics seem grim. Every year, the decline of Christianity continues at a rapid pace, especially among young adults. Churches across the country are closing their doors, dying, or are being "adopted" by nearby larger churches. What is the story church leaders hear? We… Read more…

Make Your Splash: Maximize Your Career and Cultural Impact by Discovering Your Spiritual Personality

Make Your Splash: Maximize Your Career and Cultural Impact by Discovering Your Spiritual Personality

by Laura Harris Smith

"An energizing, mobilizing read!"--Dr. Robert JeffressTest the Water, Take the Plunge and Turn the Tide of CultureIf we were created to make an impact, why do most of us feel like we're drowning in problems and fears? Why does making a living feel like fighting the current? The answer, say pastors and culture-makers Christopher and Laura Harris Smith, is… Read more…

Two Views on Women in Ministry
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Two Views on Women in Ministry

by Zondervan and James R. Beck

Narrated by Christopher Ragland and Katherine Fenton

The role of women in positions of worship and church leadership is one of the most divisive and inconclusive biblical debates. Two Views on Women in Ministry furnishes you with a clear and thorough presentation of the two primary exegetical arguments so you can better understand each one's strengths, weaknesses, and complexities.Egalitarian - equal minis… Read more…

Weary Leader’s Guide to Burnout: A Journey from Exhaustion to Wholeness

Weary Leader’s Guide to Burnout: A Journey from Exhaustion to Wholeness

by Sean Nemecek

In The Weary Leader's Guide to Burnout, Sean Nemecek takes Christian leaders on a journey from burnout through recovery and on to spiritual transformation. By understanding the causes and symptoms of their burnout, these leaders will be ready to take practical, actionable steps toward wholeness. Then, if they choose, they will be poised to do the inner w… Read more…

Weary Leader’s Guide to Burnout: A Journey from Exhaustion to Wholeness
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Weary Leader’s Guide to Burnout: A Journey from Exhaustion to Wholeness

by Sean Nemecek

Narrated by Sean Nemecek

Read by the author.In The Weary Leader's Guide to Burnout, Sean Nemecek takes Christian leaders on a journey from burnout through recovery and on to spiritual transformation. By understanding the causes and symptoms of their burnout, these leaders will be ready to take practical, actionable steps toward wholeness. Then, if they choose, they will be poise… Read more…

The Wolf in Their Pockets: 13 Ways the Social Internet Threatens the People You Lead

The Wolf in Their Pockets: 13 Ways the Social Internet Threatens the People You Lead

by Chris Martin

The world has changed. And we feel it in our homes, schools, and congregations.We can hardly remember a time when we didn’t feel the influence of that back pocket device. The average social media user spends about two-and-a-half hours a day using social media. That’s more than enough time to shape our values and desires. Pastors, teachers, and … Read more…

Guía esencial para defender tu fe

Guía esencial para defender tu fe

by Doug Powell

«La Guía definitiva para defender tu fe» está llena de información práctica, recursos y ayudas visuales para ayudarlo a discutir, defender y compartir claramente su fe cristiana con los demás. Los capítulos incluyen: ¿Qué es la Apologética? ¿Existe Dios? El argumento cosmológico &iques… Read more…

Master Teacher: April- June 2023

Master Teacher: April- June 2023

by R H Boyd Publishing Corp

Growing with Jesus (Ages 5 and Younger) is an age-appropriate Christian quarterly lesson guide. Each lesson contains a Bible story to bring the meaning to life for the students. Pictures depicting the lesson’s meaning for each week can be easily colored and carried home by these young disciples. It follows the International Uniform Sunday School Lesson Out… Read more…

Hybrid Church: Rethinking the Church for a Post-Christian Digital Age
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Hybrid Church: Rethinking the Church for a Post-Christian Digital Age

by James Emery White

Narrated by Tom Parks

We live our lives in both physical and digital community.We need to do ministry the same way.Because of COVID-19, nearly every church in the US was forced to adapt to a quarantine and adopt new ministry strategies, including digital technologies they may have avoided before. When services began to be offered in-person once more, many church leaders said they… Read more…

Hybrid Church: Rethinking the Church for a Post-Christian Digital Age

Hybrid Church: Rethinking the Church for a Post-Christian Digital Age

by James Emery White

We live our lives in both physical and digital community.We need to do ministry the same way.Because of COVID-19, nearly every church in the US was forced to adapt to a quarantine and adopt new ministry strategies, including digital technologies they may have avoided before. When services began to be offered in-person once more, many church leaders said they… Read more…

Hope for American Evangelicals: A Missionary Perspective on Restoring Our Broken House

Hope for American Evangelicals: A Missionary Perspective on Restoring Our Broken House

by Matt Bennett

Is the American evangelical house in order? Or is it in need of a remodel? Or—even worse—should we sell the house altogether and look for another home?   In Hope for American Evangelicals​, professor and former missionary Matthew Bennett inspects the American evangelical home. Perhaps, like him, you love evangelical doctrine, love the … Read more…

Stronger Together: Seven Partnership Virtues and the Vices that Subvert Them
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Stronger Together: Seven Partnership Virtues and the Vices that Subvert Them

by Dave Harvey

Narrated by Dave Harvey

Read by the author.A vision of church partnerships that will elevate churches to greater gospel fruitfulness and enable them to thrive.Networked churches are the primary church planting force in evangelicalism today—but what makes them so effective, why do they remain so under-appreciated, and what are the common pitfalls that can ensnare them?In Stron… Read more…


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