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How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth: A Guide to Understanding and Using Bible Versions
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How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth: A Guide to Understanding and Using Bible Versions

by Gordon D. Fee, Mark L. Strauss and Don Reed

Narrated by Don Reed

With so many Bible translations available today, how can you find those that will be most useful to you? What is the difference between a translation that calls itself “literal” and one that is more “meaning-based”? And what difference does it make for you as a reader of God’s Word?How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth brings clarity and in… Read more…

Naked Gospel: The Truth You May Never Hear in Church
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Naked Gospel: The Truth You May Never Hear in Church

by Andrew Farley and Don Reed

Narrated by Don Reed

For those who are weary of Christian cliché and compromise crowding out what was supposed to be good news, The Naked Gospel offers the fresh take on the story of Jesus you've been waiting for.As a university student, Andrew Farley found himself physically and emotionally addicted to street evangelism and Bible study. Yet despite his fervid behavio… Read more…

Multiplying Church: The New Math for Starting New Churches
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Multiplying Church: The New Math for Starting New Churches

by Bob RobertsJr., Alan Hirsch and Ed Stetzer and Don Reed

Narrated by Alan Hirsch and Ed Stetzer and Don Reed

The Multiplying Church is a primer for pastors and lay leaders involved in, or wanting to learn about, the church multiplication groundswell in North America. It shows how multiplying churches should be a natural, regular function of every church to reach the 70 percent of Americans who have no meaningful church relationship.Detailing the stories and guiding… Read more…

Understanding the Koran: A Quick Christian Guide to the Muslim Holy Book
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Understanding the Koran: A Quick Christian Guide to the Muslim Holy Book

by Mateen Elass and Don Reed

Narrated by Don Reed

Find out how the Koran resembles the Bible—and the drastic ways in which it differs.Understanding the Koran gives you an essential grasp of Islam's holy book: where it came from, what it teaches, how Muslims view it, and how the Allah of the Koran compares with the God of the Bible.Cherished as the final, perfect revelation of God's will b… Read more…

Membership Matters: Insights from Effective Churches on New Member Classes and Assimilation
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Membership Matters: Insights from Effective Churches on New Member Classes and Assimilation

by Chuck Lawless and Don Reed

Narrated by Don Reed

Insights from Effective Churches on New Member Classes and AssimilationFindings from a national study to improve membership classes and to motivate current members into active ministry.How do churches move members—both old and new—into ministry? Many church staff and lay leaders know they need to start new member classes as a point of entry into their ch… Read more…

Will of God as a Way of Life: How to Make Every Decision with Peace and Confidence
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Will of God as a Way of Life: How to Make Every Decision with Peace and Confidence

by Jerry L. Sittser and Don Reed

Narrated by Don Reed

Practical help for understanding and following God's will for your life."God has a plan for our lives," but what does that mean in practical terms? How do we know God's will for important life decisions, like who to marry, what job to take, what church to join? How can we be free if God has a perfect plan for us? Does suffering mean we are off track?… Read more…

Unexpected Journey: Conversations with People Who Turned from Other Beliefs to Jesus
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Unexpected Journey: Conversations with People Who Turned from Other Beliefs to Jesus

by Thom S. Rainer and Don Reed

Narrated by Don Reed

Following Jesus is a journey none of the people in this book ever expected to take. Why did they? What difference did it make? The book you’re holding is dangerous. If you read it, you’ll see that God is still active in saving even the most unexpected people: An atheist woman who viewed Christians as “idiots.” A married couple high in… Read more…

Surprising Insights from the Unchurched and Proven Ways to Reach Them
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Surprising Insights from the Unchurched and Proven Ways to Reach Them

by Thom S. Rainer and Don Reed

Narrated by Don Reed

We’ve read all the hot books on evangelism, we’ve attended scores of seminars—and still we’re not reaching the unchurched. Eighty to ninety percent of churchless Americans will never darken our culturally relevant, seeker-sensitive doors. What are we missing?Maybe we’ve been asking the wrong people. Instead of consulting the unchurched masses, it… Read more…

Breakout Churches: Discover How to Make the Leap
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Breakout Churches: Discover How to Make the Leap

by Thom S. Rainer and Don Reed

Narrated by Don Reed

Breakout Churches Can Your Church Become One?This is the story of thirteen churches and the leaders who moved them from stagnancy to growth and from mediocrity to greatness. Drawing on one of the most comprehensive studies ever on the church, this book reveals the process of becoming a “breakout” church and the factors that lead to this spiritual metamor… Read more…

Unchurched Next Door: Understanding Faith Stages as Keys to Sharing Your Faith
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Unchurched Next Door: Understanding Faith Stages as Keys to Sharing Your Faith

by Thom S. Rainer and Don Reed

Narrated by Don Reed

If You Invite Them, They Will Come.It’s true. In a national survey done by author Thom Rainer and his staff, eight out of ten unchurched men and women said they would come to church—if only someone would invite them. When and how is the next big question. Rainer helps you figure out where your neighbors, friends, and coworkers are in their spiritual ques… Read more…


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