How can pastors become resilient in a rapidly changing world? Is it possible to love well and lead faithfully? In the wake of crises that have exposed and accelerated massive cultural shifts, we see more clearly the seismic shifts of post-Christendom, the surging storms of a new paganism and pluralism, and the scattered debris of the cultural aftermath.Drawi… Read more…
En este libro clásico, Elisabeth Elliot comparte su historia de amor con Jim Elliot a través de cartas, anotaciones en su diario y recuerdos. Ella es honesta sobre las tentaciones, dificultades, victorias y sacrificios de dos jóvenes cuyo compromiso con Cristo fue la prioridad sobre su amor por el otro. Sus destellos personales, combinados con… Read more…
Así que has escuchado el evangelio, has aceptado a Jesús como tu Salvador y asistes regularmente a la iglesia. Definitivamente eres cristiano pero no sientes que actúes como uno. Los otros cristianos que conoces parecieran tener todo en orden pero, ¿cómo llegas a ese punto? Si bien nadie de nosotros será perfecto en esta v… Read more…
La paternidad es un trabajo arduo. Piense esto: antes de tener hijos, usted probablemente tenía ilusiones y sueños sobre cómo criar a sus hijos y cómo serían ellos al crecer. Pero de algo estaba seguro, ¡usted no criaría a sus hijos como lo hicieron sus padres! No cometería los mismos errores que ellos c… Read more…
A leading expert in the field of Christian missions encourages the church to recover the apostolic imagination that fueled the multiplication of disciples in the first century. J. D. Payne examines the contemporary practice of Western missions and advocates a more central place for Scripture in defining missionary language, identity, purpose, function, and s… Read more…
Nationally recognized speaker and church leader Jay Augustine demonstrates that the church is called and equipped to model reconciliation, justice, diversity, and inclusion.This book develops three uses of the term "reconciliation": salvific, social, and civil. Augustine examines the intersection of the salvific and social forms of reconciliation through an … Read more…
A New Generation Church is a church with attendees whose average age is at least as young as the average age of the community in which the church exists. Any church can become a New Generation Church that reaches and continues to reach the next generation.The Psalmist writes:We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation ab… Read more…
Don't create change. Capture it.Get ready to forget everything you know about "working your plan." In this counterintuitive book, innovative university president Roger Parrott turns leadership on its head and shows you how unexpected opportunities--the ones you may be missing--are the key to your success.With an Opportunity Leadership mindset, you'… Read more…
"Every believer in Jesus Christ deserves the opportunity of personal nurture and development." says LeRoy Eims. But all too often the opportunity isn't there. We neglect the young Christian in our whirl of programs, church services, and fellowship groups. And we neglect to raise up workers and leaders who can disciple young believers into mature and frui… Read more…
Christians can be adept at drawing lines, determining what it means to be "a good Christian" and judging those who stray out of bounds. Other times they erase all the lines in favor of a vague and inoffensive faith. Both impulses can come from positive intentions, but either can lead to stunted spiritual life and harmful relationships. Is there another optio… Read more…
Many pastors conceive of the church budget as primarily a financial tool, but in fact it is primarily a pastoral tool. A church's philosophy of ministry is locked into its budget, and so the budget will either stifle or accelerate any attempts to move a congregation toward a biblical model of church health. As such, the church budget is a far more potent… Read more…
Longtime pastor and leading authority on church health, Mark Dever draws from Paul's first letter to the Corinthians to tackle twelve major challenges facing the church today. As he presents each challenge, Dever provides practical ways for individuals and churches to respond biblically. Writing for both church leaders and laymen, Dever insists that the … Read more…
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