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Where Is God in All the Suffering?

Where Is God in All the Suffering?

by Amy Orr Ewing

Suffering and evil affect us all, both at a general level, as we look at a world filled with injustice, natural disasters and poverty, and at a personal level, as we experience grief, pain and unfairness. And how we think about and process the reality of pain is at the heart of why many people reject God. Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing is no … Read more…

Church Recovery Guide: How Your Congregation Can Adapt and Thrive after a Crisis
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Church Recovery Guide: How Your Congregation Can Adapt and Thrive after a Crisis

by Karl Vaters

Narrated by Brad Ziffer

What’s Next for Your Church?In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, church leaders are facing challenges they’ve never encountered. As you scramble to adapt to this fast-changing situation, you must also begin thinking through the months ahead to consider: how will my church recover?The Church Recovery Guide outlines the practical steps you can… Read more…

The Beauty of Preaching: God's Glory in Christian Proclamation

The Beauty of Preaching: God's Glory in Christian Proclamation

by Michael Pasquarello

What does beauty have to do with healing the fragmentation within our churches? According to Michael Pasquarello, everything. Amid the cacophony of ugly political invective that dominates nearly every space today—including church—only God has the power to unify and heal through his truth and goodness, revealed in his beauty. And every Sunday, tho… Read more…

Lead: 12 Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church

Lead: 12 Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church

by Paul David Tripp

The church is experiencing a leadership crisis. What can we do to prevent pastors from leaving the ministry? For every cel… Read more…

Leading Small Groups That Thrive: Five Shifts to Take Your Group to the Next Level

Leading Small Groups That Thrive: Five Shifts to Take Your Group to the Next Level

by Ryan T. Hartwig, Jason Sniff, Courtney W Davis and Jason A Sniff

Nearly every church is trying to help their congregants build relationships with others, grow as disciples, and/or engage in meaningful service through small groups. Many have argued that these small groups are the preferred vehicle for relationship building, disciple making, and membership assimilation in the local church, especially in large, multisite chu… Read more…

nueva vida, de Cristo en adelante: 7 semanas de tácticas bíblicas para ver a Dios salvar, sanar y transformar

nueva vida, de Cristo en adelante: 7 semanas de tácticas bíblicas para ver a Dios salvar, sanar y transformar

by Enrique Torres and Kike Torres

Muchas personas erróneamente y de manera desesperada buscan en su vida ese «momento» o ese acontecimiento futuro que venga a ser un parteaguas en su existencia y que rompa el círculo destructivo de negligencia o de malas deci­siones que las mantienen en un abismo. En Una nueva vida, de Cristo en adelante, el Pastor Kike Tor… Read more…

Leading Small Groups That Thrive: Five Shifts to Take Your Group to the Next Level
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Leading Small Groups That Thrive: Five Shifts to Take Your Group to the Next Level

by Ryan T. Hartwig, Courtney W Davis and Jason A Sniff

Narrated by John Behrens and LaQuita James

Nearly every church is trying to help their congregants build relationships with others, grow as disciples, and/or engage in meaningful service through small groups. Many have argued that these small groups are the preferred vehicle for relationship building, disciple making, and membership assimilation in the local church, especially in large, multisite chu… Read more…

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The Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation

The Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation

by Jim Wilder, E James Wilder and Michel Hendricks

Could brain science be the key to spiritual formation?Why does true Christian transformation seem fleeting? And why does church often feel lonely, Christian community shallow, and leaders untrustworthy? For many Christians, the delight of encountering Christ eventually dwindles—and disappointment sets in. Is lasting joy possible?These are some of th… Read more…

Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation
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Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation

by Jim Wilder and Michel Hendricks

Narrated by Brian Conover

Could brain science be the key to spiritual formation?Why does true Christian transformation seem fleeting? And why does church often feel lonely, Christian community shallow, and leaders untrustworthy? For many Christians, the delight of encountering Christ eventually dwindles—and disappointment sets in. Is lasting joy possible?These are some of th… Read more…

It Starts at Home: A Practical Guide to Nurturing Lifelong Faith

It Starts at Home: A Practical Guide to Nurturing Lifelong Faith

by Kurt Bruner and Steve Stroope

As Your Children Grow, Will Their Faith Grow Too?As both stories and statistics attest, the number of evangelical children who abandon Christianity in adulthood is staggering. To see effective change, parents cannot leave their child’s faith to chance. Rather, families must start nurturing faith early—you cannot start once your child is grown,… Read more…

Mission Shaped Living Participant's Guide

Mission Shaped Living Participant's Guide

by John McGinley

More than just a tool box of ‘how to do evangelism,’ Mission Shaped Living will build spiritual practices, vision, hope, and confidence into your life so that sharing God’s love with others becomes a joy and not a burden. Society has shifted and the way mission was done in the past is no longer effective. People are looking for authenticity… Read more…

Mission Shaped Living Leader's Guide

Mission Shaped Living Leader's Guide

by John McGinley

More than just a tool box of ‘how to do evangelism,’ Mission Shaped Living will build spiritual practices, vision, hope, and confidence into your life so that sharing God’s love with others becomes a joy and not a burden. Society has shifted and the way mission was done in the past is no longer effective. People are looking for authenticity… Read more…


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