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by Lloyd Perry
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 1981
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 1981
Tools and advice for assessing your church
“These are dangerous days for the organized church…. It is time to be alert to what is taking place and make some changes.”
So writes Lloyd Perry in his introduction to Getting the Church on Target. Dr. Perry then goes on to outline ways...
Where Is the Power?
Moving Beyond What the Church Has Lost
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2010
Bishop Howard A. Robinson, Jr. cuts to the heart of the matter, as to what has been lost in the present day church. The present day church has lost its power to sin. We are witnessing the evidence of sin all around us as never before: sin in the church, sin in our community and sin in our homes. Bishop...
by Jane Willan
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2014
With young families more likely to choose soccer over church on Sunday morning and over five thousand churches closing every year, church as we know it is fast disappearing. Pastors and church leaders need new skills to grow their congregations and build larger, stronger, and more financially stable...
by Barry Chant
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2015
Jesus said: "I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it" (Mt 16:18).
That saying comes strangely to our ears - we do not usually think of gates as prevailing - but to the people of Bible days it was pregnant with meaning. In fact, Jesus' words must have had a...
Raising the Ruins
The fight to revive the legacy of Herbert W. Armstrong
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
Herbert W. Armstrong was the world's leading televangelist and one of the most prominent religious leaders of the 20th century, watched, read and followed by millions worldwide. But his legacy of Bible-based humanitarianism came under attack after he died. The cabal of leaders who took control of...
Deep and Wide
Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Nearly 2,000 years ago, Jesus started a movement that has grown like wildfire throughout history. Author and pastor Andy Stanley draws from Scripture and over 25 years of pastoral experience to bring to life the irresistible nature of this movement known as the Church.
With surprising candor...
Autopsy of a Deceased Church
12 Ways to Keep Yours Alive
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
No one wants to see a church die. And yet, far too many churches are dying. For more than twenty-five years, Dr. Thom Rainer has helped churches grow, reverse the trends of decline, and has autopsied those that have died. From this experience, he has discovered twelve consistent themes among those...
The Monkey and the Fish
Liquid Leadership for a Third-Culture Church
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
Our world is marked by unprecedented degrees of multiculturalism, ethnic diversity, social shifts, international collaboration, and technology-driven changes. The changes are profound, especially when you consider the unchecked decline in the influence, size, and social standing of the church. There...
We Love Our City
How a Church in the Community Became the Community’S Church
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
The subtitle of the book is an actual quote from one of our City Council members. I was asked to make a presentation to the City Council one evening on all the projects we as a church, had partnered with the city on to provide social services to our community. One of the reasons for the report was...
Church History in Plain Language
Fourth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
With more than 315,000 copies sold, this is the story of the church for today’s readers. The fourth edition of Shelley’s classic one-volume history of the church brings the story of Christianity into the twenty-first century. This latest edition of the book takes a close look at the rapid growth...
The Rise of Benedict XVI
The Inside Story of How the Pope was Elected and Where He Will Take the Catholic Church
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
From the author of Conclave and All the Pope’s Men comes the story of Pope John Paul II’s last days, the behind-the-scenes dynamics within the College of Cardinals that led to the choice of Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI.
On April 18, 2005, the College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic...
The Myth of a Christian Nation
How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2009
The church was established to serve the world with Christ-like love, not to rule the world. It is called to look like a corporate Jesus, dying on the cross for those who crucified him, not a religious version of Caesar. It is called to manifest the kingdom of the cross in contrast to the kingdom of...
by Hinson, E.G.
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1995
An introduction to the history of the Christian church from its inception to approximately 600 C.E., this volume seeks to balance the traditional presentation of notable figures, councils, and controversies with the telling of the story of the ordinary Christian during this era. An important feature...
Contending for the Faith
From Pentecost to the Rapture
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2014
Contending for the Faith invites readers to explore two millennia of church history and to learn how God works through the churchs ministry to spread the gospel of Gods kingdom and, in the end, to defeat the forces working to oppose him. E. Daisy Rodriguez combines dramatic retellings of the biblical...