Asbury Seedbed Publishing: 91 books

In this volume of the John Wesley Collection, key resources for understanding the spiritual message underlying Wesley's Aldersgate experience have been assembled: Wesley's Journal entry for May 24, 1738, Luther's preface to Romans, the text of Romans itself drawn from Wesley's New Testament translation,...

The stunning success of early Methodism as a disciple-making movement was made possible because of John Wesley’s genius in organizing believers into band meetings. This book powerfully demonstrates that the band meeting is not merely another church program, but is ultimately the basic transformational...

Here is a much-needed book on evangelism that demonstrates what a vital part signs and wonders play in drawing people to Christ and growing the church. Steve Elliott convincingly shows how that has always been true, both in Scripture and throughout church history. He also offers practical ways local churches can let that shape their evangelistic strategy.

This carefully curated volume engages the deep-heart questions of United Methodists and casts a compelling vision for what comes next. Contributors explore the power of classic ideas such as: + The lordship of Jesus Christ + The authority of Scripture + The power...

Brother Lawrence entered the monastic order in 1642 believing that he was giving up this world’s happiness to become a monk, but there discovered a much deeper happiness than he had ever imagined. One day when he was praying and reflecting on the dramatic turn of events in his life, he shouted out,...

In Dinner Church: Building Bridges by Breaking Bread, Verlon Fosner unveils how the ancient dinner church was rebirthed in his Seattle community and how that vision changed his congregation forever. These pages also offer a compelling case for why many churches would do well to pause and see the pockets...

Look around your church on a Sunday morning and every face you see will likely have struggled or be struggling with some kind of sexual brokenness. While recent cultural upheaval has focused the sexuality conversation squarely on the issue of homosexuality, sexual brokenness presents in many other...

In a world awash with mission statements, the Christian mission is increasingly becoming white noise, lost in a sea of marketing language and organizational best practices. How God Saves the World takes a look at the mission of the church in a way you might not have understood it before. Rather...

In From the Steeple to the Street, Travis Collins addresses the cultural realities behind the Fresh Expressions movement, as well as the movement’s theological underpinnings. A missionary movement that began in England has come to North America. Long established congregations are finding ways to...

What does it really mean to be a follower of Jesus? How is the ungodly nature within us to be transformed into the image of God? These are among the questions that have stirred serious believers since the early days of the church, leading to the template of seven sins and their counterparts: seven...

God exists in relationship and wants us to enter into relationship with Him, where we discover who we really are. Third Person is a thirty-day journey into a greater understanding of the Holy Spirit—this little-known person of the Trinity. As you gain understanding, you will see your life take on more meaning, color, and direction than you ever thought possible.

The Christian’s Pattern is Wesley’s excerpt of Thomas à Kempis’s Imitatio Christi, itself probably the most commonly translated book aside from the Bible. Wesley produced four different editions of Kempis’s work and considered it indispensable in achieving true religion of the heart. In...

Published respectively in 1650 and 1651, Holy Living instructs the reader on leading a virtuous life, while Holy Dying offers guidance on preparing for a pious Christian death. Seventy-five years after their publication John Wesley discovered Taylor’s works—an encounter he said left him...

Being “in Christ” marks our identity as beloved children of God. To be in Christ is to participate fully in this life, with Him in the here and now, while to be out of Christ can be likened to sleepwalking, present physically but otherwise lifeless. This highly anticipated reprint of In Christ...