Baker Publishing Group: 4943 books
Christianity in the Greco-Roman World
A Narrative Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Background becomes foreground in Moyer Hubbard's creative introduction to the social and historical setting for the letters of the Apostle Paul to churches in Asia Minor and Europe.
Hubbard begins each major section with a brief narrative featuring a fictional character in one of the great...
The Text of the New Testament
From Manuscript to Modern Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
The Text of the New Testament is a brief introduction for the lay person into the process whereby the New Testament came to be. It describes the basics of ancient writing tools, manuscripts, the work of scribes, and how to think about differences in what the various manuscripts say. This is a revised...
by Peter S. Williamson, Peter Williamson, Mary Healy
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
In this addition to the well-received Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture (CCSS), seasoned New Testament scholar and popular speaker Peter Williamson interprets Revelation from within the living tradition of the Church for pastoral ministers, lay readers, and students alike. The seventeen-volume...
Ancient-Future Worship (Ancient-Future)
Proclaiming and Enacting God's Narrative
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
With the many models of worship available, choosing a style to worship God can be a bit overwhelming. Is it better to go with traditional or contemporary models? Christians may find themselves asking how early believers worshiped and whether they can provide insight into how we should praise God today.
Rooted...
High View of Scripture?, A (Evangelical Ressourcement)
The Authority of the Bible and the Formation of the New Testament Canon
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2007
Where did the Bible come from? Author Craig D. Allert encourages more evangelicals to ask that question. In A High View of Scripture? Allert introduces his audience to the diverse history of the canon's development and what impact it has today on how we view Scripture. Allert affirms divine inspiration...
Practicing Christian Doctrine
An Introduction to Thinking and Living Theologically
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
This introductory theology text explains key concepts in Christian doctrine and shows that doctrine is integrally linked to the practical realities of Christian life. In order to grow into more faithful practitioners of Christianity, we need to engage in the practice of learning doctrine and understanding...
No Easy Road
Discover the Extraordinary Power of Personal Prayer
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2003
Praying Christians are society's best revolutionaries. They engage in the most remarkable act a human can perform, and, in so doing, unleash God's sustaining power. In No Easy Road, Dick Eastman offers challenge, guidance, and encouragement to help believers on the sometimes difficult, though always...
by Warren W. Wiersbe
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2007
Sometimes people lose sight of the core of their ministry. They feel overwhelmed by the needs that surround them on a daily basis. Wise and beloved pastor Warren Wiersbe invites ministry leaders to listen in on thirty short "armchair chats" to encourage and strengthen them for service. He...
by Warren W. Wiersbe, David W. Wiersbe
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
In a church culture that is rapidly losing its unique, intergenerational make-up in favor of small groups and even entire churches designed to target specific age groups, it can be difficult for ministers to relate to those who are not in their own demographic. But Warren and David Wiersbe, representing...
by Scott M. Gibson
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2001
Sooner or later, every pastor will be called on to conduct special services. Baptisms, weddings, funerals, infant presentations, and evangelistic services, each in their own way, challenge pastors to find the right words to mark the occasion.
Preaching for Special Services will help pastors...
12 Faithful Men
Portraits of Courageous Endurance in Pastoral Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
Most pastors know when they enter the ministry that they will spend time helping others through times of suffering. What they usually do not realize, though, is that they too will suffer. Caught off guard, many of them end up deeply hurt and quit the ministry, deciding that perhaps they misunderstood...
by Arnold A. Dallimore
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1993
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1993
The fascinating story of Susanna Wesley, carefully documented, reveals an intelligent, strong-willed woman who suffered much in a male-dominated world but who prepared her children well.
Reaching Single Adults
An Essential Guide for Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2007
Although 44 percent of all adults are unmarried, most churches are focused on marriage and families--and so miss many opportunities to reach out as well as to benefit from all that singles can offer to the church.
Here at last is an up-to-date, comprehensive handbook to single adult ministry....
Good Faith
Being a Christian When Society Thinks You're Irrelevant and Extreme
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
Many Christians today feel overwhelmed as they try to live faithfully in a culture that seems increasingly hostile to their beliefs. Politics, marriage, sexuality, religious freedom--with an ever-growing list of contentious issues, believers find it harder than ever to hold on to their convictions...