Baker Publishing Group: 4943 books
Spotting the Sacred
Noticing God in the Most Unlikely Places
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2006
Most people these days are overwhelmed by the busyness of life, and so they often miss the little evidences of God's presence and activity around them. In contrast, Jesus led a full life but never hurried. He took time to notice his surroundings, and he often saw and then pointed out great spiritual...
by Stan Toler, Alan Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 1999
Ever wonder how a restaurant or hotel earns a five-star rating? Is it the people? The location? The service? In most cases, it is all of this and more. Why should your church be any different? The Five Star Church reveals how you can pursue Christian excellence and uphold the Lord's command to "honor...
Organic Leadership
Leading Naturally Right Where You Are
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
Is it possible that the division between the clergy and the laity is unnecessary and, in fact, harmful to the church? In Organic Leadership, Neil Cole fervently says yes and shows how this causes great harm to all. But rather than doing away with the clergy, Cole argues that the answer is to raise...
Becoming a Healthy Church
Ten Traits of a Vital Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2003
"A wonderful tool that I recommend to every church that is serious about being purpose-driven." -Rick Warren, author of The Purpose-Driven Church
Now available in trade paper, Becoming a Healthy Church illustrates the ten most important characteristics of church health. Based on extensive...
How We Got the New Testament (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
Text, Transmission, Translation
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
A recognized expert in New Testament Greek offers a historical understanding of the writing, transmission, and translation of the New Testament and provides cutting-edge insights into how we got the New Testament in its ancient Greek and modern English forms. In part responding to those who question...
by J. Ramsey Michaels
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1998
An introduction to the study of Revelation reviewing the book's linguistic structure, vocabulary, and variant readings, as well as differences of opinion regarding its message.
Right Here, Right Now (Shapevine)
Everyday Mission for Everyday People
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
People in all walks of life are discovering what it means to be involved, concerned, missional Christians. But simply having block parties or spending more time downtown is not enough to describe what it means to be a missional people. What is needed is a reformation of the way we actually live our lives...
How to Break Growth Barriers
Revise Your Role, Release Your People, and Capture Overlooked Opportunities for Your Church
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Some churches grow rapidly, only to hit a ceiling. Other churches have experienced declining or static attendance--many of them for decades. Frustrated pastors and church leaders want growth methods that work, but without adding to pastoral fatigue.
How to Break Growth Barriers argues that...
Difference Makers
An Action Guide for Jesus Followers
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2013
Christians want to make a difference, but sometimes the ministry bar is raised so high that only those who are "go-getters" can do it. Mission work can look like a drastic life change, unattainable to those who aren't in full-time ministry. So the average church member is left without a...
Road to Missional, The (Shapevine)
Journey to the Center of the Church
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
It has recently become acceptable, and even fashionable, to refer to one's church as "missional." But many churches misunderstand the concept, thinking of "going missional" as simply being a necessary add-on to church-as-usual. This domestication of what is actually a very bold paradigm shift makes missional...
Revitalize
Biblical Keys to Helping Your Church Come Alive Again
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Church health is measured by more than just numbers, but declining membership is often a key symptom of a church in crisis. The pastor of a dying church doesn't need to be told it is dying; he needs to find the way forward--and he needs hope.
Author and pastor Andrew Davis offers readers the...
by Craig L. Blomberg, Jennifer Foutz Markley
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
This handbook provides a one-stop-shopping guide to the New Testament exegetical method. Brief and approachable, it offers both a broad overview of the exegetical process and a step-by-step approach to studying the New Testament in depth, helping students and pastors understand the text and appropriate...
Making Sense of the New Testament (Three Crucial Questions)
Three Crucial Questions
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
The New Testament is the foundation of the Christian church, but some question its historical accuracy. Others have claimed that Paul's teaching differs from that of the Gospels. How can we reconcile the seemingly different messages of Jesus and Paul? What is the relevance of the New Testament in...
The Complete Worship Service
Creating a Taste of Heaven on Earth
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2005
Just as diners visit a fine restaurant anticipating the ambiance and meal to come, so first-time guests and members alike come to church to experience the presence of God. In this follow-up book to The Complete Worship Leader, veteran worship leader and pastor Kevin Navarro helps church leaders create...