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Deliberate Simplicity
How the Church Does More by Doing Less
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2009
Less is more. And more is better. This is the new equation for church development, a new equation with eternal results.Rejecting the “bigger is better” model of the complex, corporate megachurch, church innovator Dave Browning embraced deliberate simplicity. The result was Christ the King Community...
The Church in the Modern World
Fifty Years after Gaudium et Spes
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2014
The Church in the Modern World: Fifty Years after Gaudium et Spes commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et Spes, 1965). Through the lens of this crucial document, this book examines contemporary social...
by Robert J. Joustra, Kevin R. den Dulk
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2015
Religious persecution is on the rise. Daily news stories and social science research chronicle the suffering of Christians and those of other faiths at the hands of both governments and private citizens. Yet, with few exceptions,the North American church has been largely absent from serious action...
Effective Staffing for Vital Churches
The Essential Guide to Finding and Keeping the Right People
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Well-staffed churches grow. But how do churches staff for growth in these rapidly changing times when budgets are tight, mission opportunities abound, and there is a growing shortage of qualified pastors, staff members, and church leaders? Two veteran pastors and church growth consultants offer workable...
by E. Dewey Smith
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
What would you do, as a pastor or ministry leader, if you had insight, directives, and keys to effectively nurture your membership, despite your church's resources, size, or current challenges? There is no need to wonder, guess, or assume with the unveiling of this timeless, profound, compelling,...
by Albert O. Aina
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
"Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and...
Church for the Fatherless
A Ministry Model for Society's Most Pressing Problem
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2012
Fatherlessness has reached epidemic levels. Forty percent of children in the U.S. will go to bed tonight in a home without a father. Studies show that people without fathers are at much higher risk for low educational performance, drug abuse, crime and poverty. Fatherlessness is rampant in our churches...
by Winfield Bevins
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
Written for a wide range of people, including those exploring church planting, church planters, and team members, Church-Planting Revolution serves as a resource that will guide you to think, dream, and plan as you walk through the entire process of planting and multiplying new churches. Regardless...
Meet the Goodpeople
Wesley's 7 Ways to Share Faith
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Ever felt stuck in ways of doing church that produce less and less fruit each year? John Wesley sure did—until he stumbled on to seven ways to connect with non-churched people that ignited a revival. Discover how those seven methods of early Methodism, recast for the 21st century, can bring fresh...
Lessons from the East
Finding the Future of Western Christianity in the Global Church
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
What if our western view of church isn’t God’s view of church? That’s the disruptive question church planter Bob Roberts Jr. wrestled with while connecting with top global church planters and pastors. Over time, his global experiences convinced him western believers would benefit from:taking our...
Bullseye
Aiming to Follow Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Once you decide to follow Jesus, what does it look like? Many people who come to church aren’t really sure. Bullseye maps out six markers that are signs of a Christian life. In practical, inviting, and clear ways, Bullseye examines • Using Spiritual Practices • Worshipping Together Weekly •...
Synergy
A Leadership Guide for Church Staff and Volunteers
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2017
The people are the church—not just the pastor. Yet, in many congregations there is a heavy imbalance in the ownership of ministry. Clergy and paid staff are seen as God’s agents in the world, and congregants as occasional participants. Sometimes, clergy and other leaders perpetuate this imbalance.
Ann...
When Church Became Theatre
The Transformation of Evangelical Architecture and Worship in Nineteenth-Century America
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2002
For nearly eighteen centuries, two fundamental spatial plans dominated Christian architecture: the basilica and the central plan. In the 1880s, however, profound socio-economic and technological changes in the United States contributed to the rejection of these traditions and the development of a...
by Polycarp, Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
THE Epistle is usually made a sort of preface to those of Ignatius, for reasons which will be obvious to the reader. Yet he was born later, and lived to a much later period. They seem to have been friends from the days of their common pupilage under St. John; and there is nothing improbable in the...