Missions Missionary Work category: 1022 books
by A.J. DeJonge
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2015
What if healthy exponential growth required you to maintain less control over your ministry rather than more? That was the dilemma the Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ) ministry at Sydney University faced. The ministry wasn't growing under staff control, so why not hand the reigns over to the students...
Manifesto
A blueprint for missional church
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
“Nic Harding leads one of the most remarkable churches in the country. In this book he unfolds his vision, his wisdom and his heart. It is full of practical guidance on how to build a church that will have impact and influence in the community.” NICKY GUMBEL, Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton, pioneer...
by Sharon Arvie
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
My China Journal is a book about author Sharon Arvie's experience of traveling to China. Although she had traveled to several different countries, the People’s Republic of China was one of her most unique experiences. What made this trip so unique was the receptiveness of the people, their willingness...
How Coffee Saved My Life
And Other Stories of Stumbling to Grace
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
Based on the author’s true life experiences, How Coffee Saved My Life is a funny, tragic, provocative and touching story of a rich, white, North American overachiever who spends a year in Uruguay in hopes of becoming a more responsible and sensitive member of the global community. Throughout the book, vignettes tied to the Spanish language flow from observation to theological analysis.
Charity Detox
What Charity Would Look Like If We Cared About Results
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015
The veteran urban activist and author of the revolutionary Toxic Charity returns with a headline-making book that offers proven, results-oriented ideas for transforming our system of giving.
In Toxic Charity, Robert D. Lupton revealed the truth about modern charity programs meant to help the...
The Twenty-Piece Shuffle: Why the Poor and Rich Need Each Other
Why the Poor and Rich Need Each Other
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
In the dark corners of the inner city, the most destitute people in society are searching for anything to numb their hurting souls. And there are some who display the most extreme mix of need and anticipation: the twenty-piece shuffle, a jittery walk marked by wide-eyed desperation, named after the street...
Theirs Is the Kingdom
Celebrating the Gospel in Urban America
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
"A gripping discovery of God's grace where we least expect to find it—in the decaying core of the city." —Ronald A. Nikkel, president, Prison Fellowship International
"The story of Lupton's ministry is one of the most inspiring in America. Those of us who are trying to accomplish...
When Helping Hurts: The Small Group Experience
An Online Video-Based Study on Alleviating Poverty
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2014
Good intentions are not enough.
When Helping Hurts offers a different framework for thinking about poverty and its alleviation. Rather than simply defining it as a lack of material things, the book addresses the roots of the issue: broken relationships with God, self, others, and the rest of...
Loving Our Neighbor
A Thoughtful Approach to Helping People in Poverty
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2008
Loving Our Neighbor provides practical advice for churches, businesses, civic organizations, school groups, and individuals who need seasoned guidance in making wise and compassionate decisions when approached for financial donations.
Beth Templeton is a minister who clearly understands both...
Relentless
Pursuing a Life That Matters
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2013
Relentless takes an honest look at some of the tragic problems many people face who are struggling against the odds and fighting a losing battle. But bigger than all these problems are the hearts and desires of the relentless individuals who are joining forces with others and allowing God to do something...
More Than Miracles
Elaine Zeidman Markovic and the Story of The Scott Mission
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
With Holy chutzpah and a bold trust in miracles led Morris and Annie Zeidman to found The Scott Mission in 1941. With the help of their children, they built one of Toronto’s best-loved inner city ministries: “the Miracle on Spadina.” Through the eyes of their daughter Elaine Zeidman Markovic, a...
Book of Harmony
Spirit and Service in the Lutheran Confessions
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
The Reformation-era writings that make up the Lutheran Confessions remain lively resources for Christian ministry and mission today. Because each of the documents within the Book of Concord was written with a specific context and rhetorical purpose in mind, each has its own compelling story and objectives....
Celtic Christianity and the First Christian Kings in Britain
From Saint Patrick and St. Columba, to King Ethelbert and King Alfred
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
Celtic Christianity is as exciting as it is intriguing, from the first native Christians in the British Isles, through to the great saints such as Patrick and Columba; coupled with the trials and triumphs of the historic Anglo-Saxon kings.
For centuries, this unique and isolated expression...
From Nicaragua
Principles for Life and Mission
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2013
When I was just twenty-eight years old, I was diagnosed with cancer and given no hope. What I thought would be my end was just the beginning of a journey laden with miracles that took me far from my home in Tennessee. From Nicaragua: Principles for Life and Mission chronicles that journey. It is a...