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The Rebirth of African Orthodoxy
Return to Foundations
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
African orthodoxy today reveals the same powerful faith that was confessed by Athanasius and Augustine seventeen centuries ago.
Classic African Christian teaching in the patristic period (100–750 AD) preceded modern colonialism by over a thousand years. Many young African women and men are...
Stepping on Cheerios
Finding God in the Chaos and Clutter of Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Being a mother isn’t easy. Sometimes it’s hard to experience a personal connection with God and community when you are caught up in the chaos of just “doing family”.
Independent and self-sufficient, author Betsy Singleton Snyder lived a full and busy life as a pastor, missionary, and...
by Lisa Flinn
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Now using the Common English Bible Translation!
Teens are at a unique place in their faith journey. Life is moving fast and they need a moment with God. As part of our A Moment with God series, this book of fifty-eight moving Scriptures and prayers written in teen-friendly language makes it...
Generosity Rising
Lead a Stewardship Revolution in Your Church
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
With all of the books written on stewardship and all of the workshops offered; why do churches continue to struggle with questions and issues of financial giving? The answer is in the church's leadership.
A revolution of generosity will only occur as pastors, financial chairs and stewardship...
Be Filled
Sermons on the Beatitudes
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Be Filled is a series of sermons about the Beatitudes. Offering an alternative to traditional biblical commentaries, this book contains many stories and illustrations that will spur the preacher's creativity. The Beatitudes are good medicine for a stressed and worried congregation: Don't worry, be happy!
Not Your Parents' Offering Plate
A New Vision for Financial Stewardship
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2015
People don’t give to church because we don’t offer them a compelling vision of the good their giving will achieve.
Hearing a young attorney speak of the faithbased reasons for which he had just made a substantial monetary gift to a community youth center, Clif Christopher asked the speaker...
by Karen Lynn Coffee
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Children often ask the simple question, “God, do you love me?” In this book, they will discover that God shows love for us by providing all we have: wind, grass, flowers, hills, lakes, trees, birds, family, friends, church, the Bible, and more. A meaningful Scripture accompanies each answer.
Leadership Directions from Moses
On the Way to a Promised Land
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Author Olu Brown shares principles from the story of Moses, to guide leaders through some of the most gut-wrenching situations they will face. Leadership Directions from Moses answers the question, ‘How can I remain effective in answering my own call, when people around me—some of whom are trusted...
by Curtis Zackery
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Evangelism has become a virtual four-letter word in some circles. Sharing one’s faith can be intimidating; and Christians through the ages have disagreed on what evangelism means. But at its most basic level, it’s simply sharing the good news that the Son of God became human and died for the sins...
The Elephant in the Church
What You Don't See Can Kill Your Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
A church can be a dangerous place. The perils may be so obvious, they become “elephants” standing in the fellowship hall, lurking in the sanctuary, ready to spring into the pastor’s study, and tromp out of the choir room. The word “elephant” stands for an obvious truth or issue that is ignored...
Journey 101: Knowing God Leader Guide
Steps to the Life God Intends
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Journey 101 Knowing God is one component of Journey 101: Knowing, Loving, Serving God. Each of the three separate, interactive six-week courses utilizes a group teaching format with a leader and a video presenter combined with small group table breakouts. This Leader Guide contains six session guides on Knowing God, plus leader helps for conducting a successful study.
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Signs of Leadership in a Changing Church
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Does your leadershipstyle fit new ways of doing church--leadership that is organic and elasticand that finds ways to seize God-given opportunities? Looking back anddrawing on the ancient Christian tradition, Bob Whitesel describes seven traitsfor successful leadership, which he characterizes by seven...
Trust by Design
The Beautiful Behaviors of an Effective Church Culture
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Trust is a bankable asset for leaders who direct, shape, and guide faith communities. Trust is a form of equity that fuels attitudes, behaviors, and actions in faith communities who aim to transform the world. Through a process of self-examination into the behaviors and actions that help build or...
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Surviving a Leadership Transition
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
Most new leaders hear the same phrase in some form: “This is the way we do it here.” Resistance to change is common, and it is deadly to new church leadership. Leadership transition is a critical point for the church and its new leader. Incoming leaders need a realistic perspective and practical...