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Called and Empowered
Global Mission in Pentecostal Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1991
"An unprecedented mix of pentecostal theology and mission practice, virtually a manifesto for pentecostal missions. . . . The fullest and finest missiological treatise originating within classical Pentecostalism available."--Russell P. Spittler
Reaching Generation Next
Effective Evangelism in Today's Culture
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2002
Evangelism is at the core of Christianity. It is a life and death matter both for the salvation of individuals and for the continuing growth of the church. Although the message of the gospel never changes, its means of communication must be continually modified to reflect the thought patterns and...
The American Evangelical Story
A History of the Movement
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005
The American Evangelical Story surveys the role American evangelicalism has had in the shaping of global evangelical history.
Author Douglas Sweeney begins with a brief outline of the key features that define evangelicals and then explores the roots of the movement in English Pietism and the...
The Surprising Work of God
Harold John Ockenga, Billy Graham, and the Rebirth of Evangelicalism
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
There is growing interest in the story of mid-twentieth-century evangelicalism. One of the central leaders of that era was Harold John Ockenga. He was pastor of the historic Park Street Congregational Church in Boston and cofounder of Fuller Theological Seminary, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary,...
When God Shows Up ()
A History of Protestant Youth Ministry in America
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
For more than two centuries, youth ministries have either strengthened teenagers after a special encounter with God or tried to retain them until such a moment when God shows up. Here veteran youth ministry expert Mark Senter provides the first substantial history of the phenomenon of American Protestant...
The Lost Letters of Pergamum
A Story from the New Testament World
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
A Fascinating Glimpse into the World of the New Testament
Transported two thousand years into the past, readers are introduced to Antipas, a Roman civic leader who has encountered the writings of the biblical author Luke. Luke's history sparks Antipas's interest, and they begin corresponding....
Growing Young
Six Essential Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
Unleashing the Passion of Young People in Your Church Is Possible!
Churches are losing both members and vitality as increasing numbers of young people disengage. Based on groundbreaking research with over 250 of the nation's leading congregations, Growing Young provides a strategy any church...
On Earth as It Is in Heaven
How the Lord's Prayer Teaches Us to Pray More Effectively
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
Just as babies slowly learn to communicate in more and more complex ways, so the new believer should move from simply crying out to God to a developed prayer life. The basic elements of prayer found in the Lord's Prayer are a helpful guide to Christians hoping to enrich their prayers. In On Earth...
Evidence for God
50 Arguments for Faith from the Bible, History, Philosophy, and Science
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
There have always been challenges to belief in God as he is revealed in the Bible and each new year seems to add more questions to the doubter's arsenal. In Evidence for God, leading apologists provide compelling arguments that address the most pressing questions of the day about God, science, Jesus,...
Waiting on God
What to Do When God Does Nothing
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
We have all experienced a disconnect between God's promises to us and our everyday reality. We wait, without understanding why. We want to know God's plan so that we can trust it--but God so often hides his plan so that we will trust him. What can we do in the meantime as we are waiting for an answer,...
by Steve Brown
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
Words are powerful when they are used correctly. If readers want to motivate their kids or employees, convince bosses to give them a raise, speak with confidence to large groups of people, or give a report that won't leave people snoozing, How to Talk So People Will Listen is the classic resource...
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about God (But Were Afraid to Ask)
The Jesus Edition
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2010
We all have questions about Jesus, but very few of us get the answers we're looking for--if the answers even exist! New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas understands how hard it can be to get hard truths, which is why he wrote this hilarious, entertaining guide to the most influential individual...
Apprenticeship with Jesus
Learning to Live Like the Master
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Ask a crowd of Christians whether they believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior, and all hands will go up. Ask the same crowd whether they live like Jesus, and most of those same hands will come down. Why is this? Why is it so hard to bridge the gap between belief and real life?
Respected author,...
What Is Heaven Like? (Ebook Shorts)
Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions about Everlasting Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2013
What is heaven really like? This ebook short shows what the Bible has to say (and not say) on the subject.