Baker Publishing Group: 4943 books
Forgiven and Set Free
A Post-Abortion Bible Study for Women
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
Disheartening numbers of women have undergone an abortion--and they need help to heal emotionally and spiritually. This study was developed out of Linda Cochrane's own experience of being freed from the bondage of guilt and grief that followed her abortion. Forgiven and Set Free guides suffering and...
Healing a Father's Heart
A Post-Abortion Bible Study for Men
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 1996
Practical information to help hurting men work through the stages of post-abortion syndrome and find comfort in the reassurance of God's love and acceptance.
The God-Shaped Heart
How Correctly Understanding God's Love Transforms Us
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
The key to spiritual and emotional health is to grasp the truth of God's transforming love for us and then let that reality influence our own hearts and relationships. It seems simple, but we are experts at complicating simple things. Instead of living lives characterized by love we find ourselves...
Redeeming the Time
A Christian Approach to Work and Leisure
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1995
Very few works attempt to analyze and apply the biblical principles that relate to work and leisure. Leland Ryken hopes to change that, reframing labor and leisure around God's purposes for a holistic lifestyle.
Ryken finds the answers in Scripture and in the rich heritage of theological thinking,...
Organic Community (ēmersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith)
Creating a Place Where People Naturally Connect
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2007
Community is a fundamental life search and one of the key aspects people look for in a congregation. But community can't be forced, controlled, or easily created. The problem, says Joseph R. Myers, is that churches are too focused on developing programs instead of concentrating on environments where...
On Pills and Needles
The Relentless Fight to Save My Son from Opioid Addiction
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
When Rick Van Warner found himself searching abandoned buildings and dangerous streets looking for his missing son, he had no idea that the synthetic, pill-form heroin that had snared his teen was already killing so many. In the years of pain and heartache that followed as he tried to save his son...
Remarkable!
Maximizing Results through Value Creation
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2016
When it comes to qualities such as passion, enthusiasm, energy, and creativity, the majority of the American workforce could be described as "severely lacking." Too many people just go through the motions, viewing work as something they have to do rather than something they love to do. This...
Colors of Hope, The
Becoming People of Mercy, Justice, and Love
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
The Christian life, says Richard Dahlstrom, should be guided by the intentional goal of blessing the lives of the friends, loved ones, and strangers in our midst. We are called to impact a culture that, for all the rhetoric about hope, is overwhelmingly preoccupied with personal peace, prosperity,...
The Mirage of Peace
Understand The Never-Ending Conflict in the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2011
Morning headlines announce renewed violence and fresh calls for peace negotiations, while pundits on talk radio and cable TV shout conflicting opinions at anyone who will listen. Between perplexing contradictions and inflammatory rhetoric, it is often difficult to find out what's really going on in...
by Steve Sjogren, Rob Lewin
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2003
If you want to plant a church, you need to dream big. If you want your seedling church to survive--and ultimately bloom and blossom--you really need this book! Written by church planters who have "been there, done that," Community of Kindness is a practical, real-world guide to successful...
Launch
Starting a New Church from Scratch
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Starting a church from scratch? Start here! Launch offers specific strategies for beginning a church with no members, no money, and no staff. Readers get clear, practical how-to strategies for quickly raising funds, creating a team, planning services, effective evangelism, and rapidly developing a...
How to Be a Christian without Going to Church
The Unofficial Guide to Alternative Forms of Christian Community
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
As many--young people especially--leave the traditional church in droves, they often still long for a genuine Christian community in which to practice their faith and share their spiritual journeys with others. They want to be faithful but struggle to find a place where they flourish.
Whether...
Preaching with Power
Dynamic Insights from Twenty Top Communicators
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2006
For twenty years Preaching magazine has observed, encouraged, and reported on the state of Christian proclamation. Among the most important and popular features of the publication are the personal interviews with outstanding preachers and influencers of preaching. Preaching with Power combines the...
Ignite
How to Spark Immediate Growth in Your Church
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
Ignite is the ultimate how-to book for church leaders who want to reach more people for Jesus Christ. Pastor and founder of Church Leader Insights, Nelson Searcy, will provide practical, inventive guidelines for bringing first-time guests through the doors.
This book sets forth a step-by-step, biblically...