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The Words That Stirred a NationFrom colonial times to the present, from Abraham Lincoln to Billy Graham, the sermon has been the dynamic medium through which America conducts its most important debates, motivating us to fight wars as well as fight for...

Did you ever want to impact your world for God?Leave behind your mark?Eddie Cairns was a man who dared to change his prayer from 'Lord, send laborers into the harvest field' to 'Lord send me!' God took him at his word and showed him that if he dared to...

This is a book about the tensions between Christian ideals of love and the concrete realities of everyday monastic life. Based on a study of Cistercian monasteries in France, it develops a novel conceptualization of fraternal relations and addresses how...

Christianity in the UK today is faced with growing cultural and religious diversity. Christian migrants bring with them new ways of doing theology, new styles of worship, and new expressions of the faith. Increased levels of migration mean that the...

Seeking the Church offers students, teachers and scholars an introduction to key themes for a contemporary doctrine of the church. The book considers some fundamental questions: What does it mean to seek the Church? How is this related to the search for...

The receiving and handing on of Christian tradition always entails adaptation and re-configuration for the reception to be useful. These essays exemplify many facets of this 'handing on', from the Lord's Prayer, through sermons on and expositions of the...

Building on an understanding of the local congregation as the primary location of mission, 'As a fire by burning ...' seeks to explore the relationship between the day-to-day life of local churches and contemporary thinking about mission. Drawing on the...

This profound and thought-provoking book is one of the classics of modern missionary writing. Superficially just a good missionary story, about how one man brought a number of groups of Masai people in east Africa to Christian faith, it is something much...

Being a volunteer youth worker can be exciting, intimidating, fulfilling, and challenging, and until now, there was no "manual" on how to be a volunteer in a youth ministry. How to Volunteer Like a Pro offers practical help and indispensable insights...

What does it mean to be Black, Anglican and West Indian all at the same time? Does it require any cultural or emotional adjustments to become a full-fledged member of the worldwide Anglican communion? This book seeks to answer these questions in a number...

"We, however, will not boast beyond measure, but within the limits of the sphere (metron) which God has appointed us..." 2 Corinthians 10:13Metron - a measure of responsibility delegated by God to you in the midst of creation, culture, and...

A little Mockingbird becomes overwhelmed by the noises of the world and learns how to tune its heart to the song of its Creator who sings, "You are loved, you are never alone, and all that was lost is being restored".

What are the qualities of a servant leader? Do you direct people or develop them? How do you know when you are successful? Jesus was a servant-leader. "...I came to serve, not to be served..." Developing Leaders is a simple and practical guide to how you...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Ideas for Parents by Mark Matlock is divided into short, easy to read sections so parents can go straight to the topic most pressing in their household. Parents are given wise counsel, quick tips, and a Christian perspective on how to deal with a host of...

In Lead Like It Matters, you'll discover the powerful presence of God that senior pastor and New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel calls 'it' and utilize it to build a church that lasts.

This curriculum is designed to spark theological conversations so students can learn powerful, life-changing truths about God. Students will be encouraged to explore Scripture and discover what they believe and why. Included are audio, visual, and...

In My Exodus Alan Chambers, the former president of Exodus International, shares his own story of same-sex attraction, his closing of Exodus, and his deepening understanding of God's nature. This is the book for those who desire to be welcoming and...

This WORKBOOK accompanies Wayne Grudem's bestselling Bible Doctrine and features student-friendly review material and exercises.

Most preachers were never taught or shown how to preach a topical sermon, and they may lack the competency or confidence to do so. In Topical Preaching in a Complex World, Sam Chan and Malcolm Gill equip preachers with the rationale and skillset to...

In his most significant book Fred Peatross challenges his readers to interface the world and the church; to step across faith community borders and create "safe-places" where believers, functioning as guides and explorers, comfortably journey with...

Using a biblical, strategic plan, this book presents a dynamic, effective plan for planting churches. It presents God's heart for kingdom expansion planting local churches. Herron discusses characteristics and methods of successful church planters. He...

Today many believers desire to know God more intimately, and enjoy the blessings that come in His Presence.

Some people allow circumstances and organizational structures to hold them back from achieving their identity through successful accomplishment. This book shows you how to overcome organizational barriers and make a positive mark and as a result...

First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This is the first up-to-date, accessible study on the rule of Cyprian as the Bishop of Carthage in the 250s AD. It controversially shows that Cyprian radically enforced the primary emphasis on the unity of the church, interpreting loyalty in the...

This reference work incorporates the insights and expertise of leading liturgists and scholars of liturgy at work today, comprising 200 entries on important topics in the field, from vestments and offertories to ordination and divine unction. It is...

This book analyses the context, history, theology and praxis of the first Pentecostal missions in the first two decades of the twentieth century. Based largely on primary sources, it explores the social and historical context in which Pentecostalism...

With simple principles that are easy to apply, Rediscovering Discipleship provides readers with the tools to go and actually make disciples who multiply and make disciples. Robby Gallaty offers a step-by-step process for readers to get started on the...

Finally, you can love your work and wake up each day with clarity of purpose. All it takes is one decision, to Start with Your People. In this life-changing book, Dr. Brian Dixon shows you how to unlock the door to purpose and profit by embracing a...

By engaging the incredible medical technologies available today from a biblical and theological perspective, this book equips students, church and lay leaders, and health care professionals to help foster a world in which medical expertise informs our...

Through the personal stories of those affected and the loved ones who care for them, Dr. Benjamin Mast highlights the power of the gospel and the importance of remembering God and his promises for those suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

For justice work to make a real impact on students, leaders need to spend more time with their students before, during, and after their service. The lessons included in Deep Justice Journeys will help you prepare students for what to expect on their...

Purpose Driven Youth Ministry by Doug Fields presents foundational principles of youth ministry that help you develop the ministry that best meets the needs of the teenagers in your unique setting. For over a decade it has helped youth workers around the...

Racism and the Image of God proposes a new direction in Christian thinking about the body. Western Christianity has traditionally taught that the soul or mind best represents God's image in humans; in the United States bodily differences, especially...