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Filled with little known facts about our nation’s history, Freedom Tide by Chad Connelly sheds a hard light on where we are and how we got here, pointing out when and where we turned our backs on the solid values that once formed the bedrock of American society. Now you can make a difference! Most importantly, Freedom Tide is a call to action - a challenge to blaze a trail that will return our country to its founding principles before it’s too late!
Jesus is decidedly optimistic that His people can end extreme poverty - that’s why Fast Living by Scott C. Todd, PhD is unapologetically hopeful. Riveted with eye-opening economic progress, and firmly rooted in God’s words, Todd’s keen biblical insights and on-the-ground experience will change forever how we live the “true fast” of Isaiah 58. And in dramatic fashion, he reveals the truth: Jesus never said the poor will always be with us. For a generation of Christians tired of cliches or messages of guilt, Fast Living lifts our expectations to live our noble callings and demonstrate the Good News in a history-making way.
How should the Church respond to an increasingly antagonistic government? What should be our biblical responsibility? What has been the response of the Church historically to the opposition and hostility from government? Following Jesus and His disciples, our answer and hope must rest in the gospel as the power of God for the salvation and transformation of our nation. The praying and gospel-preaching Church is, and always has been, the means used by Christ to transform lives, societies, and nations. The concern of David J. Andersen in Christ’s Kingdom Commission is to encourage a return to these biblical means of grace in order to know the same power experienced in the Early Church, the Great Reformation, and subsequent national awakenings which transformed peoples, rulers, and nations, and which provided the resulting peace and freedoms enjoyed at various points in history.
“I’m not good enough…” “God doesn’t speak to me…” “I can’t be forgiven…” Let the lies go! Ever since Eve faced the serpent in the Garden of Eden, woman have been influenced by Satan’s deception. If lies limit your joy and potential, join author Cheryl Brodersen on a liberating, uplifting journey toward truth and purpose in When A Women Lets Go of the Lies. Engaging teaching, intriguing examples from real life, and biblical guidance will help you let go of insecurity, confusion, guilt, and temptation. With the addition of questions for reflection and an inspiring Embracing Truth Journal, you can finally exchange the burden of deception for the fruitfulness God intended from the very beginning for the garden of your life.
True generosity is the liberal giving of one’s possessions, abilities, influence and assets to serve the interests of others. In a world that is increasingly self-centered and insensitive, generosity goes against the tide. It stands in opposition to the me-first attitudes so prevalent in modern culture. In Revolutionary Generosity, Kirk Nowery issues a clarion call to a generous lifestyle. This is a message that holds the promise of tremendous spiritual benefit, because when you put into practice the principles of revolutionary generosity there is an unstoppable result. Attitudes are changed. Perspectives are sharpened. People are blessed. And God is honored.
“Does working at your church interfere with your communion with Christ?” That question may have saved author Anne Jackson’s life, as you’ll read in Mad Church Disease. As the daughter of a pastor, Anne saw firsthand the struggles leaders face and the toll it can take on their families. She vowed her life in ministry would be different. Yet years later, as a church leader, she was hospitalized because stress began wreaking havoc on her body. She had burned out. Anne developed a website that allowed church leaders to share their struggles. Within a few days, she was flooded with over a thousand responses from people pouring out stories of pain. Mad Church Disease, born out of that experience, is a lively, informative, and potentially life-saving resource for anyone in ministry - vocational or volunteer - who would like to understand, prevent, or treat the epidemic of burnout in church culture.
Does the silence, as taught by many of today’s Christian teachers and leaders, really take us into the presence of God, or is it a door that opens to the great delusion and falling away of which the Bible speaks? Ancient mystical practices are being introduced into countless churches under the umbrella of the spiritual formation movement. Also known as contemplative spirituality, this belief system has roots in mysticism and the occult. A Time of Departing by Ray Yungen exposes the truth about the new spirituality that is entering the Christian church.
In Called to Stay, Caleb Breakey takes a refreshingly honest look at the church, the problem of millennials leaving, and the stark reality of why the church desperately needs them. He holds nothing back as he unleashes an ambitious rallying cry to heal the church and inject his generation’s desire for truth, passion, and conviction into other believers. Caleb knows that answering the challenge of his own generation leads to a transformed church.
In this age of the megachurch, does your small church suffer from an inferiority complex? A remedy has arrived in All Churches Great and Small, where Kirk and Rosie Farnsworth say smaller is actually better! The authors cite a major study that identifies significant advantages of small churches, including growing spiritually, sharing faith, and empowering leadership. They offer 60 specific ideas for those who want their churches to become more effective in areas such as worship, caring, praying, studying, giving, and witnessing. Used regularly, the ideas in All Churches Great and Small will help small churches become great churches.
Is your church struggling just to survive, let alone thrive? Are you wondering whether to try something new or fall back on tradition? You know something needs to change - but you have no idea how to make that happen. David Laubach’s 12 Steps to Congregational Transformation offers the practical tools to get you started. Drawing on years of experience in helping churches pursue transformation, Laubach has identified primary principles and top priorities for church leaders who are passionate about fulfilling their congregation’’s mission in the world. Each step includes a relevant biblical text and commentary, along with questions for reflection and action. With inspiring anecdotes, candid personal illustrations, and comical cartoons, this practical resource uses a light touch on a heavy topic. If you are a leader ready to embark on the journey of transformation, this book serves as a much-needed roadmap. Let an expert lead you through the right questions before you invest in a library of books that claim to offer the right answers!