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Pastoral failure, volunteer fatigue, exhausted staff members, church wounds, and increasing membership decline have left us wondering, how do we lead from God-with-us rather than the world’s hustle culture? Non-Anxious Churches examines communities’ need for churches that are authentic, real, and non-anxious. Unfortunately, churches are not immune to anxiousness and can even perpetuate it by juggling tasks, getting caught up in activities, and focusing on the wrong goals.

Paul Sparks, Tim Soerens, and Dwight J. Friesen have seen—in cities, suburbs, and small towns all over North America—how powerful the gospel can be when it takes root in the context of a place, at the intersection of geography, demography, economy, and culture. This is not a new idea—the concept of a parish is as old as Paul's letters to the various communities of the ancient church. But in an age of dislocation and disengagement, the notion of a church that knows its place and gives itself to where it finds itself is like a breath of fresh air, like a sign of new life.

The presentation features ten readers representing Biblical characters and angels: Abrham, Jacob, the Angel Who Appeared to Balaam, the Angel Gabriel, Zechariah, Mary, Joseph, the Head Angel who appeared to the shepherds, the Head Shepherd, and the Revelation Angel. Each reading contains key scripture passages focused on the birth of Christ.

This must-listen book for students of worship is now revised and updated for the first time in more than twenty years. Author Ed Phillips, one of White's graduate students, is joined by practitioners and teachers from emerging generations, who contribute timely and well-researched material from their own areas of expertise. This new content brings the original up to date, filling significant gaps since the original publication on topics like technology, arts, embodiment in and of worship, pluralism and multiculturalism, denominational changes, and more.

The road to destiny often looks more like a mess than a masterpiece. If we aren’t careful, we will fall into the trap of believing that God calls perfect people to fulfill His perfect plan. Yet, His history proves that He uses imperfect people to accomplish powerful things. If your life has been anything less than perfect, this book is for you! Join Caleb Pierce as he unpacks this powerful message of hope!

Apostolic Tradition, as this text is best known, was identified in the early twentieth century as the work of Hippolytus, a Christian leader from third-century Rome. The text provides liturgical information of great antiquity, and as such has been massively influential on liturgical study and reform, especially in Western Churches. The second edition of this crucial liturgical document continues Fr Stewart's influential work of re-evaluating the evolution of church hierarchy in the early Church.

Filled with the characteristic warm humour and biblical clarity that readers and listeners have come to expect, Dale Ralph Davis’ exposition of Psalms 38-51 will help listeners to get to know God’s Word better. Each chapter begins with Davis’ own translation of the Psalm from the Hebrew, before delving into his exposition.

The body of Christ currently stands in desperate need of transformation. Those who disagree are either willfully blind or woefully compromised. Do not be deceived, now is the hour of historic revival and widespread renewal. God Almighty is awakening His church from her slumber and pouring out His Spirit upon the hungry. He is making rivers in the desert and breaking in with power to those who will earnestly seek His face.

In occasione del Giubileo della Misericordia, Papa Francesco si rivolge a ogni uomo e donna del pianeta in un dialogo semplice, intimo e personale. La sintesi del suo magistero è raccolta in questa intervista, arricchita dal racconto della sua vita e delle vicende di tante persone incontrate lungo il cammino. Papa Francesco è il volto di una Chiesa che non giudica, che non rinfaccia le fragilità e gli errori, ma che accoglie sempre. La misericordia è il volto del suo pontificato.

Be inspired to grow in your love for and commitment to your local church as you understand what it means to belong to God’s family. God calls us to be "devoted to one another in love" (Romans 12:10). What does this look like for us today? How can we be the kind of church member who makes a...

This book is the philosophy every amputee can follow to restore freedom and independence. This is not an easy road. You must make a nonnegotiable commitment to a new zero options mentality for the rest of your life.

A Giving Crisis can only be remedied by a Giving Generation. I believe we have everything we need to become that generation—to learn the upside-down world of Christ and become the most generous generation in human history, in addition to being the most wealthy. If you long for financial freedom, boundless joy, and deep satisfaction, join the Giving Generation!

Ralph divulges his life experiences before surrendering his life to Jesus Christ. Ralph was a former player, pimp, gang member, drug dealer, chronic alcoholic, and drug addict. His breakthrough moment came in the most unlikely of places, in the back seat of a police car, where he vividly remembers hearing the voice of God ask him, “Son! You have tried everything else, why don’t you just try me?”

Drawing on Scripture, timeless pastoral wisdom, the study of human resilience, and training developed for first responders, this book identifies the traits that make Christian workers resilient. It teaches them habits that will help them grow strong, peaceful, and joyful.

The sacrament of Matrimony is under diabolical attack. While it is easy to blame the outside world for the demise of marriage, we must look at what has been happening inside the Church. The number of marriages have dwindled over the past five decades and annulments have skyrocketed. Many in Church leadership have been indifferent to these alarming trends and to marriage itself. Matrimony is rarely referenced during homilies, pre-Cana programs are often disastrous, and seminaries spend little time studying the sacrament of Matrimony.

Mark Jones addresses the uncomfortable topic of backsliding believers—and, to a lesser extent, apostasy—in a serious, hopeful, and pastoral work informed by wise theologians of eras past.

A Sweet Flame introduces readers to the piety of Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758). Dr. Haykin's biographical sketch of Edwards captures the importance the New England minister placed on Scripture, family piety, and the church s reliance upon God. The remainder of the book presents 26 selections from...

We live in a leadership paradox: In a time that needs leadership more than ever, people are more reluctant than ever to take on the responsibility of leadership. In addition, the average leader in our churches or faith-based organizations doesn’t necessarily have the time or desire to pore through shelves of leadership material. To Lead: A Practical Guide for Leaders in Churches and Faith-Based Organizations is Joel Milgate’s contribution toward filling that gap.

The modern church is immersed in a competitive, polarized, and status-driven society. It's hard to have conversations about important issues when so many are defensive and unwilling to learn. Too often, Christians fall into these same traps. The health and witness of the church urgently depend on recovering an essential biblical virtue: humility. New Testament scholar Dennis R. Edwards illuminates humility as a, if not the, distinctive identity marker of followers of Jesus. 

A Powerful Defense of The Protestant Tradition. There's a movement among evangelicals of exploring the more sacramental, liturgical, and historically-conscious church traditions, including Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. This hunger for historical rootedness is welcome—but...