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'Welcoming the World' courageously addresses potential pitfalls and offensive habits within North American churches while celebrating positive surprises and commendable attitudes. This book stands as a sincere endeavor to foster understanding and elevate the welcoming practices of American churches.

5-Fold Identity: Getting Down to the Foundation of an Atomic Faith That Transforms Character, Relationships, Habits, and Well-Being offers a compelling exploration of the transformative power of identity, inviting listeners on a journey to discover and live out the fullness of their roles as Beloved, Learner, Friend, Guardian, and Steward. Rooted in the fivefold ministry gifts from Ephesians 4:11-13, this book provides a fresh perspective on individual spiritual growth, blending biblical insights with practical applications.

A thoughtful exploration of the intersection of faith and politics, Exiles asks: What if we considered ourselves “exiles in Babylon” and turned to Scripture, not political parties, to shape our most passionate values?

Read by the author. We Live in a World at War. Do You Know Who You are Fighting. . .and Why? Weaving through the Old and New Testaments, Joel Muddamalle uses Paul's supernatural household framework—the idea that God has both a supernatural and a human family—to explain the cosmic worldview...

Rediscover the goodness and beauty of the Body of Christ. The evangelical church is hemorrhaging. Over 40 million Americans have dechurched in the last 25 years alone, and multiple generations have been raised to believe the most spiritual thing they can do is follow God by following their heart...

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Gen. 1:1). This declarative phrase introduces fundamental questions circling the minds of skeptics and believers of Christianity alike. What was God’s mission when he chose to create? And why, through the Savior’s death on the cross and the witness of his church, does he continue to redeem the very creation that rebels against him?

Comment peut-on définir l’Église ? Lorsqu’on mentionne le mot « Église », beaucoup de gens pensent à un bâtiment. D’autres l’associent à une dénomination chrétienne en particulier. Mais l’Église est bien plus que cela. Dans ce petit livre, R. C. Sproul explique que l’Église ne fait pas référence à un bâtiment, mais à un groupe de personnes appartenant à la famille universelle de Dieu et appelées à vivre des vies qui le glorifient.

Pastor Andrey Shapoval shares the keys to intimacy with God and uncovers what the Holy Spirit has taught him over the years while restoring him as a son and His messenger on this earth.

Wann sollten Christen sich aufgrund verschiedener Lehrmeinungen trennen und wann sollten sie nach Einheit streben? Diese Frage lässt sich nicht immer einfach beantworten. Gavin Ortlund schlägt in Wofür es sich zu kämpfen lohnt – und wofür nicht vor, das aus der Medizin bekannte Konzept der Triage auf die theologischen Debatten anzuwenden und so die richtigen Prioritäten zu setzen. Er verwendet dabei vier Kategorien und fordert Christen dazu auf, theologische Diskussionen in Demut zu führen, um die Verbreitung des Evangeliums dadurch zu fördern.

We live in a season when church attendance is still building back to what it was before the pandemic. Many Christians have been separated from their church communities. How do we resume and re-prioritize church life and join back together? Why do we even need to—especially when online church fits so neatly around our schedules? Gathered for Good addresses this felt need with empathy and authority and encourage believers to commit to their local church community as a way to deepen their spiritual growth and invest in treasure that will last.

Read by the author. Find the deeply connected life you've been longing for when you open your home and let God transform your heart through the spiritual practice of hospitality. Do you long for deep, Christ-centered community, but you're overwhelmed at the thought of inviting people into your...

Contending but Not Contentious is one young pastor’s perspective on when and how to fight. We do not merely fight against, but for, and this inheritance we have received from the previous generation is worthy of protecting.

The Hybrid Congregation explores how technology has become an integral part of our daily lives and how it is impacting religious practices in unexpected ways. With the rise of online platforms, including social media and video conferencing tools, the concept of a physical church space is being redefined. The virtual world is now an extension of our physical reality, blurring the lines between what is considered "real" and what is not.

The feast of Epiphany and its following season are not as well observed as they should be. Many of us associate Epiphany with the visit of the Magi but don't know much more about it. In this short volume, priest and theologian Fleming Rutledge expounds the primary biblical texts and narrative arc of the season, inviting us to discover anew "the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."

Deacon Phoenix of the Clergy brings brilliant theological clarity to true diaconal ministry by engaging the listener with an intense look into its history. The prescription for success is simply defined and canonically faithful. This is a must-listen for deacons, the laity, and the church hierarchy—for all who appreciate that church must change.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Christians in Africa numbered approximately nine million—by the end, that number had grown to more than 380 million. As the number of Christians continues to grow, African pastors are often overwhelmed and in desperate need of guidance. Drawing from 3 decades of pastoral experience in Zambia, Conrad Mbewe has written a comprehensive handbook specifically for African pastors and church leaders.

In his new book, Apostolic Technologies, David Stafford delves into the genetic makeup of "apostolic grace." He gives the body of Christ a clear understanding of her heritage, ancestry, and culture, explaining what it really means to be apostolic.

What do we call each other? It’s a deceptively simple question, because how we refer to one another is how we understand our relationships. Not recognizing the power of our words makes it harder for us to trust and serve one another―to love one another. In More than Christians, Norman Hubbard explores how the early church used common words in uncommon ways to make sense of their relationships with God and with one another. His research and contextualization of the cultural background to the New Testament is as practical for today as it is urgent.

Centered on faith as trust, this book offers the way of hope for those who struggle to believe in Christian claims. Engaging Scripture and the Christian tradition, it proposes a way of faith without belief.

"I'm spiritual but not religious." It's a phrase that's often used to explain why people still feel that life must have some kind of transcendent meaning, even if they don't go to church. But what does this "spirituality" consist of? In Spiritual and Religious N. T. Wright argues that...

Step into a deeper understanding of worship with Understanding Worship by pastor and scholar Sam Storms. Storms challenges conventional perceptions of worship, encouraging readers to approach God with a heart ready to receive all his goodness as we find our delight and satisfaction in God's love...

There is a war being waged between what the Bible defines as the proper roles for the sexes and secularism’s own fluid philosophy of gender. Within the church, one battle in this war is being waged around the pulpit....

Maybe you have been there: you’re running late to church, and you know it will be hard to find an empty seat. This is an all-too-frequent experience in a growing church. For churches experiencing this dilemma, a common solution is to add another service or location. This seems like a cost-effective fix. Besides, no one wants to turn away non-Christians. But is it the best option? Jonathan Leeman presents a series of biblical, theological, and pastoral arguments to help reorient our minds to a scriptural definition of church.

The history of African American Christianity is one of the determined faith of a people driven to pursue spiritual and social uplift for themselves and others to God's glory. Yet stories of faithful Black Christians have often been forgotten or minimized. The dynamic witness of the Black church in the United States is an essential part of Christian history that must be heard and dependably retold. In this book, Walter R. Strickland II does just that through a theological-intellectual history highlighting the ways theology has formed and motivated Black Christianity across the centuries.

God’s heart to reach the nations is evident from Genesis to Revelation and we are all invited to join in. Whether it’s local church planting or traveling to the furthest corners of the globe with the good news of Jesus, Jim Essian encourages us that involvement in missions is for all of us, not just for a chosen few. This book helps us to discern our role in the church’s mission, whether that's praying fervently, giving generously, or going boldly.

This is an improvisational book written by an improvisor about the improvisational nature of Jesus, reality, and an improvisational creation. Say that three times fast. This book is an amalgam of memoir, theology, and improv. Tanner is vulnerable, brutally honest, and a little silly as he conjures a portrait of an improvisational reality. Everything is the same, but exactly different (and it always will be) and this book considers how improv and Jesus provoke us towards eternal affirmations of difference.

Most books aimed at introducing Orthodoxy to the non-Orthodox begin by explaining basic points of doctrine and practice that differ from what the average reader may be familiar with. But for the average American, this approach doesn't go deep enough. In order to be able to fully understand Orthodox doctrine and practice, we have to unlearn an entire secular worldview and become participants in a sacramental worldview instead of a worldview that embraces reality as it truly is.

"Green Pastures: Ordinary Means of Grace for Ordinary Believers" is an introduction to the ordinary means of grace: the Word, baptism, the Lord’s Supper, and prayer.

The unity of the faith is about the basic beliefs of the Christian faith—what is foundational—about God and man and good and evil. The unity of the faith is not about making converts. It is not about what is fundamental for initial conversion, for being saved, or for entering into the kingdom of God.