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 | Peters, George W. | This exhaustive theology of missions focuses on theory and biblical mandates for missions as a vital part of theology. George Peters, a foremost missions authority, considers both liberal and conservative views, although his own stance is solidly evangelical. | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Maxwell, John C. and Hoskins… | The world needs change now more than ever. Problems surround us: division, anger, violence, corruption, poverty, homelessness, and family breakdown. Too often, we feel powerless to do anything about them. We wonder, Why doesn't somebody do something?
The good news is, somebody can. YOU can be the one who changes the world… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Maxell, John C. and Hoskins… | The world needs change now more than ever. Problems surround us: division, anger, violence, corruption, poverty, homelessness, and family breakdown. Too often, we feel powerless to do anything about them. We wonder, Why doesn't somebody do something?
The good news is, somebody can. YOU can be the one who changes the world… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Lupton, Robert D. | Is "charity" effective? What if we really cared about the end result? Would it change how we give? | Books ⋅ Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service ⋅ Stewardship & Finance | |
 | Stott, John and Wright, Christopher… | In recent years, the mission of the church has been defined in two almost exclusive ways. On the one hand are those who say the church must focus on evangelism and discipleship alone. On the other hand are those who advocate concentrating almost solely on societal reform. In this classic… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Arnold, William V. and Fohl… | William V. Arnold and Margaret Anne Fohl describe Christian caring as a unique form of helping that finds special expression in the church. Daily, Christians have opportunities to extend care, whether it is to a bereaved colleague or a sick friend. In simple, clear language, the authors describe how important… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Elmer, Duane | Duane Elmer asked people around the world how they felt about Western missionaries. The response? "Missionaries could be more effective if they did not think they were better than us." The last thing we want to do in cross-cultural ministry is to offend people in other cultures. Unfortunately, all too… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Miller, Darrow | The power of the gospel to transform individual lives has been clearly evident throughout New Testament history. But what of the darkness and poverty that enslave entire cultures, even nations? Have Christians underestimated the power of God's truth to transform entire societies? In Discipling Nations, Darrow Miller builds a powerful… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Richardson, Don | Has the God who prepared the gospel for all peoples also prepared all peoples for the gospel? Don Richardson, author of best-selling Peace Child, demonstrates through compelling stories from many different cultures how the concept of a supreme God has existed for centuries in hundreds of cultures throughout the world… | Missions & Service | |
 | Tucker, Ruth A. | The story of missions is the story of heavenly purposes fulfilled through human hands. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya traces 2,000 years of missions, from the days of the early church to the present. Uncovering the realities of missions work, this popular volume deals frankly with the complex individuals who helped spread… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Borthwick, Paul | How to Be a World-Class Christian reveals God's unfolding drama throughout the world and how you can become part of that story. It will show you how to expand your understanding of God's heart for the nations as it is revealed throughout Scripture. It will increase your global prayer life… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Tripp, Paul David | We might be relieved if God placed our sanctification only in the hands of trained professionals, but that is not his plan. Instead, through the ministry of every part of the body, the whole church will mature in Christ. Paul David Tripp helps us discover where change is needed in… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Miller, Gary | In Know Before You Go, Gary Miller calls us to re-examine our short-term mission trips. His goal is not to discourage us from reaching out to other people and cultures, but rather, to help us rethink our methods and goals. If your aim is to actually help people in developing countries… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Young, Amy | When you go abroad to serve, you're thinking about the language, the losses, and the excitement. When you return home you're thinking about your friends and family, the losses, and the relief. Most aren't thinking about the process of transition-and yet if you do, it can make the difference between… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Lingenfelter, Sherwood | This model for effective personal relationships in a multicultural and multiethnic world has proven successful for many. On the occasion of its thirtieth anniversary, this contemporary classic has been thoroughly updated to reflect Sherwood Lingenfelter's mature thinking on the topic and to communicate with modern readers, helping them minister more… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Dallas Theological Seminary | As you grow in Christlike character, you begin to ask, "Where can I serve God?" Your interests, your struggles, and your talents can help you discern how God has uniquely designed you to serve. In this study, your small group will help one another think through each person's Life Vision… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Allen, Roland | This classic study of Paul's missionary work focuses not on the apostle's doctrine or character but on the method by which he accomplished his task. Throughout, Allen compares Paul's methods to modern missionary methods; he concludes by suggesting some ways the apostolic method might be usefully employed today. | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Corduan, Winfried | World religions are not merely abstract sets of doctrinal beliefs. They are embodied worldviews and practices lived out in the lives of our friends and colleagues. Encounters with these neighboring faiths often challenge our own beliefs and traditions. They make us think more deeply about our own faith commitments.
For all… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Qureshi, Nabeel | Having shared his journey of faith in the New York Times bestselling Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, Nabeel Qureshi now examines Islam and Christianity in detail, exploring areas of crucial conflict and unpacking the relevant evidence.
In this anticipated follow-up book, Nabeel reveals what he discovered in the decade following his conversion… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Mandryk, Jason | Operation World is the definitive global prayer handbook that will help focus your heart and life towards God's passion for His glory. With over 1 million copies of past versions being sold, this all new 7th edition has been completely updated and revised by Jason Mandryk and covers the entire… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Comiskey, Joel | This book clearly explains how to plant churches that are simple enough to keep on reproducing and even grow into a movement of churches. Planting Churches that Reproduce is the fruit of Comiskey's extensive research and personal experience (three church plants in a wide variety of settings). Comiskey not only uses the… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Operation World | For decades, Operation World has been the world's leading resource for people who want to impact the nations for Christ through prayer. Its twofold purpose has been to inform for prayer and to mobilize for mission. Now the research team of Operation World offers Pray for the World, an accessible resource to facilitate prayer for… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Miller, Gary | Why are so few of our neighbors joining our Anabaptist churches? Are we not passionately reaching out to them with the Gospel, or are they becoming increasingly indifferent? Does the problem lie with us or with them? The author reviews calls received by Christian Aid Ministries’ Billboard Evangelism program and… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Qureshi, Nabeel | Providing an intimate view into a loving Muslim home, Qureshi shares how he developed a passion for Islam before discovering, almost against his will, evidence that Jesus rose from the dead and claimed to be God. Unable to deny the arguments but not wanting to deny his family, Qureshi struggled… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Platt, David | While leading a team on a week-long trek of the Himalayas, bestselling author and pastor David Platt was stunned by the human needs he encountered, an experience so dramatic that it "changed the trajectory of my life." Meeting a man who'd lost his eye from a simple infection and seeing… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Miller, Robert S. | The fight for survival is real. You serve-or are preparing to serve-in the spiritually desolate areas of our world. The elements you face each day are intense. What can you do to prepare for the challenges? Dr. Robert Miller presents a preparedness strategy for surviving the "wilderness" of ministry that… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Smith, Steve and Kai, Ying | Rekindling the revolutionary spirit of the New Testament, T4T sparks a kingdom re-revolution that:
Mobilizes Christians to live out God's calling
Trains believers in lifestyle evangelism
Disciples new believers in loving obedience to Christ
Multiplies generations of new disciples, home groups and churches
Rapidly develops maturing leaders for Spirit-filled, biblically… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Georges, Jayson | Western theology emphasized legal forgiveness of sins, but people in the Majority World seek honor or spiritual power. In today's globalized world, Christians need a three-dimensional gospel. With this essential ministry guide, learn how the Bible speaks to cultures of guilt, shame, and fear, and enhance your cross-cultural ministry among… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Lewis, Bernard
| In his first book since What Went Wrong?, Bernard Lewis examines the historical roots of the resentments that dominate the contemporary Islamic world and that are increasingly being expressed in acts of terrorism. The Crisis of Islam ranges widely through thirteen centuries of history, but in particular it charts the key events… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Butterfield, Rosaria | What did God use to draw a radical, committed unbeliever to himself? Did God take her to an evangelistic rally? Or, since she had her doctorate in literature, did he use something in print? No, God used an invitation to dinner in a modest home, from a humble couple who… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Ripken, Nik | All Christian disciples have one thing in common: as they carry the gospel across the ocean and across the street, persecution will become the norm for those who choose to follow Jesus. How believers respond in the face of persecution reveals everything about their level of faith and obedience.
The Insanity… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Muller, Roland | Church planters face three challenges. First, they must be accepted by their target audience as viable messengers. Second, their message must be understandable to the worldview of their listeners. Third, the community they are forming must be a valid form of community for their audience. Roland Muller does a masterful… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Zimmerman, Joshua | Jesus said at the end of His walk on earth, "Go ye..." What is the church's responsibility today? Are we fulfilling this mandate? Is it our responsibility to do so? Dare we take a second look at our plain churches - churches which cherish and uphold a radical discipleship as… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Wright, Christopher H. | 'In The Mission of God's People, Chris Wright shows how God's big-picture plan directs the purpose of God's people, the church. Wright's pioneering 2006 book, The Mission of God, revealed that the typical Christian understanding of 'missions' encompasses only a small part of God's overarching mission for the world. God… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Butterfield, Rosaria Champagne | "Rosaria, by the standards of many, was living a very good life. She had a tenured position at a large university in a field for which she cared deeply. She owned two homes with her partner, in which they provided hospitality to students and activists that were looking to make… | Christian Living ⋅ Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Missions & Service ⋅ Worldviews | |
 | Yankoski, Mike | Ever Wonder What it Would Be Like to Live Homeless?
Mike Yankoski did more than just wonder. By his own choice, Mike's life went from upper-middle class plush to scum-of-the-earth repulsive overnight. With only a backpack, a sleeping bag and a guitar, Mike and his traveling companion, Sam, set out to… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Myers, Bryant L. | Proposes an understanding of development in which the physical, social, and spiritual dimensions of life are seamlessly interrelated.
In this revised and updated edition of a modern classic, Bryant Myers shows how Christian mission can contribute to dismantling poverty and social evil. Integrating the best principles and practice of the international… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Shaw, Karen L. H. | They think you're rich. Do they think you're godly? Your supporters consider you saintly and self-sacrificing. Your Middle Eastern friends might beg to differ. So might God. Wealth and Piety explores biblical and Arab cultural expectations for getting, using, talking about, and giving money. | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Corbett, Steve and Fikkert, Brian | Good Intentions are not enough. Unleashing and equipping people to effectively help the poor requires repentance and the realization of our own brokenness. When Helping Hurts articulates a biblically based framework concerning the root causes of poverty and its alleviation. | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service |