Becoming a Just Church
Title | Becoming a Just Church PDF eBook |
Author | Adam L. Gustine |
Publisher | InterVarsity Press |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2019-02-12 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0830873406 |
How should the local church think about justice? Adam Gustine provides a theological vision for the church's identity as a just people, where God's character and the pursuit of shalom infuses every aspect of our congregational DNA. In this renewed vision, the church becomes a prophetic alternative to the broken systems of the world and a parable of God's intentions for human flourishing and societal transformation.
The Just Church
Title | The Just Church PDF eBook |
Author | Jim Martin |
Publisher | Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2012-09-21 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1414377614 |
Are you ready for a new way to seek justice – an ancient way to know God? Finally, a practical guide on how to do justice and grow in discipleship —from those on the frontlines of the battle in the world’s darkest and most dangerous places. Jim Martin and International Justice Mission are experts not only at bringing rescue to victims of violence, sex trafficking, slavery, and oppression, but also, at bringing churches into the fight, through concrete steps that actually make a difference. Learn how to carry out one of the Bible’s core commands—to seek justice—in a way that amounts to more than mere words and good intentions. In the process, you’ll discover one of the most powerful tools to grow faith and deepen discipleship. In The Just Church, Martin shares tangible, accessible strategies to respond to God’s call to seek justice, defend the widow and orphan, and rescue the oppressed . . . whether in far-off places or right in your own community
The Church Awakening
Title | The Church Awakening PDF eBook |
Author | Charles R. Swindoll |
Publisher | Hachette UK |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 2010-09-08 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0446575046 |
In THE CHURCH AWAKENING, Charles Swindoll discusses the challenges, struggles, and priorities of the church in the twenty-first century. He reveals the problems inherent in the entertainment-based postmodern church and shows how a return to biblical teaching will restore its strength and impact. Now being replaced by a feel-good message instead of what Christians need to know to stand strong in a world that's lost its way--Swindoll exposes the problems of--and solutions for--the postmodern evangelical church. Just as he opened readers' eyes with his bold statements in The Grace Awakening, now he offers a straightforward volume revealing how to reestablish a life-altering church with Christ as Lord and Master. Illuminating and empowering, THE CHURCH AWAKENING will ignite a revolution in the way Christians "do church" for years to come.
Just War as Christian Discipleship
Title | Just War as Christian Discipleship PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel M. Jr. Bell |
Publisher | Brazos Press |
Pages | 289 |
Release | 2009-10-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1441206817 |
This provocative and timely primer on the just war tradition connects just war to the concrete practices and challenges of the Christian life. Daniel Bell explains that the point is not simply to know the just war tradition but to live it even in the face of the tremendous difficulties associated with war. He shows how just war practice, if it is to be understood as a faithful form of Christian discipleship, must be rooted in and shaped by the fundamental convictions and confessions of the faith. The book includes a foreword by an Army chaplain who has served in Iraq and study questions for group use.
Total Church
Title | Total Church PDF eBook |
Author | Tim Chester |
Publisher | Crossway |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2008-08-21 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1433542749 |
"Church is not a meeting you attend or a place you enter," write pastors Tim Chester and Steve Timmis. "It's an identity that is ours in Christ. An identity that shapes the whole of life so that life and mission become 'total church.'" With that as their premise, they emphasize two overarching principles to govern the practice of church and mission: being gospel-centered and being community-centered. When these principles take precedence, say the authors, the truth of the Word is upheld, the mission of the gospel is carried out, and the priority of relationships is practiced in radical ways. The church becomes not just another commitment to juggle but a 24/7 lifestyle where programs, big events, and teaching from one person take a backseat to sharing lives, reaching out, and learning about God together. In Total Church, Chester and Timmis first outline the biblical case for making gospel and community central and then apply this dual focus to evangelism, social involvement, church planting, world missions, discipleship, pastoral care, spirituality, theology, apologetics, youth and children's work. As this insightful book calls the body of Christ to rethink its perspective and practice of church, it charts a middle path between the emerging church movement and conservative evangelicalism that all believers will find helpful.
Simple Church
Title | Simple Church PDF eBook |
Author | Thom S. Rainer |
Publisher | B&H Publishing Group |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 2011-06 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0805447997 |
Now in paperback, this multi-awarded national best seller shares a clear message from case studies of 400 North American congregations: church is done best when it's kept simple.
The Church Playbook
Title | The Church Playbook PDF eBook |
Author | Todd Tolson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 2015-08-05 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781725107199 |
An all-in-one notebook created to coach Pastors on how to jumpstart growth in their Church & break the toughest barriers they face!