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Why are economic inequalities greatest in the southern countries where most people are Christians? This book teases out the web of influences that have created this situation, and concludes that Christians could help reduce economic inequalities by opposing corruption. Interviews with key informants in the Philippines, Kenya, Zambia, and Peru reveal the opportunities and challenges for Christians as they face up to corruption.
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The New Testament church is universal and local at the same time. The one, holy, universal, and apostolic church appears in local manifestations. Missiologically speaking, the church can take courage as it faces the increasing impact of globalization on local communities today. Being both universal and concrete, the church is geared for the simultaneous challenges of the global and local-the "glocal."
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You don't need to memorize evangelical formulas or answers. You just have to be willing to ask questions.
There was something different about the way Jesus communicated with the lost: He didn't force answers upon people; He asked questions. So why don't we?
Campus ministry veteran Randy Newman has been using a questioning style of evangelism for years. In this thought-provoking book, he provides practical insights to help Christians engage others...
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In May 2009, thirty-five theologians from Asia, Africa, and Europe met in Wuppertal, Germany, for a consultation on mission theology organized by the United Evangelical Mission: Communion of 35 Churches in Three Continents. The aim was to participate in the one-hundredth anniversary of the Edinburgh conference through a study process and to reflect on the challenges for mission in the twenty-first century. The papers in this book are drawn from those...
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Cross-cultural mission has always been a primary learning experience for the church. It pulls us out of a mono-cultural understanding and helps us discover a legitimate theological pluralism that opens us for new perspectives in the gospel. Translating the gospel into new languages and cultures is a human and divine means of making us learn new "incarnations" of the good news.
This book is composed of contributions from young missiologists from different...
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This groundbreaking volume of contributions from sixteen leading child theologians, mission theologians, and practitioners examines the constructive interaction of "theology, mission, and child" in fresh and intriguing ways. It is moving, profound, and practical, proposing not just ways theology can better inform mission praxis, particularly with children, but also ways "child" can inform our understanding of God, God's mission, and ours.
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Leaders in Christian communities are all asking the same question: How can we bring the generations back together? InterGenerate addresses important questions of why we should bring the generations back together, but even more significantly, how we can bring generations back together. In this edited collection, ministers, church leaders, and Christian educators will find valuable, new generational theory perspectives, fresh biblical and theological...
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This pamphlet covers 100 topics for dating couples to consider as they spend time talking and getting to know each other. Singles are encouraged to slow down and think twice before getting into a relationship that might not be good for them. Questions cover topics such as character, responsibility, Christian faith, honesty, motivation, habits, addictions, and danger areas. Worksheets cover basic tips on seeking God's will, dating with integrity, and...
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Nuestro Señor Jesús es el modelo ideal para todo diácono, ya que Él mismo vino, no para ser servido, sino para servir. Como Jesús fue el primer 'diácono' (servidor), tal posición es honrosa; no en cuanto a su jerarquía, sino intrínsecamente. Esto incide en el mejoramiento espiritual del que sirve. Cuando el diácono crece, se renueva constantemente, convirtiéndose en un cristiano más útil. Cada día es mejor, más humilde, más servicial,...
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This book is a guide and encouraging book series designed to help readers to positively transform. It is my goal to help others understand that as humans, we are imperfect and it is our imperfections that permits us to make mistakes. Romans 3:23 states that for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. God doesn't expect any of us to be perfect. However, he does expect for us to give perfect effort. This statement holds true in all aspects...
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Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts: A Personal Inventory Method is designed to help Christians identify the specific gifts God has given them. While no Christian possesses every gift of the Spirit, every Christian does have some of God's wonderful gifts. And to be effective in ministry, Christians must find and use these gifts. This volume features an "inventory" of spiritual gifts designed to be taken either in a group or privately. This book will...
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Take your Senior Adult Ministry to the Next Level
That's what will happen when you train and equip your Senior Adult Ministry volunteers not just to minister to seniors, but also to minister with them. Help deepen seniors' faith and grow their friendships with one another, your team, and with God.
If your church is like most, seniors are mostly on the sidelines, but not by choice! They're hungry for purpose and fellowship. But unless you're actively...
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Manchmal brauchen wir nicht weniger als ein Wunder. Nämlich dann, wenn eine Situation zu verfahren erscheint, es uns gesundheitlich schlecht geht oder wir einfach so entmutigt sind, dass es uns schwerfällt, an unserer Hoffnung auf Gottes Eingreifen festzuhalten. Die Bibel ist voller Wunder, die Gott getan hat, aber tut er sie auch heute noch?
Die Autorinnen dieses Buches bestätigen: Ja, Gott tut heute noch Wunder. Mitten in unserem Alltag. Sie...
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Creados para adorar es un libro que expone la relación entre la música, Dios y el hombre. Mike Herron nos presenta que el Dios de la Biblia creo la musica y que Él tiene propósitos definitivos para usarla en la redención de la humanidad. El autor explica que existen varios libros de la Biblia que resaltan las diferentes facetas del plan de Dios para la música y la adoración, las utilza como un medio para atraer a los perdidos.
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Engage All Generations suggests how every church can build on its potential and become a more vibrant witness of God's Kingdom. Divided into three sections, the book focuses on key growth edges in the unfolding conversation about intergenerational ministry: "Learning and Growing Together," "Praying and Playing Together," and "Leading and Changing Together."
Practical, accessible, encouraging, and thought-provoking, this book provides the crucial...
19) Traumergy
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Professor Peter Morley is a retired FBI Intelligence Officer and Christian who becomes a neutrino physicist at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He started using new technology which identified a new form of energy based on traumatic past events he calls "Traumergy" which display events in the form of holograms.While, working on a prototype of Traumergy Professor Morley identifies a conspiracy. The leaders...
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The purpose of this project is to share my story and encourage other ministry leaders in their work with the church. The calling to follow Jesus is easier said than done. Conflict isn't pleasant, but it is necessary. Church ministry in today's environment is like running a corporation. Conflict and crisis arise in every ministry. As in the corporate world, people are the greatest assets. Exploring how to deal with difficult, combative, complacent,...
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