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Feel confident responding to any hot-button issue with The Jesus Method, a countercultural way of navigating social dilemmas with wisdom and love.

Present Comfort is for those who have experienced loss as well as for those who are at a loss to understand the myriad emotions of grief. It offers compassion and encouragement to those who grieve, and insight for those who desire to share in the heart and language of grief. The hope is that Present Comfort will inspire a deeper sense of the presence of God in every circumstance of life.Includes a Guide for individual and group study.

Written to a church at risk of collapse from within, 2 Peter will help you spot dysfunction within the church, build authentic Christian community, and remain faithful to Jesus amid mounting pressure and changing cultural tides.

Authentic Manhood is a guided journey to wholehearted masculinity as modeled by Jesus, the most authentic man who ever lived. Its daily reflections will draw you into your biggest struggles, deepest questions, and greatest fears and joys, helping you see yourself more clearly, connect with God more deeply, and become who you were created to be.

Do you rush from one day to the next, barely stopping to enjoy the goodness of God in your life?Do you want to believe your life matters...but if you're honest, you feel like God has forgotten about you?Do you ever feel like you've blown it - like you've missed your moment or messed up God's plan?Kingdom Moments and Movements is your guide to tracing the hand of God at work in each moment of your life - the everyday moments and the life-defining ones, the good ones and the bad.As you learn how to pay attention to the invitations of God intersecting with your day-to-day life, you will gain a fresh perspective on the significance of your life and develop the discernment to:¿ Map Your Past: Pause to notice God's gracious presence in your past, helping you connect the dots of your story, be reassured that nothing has happened by accident, and release shame, fear, and regret around missed opportunities.¿ Maximize Today and Tomorrow: Tune into the ways the Kingdom intersects with your everyday life, so you can uncover your purpose, maximize your moments, and turn them into movements of God.Whether you're in a transformational moment - those turning points that change everything - or the rhythms of going to work and raising a family, Kingdom Moments and Movements will help you see divine sparks everywhere you look, so you can savor each day, say "yes" to God-sent moments, and truly live life to the fullest - without regret and connected to your Kingdom purpose.

The church isn't about programs, buildings, or attendance, but about a community of people embodying God's presence and purpose in the world.Okay, but . . . then what? To truly embrace this statement leads to radically different ways of doing the daily work of ministry.Preparing to discard the old ways. Saving Church is a prophetic call for the future that will help you reframe, retrieve, and reclaim the Church's role as a healing force in the world.The 21st-century Church is in a state of distress. In the pulpit and the pews, people are disquieted, disenchanted, and dispirited. Some are afraid the church they love won't be there for the next generation, while others feel tired and desperate for something more. With skepticism on the rise and church attendance down, churches have a choice: cling to the way things were or stop and ask, "Could God want to do something new in and through us?" Saving Church is a hopeful, authentic vision for the future of the Church, rooted in the convictions that: 1) The Church is still God's chosen vehicle for accomplishing His purposes. 2) Things aren't going back to the way they were - and they shouldn't.Combining the expertise and experiences of two giants of missional theology and the Fresh Expressions movement, Saving Church will give you a fresh perspective on what church can be and help you reframe, retrieve, and reclaim the Church's role as a healing, saving force in the world.

Your life depends on organizations. God created you in his image for purposeful relationships. No human can thrive, or ultimately even survive, in isolation. From the small groups like a nuclear family, church, or school to large secular companies, and the government, every such purposeful group of people is, by definition, an organization where everything is done by someone who is following or leading, and often both. These interdependent roles are equally important heads and tails of the organizational coin.The Kingdom of God has two realms of organizations. The heavenly realm is perfectly organized, so when Jesus taught his followers to pray, he told them to pray for God's Kingdom to come soon on earth as it is now in heaven. Later he repeated that instruction even more strongly and with a promise: seek the Kingdom of God above everything else, and he will give you everything you need.How do you bring Kingdom principles into every kind of organization, with following and leading equally valued under the perfect leadership of King Jesus? The heavenly realm provides the organizational and relational ideal for all organizations in the earthly realm, so the following and leading roles can be filled with maximum effectiveness.In the present earthly realm, Kingdom-formed organizations function as much as possible like the ideal model of the coming Kingdom of Jesus Christ. Thus, in a heavily leader-centric world, extra-intentional effort must focus on the development of highly effective followership and truly humble leadership. Heads and Tails provides principles, illustrations, a practical framework, meditations, and challenging questions for a mindset that guides actions great and small to make following and leading in any kind of organization more like the coming Kingdom of God.

So many Christians feel like it's on us to save the world - to solve every political and social problem or lead every person we meet to Christ.We're plagued by guilt when we spend our time and money doing anything else, and we feel like failures when we realize we can't do it all. Hello, overwhelm, exhaustion, agitation, and burnout!There has to be more to the abundant life Jesus promised.The Ping Life is a framework for living an authentic Christian life filled with peace, happiness, and purpose - one where you're free to enjoy the blessings God has given you while still having an impact for God's Kingdom.In it, pastor Shane Bishop teaches you how to establish a baseline of Christian discipleship and tune your receiver to the frequency of God's voice, so you can hear "pings" from the Holy Spirit and develop sustainable spiritual rhythms. Filled with stories of ordinary humans who listened to God's pings and became part of Kingdom history, this is an entertaining, easy read that willinspire you, free you, and invite you into an adventure with God.In an agitated, works-based world, discover a simple approach to life that is revolutionary, counter cultural, and life giving.

Can churches in the 21st century stop, reverse, or prevent decline - and even become healthy, thriving congregations?Missional innovator, pastor, and church renovator, Michael Beck, says they can.But the old cookie cutter ways of doing church won't cut it in today's world. If churches are going to stop the shocking rates of pastoral burnout and exodus from the pews, they must understand that every church has a distinct personality type, which can keep it stuck or propel it into maturity, depending on how it's used.Now, for the first time in history, you can understand and leverage your congregation's culture and personality using the groundbreaking 5 Congregational Personality Types¿ model. Based on proven methods from psychology and ministry archetypes in Scripture, The Five Congregational Personality Types will help you unearth:Which of the five congregational personality types your church isYour congregation's unique culture and how to nurture your church's strengthsThe "shadow side," or weak point, of your congregation's personality type - and how you can transform this into a strengthYour #1 strategy for growth and clear next steps to takeGet The Five Congregational Personality Types and discover exactly what to do next to grow your church in the 21st century.

Build healthy rhythms and harmonize your team: everything I wish I'd known as a young leader.A collection of leadership insights from former university president Jules Glanzer, The Sound of Leadership will show you how to become a Kingdom-minded leader who lives out their vision and inspires those around them to join in the song.

The old axiom is true: people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care. We find ourselves in a cultural moment where people simply want to feel seen, heard, and loved. The good news? A little kindness goes a long way. It's time for this overlooked and underappreciated fruit of the Spirit to get its due.Ready or not, be kind. - From the Preface

Have you wanted to share who Jesus is but feel like you don't have what it takes and don't know what to say? Through the parables of Jesus, humorous personal anecdotes, inspiring stories, and practical tips, That's Good News will motivate and equip you to share your faith. God isn't asking you to be perfect-He's just asking you to show up.

Meet God in the dark places of life. Find hope and new life.With unbridled honesty, pastor Jorge Acevedo explores the "caves" we all experience in life - anger, fear, depression, temptation, grief, hopelessness, and death - and how these caves can be a surprising place where we discover hope, redemption, and space to be with God.Everybody Needs Some Cave Time will help you embrace the messiness of life, live in the tension of pain and joy, and discover how God can form your character even in dark seasons. Without denying, dismissing, or avoiding pain, you will learn how to use it to develop more capacity for hope and a spiritual resilience that will transform you into the person you were created to be.

With courageous vulnerability, pastor Wes Olds tells the story of how God healed him from people pleasing, anger, breakdown, and burnout - and shows how you can live a life of true freedom, peace, and joy by reclaiming your identity as a child of God and person of worth.We all want to live with more peace and joy, but we get ambushed by anger, conflict, anxiety, and pain. We live in dysfunctional patterns of fear, shame, and insecurity, constantly seeking validation from others. We feel alone and broken, and don't know why...the only person who feels this way.With practical tools and insights from Scripture and psychology, Wes invites you stop trying so hard to change and to surrender your wounds and struggles to the healing power of God. As God transforms your view of yourself, others, and even God, you will experience true inner freedom, better relationships, and life to the fullest. This is for anyone who is tired of trying to do all the right things and still feeling awful on the inside. Learn a whole new way of living that's filled with freedom and joy: life to the fullest.

How do you understand grief when your heart is broken by the death of a loved one?To survive and live forward, you must find answers. Beyond the Broken Heart is for anyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one. Author Julie Yarbrough chronicles her personal experience combined with a deep love of Scripture and shares an authentic and deeply personal journey through grief. The book explains both the spiritual and practical issues of grief and suggests specific strategies to guide you back to fulness of life. This book is also designed to be used as the participant book for grief support groups and grief ministry programs.This edition celebrates the 10th anniversary of this profoundly helpful guide through the journey of grief.