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For half a century, relational or incarnational ministry has been a major focus in youth ministry. But for too long, those relationships have been used as a means to an end. It's time to tear down the old structure of relational youth ministry and start again. Explore the idea of place-sharing and find practical ideas to help you recreate the role of relationships in your ministry.

Culture expert and veteran youth pastor, Mark Matlock, will help you become a proactive parent when it comes to the faith of your children. Rather than trying to raise kids who are "good Christians," you'll find the tools to help you live out a faith that allows your children to see what it means to live as a Christian. As a result, your kids will learn about real faith by living it out with you.

For decades, youth ministries have consisted of programs and activities designed to attract young people to church and keep them occupied until they're ready to 'join' the church. Missional Youth Ministry imagines a new paradigm - a faith-building ministry grounded in prayer, worship, community, education and spirituality that changes the focus from gathering teenagers to scattering disciples.

Both captivating in its revealing acknowledgement of spiritual warfare and readily accessible as a resource for churches, this book provides the biblical theology of the city and offers direction and support for urban missions.

This workbook accompanies Mark L. Strauss's Four Portraits, One Jesus. It follows the textbook's structure with readings from the Gospels, activities, and exercises designed to support the students' learning experience, and enhance their comprehension of what the Gospels teach about the central defining subject of Christianity, Jesus of Nazareth.

Change is the essential goal of the counseling process, as the author reminds us. This book provides us with an explanation of the idea that 'substantial change requires the alteration of the heart.'

The pursuit of radical faith---high commitment, high passion Christianity---has hidden dangers. In Accidental Pharisees, Larry Osborne explores nine of the most common temptations that can ensnare us on the road to a deeper life of faith and warns against the danger of adding activities onto the teachings of Jesus that "prove" our commitment to God.

A must-read for all church leaders, The Connecting Church 2.0 is a revised and updated version of Randy Frazee's bestselling book, The Connecting Church. This book explores the three essential elements of real community and helps you put into practice the fifteen principles that are the foundation of true, biblical community.

This book discusses the whys, starting points, components, and choices behind effective women's ministries and shows how to develop programs that are specifically tailored to your church and your community.

Jan Silvious helps readers learn to identify and break the cycle of an unhealthy codependent relationship in a loving, scriptural manner.

Now available in softcover, Men of the Bible focuses on the lives of fifty-two men in Scripture to help you approach the story of salvation with fresh eyes. This book offers a unique devotional program, combining five elements: each man's story, a closer look at the man and how his life applies to you, a Bible study, promises, and prayer.

If you've ever struggled with knowing and doing God's will, Say Yes to God---formerly titled Dangerous Surrender---is for you. Kay Warren challenges you to surrender to God's plan for your life. Giving in to God isn't easy. It's the boldest, riskiest step you'll ever take, but it will bring you closer to him than you ever thought possible.

For years, women have shared their stories with Anita Lustrea through Moody Radio's Midday Connection, the National Religious Broadcaster's 2008 Program of the Year Award-winning radio show. Now, in What Women Tell Me, Lustrea shares pieces of them with you, as well as her own never-before-told personal story.

Kids are learning everyday from teachers, friends, media and the world around them. But it's you - the parent - who has the most influence and can teach them the most important lessons in life. Lessons Kids Need to Learn is a practical, easy-to-use resource aimed at helping you guide your child into becoming the person God made him or her to be.

Five Things God Uses to Grow Your Faith is an exciting small group Bible study from Andy Stanley that establishes the biblical case for five things God uses to grow an unshakable faith.

Women's hearts are designed by God for relationships. But in this fractured world, the relationships we so deeply desire are often the sources of great pain. Drawing on the Bible's wisdom, counselor Sharon Hersh reveals the secret to enduring life's heartaches and still coming up living wholeheartedly, loving with abandon, and daring to hope and believe.

The multi-site church movement is reshaping the way we do church. But how does it actually work? And is it right for your church? Enjoy a guided tour of multi-site churches across America and see for yourself how churches are growing and reaching their communities. This companion to The Multi-Site Church Revolution gives you on-site pictures of th

John Timmons is a responsible rancher who saves a young woman from hanging and begins to let her into his heart. When she brings danger into the lives of his family, he fears that her past may destroy his family, his ranch, and his future.

Mattie Evans, a young veterinarian in rural Kansas, saves a horse injured in a terrible accident. But she also finds herself tending the wounded relationship between a prodigal son and his ailing father. Love, conflict, forgiveness, and renewal drive the first book of the Seasons of the Tallgrass series.

Offers help and hope to those who wonder if they have out-sinned God's grace or if their life circumstances have set them aside from being used by God, with practical help to every believer and church leader who sits side by side each Sunday with the broken and hurting. Foreword by Billy Graham.

The idea of servolution is a revolution of serving others, and this resource provides practical ideas and strategies to get started.

This realistic yet compassionate book tells the truth about divorce -- how it forever changes the lives of those it touches. It speaks candidly about how children respond to divorce and the changes it imposes on their lives. But Children of Divorce also tells the truth about how Christianity in action can make a difference.