The mission church literature seems to be dominated by idealized conceptions of the benefits of equipping congregations to participate in local mission work.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to adorn camel skin and offer crunchy treats of wild honey and locust, while all the time redirecting the focus to raise up someone else?
Teaching in the southern African nation of Botswana in the early 1980s, Richard Christensen faced a new world, one endlessly fascinating and challenging.
Focusing on educational ministries, Hastings offers a postcritical, synthetic approach to worshiping, witnessing, and wondering, grounded in scriptural ways of knowing God in Jesus Christ and in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Ross Langmead will be remembered as one of Australia's leading missiologists, having established his credentials as a young man in founding Westgate Baptist Community after writing a report on the struggling churches in the west of Melbourne.
Ongoing Personal Evangelism provides a biblical survey of personal evangelism and discusses the factors evident in the lives of those who practice personal evangelism throughout their life.
Scholarship on Fire: A History of the "e;Chair of Fire"e; and Southern Baptist Evangelism in Theological Education takes a step back into early-twentieth-century Texas Baptist history and observes the unveiling of the crown jewel of the Southern Baptist Convention, the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and the events that led the forward-thinking architect of theological education, Benajah Harvey (B.
Moving overseas--whether as a missionary, diplomat, military member, or an international businessperson--can be enriching professionally and personally.
The refugee that has come to your church, the pastor of the immigrant church in your town, and you yourself all come before the same Bible, even the same verse, and walk away with completely different understandings and applications.
This book calls attention to the sense of powerlessness of everyday people in the Philippines, and to the missional agency of US-based Filipino Protestants.
Currently, about 6 percent of the eighty thousand Chinese college students in Korea are Christians, certainly no small number considering their future role within the Chinese Church.
In this book, I analyze why Bishop Aloys Bigirumwami prioritizes the use of the native language and the value of primal religions in spreading the gospel.
With so many church planters seeking to be successful, many of the ways we measure success can lead to personal disappointment, frustration, comparisons, and even depression.
Christians are all too familiar with the dichotomy between "e;being a Mary"e; (sitting at Jesus' feet) and "e;being a Martha"e; (being active in ministry).
Once in awhile, you'll meet those rare people, challenging you to contemplate on the meaning of life, helping you discover your values and using them to bring a positive change in your life and the life of those you love.
This book is for all ages and includes creative crafts that will improve fine motor skills and well-being, a gardening activity, and of course, Beautiful Butterfly photography and the message of New Life.
