Die Verkundigung Jesu ist ein haufig ins Bild gesetztes biblisches Sujet und vorbildhaft fur die Darstellung vieler anderer Verkundigungs- und Ankundigungsszenen.
Effective Engagement in Short-term Missions represents the single most ambitious effort to date to understand and improve upon patterns of ministry in STM.
Transforming Faith Communities argues for a model of being church that combines congregationalism with a constructive approach to church-state relationships.
Although written before much of the revolution in digital media, this book provides a lot of useful strategic input for those involved in media and Scripture Engagement.
The final book of the Bible, known both as The Book of Revelation and The Apocalypse of John, is a prophesy of the events that will occur at the end of time.
Missiologists and theologians do not often talk to each other, which has resulted in increased ignorance of each others questions and concerns about how to do theology in ways that effectively serve the Churchs mission.
Addresses "e;belonging before believing"e; and other new patterns for remaking congregationsAs we move beyond the "e;emergent"e; or "e;missional"e; church paradigm, pastors and other church leaders are discovering a new reality: people (especially younger generations) are coming to church not as believers, but to find a place to belong-with or without faith.
Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the largest Protestant religious group in the United States--the Southern Baptist denomination--has been criticized for using and fostering anti-Islamic rhetoric.
Answering the Cry of the Poor in a Million Villages The church is facing a strategic opportunity 85 percent of people living in extreme poverty around the world reside in villages.
An illuminating look at the iconography of the early church and its important place in the history of Christian artIn this book, historian Andre Grabar demonstrates how early Christian iconography assimilated contemporary imagery of the time.
Missionaries go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, while monks live cloistered in a monastery and focus their lives on prayer and studying Scripture--correct?
The language of exile, focused with theological and biblical narratives and coupled with depictions of real-life exilic communities, can equip church leaders as agents in the creation of new communities.
While most churches offer 'new member classes' and genuinely seek to welcome visitors, too often the end result is a rush to assimilate the newcomer into formal membership and all of the invitations to participation in committees, choirs, or fellowship groups that go along with it.
Whether in New Age mysticism, occultism, Haitian voodooism, Chinese ancestor veneration, or Japanese Shintoism, animistic beliefs are widespread, even today.
Drawing on thirty years' experience among Hindus, Timothy Shultz writes this book as a testimony of the kingdom of God growing in a non-Christian environment.
Communities of Faith is a collection of essays on the multicultural Christian spirit and practices of churches around the world, with particular attention to Africa and the African diaspora.
Most histories of the American South describe the conflict between evangelical religion and honor culture as one of the defining features of southern life before the Civil War.
El libro El camino del tantra moderno te acompañará en los primeros pasos en un camino que, si lo sigues, puede llevarte y te llevará a una vida más consciente y feliz.
