Download or read book For God So Loved the Inner City written by Phil Mortensen and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ministry of Phil and Fran Mortensen challenges God's people to be more effectively involved in inner-city ministries. (Christian)
Download or read book God So Loves the City written by Charles E. Van Engen and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the explosive contexts of Nairobi, Mexico City, Los Angeles, and Madras burst fresh insights on the mission of the church for the city. Jude Tiersma and Charles Van Engen worked closely with an international team of experienced urban practitioners to explore the most urgent issues facing those who minister in today's cities. From each particular urban setting, a team member contributed a story from ministry in the city. Each story uniquely illustrates a different challenge of urban ministry in the face of injustice, marginalization, and urban structures. This book brings you these stories, then retells them in light of Scripture, introducing new hope to each one. From these stories emerge new ideas about the nature of cities and how to practice ministry in them. The new methodology employed by Van Engen and Tiersma's team leads us in the first steps toward a theology of mission for the city. God So Loves the City is a must for pastors, seminary students, missiologists, congregation members, and all who are concerned about urban ministry.
Download or read book Linking Arms Linking Lives written by Ronald J. Sider and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the various lines drawn between people in the church--male and female, young and old, black and white, rich and poor, Republican and Democrat--there is the line between the urban and the suburban. The stereotypes of the edgy, socially active, multicultural urban Christian and the middle-class, comfortable, upwardly mobile suburban Christian mix fact and fiction. Linking Arms, Linking Lives looks beyond stereotypes and makes a compelling case for partnership that crosses urban and suburban for effective ministry among the poor. Drawing from a growing network of development practitioners, pastors, and theologians, this book focuses on the experiences of partnership between urban and suburban entities to provide both theological foundations and practical guidelines for those who desire to partner effectively. All who want to find viable ways to help the poor will welcome this thoughtful and hope-filled book. Includes a Foreword by Noel Castellanos.
Download or read book A Heart for the Community written by John Dr. Fuder and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2012-03-21 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islam, gentrification, AIDS, and multiculturalism: Where do we face these realities? A few years ago, it was in the city. But today, many city dwellers are moving to the suburbs, either by choice or because of circumstances beyond their control. And this shift is changing both the urban and suburban landscape. With this shift in mind, editors John Fuder and Noel Castellanos have gathered together a team of experts to help you minister effectively in both the urban and suburban context. Divided into four sections--Critical Issues, Church-Planting Models, Ministering to Suburban Needs, and Para-Church Ministries--A Heart for the Community is a rich resource designed to help you do ministry today.
Download or read book Dream Again written by Tommy Barnett and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 1998 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of true stories, you will read about dozens of people--people like you--who have experienced the supernatural touch of God upon their dreams.
Download or read book The Blaikie Report written by Bill Blaikie and published by The United Church of Canada. This book was released on 2011-10-14 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bill Blaikie has a unique insider's perspective on political life in Canada. As a United Church minister reflecting on three decades in the House of Commons, he tells the too-often-overlooked story of Canada's Christian left and, in particular, of the New Democratic Party's roots in the social gospel and its ongoing influence. This lively book is peppered with personal anecdotes, and political personalities and events from Canadas recent history. Foreword by Lloyd Axworthy, former minister of foreign affairs. Includes a colour photo insert.
Download or read book A New Vision a New Heart a Renewed Call written by David Claydon and published by William Carey Library. This book was released on 2005 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wild Truth Bible Lessons Dares from Jesus 2 written by Mark Oestreicher and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2003 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weekly studies for junior high students help them discover the truths Jesus taught and dares them to apply those truths in their own lives. The curriculum includes games, activities, sketches, handouts, and reproducible worksheets.
Download or read book Contemporary Mission Theology written by Gallagher, Rogert L. and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2017-02-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life Changing Verses About Men written by Carlton Lee Arnold and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life-Changing Verses about Men is not your typical devotional book. It attempts to answer the question, "How does the Bible describe a real Christian man?" Its objective is to enable Christians to personally apply specific Bible verses to their personal lives. At the same time, you will learn more about your Bible as well as receive an in-depth discussion of the verses selected. You may find yourself greatly challenged with Life-Changing Verses about Men. The objective is to encourage you to become more Christlike in your living. Through reading Life-Changing Verses about Men, you will become very familiar with God's story in the Bible. "This is a great book to have with you when you have a few minutes. It reduces some of your favorite verses into bite-sized chunks that you can absorb. Your life would be better if you took five minutes to read one chapter a day." Josh Hunt, author Teach Like Jesus and Good Questions Have Small Groups Talking
Download or read book Advanced Strategic Planning written by Aubrey Malphurs and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now it its second edition, this helpful guide offers a nine-step strategic thinking and acting model and numerous useful ideas for equipping a church to carry out its mission.
Download or read book Seven Promises of a Promise Keeper written by Jack W. Hayford and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 1999-06-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This best selling book has been completely revised and expanded with new author insights and stories on each of the Promise Keeper's seven promises. Men will find practical ways to deepen their Christian walk with encouraging chapters from Bill Bright, James Dobson, Gary Smalley and Luis Palau and many others.
Download or read book Developing a Vision for Ministry written by Aubrey Malphurs and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strong leaders have vision that is both far-reaching and focused on the details. Having that vision is what separates the church with a hodge-podge of ineffective programs and activities from churches that reach people effectively, efficiently, and consistently with the Good News. Now in its third edition, this groundbreaking book continues to offer church planters, pastors, and ministry leaders concrete help with crafting vision statements, encouraging buy-in from the influencers in the church, turning up the energy level, and ultimately growing the church.
Download or read book Sonic Bodies written by Julian Henriques and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-09-08 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book With Roots and Wings written by Jay B. McDaniel and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2009-06-26 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In With Roots & Wing, Jay McDaniel brings together insights from the natural sciences, Christian theology, and interreligious dialogue, breaking new ground in the search for a wholistic spirituality for our time. Taking this title from the Jewish proverb--that we must give our children both roots and wings--McDaniel shows how this applies to our spiritual lives as well. With Roots and Wings offers an alternative to the contemporary dilemmas of empty consumerism and rigid fundamentalism, consisting of three basic, interrelated approaches to being: to be rooted in the Earth and religious tradition; to be open to the insights of people of other faiths as well as to share our own; and to become centered on God. McDaniel shows where the new universe story of Thomas Berry and Brian Swimme and the Christian story meet and differ, where they complement, and where they supplement one another. With Roots & Wings shows how to experience both green grace that comes from opening one's self to the rhythms of the cosmos, and red grace symbolized in the crucifixion of Christ--both of which are vital to a Christian ecological spirituality and praxis. Most impressive is McDaniel's ability to absorb and reflect important lessons Christians can learn from Native Americans, from Buddhists and Hindus, from Muslims and Jews. The complexity of the issues he addresses and his ability to explain them simply and clearly makes With Roots and Wingsmust-reading for the general reader as well as ecological activists, clergy, and laity alike. Nothing else comes near it in depth, power, and insight.
Download or read book The Cry for Spiritual Mothers and Fathers written by Larry Kreider and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2014-03-14 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You Are Meant to Be a Mentor You probably have more "friends" than ever--once you tally up all your social networking connections. But virtual relationships alone can't meet the Church's desperate need for spiritually mature women and men to mentor younger believers to be faithful servants of Christ. If you are like many believers, you may not feel prepared to be a trusted influencer because you haven't had a spiritual mother or father yourself. The Cry for Spiritual Mothers and Fathers, written by seasoned disciple and Christian leadership trainer Larry Kreider, will give you the proven biblical keys you need to become a godly mentor. Discover why spiritual mother- and fatherhood is every believer's calling, and find out how to nurture a spiritual family that expands the kingdom of God. This is the essential handbook for answering God's call to become the spiritual father or mother He has called you to be.
Download or read book And He Dwelt Among Us written by A. W. Tozer and published by Regal. This book was released on 2009-08-14 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many Christians are familiar with the prophetic voice of Tozer, but few living today were blessed to sit under his weekly teaching from the pulpit. The Gospel of John was Tozer’s favorite book of the Bible, and the focus of these writings (adapted from sermons given to his parishioners) is the Incarnation and what it means for believers’ lives. Christ came down to earth in order to lift men and women up into the heavenlies. No other New Testament writer, not even the amazing apostle Paul, presents Christ with a passion equal to John’s, the Beloved. Tozer captures the spirit of John and presents his winsome and enthralling portrait of Christ, challenging readers to discover a fresh and overwhelming desire for Him. Readers will be captivated anew by the One we call Lord.
