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A Generous Presence is a collection of story-driven essays about the philosophy, tools, and work of coaching that is designed to support all spiritual leaders in deepening and enriching their person……続きを見る

This new book in Alban's Harvesting the Learnings Series gathers the collected wisdom of over 10 years of Alban research and reflection on what it means to be a leader in a congregation, how our per……続きを見る

How often do you feel overwhelmed by the pace of your life? These days it's easy to work harder and harder, constantly pushing ourselves and those around us so that we and our congregations can be "……続きを見る

Congregations say they want to reach new and younger people, many of whom are simply turned off by church. The big idea is that congregations must be willing to embrace radical ways to connect with ……続きを見る

One thing every human being has in common is emotions. Regardless if a person believes in God or not every person has to learn how to deal with their emotions or live life allowing their emotions to……続きを見る

Understand the big picture of church history and be more grounded in your faith. This guidebook answers questions of the faith in ways that are easy to follow. 続きを見る

The Papacy in the Age of Totalitarianism, 1914-1958 examines the most momentous years in papal history. Popes Benedict XV (1914-1922), Pius XI (1922-1939), and Pius XII (1939-1958) faced the challen……続きを見る

The starting and ending points for all outreach have to be love. The most effective way to reach people for Jesus is through kindness outreachーshowing God’s love in practical ways. This type of out……続きを見る

Catholicism, as it developed in colonial Mexico, helped to create a broad and remarkably inclusive community of Christian subjects, while it also divided that community into countless smaller flocks……続きを見る

Close to 60 percent of young people who went to church as teens drop out after high school. Now the bestselling author of unChristian trains his researcher's eye on these young believers. Where Kinn……続きを見る

For more than two centuries, youth ministries have either strengthened teenagers after a special encounter with God or tried to retain them until such a moment when God shows up. Here veteran youth ……続きを見る

There is growing interest in the story of mid-twentieth-century evangelicalism. One of the central leaders of that era was Harold John Ockenga. He was pastor of the historic Park Street Congregation……続きを見る

Is our study of the Bible as pure as we think it is? In Free for All, Tim Conder and Daniel Rhodes show how the way we read the Bible is held captive by the dominant culture in which we find ourselv……続きを見る

Bestselling author Steve Sjogren untangles the complex jumble commonly known as greatness in today's megachurch, mega-everything world. As a successful pastor, he launched the servant evangelism mov……続きを見る

Y is the generation of tattoos, cell phones, social networking, and iPods. It is the generation of authenticity, social justice, racial diversity, and community. But it is also the generation of bro……続きを見る

Churches in North America are bigger than ever, but their slow rate of growth cannot keep up with population increases. Existing churches simply cannot add enough new believers! The good news is tha……続きを見る

A Jesus Creed 2015 Book of the Year This work provides a new starting point for studying the origins of church offices. Alistair Stewart, a leading authority on early Christianity and a meticulous s……続きを見る

There's a new way of doing church and it's taking North America by storm! Here a recognized authority on the house church movement and a popular speaker and pastor share their expertise in starting ……続きを見る

The single fastest growing religious group of our time is those who check the box next to the word none on national surveys. In America, this is 20 percent of the population. Exactly who are the una……続きを見る

Woher kommt die faszinierende Kraft der Weihnachtsgeschichte? Hat sie vielleicht damit zu tun, dass sich darin alles um ein neu geborenes Kind dreht, winzig, schutzbedürftig und - verwundbar? Doch n……続きを見る

William Kelly (1821-1906) war ein befähigter Ausleger des Wortes Gottes, der viele Christen tiefer in der Wahrheit der Heiligen Schrift eingeführt hat. Seine Bücher werden bis heute weltweit gelesen……続きを見る

Journey Back to God explores Origen of Alexandria's creative, complex, and controversial treatment of the problem of evil. It argues that his layered cosmology functions as a theodicy that deciphers……続きを見る

Sich selbst nannten die Katharer veri christiani, "die wahren Christen", oder auch boni homines, "die guten Menschen". Die mittelalterliche Kirche jedoch verfolgte sie als Ketzer gnadenlos und lösch……続きを見る

Die religiöse Sprache ist weitgehend verflacht. In dieser Situation, in der es fast überall an der Kompetenz mangelt, die christliche Tradition in den Fluss der Zeit zu bringen, ist vor allem eine r……続きを見る

Gott beschenkte Mutter Marie Therese (Josephina Theresia Linssen) mit einem außerordentlichen Charisma der Liebe, um zur Welt von heute zu sprechen: zu Gläubigen und Ungläubigen, zu Menschen, die di……続きを見る

Ein weltweit geführter Karikaturen-Streit, gewaltsame Proteste von Muslimen, ein Urteil einer Richterin unter Berufung auf die Sharia - immer wieder meldet sich der Islam deutlich zu Wort. Sind wir ……続きを見る

Alle Jahre wieder – feiern wir Weihnachten. Mit gutem Grund. Um den zu entdecken, müssen wir uns auf den Weg machen. Damals reisten die Weisen aus dem Orient bis nach Bethlehem. Sie suchten den Grun……続きを見る

Der Sinn als Werttreiber und christliche Werte als Garanten wirtschaftlichen Erfolgs? Das ist neu, mindestens aber doch überraschend. Angesichts einer zunehmenden Unübersichtlichkeit und Eigendynami……続きを見る

Köln um 355 n.Chr.: Die Franken stürmen die Stadt. Ein römischer Gutsherr versteckt wichtige Schriftrollen vor den brandschatzenden Germanen. Er gehört zur Minderheit der Christen, und die Rollen si……続きを見る

Kann Jesus heute noch maßgeblich sein? Jesus ist eingemauert in Dogmen und Kirchenrituale, die eine lebendige Erfahrung mit ihm erschweren, wenn nicht gar verhindern. Jesus wird bedeutungslos, weil ……続きを見る