The 21st century is the age of community organizing, from rallies in the streets to online movements for change. What if congregations embraced community organizing? Organizing Church offers a unique perspective that blends proven principles of community organizing and research on socially active congregations into a formula that will revitalize and empower churches as change-agents. Seasoned pastors and community activists Tim Conder and Dan Rhodes will help pastors and other chu...

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 ourselves. They aim to expose the cultural authorities that influence our understanding of the Bible and provide a way for communities to encounter the text as communities. This journey into community interpretation of the Bible not only honors the text and liberates its voice, but also cataly...

Master DIY 3D printing technology and transform digital ideas into physical objects with this beginner-friendly guide. Whether you are commuting to work or relaxing in your home office, this accessible audio experience turns confusing jargon into clear, actionable steps for the curious hobbyist.Feel the empowering thrill of bringing your imagination to life without needing a complex engineering background. By walking you through everything from buying your first machine to setting ...

Master DIY 3D printing technology and transform digital ideas into physical objects with this beginner-friendly guide. Whether you are commuting to work or relaxing in your home office, this accessible audio experience turns confusing jargon into clear, actionable steps for the curious hobbyist.Feel the empowering thrill of bringing your imagination to life without needing a complex engineering background. By walking you through everything from buying your first machine to setting ...

Master DIY 3D printing technology and transform digital ideas into physical objects with this beginner-friendly guide. Whether you are commuting to work or relaxing in your home office, this accessible audio experience turns confusing jargon into clear, actionable steps for the curious hobbyist.Feel the empowering thrill of bringing your imagination to life without needing a complex engineering background. By walking you through everything from buying your first machine to setting ...

Master DIY 3D printing technology and transform digital ideas into physical objects with this beginner-friendly guide. Whether you are commuting to work or relaxing in your home office, this accessible audio experience turns confusing jargon into clear, actionable steps for the curious hobbyist.Feel the empowering thrill of bringing your imagination to life without needing a complex engineering background. By walking you through everything from buying your first machine to setting ...

Though the emergent church was once viewed as a fringe movement with little to offer established congregations, it is now seen as one of the central driving forces shaping the future of postmodern Christianity in North America. As an increasing number of mainline communities wonder how the emergent church influences their own structures and practices, this book brings together the perspectives of several of the most prominent “Hyphenated Christians,” i.e. those with one foot in the emergen...

What shapes the message of the church? The Bible and Spirit? Or society and culture? Os Guinness points out perils of compromise in the church growth movement.

Many have heard of the emerging church, but few people feel like they have a handle on what the emerging church believes and represents. Is it a passing fad led by disenfranchised neo-evangelicals? Or is it the future of the church at large?Now available in trade paper, An Emergent Manifesto of Hope represents a coming together of divergent voices into a conversation that pastors, students, and thoughtful Christians can now learn from and engage in. This unprecedented colle...

Fatherlessness is a “rot that is eating away at the modern soul,” writes Douglas Wilson, and the problem goes far beyond physical absence. “Most of our families are starving for fathers, even if Dad is around, and there’s a huge cost to our children and our society because of it.” Father Hunger takes a thoughtful, timely, richly engaging excursion into our cultural chasm of absentee fatherhood. Blending leading-edge research with incisive analysis and real-life examples, Wilson:

We are not all the same. The time has come for us to honestly name the ways we are different and similar so that we can serve together in unity, grace and trust.Women in ministry experience unique challenges in their church settings which continue to hinder their vocational, professional, and personal success. Women in ministry need a trusted and comprehensive resource not only to be able to survive but to thrive in their places of call. She provides theoretical, theologic...

"McLaren is considered one of the country's most influential evangelicals, and his new book . . . takes aim at some core doctrinal beliefs." —NPR's Morning EditionA New Kind of Christianity is Brian D. McLaren's much anticipated follow-up to his breakthrough work of the emergent-church movement, A New Kind of Christian. Named by Time magazine as one of America's top twenty-five evangelicals, McLaren, along with ...