If you had a ladder made of splinters, would you stand on it?Unfortunately, the mission practices of most churches stand on weak foundations. Life on Mission gives gospel-centered, biblical, practical foundations for how missions was meant to be: an everyone-together effort. Life on Mission is a thorough yet simple guide for ev… Read more…
From the missions strategist behind ‘The 10/40 Window’ In 1990, Luis Bush helped change modern missions by introducing the concept of the 10/40 window, a geographic region where large, dense populations of people suffered severe poverty and limited access to the gospel—essentially shining a light on the world’s greatest need. No… Read more…
ECPA Bronze Milestone Sales Award for more than 100,000 sold.Jesus Christ is coming back. Are you—and those you encounter each day—ready?The book of Proverbs is a prize of advice that’s as relevant today as it was when it was written. In Think on These Things: Wisdom for Life from Proverbs, Ray Comfort imparts encouragement to grab hold of … Read more…
For too long church leaders have focused on increasing the size of their church rather than increasing their reach outside of the four walls of the church building. The result? Church life becomes a predictable set of routines with predictable results. Church members struggle to reach the neighborhoods they drive through on their way to church programs, unab… Read more…
A debate that's 2,000 years old, and running… Do Jews need Jesus? It’s an age-old debate with eternal ramifications. If Jesus is not the Jewish Messiah, if He is not the savior of the world, if He is not the promised redeemer God sent to restore Israel and redeem the nations (Isaiah 49:6), then bringing His message to the Jewish people is… Read more…
If you could ask God one question, and you knew it would be answered, what would it be?
Paul Williams and Barry Cooper have spent several years asking people that question. And inside this book, they reveal the results: the 12 most frequently asked questions about God.
But this isn't just a book about questions.… Read more…
Think of it this way . . . Our beliefs are challenged from many directions. Every day it seems more difficult to explain to our friends, families, and neighbors what we believe and why. When our ideas and arguments fail to persuade them, what then? Is there another approach we can take? Veteran apologists and communicators J. P. Moreland and Tim Muehlhoff sa… Read more…
We all feel that pull to make a difference in the world—to reach out more, champion the gospel, help those in need—but we also feel busy. How can we balance the responsibilities we already have with our desire to be salt and light?One answer is hospitality. In The Simplest Way to Change the World, Dustin Willis explores the lo… Read more…
Move over Boomers, Xers, and Millennials; there's a new generation--making up more than 25 percent of the US population--that represents a seismic cultural shift. Born approximately between 1993 and 2012, Generation Z is the first truly post-Christian generation, and they are poised to challenge every church to rethink its role in light of a rapidly chan… Read more…
Evangelism. The very word makes palms sweat and images spin: buttonholing in a city park, knocking on neighborhood doors, being conscripted into evangelistic campaigns, to say nothing of that annoying religious neighbor or coworker. We have met the evangelists—and they are not us. If evangelism is the welcome door to faith, why does it grate open on rust… Read more…
15th Annual Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year - EvangelismMost Christians are stuck in the huddle. Even though we believe in outreach, most communities tend to focus on our own needs. That turns us into insular groups without many relationships with outsiders. So evangelism is occasional and conversions are rare. How do we change? In their groundbreakin… Read more…
Many Christians are fearful of engaging in conversations about their faith with Jewish people—knowing that there are complex issues and suspicions that lie deep beneath the surface. And yet there are many points of contact, and much common ground.
This short book is designed to help both Christians and whole churches understand more abou… Read more…