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Small Groups for the Rest of Us: How to Design Your Small Groups System to Reach the Fringes
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Small Groups for the Rest of Us: How to Design Your Small Groups System to Reach the Fringes

by Chris Surratt

Narrated by Tom Parks

Most churches in America struggle to have a significant percentage of their adult attendance in small groups. According to recent research done by Lifeway Research, only “33 percent of churchgoers attend classes or groups for adults (such as Sunday school, Bible study, small groups, or Adult Bible Fellowships) four or more times in a typical month. Fou… Read more…

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Hybrid Church: Rethinking the Church for a Post-Christian Digital Age
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Hybrid Church: Rethinking the Church for a Post-Christian Digital Age

by James Emery White

Narrated by Tom Parks

We live our lives in both physical and digital community.We need to do ministry the same way.Because of COVID-19, nearly every church in the US was forced to adapt to a quarantine and adopt new ministry strategies, including digital technologies they may have avoided before. When services began to be offered in-person once more, many church leaders said they… Read more…

Disciplines of the Holy Spirit: How to Connect to the Spirit's Power and Presence
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Disciplines of the Holy Spirit: How to Connect to the Spirit's Power and Presence

by Siang-Yang Tan and Douglas H. Gregg

Narrated by Tom Parks

Connect with the life-changing ministry of the Holy Spirit.Disciples of the Holy Spirit shows how a dynamic, close walk with God can be yours each day through the ministry of the Holy Spirit. As the energizer of your faith, the Spirit wants to bring you into a transforming communion with Christ. He wants to empower you to love your enemies, live without fear… Read more…

Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church
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Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church

by Michael J. Kruger

Narrated by Tom Parks

Are churches looking for the wrong kind of leaders? The last decade has witnessed a rising number of churches wrecked by spiritual abuse--harsh, heavy-handed, domineering behavior from those in a position of spiritual authority. And high-profile cases are only a small portion of this widespread problem. Behind the scenes are many more cases of spiritual abus… Read more…

Shot of Faith (to the Head): Be a Confident Believer in an Age of Cranky Atheists
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Shot of Faith (to the Head): Be a Confident Believer in an Age of Cranky Atheists

by Mitch Stokes

Narrated by Tom Parks

Secular, skeptical, disillusioned. These are the traits that mark our age—encouraged by outspoken atheists who insist that faith is naïve and belief is dangerous. But what if the atheists are the irrational ones? Can their beliefs withstand the rigorous examination that they demand from others?In A Shot of Faith of Faith to the Head, Mitch Stokes,… Read more…

Rising to the Call: Discovering the Ultimate Purpose of Your Life
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Rising to the Call: Discovering the Ultimate Purpose of Your Life

by Os Guinness

Narrated by Tom Parks

Facet by facet this internationally acclaimed Christian thinker examines life and the universal search for its meaning. What is "the call"? Far bigger than our jobs, deeper than our personal accomplishments, higher than our wildest ideas of self-fulfillment, our "calling" addresses the very essence of our existence. Discovering it in times past has changed w… Read more…

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Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts Devotional: 52 Meditations for Spiritual Intimacy
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Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts Devotional: 52 Meditations for Spiritual Intimacy

by Les and Leslie Parrott

Narrated by Tom Parks

Every couple has a restless aching, not just to know God individually but to experience God together. Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts Devotional gives you a road map for cultivating rich spiritual intimacy in your relationship.Written by the creators of the most widely used pre-marriage program in the world, this devotional includes fift… Read more…

Preaching That Connects: Using Techniques of Journalists to Add Impact
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Preaching That Connects: Using Techniques of Journalists to Add Impact

by Mark Galli

Narrated by Tom Parks

Master the craft of effective communication that grabs attention and wins hearts.Like everyone else, preachers long to be understood. Unfortunately, the rules first learned in seminary, if misapplied, can quickly turn homiletic precision into listener boredom.To capture heart and mind, authors Mark Galli and Craig Larson suggest preachers turn to the lessons… Read more…

Tell Me the Stories of Jesus: The Explosive Power of Jesus’ Parables
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Tell Me the Stories of Jesus: The Explosive Power of Jesus’ Parables

by Mohler Jr.

Narrated by Tom Parks

In Tell Me the Stories of Jesus, pastor and theologian R. Albert Mohler Jr. reveals the unique power of Jesus' parables for today's readers, showing how they announce the kingdom, communicate both judgment and grace, and call every human heart toward transformation in the light of God's love."He who has ears, let him hear…" The Prodigal So… Read more…

Grasping God's Word, Fourth Edition: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible
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Grasping God's Word, Fourth Edition: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible

by J. Daniel Hays and J. Scott Duvall

Narrated by Tom Parks

A Proven Approach to Help You Interpret and Understand the BibleGrasping God's Word has proven itself in classrooms across the country as an invaluable help to students who want to learn how to read, interpret, and apply the Bible for themselves. This book will equip you with a five-step Interpretive Journey that will help you make sense of any passage i… Read more…

Letting Go: Rugged Love for Wayward Souls
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Letting Go: Rugged Love for Wayward Souls

by Dave Harvey and Paul Gilbert

Narrated by Tom Parks

What do you do when someone you love leaves? And how do you pursue someone who has hurt you, who has sinned against you?  In Letting Go, pastors Dave Harvey and Paul Gilbert share stories of pain and stories of hope as they reveal how to care for the prodigal who has strayed.  Whether you are dealing with an unfaithful marriage partn… Read more…

Following the Master: A Biblical Theology of Discipleship
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Following the Master: A Biblical Theology of Discipleship

by Michael J. Wilkins

Narrated by Tom Parks

In the aftermath of the waves of discipleship programs that have swept over the church in the last 30 years, clergy, and laypersons alike are more confused than ever about what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. What should a disciple of Jesus look and act like today? What is the relationship between discipleship and salvation, between discipleship a… Read more…


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