You can tell a lot about a person by the way he dies.In the last week of his life, Jesus deliberately sets his face toward Jerusalem—and certain death. This is no ordinary week. Even the angels are silent as they ponder the final days of Jesus Christ.This is no ordinary walk. Jesus doesn't chatter. He doesn't pause. He is on his final journey.H… Read more…
Youth ministry veteran and bestselling author, Duffy Robbins, offers an updated and revised edition of his book about the important, behind-the-scenes mechaincs of youth ministry. The tasks of budgeting, decision-making, time management, team ministry, staff relationships, conflict resolution, working with parents, and a range of other issues, are the things… Read more…
What makes a true leader? Is leadership a title? Authority? Charisma? Whatever gets the best results? Today more than ever, Christians need a model of leadership that is based on God’s Word, that brings God glory. In Called to Lead, best-selling author, pastor, and teacher John MacArthur explains the characteristics of a leader drawn from one of the Bibleâ… Read more…
Church leaders want to know how to make small groups work for their church communities, yet a quick look around shows that while small groups are popular, much of the time they create more problems than they solve. Nelson Searcy and Kerrick Thomas, founding pastors of The Journey Church in the heart of New York City, suggest that this failure is due to widel… Read more…
'I'm tired of helping others enjoy God.'
'I just want to enjoy God for myself.' With this painful admission, Ruth Haley Barton invites us to an honest exploration of what happens when spiritual leaders lose track of their souls. Weaving together contemporary illustrations with penetrating insight from the life of Moses, Strengthe… Read more…
“Aquinas,” says Jean Porter, “gets justice right.” In this book she shows that Aquinas offers us a cogent and illuminating account of justice as a personal virtue rather than a virtue of social institutions, as John Rawls and his interlocutors have described it — and as most people think of it today. Porter presents a tho… Read more…
The night before he died, Jesus told his closest friends what they needed to know to experience a fulfilling, world-changing life. In Secrets of the Vine for Teens, Bruce Wilkinson's powerful teen-focused message passes on the truths Jesus communicated to his disciples: how God uses tough times to set you free from the sin that's keeping you from the… Read more…
Finding your yes is all about living a life of openness to the invitations of God in our lives. Christine Wagoner, a senior leader with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, invites readers to be attentive to the movements of the Spirit and engage with opportunities God gives them. She shares about her own yes moments as well as those of others. And she offers … Read more…
The world keeps spinning. How many have felt the need to keep up? Are you tired? Has the world exhausted you? Let's face it. We have jobs to work, kids to raise, spouses to support, and if we take the time to list every little responsibility, we would probably feel like we’re drowning. If we were to live this life on our own, that feeling wo… Read more…
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