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Church History in Plain Language 5th Ed.
Original price was: $34.99.$27.49Current price is: $27.49.Add to cartBruce Shelley’s classic history of the church brings the story of global Christianity into the twenty-first century. Like a skilled screenwriter, Shelley begins each chapter with three elements: characters, setting, plot. Taking readers from the early centuries of the church up through the modern era he tells his readers a story of actual people, in a particular situation, taking action or being acted upon, provides a window into the circumstances and historical context, and from there develops the story of a major period or theme of Christian history. Covering recent events, this book also:
- Details the rapid growth of evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity in the southern hemisphere
- Addresses the decline in traditional mainline denominations
- Examines the influence of technology on the spread of the gospel
- Discusses how Christianity intersects with other religions in countries all over the world
For this fifth edition, Marshall Shelley brought together a team of historians, historical theologians, and editors to revise and update this father’s classic text. The new edition adds important stories of the development of Christianity in Asia, India, and Africa, both in the early church as well as in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It also highlights the stories of women and non-Europeans who significantly influenced the development of Christianity but whose contributions are often overlooked in previous overviews of church history.
This concise book provides an easy-to-read guide to church history with intellectual substance. The new edition of Church History in Plain Language promises to set a new standard for readable church history.
Budgeting For A Healthy Church
Original price was: $18.99.$16.99Current price is: $16.99.Add to cartMany pastors conceive of the church budget as primarily a financial tool, but in fact it is primarily a pastoral tool. A church’s philosophy of ministry is locked into its budget, and so the budget will either stifle or accelerate any attempts to move a congregation toward a biblical model of church health. As such, the church budget is a far more potent pastoral tool than many church leaders realize. Budgeting for a Healthy Church examines each section of the budget in light of Biblical principles to show how a budget can lock in healthy approaches to ministry. Whereas most books on church budgeting are “how” books, explaining how the budgeting process should work, this is a “what” book, helping church leaders determine the pastoral implications of what they choose to fund in their budgets.
Know the Creeds and Councils
Original price was: $13.00.$10.00Current price is: $10.00.Add to cartIn every generation, the Christian church must interpret and restate its bedrock beliefs, answering the challenges and concerns of the day. This accessible overview walks readers through centuries of creeds, councils, catechisms, and confessions–not with a dry focus on dates and places, but with an emphasis on the living tradition of Christian belief and why it matters for our daily lives today.
As a part of the KNOW series, Know the Creeds and Councils is designed for personal study or classroom use, but also for small groups and Sunday schools wanting to more deeply understand the foundations of the faith. Each chapter covers a key statement of faith and includes a discussion of its historical context, a simple explanation of the statement’s content and key points, reflections on contemporary and ongoing relevance, and discussion questions.
Following Jesus – Through the Gospels in a Year
$7.50Read moreGet ready to spend a year following Jesus through the Gospels!
Each day of this devotional begins with a small, sequential selection from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John. After reading the assigned Scripture, return to the devotional for a brief explanation of the text, followed by a call to put a truth from the passage into practice. When the year is up, we will have carefully traveled through every page of all four Gospel accounts.
Seeking Wisdom
$9.99Add to cartWe face decisions every day. Some are small, so the outcome won’t make much of a difference even a day or two from now, while others have the potential to alter lives eternally. We need God’s wisdom to make good choices, arrive at sound judgments, and select the best paths as we navigate life’s journeys. There is no better place to get this wisdom than the ancient and inspired book of Proverbs!
As we carefully read and re-read the Proverbs, thinking about what these words meant to the original audience and applying those truths to our lives, my prayer is that we will draw closer to the ultimate Author of Proverbs, the God of the universe. When confronted with our moral failure, I pray that we see our need to turn to his Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ. As we trust in Jesus and seek to live out God’s wisdom revealed through these proverbs, may he maximize our spiritual successes and minimize our life’s regrets.
Bible Survey For Kids: Ages 5 & Up
$25.00Add to cartBible Survey for Kids is a simplified system for teaching children the basic themes of each of the sixty-six books of the Bible. It utilizes simple explanations, thought provoking questions, and directed drawing assignments to embed an overview of biblical content on children’s hearts and minds.
This curriculum is designed for children ages 5 to 11. There are 66 lessons, one for each book of the Bible. By doing two lessons per week, 20 minutes per lesson, your child can survey the whole Bible in one school year.
Resolved to Follow Christ
$4.99Add to cartVows, promises, pledges, commitments and resolves have played an important and enduring role in God’s economy. Men and women in the Bible and throughout church history have made good use of resolute statements and prayers, which God’s Spirit has capitalized on to change lives, influence the world and propagate the gospel.
In Resolved to Follow Christ, Mike Fabarez provides us with a year’s worth of weekly resolutions preceded by brief biblical reflections that will challenge your heart, engage your mind, and prompt your will.
Preaching That Changes Lives
Original price was: $25.00.$16.20Current price is: $16.20.Read moreCertainly there are many books about preaching on the market today, but no author directs his attention to the clear message of changing lives more than Michael Fabarez.
Everything a pastor does must be done with the perspective of changing lives. When a pastor studies, it should be with the anticipation of changing lives. When he is looking for the right illustration, it must be through the lens of changing lives. When he sets forth the spiritual direction for the church, he must have the scope of changing lives in his focus.
All other books dissect the essentials of pastoral ministry, but “Preaching That Changes Lives” takes it one step further!
Beyond Bible Basics
$10.00Add to cartBeyond Bible Basics was created to help parents, teachers, and youth leaders help prepare teens for the Christian life. This curriculum teaches teens the fundamentals of the Christian life as taught in Scripture.
There are thirty-three chapters spanning ten sections in Beyond Bible Basics. Your teen completes one chapter per week using one of the teaching methods described below:
- You can work through the chapter with your teen during the week for approximately 15 minutes a day.
- As a self-directed study, your teen works through the chapter and you review the chapter at the end of the week with your teen.
- If you have a mentor/student program in your youth group, a youth group leader can shepherd your teen.
Each section deals with a different aspect of the Christian life. There is verse memorization that your teen would recite each time they do a chapter in that section. There are questions to answer and verses to look up and comment on regarding the topic they are studying.
Each section exhorts your teen to apply what they are learning. As your teen progresses through Beyond Bible Basics, they are taught how to own their faith and we trust that in one school year, they will have the necessary tools to be prepared for the Christian life.
Partners 1 on 1 Discipleship
$9.28Add to cartPartners is a 1 on 1 Spiritual growth program designed for new or longtime believers who are serious about maturing in their faith. This program overviews the fundamental issues of the Christian Faith. It is designed to help you learn how to live an effective, pleasing Christian life.
The format is a ten chapter program which can be completed in approximately 14 weeks. After you have gone through, this program prepares you to teach what you have been taught to someone else.
It Happens After Prayer
Original price was: $14.99.$13.99Current price is: $13.99.Add to cartWe can’t control the disasters of life, but we can control how we respond to life’s challenges. Job loss, natural disasters, crime and so many other difficulties plague the lives of believers. So, what do we do when facing tragedies and triumphs? We pray. And then we pray some more. Looking at various principles throughout the Bible, Pastor HB Charles writes a passionate and masterful treatise on the topic of prayer and the importance this discipline must have in the life of every Christian.
Exploring the Gospel
Original price was: $4.99.$3.99Current price is: $3.99.Add to cartWhether you’ve grown up in church and heard countless sermons, or would have to admit you really don’t know much about Christianity, there should come a point in every person’s life when it’s time to sit down and investigate what the Bible really says about being right with God. Exploring the Gospel is your step-by-step guide to carefully examining the instructions in God’s word regarding life, death, sin, and forgiveness. In this short and easy-to-understand workbook you will be challenged to rethink what you’ve heard about these ancient and eternally important truths.
Getting It Right
$6.99Add to cartNothing is more fundamental importance for every person on the planet than our need to get right with God. And while our Creator has revealed and reiterated his reconciling message on page after page of the Bible, many have opted for a popularized, truncated, sound-byte version of the gospel. In Getting It Right Mike Fabarez goes back to the Bible and thoughtfully walks us step-by-step through each major component of the gospel message, from God’s diagnoses of the universal human problem, to the great lengths God has gone to solve it. Though many today are increasingly infatuated with what Christianity might mean for this life, Mike Fabarez wants us to be crystal clear about what God has said about getting it right with him now so that we will be ready for the next life.
Why I Trust The Bible
Original price was: $19.99.$10.20Current price is: $10.20.Add to cartA Clear Guide to Help Readers Understand Why They Can Trust the Bible
We are often told we can no longer assume that the Bible is trustworthy. From social media memes to popular scholarship, so many attacks have been launched on the believability of Scripture many have serious questions about the Bible, such as:
*Did Jesus actually live?
*Did the biblical writers invent their message?
*How can we trust the gospels since they were written so long after Jesus lived?
*How can we believe a Bible that is full of internal contradictions with itself and external contradictions with science?
*Doesn’t archaeology disprove the Bible?
*Why should we believe the books that are in the Bible, since many good ones were left out, like the Gospel of Thomas?
*Why trust the Bible when there are so many contradictory translations of it?
If you find yourself unable to answer questions such as these, but wanting to, Why I Trust the Bible by eminent Bible scholar and translator William Mounce is for you. These questions and more are discussed and answered in a reasoned, definitive, and winsome way.
The truth is that the Bible is better attested and more defensible today than it ever has been. Questions about the Bible are perhaps the most significant challenge confronting Christian faith today, but they can be answered well and in a way which will lead to a deeper appreciation for the truth and ongoing relevance of the Bible.
Esther And The Very Brave Plan
Original price was: $12.99.$8.99Current price is: $8.99.Add to cartIn this faithful retelling of a classic Bible story, children 2-4 years old will discover how God used Esther to protect his people from an evil plan. Children will learn that God’s plans to rescue his people never fail.
Contains bright, fun-filled illustrations by Jennifer Davison.
