Jim K. Wellman

Defiant Hope, Active Love

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Defiant Hope faces up to what our young adults see around them: an economic system that exploits labor, a religious system that blesses the wealthy and the insider, and no hope of bridging the gaping chasm between young adults and their dreams. In response, Keuss and his fellow writers offer strategies grounded in radical hope. In Christ, they argue, we can be one with the impoverished and also buoyed by a gospel that breaks despair and calls forth a more equitable society. This is a powerful message for a generation that refuses pablum and demands answers—a must read for those in the trenches of ministry to generation Z.”

Emergent Grace

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“This is a book that is full of beautiful hope and severe mercies. Deep, muffled, but secure glints of light reach out through this text and by the spirit of Erin Grimm’s profound knowledge. This is a book, a prayer, really, for those who need a whisper in their ear that you are beloved, you are worthy of love. Come and receive this sip of grace that says you can make it through this minute, this hour, this day, this year.”

Nurturing Faith

Discipleship & Christian Education

“In this time of crisis for the Christian church in America, Nurturing Faith provides a deeply biblical, faithful witness to the practices and thinking that can transform Christian discipleship and enliven the Christian community for a world that, more than ever, needs a faithful witness, deliberate discipleship, and faithful service to all in need. Get this book; it can and will transform your church.”

The Emerging Church, Millennials, and Religion: Volume 1

“Reed and Zbaraschuk’s The Emerging Church, Millennials, and Religion tackles a thorny problem: How to define a religious movement that refuses to define itself? The Emerging Church movement avoids simple answers; it distrusts charisma, seeks those on the margins, avoids the catchy phrase; it seeks to serve, include, and agitate . . . This movement has the feel of Jesus, the taste of his words, and the passion of his actions. As revolutionary force, the emergent movement is not meant to be domesticated or bureaucratized, and for all that I say thank God!”