M. Craig Barnes
Biography
M. Craig Barnes wrote Hustling God, When God Interrupts, and Sacred Thirst.
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Church Leadership & Ministry
“If pastors don't set the rule for their lives, everyone else is going to do it for them. This book invites the pastor back to the deep well of our tradition that offers profound insights for thriving in contemporary ministry. Ironically, it's the chosen rule that leads to freedom.”
Christian Living
“The genius of this little book is that it gets right to the heart of the essential Christian experience. . . . We are simply invited to enter the new life discovered through the core practices of the church.”
Christian Living
“When I read Mark Labberton's writing I can almost hear Jesus say, 'Well, there it is. That's what I was literally dying to tell you.' This book is a call to free the church from its distractions in order to return to the most profound and basic question—what does it mean to follow Jesus?”
Theology
“This book offers the profound gleanings of a scholar who has devoted his life to exploring the depths of missional theology.”
Theology
“This is the writing of a scholar who is equally at home teaching in a graduate-level classroom, a youth group, or a prison. His genius is not only in making Karl Barth more accessible but more fascinating. Throughout the book, Mark Edwards directs the reader’s attention to the ways Barth’s theology has pressing relevance for the contemporary yearnings of those ‘who wonder about, and wander after, the truth.’”
Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places is the pivotal work on spiritual theology we have been waiting for. Eugene Peterson allows classical theology to make its own claims for contemporary spirituality. His particular genius is to reveal these insights by peering beneath the surface to speak of deeper, eternal truths for the soul as well as the mind.”
Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places Study Guide
Bible Studies & Devotionals
“Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places is the pivotal work on spiritual theology we have been waiting for. Eugene Peterson allows classical theology to make its own claims for contemporary spirituality. His particular genius is to reveal these insights by peering beneath the surface to speak of deeper, eternal truths for the soul as well as the mind.”
Christ, Baptism and the Lord's Supper
Preaching & Worship
“Pastor Vander Zee invites evangelicals into a sacramental experience of the Savior they love. This engaging book unfolds biblical and theological teaching in ways that are both challenging and compelling.”
Arts & Literature
“These poems reveal the deep yearning that lies beneath the veneer. They could have been written only by a pastor like Charles Bartow who spent his life searching for the holy in the lives of those around him.”
Work, Money & Leadership
“Leadership, especially these days, is not about heroes and their dogged commitment to a vision. It is about listening, community, mutuality, flexibility, imagination, and taking risks. This wonderful collection of mediations demonstrates how the current social crisis can completely change the conceptions we have about philanthropy, and even change our understanding of what the word means. It dives deep into our biblical and theological tradition to redeem the understanding of giving and receiving for a new day.”
Preaching & Worship
“Dr. Alcántara first makes a convincing claim that worship will continue in America through this century, but our churches will look very different. Then he makes a compelling case that anyone who is going to survive as a preacher has to learn new skills in order to proclaim the gospel to an intercultural society. Best of all, he lets the amazing preacher Dr. Gardner Taylor show us how it is done.”
Bible Studies & Devotionals
“J. Barrie Shepherd obviously learned long ago to take words seriously. Like all poets, his economy in the use of them reveals his respect for their extraordinary power. As he shows us here they can ever so gently lead us to the Word made flesh. This book will remain as one of my cherished pastoral guides for the annual calling of inviting others to discover the quiet miracles in Advent.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“We all need heroes, role models, and mentors who inspire our resolve to make a difference. This is certainly true for those committed to working for justice and liberation in our society. In this wonderful devotional, J. T. Young lifts up the best aspirations of those who have gone before us in this holy work, and each chapter leaves us with penetrating questions for our calling today.”
History & Biography
“As what was once envisioned as the Christian Century moved into a post-Christendom era, John Buchanan’s columns guided the church’s thoughts away from the sirens of hubris and onto a course that was rigorously honest and relentlessly hopeful.”
Living the Questions of the Bible
Christian Living
“Luke Powery is a highly skilled preacher who steps into one of the country’s leading pulpits Sunday after Sunday. In this compelling book he unfolds his practice of looking to the Bible not for its easy answers but for its penetrating questions of us. This is a fabulous resource for other preachers, as well as anyone who is ready to grapple their way to a deeper faith.”
Christian Living
“Franke has emerged as one of the second-generation leaders of missional theology. He builds on his teachers’ core commitment that the discipline flows out of systematic theology as well as historical and biblical studies. But as this book demonstrates, he is now bringing missional theology more deeply into congregational life and ministry. This is a much-needed next step for the discipline that could have been provided only by a scholar with the heart of a pastor.”
Preaching & Worship
“This fascinating book is so much more than an academic tribute to a retiring professor, although Rick Lischer certainly deserves that as one of our premier theologians of homiletics. This is a collection of some of the finest essays I've seen about the weight and high calling to proclaim gospel, and it has been written by some of the best scholars on the subject we have.”
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