Michael Frost
Biography
Michael Frost wrote The Road to Missional and Exiles, and co-wrote The Shaping of Things to Come with Alan Hirsch.
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Evangelism & Missions
“These days everything must bear the weight of productivity, and as Scott Bessenecker points out, that creates a climate of narcissism, materialism and triviality. Overturning Tables does just what it says—it overturns the neatly set table of corporate, white individualism and challenges us to shed egos, acknowledge limitations, embrace cooperation and resolve together to look for authentic signs of the kind of human flourishing Christ came to offer us.”
Evangelism & Missions
“I read the first edition of Post-Christendom when it came out fourteen years ago and have returned to it regularly since. Stuart Murray’s plea for us to disavow Christendom and rediscover Jesus-centered mission from the margins of contemporary society is no less a clarion call today than it was back then.”
Christian Living
“Mark Scandrette has been a great inspiration to me for years now. In his latest book he gave me goose bumps just thinking about the possibilities that could arise if a group of people really did find a space where they could work out the vision and teachings of Jesus together in real life. Practical, wise, thoughtful and grace-filled, this book is a gift.”
Apologetics
“Buy a dozen copies of this book and give them away to all those friends of yours who have ever asked, 'Have you got a clear, easy-to-read book that explains the Christian faith in a way that makes sense to someone like me?' because this warm, winsome retelling of the Christian story by two down-to-earth guys fits the bill perfectly.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“If you are willing to invest the time to listen—really listen—to what Deb Hirsch is saying about the vexing and complex nature of human sexuality, you won't fail to be moved by her allegiance to radical grace, her trust in the potency of genuine hospitality and her unyielding confidence in the power of God to reconcile, repair and renew us all.”
Evangelism & Missions
“While some missional literature sounds grave warnings about the parlous state of the church today, Reviving Mission is rooted in an infectious optimism about the unfurling of the kingdom and the church's role in it. The authors believe God is up to something, and their book is a clarion call for us to take our place in the new season he is stirring up around the world. Inspiring and practical.”
Christian Living
“This book is Hugh Halter the man: irreligious, forthright, honest, fun, insightful, creative, adventurous, and compassionate. And so it is an insightful, practical, missional guide to the sacrilegious life of those who want to follow Jesus in the way he wants to be followed—sacrilegiously.” —from the foreword by Alan Hirsch, author of various books including Untamed; Right Here, Right Now; and The Faith of Leap “I know Hugh Halter. He is a nonconformist, a dissenter, an iconoclast, and a rabble-rouser. He’s also a deeply compassionate man who has opened his home, his life, and his heart to the lost, the lonely, the disillusioned, and the infuriated. Here is a book about the sacrilegious Jesus written by a humble man who knows him, really knows him, and who has sought to emulate his work in our broken world. He must be listened to.”
Salt, Light, and a City, Second Edition
Theology
Foreword
“Salt, Light, and a City is no cloying attempt at a simplistic universal model for the missional church. Graham Hill insists we do the hard work of engaging Trinitarian theology, contemporary missiology, and broad understandings of ecclesiology to find a way forward. In brief, it is an invaluable addition to any library of research into the missional paradigm.”
Salt, Light, and a City, Second Edition
Theology
“Graham Joseph Hill’s monumental work of listening to Christian voices from around the world and across a range of traditions continues with this second volume of Salt, Light, and a City. It reaches its climax with Hill’s compelling and inspiring vision of a global church submitted to what he calls ‘conformation’—that is, a church conformed to the image of Christ, guided in some measure by insights from his people from every corner of the planet. Masterly and stirring.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“For too long the church has caved in to the desires of a world addicted to self-destructive speed and geographic displacement. But no longer, says White. God is seeking to re-place his people, to invite us into the radical act of stopping in a restless world, to be deeply rooted, to be witnesses to the life our world could experience if it truly surrendered to Christ. This inspiring and practical guide will help you in that monumental endeavor.”
“Sean Gladding reveals to us a grand biblical narrative refracted through ordinary people's stories. Like light reflected in broken shards of glass, the purity of God's vision for a peaceful, generous, restful, faithful world is described through the struggles and anxieties of everyday folk. You've never heard the Ten Commandments taught quite like this.”
The Best Kept Secret of Christian Mission
Evangelism & Missions
“A biblical, practical, warm, and encouraging book that does exactly what it sets out to do: equips us as the Christian community to promote the gospel. Should become a standard text on the subject.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“JR and Dan have produced a simple, intensely practical guide for those of us who want to shift from merely sustaining the 'religious industrial complex' to unleashing a dynamic missional church planting movement. The Church as Movement is full of ideas on missional discipleship, rhythms of life, cultural exegesis, fivefold leadership models and more, all anchored in a beautiful biblical vision of the sent-and-sending God.”
Theology
“Bravo! An excellent and highly readable introduction to the metaphor of exile to describe the church's place in contemporary Western culture. Lee Beach challenges us to come to terms with the church's identity as exiles in post-Christendom, to embrace the challenge for creative theological reflection funded by a prophetic missional imagination, to drastically break with traditional models of church life and to bravely launch ourselves as the people of God into this new world.”
Christian Living
“I referred to the first edition of this book as a ‘full-blooded and comprehensive call for the complete orientation of the church around mission,’ and that is no less true for this updated version. With the benefit of ten years of experience in teaching these concepts around the world, Hirsch has freshened his groundbreaking work for a new generation of readers. The Forgotten Ways is as relevant and as powerful as ever.”
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“For many, the term spiritual disciplines conjures thoughts of monotonous practices performed alone and by rote, but not for Christine Aroney-Sine. With her usually exuberant style she reimagines the spiritual practices as communal activities that restore the intense joy and unbridled enthusiasm God wants for all followers. The Gift of Wonder is indeed a gift for anyone wanting to explore more creative approaches to the spiritual disciplines. The exercises and prayers are worth the price of admission alone.”
The Impact of Church Consultancy
Church Leadership & Ministry
“It’s very helpful to see empirical evidence that supports the good work of the church consultancies offered by the Baptist Association of NSW/ACT. Thank you, Ian Duncum for this important contribution to the life of our churches.”
Evangelism & Missions
“Having modeled to them what his kingdom looks like, Jesus sent seventy-two vulnerable people out into all the towns and villages, endowed with his authority, to alert everyone to his marvelous reign and rule. It was a kind of beautiful, organized chaos. John Teter thinks we can't improve on it. After all, he and his church have been doing it this way for years. Developing his approach based on Luke 10, John presents an inspiring and readable vision for missional evangelism the Jesus way.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“It’s been nearly fifteen years since the release of The Starfish and the Spider, a groundbreaking book on the genius of decentralized systems and the limitations of hierarchical command-and-control structures. Now Lance Ford and Rob Wegner take that prism for understanding the patterns and potential of self-organizing systems and apply it to apostolic movements to brilliant effect. I kept asking myself, Why hasn’t anyone done this before? But I’m glad no one has. I can’t imagine anyone doing it better than these guys.”
They Like Jesus but Not the Church
Evangelism & Missions
“God is speaking to his church, and he’s using those who don’t even attend one to be his spokes people. Listen up! Thanks to Kimball, new voices are directing the church toward renewal and spiritual growth.”
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