William H. Willimon

Preaching & Worship

“What a wonderful gift Alyce McKenzie and Owen Lynch have given us. In this enjoyable, engaging, and revealing book, McKenzie and Lynch show us that the God who is revealed in Scripture has a wonderful sense of humor and wants us to have one as well. In a time when there is much sadness and widespread lament in the church and our world, this daring, thoroughly enjoyable book invites us to smile, to see ourselves as a gracious God sees us, to laugh and to relish the gift of laughter.”

In the House of Friends

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“How sad that in coming forward to follow Jesus, some vulnerable Christians are damaged by overbearing, unaccountable, demagogic church leaders. Sad but true. Ken Garrett tells the truth about abuse of power even in the church. He shows how Scripture depicts spiritual abuse, how to spot a potentially abusive pastor, and gives practical resources for responding to the sin of spiritual abuse. Ken’s book is a godsend for all Christians who want the church and its leaders faithfully to represent Christ’s love for his people.”

Incompatible

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“To all those who are feeling exhausted by debates and contention over the issue that’s become the single most important issue of our church, Charlie Baber’s book is a welcomed contribution.”

Incorporating Children in Worship

Preaching & Worship

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Invasion of the Dead

Preaching & Worship

“A strong, clear word of resurrection-induced, apocalyptic, revolutionary hopefulness.”

Karl Barth

History & Biography

“Karl Barth, greatest theologian of the modern age, has had a mixed reception from evangelicals. Mark Galli here gives all of us the introduction to Barth that we’ve needed. This book is a wonderful contribution to both a better understanding of Karl Barth and a more fully evangelical practice of the Christian faith.”

Keeping Faith

Theology

“This is a quite wonderful adventure into theology led by one of our most talented theologians. Stephen Long has a gift for reframing ancient truth and giving it contemporary clout. The dear old Articles of Religion have rarely been more lively and immediately relevant to contemporary church life than when presented by Steve Long--timeless Christian wisdom rendered direct and demanding!”

Le Grand Voyage

History & Biography

“Chris Seitz’s Le Grand Voyage is a travelogue of a trip none of us would choose, yet every one of us must, in some way, venture. Seitz gives us a beautifully told memoir of a life richly shared together, an unsentimental account of suffering and death’s unwelcome intrusion, and a moving witness to love’s tenacity in the face of loss. This is a love story—honest, tender, and theologically wise—in which grief is not love’s defeat but its continuation. ‘Unspent love.’ In these pages, sorrow is not denied, death is not romanticized, and yet love, by grace, refuses to yield. Heartbreaking and hopeful, this book is a testimony to the resilience of human love and to the mercy of God who sustains even in the valley of loss.”

Leading Christian Communities

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Kavin Rowe, one of our finest theological interpreters of Scripture, now gives us our best theological justification for specifically Christian leadership. Beginning with the Acts of the Apostles as authorization for our leadership, Leading Christian Communities is a lively, practical, contemporary exploration of the theological rationale for church leadership. Rowe encourages Christian leaders to lead as if God matters. It makes all the difference to innovative, transformative leaders that Jesus Christ is God with us (Christmas) and has risen for us (Easter). Even amid the challenges of the present moment, Christian leaders can be hopeful and bold because, as Rowe repeatedly reminds us, we’re not working alone.”

Leaps of Faith

Preaching & Worship

“Dean's sermons are courageous, invigorating leaps of faith that always manage to land us in the arms of a loving God.”

Lessons from Laodicea

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Ross Lockhart has given us a hard-hitting, fast-paced, biblically grounded analysis of our cultural captivity in North American affluence. He has also written a very helpful, hopeful book that will give encouragement and embolden pastors and congregations to more faithful engagement in Christ's mission to Laodicea and beyond.”

Longing for Spring

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Welcome to the world of New Methodism, exciting evidence of the work of the Holy Spirit in the church today. New Methodism comes to us with contributions from the New Monasticism, John Wesley, Jonathan Wilson-Hargrove, and an emerging generation who are leading us to a fresh appreciation of what God intends the church to be. This is a wonderful book that quickly gives the theological rationale for a reformed church and then gives practical advice on how to grow to be a new church. This is exciting!”

Losing Church

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Michael gives us a memoir for the times. As the church emerges from one of its most momentous periods, Michael honestly portrays the hazards ahead, the barriers to be overcome, and the social crises to be addressed by looking back on his own vocation to ministry. Here’s a truthful yet hopeful word for the church that we need to hear now more than ever.”

Losing My Religion

History & Biography

“William Mills has given us a true story told truthfully, a story of a faith lost and found, a story of the church at its best and worst, a story of a priest who persisted in his vocation in spite of everything. Service to the Body of Christ, the church, is not for the faint of heart and yet, in the end, there are blessings.”

Matthew

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Bruner is concerned with Christian formation, with the daily task of living faithfully within today's church. His applications of the Gospel of Matthew and his frequent excursions into contemporary dilemmas for the church, such as church-state relations, marriage, liberation theology, feminism, and war, provide many stimulating insights for contemporary Christians.”

Matthew

Preaching & Worship

“O. Wesley Allen has given us a fine commentary on Matthew's gospel. Here is a robustly, unashamedly theological reading of the biblical text, all in service of Christian proclamation today. Here is Matthew's good news meant to be preached, to be performed, and practiced!”

Mediating Faith

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

My Heart in My Mouth

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“Ted Loder is a master pastor. In these prayers we see a pastor bringing his people before the throne of God. Good reading. Good praying.”

Naked Believer

Fiction

“Naked Believer is a lively Graham Greene sort of novel, a story about ordinary people looking for love only to be surprised that God was looking for them. Doug Walrath is a great storyteller who gives us characters who are not only believable but also likeable. While these dear people go about their lives more is going on in their story than they know and we, the readers, get to be surprised along with them. A joy to read.”