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Pagan Christianity?: Exploring the Roots of…
Have you ever wondered why we Christians do what we do for church every Sunday morning? Why do we “dress…
The Orthodox Church
Since its first publication thirty years ago, Timothy Ware�s book has become established throughout the English-speaking world as the standard…
Being Alive and Having to Die:…
One of the year's Top Ten Books on Religion and Spirituality (Booklist), Being Alive and Having to Die is the…
Constantine's Sword: The Church and the…
In this rare book that combines searing passion . . . with a subject that has affected all of our…
Render Unto Rome: The Secret Life…
AN INVESTIGATION OF EPIC FINANCIAL INTRIGUE, RENDER UNTO ROME EXPOSES THE SECRECY AND DECEIT THAT RUN COUNTER TO THE VALUES…
Simple Church
The simple revolution has begun. From the design of the iPod to the uncluttered Google home page, simple ideas are…
How the Catholic Church Built Western…
Ask a college student today what he knows about the Catholic Church and his answer might come down to one…
Church Fathers
Following his best selling book, Jesus of Nazareth, and his talks published in Jesus, the Apostles, and the Early Church,…
The Catholic Church Through the Ages:…
The Catholic Church through the Ages is a one-volume survey of the history of the Catholic Church from its beginning…
Christianity Through the Centuries: A History…
The third edition of Christianity Through the Centuries brings the reader up-to-date by discussing events and developments in the church…
Church Planter
Much of what is written about church planting aims at methodology and strategy for facing such challenges, but specific strategies…
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church
What makes for a healthy church? A large congregation? Plentiful parking? Vibrant music?You may have read books on this topic…
Why We Love the Church: In…
This book presents the case for loving the local church. It paints a picture of the local church in all…
Who Stole My Church?
Has your Church been Hijacked? Millions of people in their fifties, sixties, and seventies feel their churches have been hijacked…
Reimagining Church: Pursuing the Dream of…
Author Frank Viola gives readers language for all they knew was missing in their modern church experience. He believes that…
Saving Jesus from the Church: How…
From One of America's Leading Pastors, a Bold Call to Restore Christianity's True Mission: Following JesusThe marriage of bad theology…
Welcome to the Episcopal Church: An…
The perfect book for inquirers and new members, as well as current Church members who may be unfamiliar with some…
They Like Jesus but Not the…
Many people today, especially among emerging generations, don't resonate with the church and organized Christianity. Some are leaving the church…
Theology in Stone: Church Architecture From…
Thinking about church architecture has come to an impasse. Reformers and traditionalists are talking past each other. In Theology in…
A Concise History of the Catholic…
Expanded and updated for the new millennium.Covering the life of Christ, the election of Pope Benedict XVI, and everything in…
Vintage Church: Timeless Truths and Timely…
Defines a biblical church as one that properly balances the eternal truths of Scripture with timely, relevant methods designed to…
Introducing the Missional Church: What It…
Many pastors and church leaders have heard the term "missional" but have only a vague idea of what it means,…
Guidelines to Starting and Maintaining a…
Guidelines to Starting and Maintaining a Church Dance Ministry
Missional Church: A Vision for the…
What would a theology of the church look like that took seriously the fact that North America is now itself…
Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond…
2010 Christianity Today Book Award winner!2010 Golden Canon Leadership Book Award winner!Feeling caught between the traditional church and the emerging…
Missional Church in Perspective, The (The…
In this book, two leading ministry experts place the missional church conversation in historical perspective and offer fresh insights for…
Irresistible Church, The
After more than 25 years of ministry in Hawaii, Wayne Cordeiro knows how to do church as a team. In…
Ten Most Common Mistakes Made by…
Jim Griffith and Bill Easum draw from decades of personal experience in planting new churches and consulting with supervisors and…
Church 3.0: Upgrades for the Future…
An expert practitioner answers to questions about the burgeoning organic church movementNeil Cole's best-selling book Organic Church described the fastest…
The Present Future: Six Tough Questions…
In this provocative book, author, consultant, and church leadership developer Reggie McNeal debunks these and other old assumptions and provides…
Church History Volume One: From Christ…
Church History offers a unique contextual view of how the Christian church spread and developed. It did so not in…
Ante-Nicene Fathers Volume 1 - Enhanced…
This edition of the Early Church Fathers series has been optimized for use on the Kindle with a hierarchical Table…
Divorce and Remarriage in the Church:…
Will God allow me to divorce my abusive husband?Would it be a sin if I remarried?Divorce and remarriage are major…
Sustainable Youth Ministry: Why Most Youth…
You're looking for a youth pastor. Again. What goes wrong? Why do youth ministries crumble? And what is the cost…
The Emerging Church
Includes-Samples and photos of emerging church worship gatherings -Recommended resources for the emerging churchThe seeker-sensitive movement revolutionized the way we…
Ante-Nicene Fathers Volume 2 - Enhanced…
This edition of the Early Church Fathers series has been optimized for use on the Kindle with a hierarchical Table…
Ante-Nicene Fathers Volume 3 - Enhanced…
This edition of the Early Church Fathers series has been optimized for use on the Kindle with a hierarchical Table…
Ante-Nicene Fathers Volume 4 - Enhanced…
This edition of the Early Church Fathers series has been optimized for use on the Kindle with a hierarchical Table…
For the Beauty of the Church:…
Think of your local church. Without art--music, song, dance, etc.--it would be a much poorer place. But if protestants have…
Getting to Know the Church Fathers:…
Augustine. Tertullian. Origen. For too many Christians such names are abstract, one-dimensional legends, innocuous voices from antiquity no longer relevant…
Learning Theology with the Church Fathers
The early church fathers were great theologians--though they did not think of themselves as such. They were working pastors, involved…
boneYARD; creatives will change the way…
ASK yourself, what does it take to lead the church in the 21st century? Will the same skills used during…
Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality, Revised…
In this revised and expanded best seller, evangelical theologian and former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Jack Rogers makes…
The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without…
Every church is driven by something. Tradition, finances, programs, personalities, events, seekers, and even buildings can each be the controlling…
Doing Church as a Team
Corporations use it. Athletes excel at it. Jesus modeled it. Regardless of church size, one person cant do it all.…
Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting,…
Most books on church planting offer a model for churches to replicate--usually one that is tied to a particular style,…
Church in the Making
Nearly 80 percent of all new churches fail, leaving countless discouraged church planters wondering why. Ben Arment answers their question…
On the Verge: A Journey Into…
The church is on the verge of some tremendous changes. Contemporary church growth, despite its many blessings to believers, has…
Finding Organic Church:A Comprehensive Guide to…
From the bestselling author of Reimagining Church comes an essential guide that provides practical, effective tools for finding vibrant Christian…
The Untold Story of the New…
A scholar of the New Testament Church and a forerunner of modern Church renewal, Frank Viola casts his gaze back…
Barefoot Church: Serving the Least in…
People are hungry to make a difference in their community, yet most don't know where to start. In fact, 'serving…
The Church in Gods Program (Handbook…
The Church in God's Program is a biblical study covering the entire scope of the church - its beginning, government,…
The Purpose Driven Church: Every Church…
'The Purpose Driven Church has brought focus and direction to more pastors and church leaders than you can count. What…
Divided by God: America's Church-State Problem--and…
A brilliant and urgent appraisal of one of the most profound conflicts of our timeEven before George W. Bush gained…
Collaborate: Family+Church
An unprecedented collaboration of 35 remarkable ministers, teachers, leaders and thinkers, blending their ideas on how you can connect FAMILY…
The Catholic Church: A Short History…
In this extraordinary book, the controversial and profoundly influential Hans Küng chronicles the Roman Catholic Church’s role as a world…
Recreating the Church: Leadership for the…
Mainline denominations in the United States are in crisis. These institutions-created in and for modernity-are now facing a changed, postmodern…
Jesus Wants to Save Christians: A…
There is a church not too far from us that recently added a $25 million addition to their building. Our…
The Externally Focused Quest: Becoming the…
A practical approach for leaders to guide their congregations to become more externally focusedThe Externally Focused Quest: Becoming the Best…
The Early Church Fathers - Ante…
Looking for the writings of the Early Church Fathers? You are in the right place!This book contains:Volume I. The Apostolic…
The Missional Church in Context: Helping…
There is an increasing realization in American churches that they are now their own mission field. In light of this…
Church Unique: How Missional Leaders Cast…
Written by church consultant Will Manciniѡn expert on a new kind of visioning process to help churches develop a stunningly…
AND: The Gathered and Scattered Church…
What is happening to the church in America today? By all appearances, it looks like we are 'doing' church better…
Disciple-Making Church, The
All of us, church leaders and laypeople alike, have been called by Christ to reach out to the world with…
Beyond Sex Roles: What the Bible…
This first-rate biblical and theological study offers an accessible examination of the key texts of Scripture pertinent to understanding female…
Transformational Church
How are we doing? The church, that is. Congregations have long measured success by “bodies, budget, and buildings”—a certain record…
The Meeting of the Waters: 7…
The Meeting of the Waters identifies seven trends having a major impact on the Church around the world—and on every…
Church History in Plain Language: Third…
With more than 275,000 copies sold, this is the story of the Church for today's readers.This third edition improves the…
Sticky Church (Leadership Network Innovation Series)
In Sticky Church, author and pastor Larry Osborne makes the case that closing the back door of your church is…
Ethical Dilemmas in Church Leadership: Case…
Infidelity, child abuse, AIDS, homosexuality, unexpected pregnancies--no church is immune from these difficult social problems. This book addresses the sensitive…
Church in Transition
The Journey of Existing Churches into the Emerging Culture In our fast-growing post-Christian, postmodern culture, the church often finds itself…
Leading the Team-Based Church: How Pastors…
A Leadership Network PublicationIn Leading the Team-Based Church, George Cladis issues a clarion call for ministry teams to embrace a…
Growing an Engaged Church: How to…
What would a church look like if members of its congregation were 13 times more likely to have invited someone…
Organix: Signs of Leadership in a…
Does your leadership style fit new ways of doing church--leadership that is organic and elastic and that finds ways to…
Baptism in the Early Church: History,…
Baptism in the Early Church: History, Theology, and Liturgy in the First Five Centuries
Why Church Matters: Discovering Your Place…
"Christians belong in churches--the only places where we can thrive and grow spiritually. In Why Church Matters, Joshua Harris makes…
The Future Church: How Ten Trends…
One of the world’s foremost religion journalists offers an unexpected and provocative look at where the Catholic Church is headed—and…
What is a Healthy Church Member?…
Biblically and practically instructs church members in ways they can labor for the health of their church. What Is a…
The Attractional Church: Growth Through a…
Every church leader and church member want their church to grow. The promise of THE ATTRACTIONAL CHURCH is that if…
Open Secrets: A Spiritual Journey Through…
Open Secrets is Richard Lischer's story of his early career as a Lutheran minister. Fresh out of divinity school and…
The Church That Never Sleeps
It began when a small group of believers stepped out in faith-against all odds-and claimed the Queen of Angels Hospital…
Keys to Church Planting Movements: The…
Product DescriptionTravel back into time to the first century A.D. when the New Testament keys to church planting movements were…
A Generous Orthodoxy: By celebrating strengths…
A confession and manifesto from a senior leader in the emerging church movement. A Generous Orthodoxy calls for a radical,…
The Emotionally Healthy Church, Expanded Edition:…
'In this new edition of his Gold Medallion Award-winning book, Peter Scazzero shares powerful insights on how contemplative spirituality can…
Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church:…
A careful and informed assessment of the 'emerging church' by a respected author and scholarThe 'emerging church' movement has generated…
Why Our Church Switched to the…
A few years into his current pastoral role, Kevin DeYoung was faced with a church that needed to replace its…
The Church God Blesses
God Is Looking For A Church To BlessGod wants to transform his church into a people of power, joy, and…
Biblical Church Growth: How You Can…
Every pastor wants to have a vibrant, dynamic church. There are many popular models for church growth based on outstanding…
Members of One Another: How to…
This is a vision of the church as revealed in the New Testament but adapted to twenty first century America.…
Open Source Church: Making Room for…
Open source software makes the basic program instructions available for anyone to see and edit. An “open source church,” likewise,…
The Local Church
This is a handbook of the Local Church course taught at the Pensacola Bible Institute. Because of the value of…
Well-Intentioned Dragons: Ministering to Problem People…
Every church has them sincere, well-meaning Christians who leave ulcers, strained relationships, and hard feelings in their wake. They don't…
The Kingdom Focused Church: A Compelling…
The Kingdom-Focused Church will give you everything you need to achieve your church's full potential—and relief from the smorgasbord approach…
The History of the Church from…
Eusebius's account is the only surviving historical record of the Church during its crucial first 300 years. Bishop Eusebius, a…
The Penguin History of the Church:…
The beginning the sixteenth century brought growing pressure within the Western Church for Reformation. The popes could not hold Western…
The Penguin History of the Church:…
The French Revolution dealt a fatal blow to the alliance of Church and State. The Christian church had to adapt…
Healing Spiritual Abuse: How to Break…
Are you a victim of Spiritual Abuse?Are you discouraged from questioning the decisions or teachings church leaders make?If you do…
SimChurch: Being the Church in the…
The meeting place for the church of tomorrow will be a computer screen. Don't laugh, and don't feel alarmed. The…
Essential Church
"Why do so many young adults (18 to 22) leave the church, and what will it take to bring them…
The Blogging Church (Jossey-Bass Leadership Network)
The Blogging Church offers church leaders a field manual for using the social phenomenon of blogs to connect people and…