Essential Church

Author : Thom S. Rainer,Sam S. Rainer
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780805449372

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Essential Church? by Thom S. Rainer,Sam S. Rainer Pdf

Why do so many young adults (18 to 22) leave the church, and what will it take to bring them back? This important question is examined and duly answered in Essential Church?, a follow-up to Thom S. Rainer’s best-selling Simple Church cowritten this time with his son, research expert Sam Rainer. The book is based on a study of one-thousand so-called "church dropouts" who were interviewed about why they left. Their answers are quite surprising, having less to do with "losing their religion" and more about the desire for a community that isn’t made stale by simply maintaining the status quo. In turn, the Rainers offer churches four concrete solutions toward making their worship community an essential part these young people’s lives again: Simplify - develop a clear structure and process for making disciples. Deepen - provide strong biblical teaching and preaching. Expect - let members know the need for commitment to the congregation. Multiply - emphasize evangelism, outward focus, and starting new churches.

Author : Collin Hansen,Jonathan Leeman
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433579592

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Rediscover Church by Collin Hansen,Jonathan Leeman Pdf

"A Christian without a church is a Christian in trouble." Since a global pandemic abruptly closed places of worship, many Christians have skipped church life, even neglecting virtual services. But this was a trend even before COVID-19. Polarizing issues, including political and racial strife, convinced some people to pull away from the church and one another. Now it's time to recommit to gathering as brothers and sisters in Christ. In Rediscover Church, Collin Hansen and Jonathan Leeman discuss why church is essential for believers and God's mission. Through biblical references and personal stories, they show readers God's true intention for corporate gathering: to spiritually strengthen members as individuals and the body of Christ. In an age of church-shopping and livestreamed services, rediscover why the future of the church relies on believers gathering regularly as the family of God. Published in partnership with the Gospel Coalition and 9Marks.

Author : Karl Vaters
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802496362

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Small Church Essentials by Karl Vaters Pdf

Do you lead a small church? Big churches get all the love. Articles, books, conferences—they mostly feature leaders of large congregations. Yet big churches are a small part of the ecclesial landscape. In fact, more than 90 percent of churches have fewer than 200 people. That means small churches play a big part in what God is doing. Small Church Essentials is for leaders of these smaller congregations. It encourages them to steward their role well, debunking myths about small churches while offering principles for leading a dynamic, healthy small church. Based on the popular six-hour lecture that Karl Vaters delivers to church leaders across the country, Small Church Essentials will affirm small church leaders and show them how to identify what they do well, and how to do it even better. Readers will: Be assured that leading a small congregation does not make them ministry failures Come away inspired to lead with passion, regardless the size of their church Have field-tested principles for leading a church in their context Possess new metrics for biblically measuring vitality in small churches Have a toolkit of resources to use in their everyday ministry Karl Vaters has been a small church pastor for 30 years, is the author of The Grasshopper Myth: Big Churches, Small Churches, and the Small Thinking that Divides Us (2013), and travels extensively to churches and conferences to speak about leading a small church well. If you are pastoring a small church, this book will be a breath of fresh air. It will affirm your calling while giving you fresh tools to help you lead. It will help you: Stop believing lies about small churches Lead your church to fulfill the role only small churches can Understand your congregation’s strengths and weaknesses Turn around a dying or unhealthy church Identify good trends and bad in church and culture

Author : Adam Murrell
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781610970778

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Essential Church History by Adam Murrell Pdf

Essential Church History is an interesting, informative, and consistently readable narrative of the church. It brings to life central people and dramatic events that shaped the Christian religion-including the formation of the canon, the Arian controversy, the Crusades, and the Reformation period. Adam Murrell skillfully shows how the Bible, the believer's ultimate authority, must remain at the forefront in order for the church to be guided into truth. When that authority is abandoned or forsaken, however, the consequences are always devastating, as witnessed in the errors of Arianism, Pelagianism, holy wars, the moral bankruptcy of the medieval church, and liberal Protestantism. Essential Church History will serve as a fascinating introduction to the panoramic history of Christianity, all the while providing biblical truths for students and teachers of church history, for pastors, and for general readers.

Author : Charles R. Swindoll
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780446575041

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The Church Awakening by Charles R. Swindoll Pdf

In THE CHURCH AWAKENING, Charles Swindoll discusses the challenges, struggles, and priorities of the church in the twenty-first century. He reveals the problems inherent in the entertainment-based postmodern church and shows how a return to biblical teaching will restore its strength and impact. Now being replaced by a feel-good message instead of what Christians need to know to stand strong in a world that's lost its way--Swindoll exposes the problems of--and solutions for--the postmodern evangelical church. Just as he opened readers' eyes with his bold statements in The Grace Awakening, now he offers a straightforward volume revealing how to reestablish a life-altering church with Christ as Lord and Master. Illuminating and empowering, THE CHURCH AWAKENING will ignite a revolution in the way Christians "do church" for years to come.

Author : Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781451406801

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Sanctorum Communio by Dietrich Bonhoeffer Pdf

Here is offered the complete text in translation, annotated by the German and American editors. The historical context is explained and textual commentary is provided in a Foreword and Afterword.

Author : Sinclair B. Ferguson
Publisher : Banner of Truth
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1848719760

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Devoted to God's Church: Core Values for Christian Fellowship by Sinclair B. Ferguson Pdf

Being a Christian is not an individualistic or isolated activity. Believing also involves belonging. Being a Christian, by definition, involves belonging to the church. This is not a book full of ideas about how your church ought to change or what it needs to do in order to grow or to be successful. Rather it is about how we fit into our own church. There are hallmarks of church life that should be stamped on all our churches because they are applicable everywhere and anywhere -- New Testament values for any size of church, in any part of the world, at any time. Devoted to God's Church will serve to help new Christians understand what it is to be part of a church, and will also be a refreshing reminder to every Christian of what it should look like to belong to the family of God.

Author : Rob Wegner,Jack Magruder
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310495062

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Missional Moves by Rob Wegner,Jack Magruder Pdf

The church was never designed to be a fortress for the righteous, but a flood of revolutionaries, bringing the Good News of the Kingdom to broken lives and broken communities. Today, millions of Christians are awakening to the holism of the gospel call, expanding their understanding of mission beyond just touching individual lives to impacting and transforming entire communities with the message of God’s grace. If this calling toward movement and transformation is to be realized, it will require some earth-shaking shifts—“Missional Moves”—that fundamentally alter our understanding of the church and how its mission is lived out. This book provides a plan of action for your church that will empower you to unleash each member on a mission, both locally and globally.

Author : Ian Johnson,Lauston Stephens
Publisher : PublishAmerica
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006-12-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781456090234

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Our Oneness in Christ by Ian Johnson,Lauston Stephens Pdf

This book starts by establishing that all believers in Christ are already, in fact, one with each other in Christ. This leaves us with the challenge, not of creating unity where it does not exist, but of living consistently with the oneness that already exists. The first section explains why living consistently with our oneness is important, including God’s commands and expectations, the benefits of living in oneness and the hazards of living contrary to the truth. Part two explains what oneness is and is not, including the concepts that oneness is a harmony of diverse believers each doing their own part, not unison, unanimity or strict conformity to the same mold. The third section deals with practical barriers to living in oneness—selfishness, misunderstandings, heresy, and incorrect understanding of the origin of the organizational divisions in the universal Church—and suggests how to overcome them.

Author : Carlton Pearson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781416585039

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The Gospel of Inclusion by Carlton Pearson Pdf

Fourth-generation fundamentalist Carlton Pearson, a Christian megastar and host, takes a courageous and controversial stand on religion that proposes a hell-less Christianity and a gospel of inclusion that calls for an end to local and worldwide conflicts and divisions along religious lines. In The Gospel of Inclusion, Bishop Carlton Pearson explores the exclusionary doctrines in mainstream religion and concludes that, according to the evidence of the Bible and irrefutable logic, they cannot be true. Bishop Pearson argues that the controlling dogmas of religion are the source of much of the world's ills and that we should turn our backs on proselytizing and holy wars and focus on the real good news: that we are all bound for glory, everybody is saved, and if we believe God loves all mankind, then we have no choice but to have the same attitude ourselves. Bishop Pearson tells the story of how he had gone from a powerful religious figure, once preaching to an audience of over 6,000 people, to watching everything he had built crumble around him due to a scandal. Why? He didn't steal money nor did he have inappropriate sexual relationships. Following a revelation from God, he began to preach that a loving God would not condemn most of the human race to hell because they are not Christian. He preaches that God belongs to no religion. The Gospel of Inclusion is the inspiring journey of one man's quest to preach a new truth.

Author : Glenn Packiam
Publisher : Multnomah
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780525650751

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Blessed Broken Given by Glenn Packiam Pdf

An invitation to find beauty and meaning in the ordinary and imperfect aspects of your life; not as a call to settle for less, but rather as a way to mysteriously participate in God's power and purpose. Glenn Packiam wants to empower readers to find great joy, purpose, and passion in their daily living. While bread may be one of the most common items on our dinner tables, Jesus chose to take it at the Last Supper and invest deep, wonderful, and transcendent meaning in it. Like the bread that was blessed, broken, and given; readers will see how God uses ordinary experiences to cultivate their mission and their brokenness to bring healing to the world. The ordinary is not the enemy; it is the means by which God accomplishes the miraculous. Through clear biblical teaching and practical steps, Packiam leads the reader into a more purposeful, directed, hopeful future.

Author : Aidan Nichols
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567292320

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Panther and the Hind by Aidan Nichols Pdf

A clear summary and analysis of the history of the Church of England that also explains the context of the common issues currently under discussion by Anglicans and Catholics.

Author : Chris Sonksen
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493428731

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Indispensable Church by Chris Sonksen Pdf

You have a passionate desire to take the church outside its four walls and make the love of Jesus practical, visible, and lived out in daily life. But how? How do you put into action what is stirring in your heart? Indispensable Church provides you and your church real-world, hands-on steps to create a revolution of service to your local community in the name of Christ. By exploring the life of Jesus and the strategic ways he modeled serving the people around him, pastor Chris Sonksen shows you how to put love into action in your neighborhood and your city. The step-by-step instructions, biblical challenges, and teaching resources will help you take love to the streets and make an impact right where you live.

Author : Christian Schwarz,Petr Cincala
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0998702129

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Natural Church Development 101 by Christian Schwarz,Petr Cincala Pdf

Revised introductory brochure for Natural Church Development

Author : Edmund Hamilton Sears
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Christian poetry, American
ISBN : HARVARD:AH4U7X

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Sermons and Songs of the Christian Life by Edmund Hamilton Sears Pdf