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These days, everybody wants the latest killer app for successful
ministry. But ministry is not plug-and-play technology. It is an
art cultivated over a long-term journey of faithfulness and
perseverance. In his most intimate book yet, Eddie Gibbs
articulates a personal philosophy of ministry born from his storied
career in teaching and pastoral ministry. Through images from his
own life and family, Gibbs shows how effective ministry is a matter
of walking slowly with the family of God, overcoming hurdles and
facing challenges together. He explains how the early church offers
helpful networking models for connecting in a fragmented
technological age. Linking fresh biblical exposition with our
contemporary realities, Gibbs gives practical advice for welcoming
people into the family and helping them live out God's intentions
for them. If you want your ministry to last, learn from those who
have gone the distance. Discover here insights that will help you
lead and serve for the long haul.
Jesus was Jewish, and his Jewish identity informed every aspect of
his work, words, and witness. He came as the Messiah of Israel,
God's covenant people, and he spoke the language of God's
faithfulness to this people. So why does it seem that Judaism has
little to do with our Christian discipleship today? Jennifer
Rosner, a scholar of Jewish-Christian relations, takes us on a
personal and corporate journey into the Jewish roots of Christian
faith and practice. Understanding Judaism-and the way in which
Judaism and Christianity became separate religions-is essential for
a rich and holistic Christian identity. As a follower of Jesus who
was raised in a Jewish home and who continues to live a Jewish
life, Rosner has seen firsthand how a Christian faith can become
impoverished when divorced from its Jewish roots. Finding Messiah
follows Rosner's own journey in rediscovering the role of Judaism
and God's covenant with Israel in Christian life and practice. When
we begin to understand Christianity's indelible relationship to
Judaism, key aspects of the Christian faith come alive and the
wonder of the gospel becomes clear in new and powerful ways. Jesus'
Judaism provides the foundation for the church that is built upon
his name. Rediscover the Jewish Jesus, and in so doing, experience
a deeper and richer faith than ever before.
When evangelicals make a mess, who cleans it up? Many today are
discarding the evangelical label, even if they still hold to the
historic tenets of evangelicalism. But evangelicalism is a space,
not just a brand, and living in that space is complicated. As a
lifelong evangelical who happens to be a biracial Asian/White
millennial, Dan Stringer has felt both included and alienated by
the evangelical community and has wrestled with whether to stay or
go. He sits as an uneasy evangelical insider with ties to many of
evangelicalism's historic organizations and institutions. Neither
"everything's fine" nor "burn it all down," Stringer offers a
thoughtful appreciation of evangelicalism's history, identity, and
strengths, but also lament for its blind spots, toxic brokenness,
and complicity with injustice. From this complicated space, we can
move forward with informed vision rather than resignation and with
hope for our future together.
What does it mean to love our country? Some Christians see loyalty
to America as central to our faith and identity. Other Christians
are skeptical that our nation warrants such devotion or attachment.
But Richard Mouw encourages Christians to have a healthy sense of
national peoplehood that promotes civic kinship and responsible
citizenship. He navigates between Christian nationalism on one hand
and cynicism about country on the other to avoid the perils of both
idolatry and disengagement. Mouw grapples with sticky questions
such as how to honor national holidays in church and the place of
protests in forging a more perfect union. Placing love of country
in the context of Christian love of neighbor, he sees patriotism as
an expression of our heavenly citizenship and a call to help our
country be a place where all people can thrive in peace. Mouw's
winsome and wise reflections direct our patriotic affections toward
the civic good of others within our churches and in our
communities. This guide helps us travel together on a shared
national journey toward liberty and justice for all.
What do the Canons of Dordt mean to people in the Las Vegas
airport---and does anyone there even care? In the movie Hardcore, a
pious Calvinist elder tries unsuccessfully to explain the TULIP
theology of his Dutch Reformed faith to a prostitute in the Las
Vegas airport. This incongruous conversation demonstrates how
Calvinism is often perceived today: irrelevant, harsh, even
disrespectful. Beginning with this movie scene, Calvinism in the
Las Vegas Airport addresses the weaknesses of Calvinism and points
to its strengths. How does Calvinism shed light on today? Instead
of reciting the Canons of Dordt, what s a more compassionate way to
relate to nonbelievers? What might it look like to live out the
doctrines of TULIP with gentleness and respect? This conversational
book provides answers and shatters some stereotypes. Calvinism in
the Las Vegas Airport encourages you to live every aspect of
life---business, family, education, politics, activities, and
more---before the face of a generous, sovereign God. Calvinists and
non-Calvinists alike will find this an enjoyable read. You will
discover that Reformed theology can speak relevantly and
compellingly today, both to you and to people in the Las Vegas
airport. Does Calvinism Have Anything to Do with the 21st Century?
What do you think about Calvinism? Do you view it positively or
negatively? Or has its day passed? Let s face it, many
non-Calvinists hold a less-than-positive view, sometimes due to
caricatures. This friendly, conversational book helps clear up some
misconceptions and distorted views. If you re not a Calvinist, here
is an engaging inside look. And if you are a Calvinist, Richard
Mouw shows how to live gently and respectfully with
others---Christians and non-Christians---who hold different
perspectives. Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport focuses not on
what Calvinists believe but on how they live. From a movie scene to
the author s personal experiences in Las Vegas, you are invited to
travel with Mouw and see the Reformed faith in a new light. Yes, it
still does travel well "
Many evangelicals paint fundamentalism with the same broad,
negative brush. But we owe more to our pietist-revivalist roots
than we realize. Richard Mouw s awareness of fundamentalism s
problems hasn t robbed his appreciation for its strengths. The
Smell of Sawdust sheds thoughtful and revealing light on the
colorful parentage of contemporary evangelicalism. If you detect
fondness, even a hint of nostalgia, you re right. From its history,
to its ethos, to its mores and methods, Mouw takes you on a
fascinating journey through the pros and cons of the 'sawdust
trail.' Whatever your outlook on the revivalist tradition, whether
favorable or not so favorable, these candid, thought-provoking
insights will inspire your respect for fundamentalism s strong
points, help you learn from its weaknesses, and above all, enrich
your life as a Christian. Like the author, you ll find yourself
singing the old gospel hymns with new understanding and depth.
Filled with anecdotes from the amusing to the poignant, this book
takes you back to the sawdust-covered earth of the early tent
meetings . . . earlier, to the spiritual hunger that sparked the
pietist movement . . . and later, into today, where we strive to
effectively communicate the nonnegotiables of our faith to a needy
world. The Smell of Sawdust is gentle and deeply personal. It is
also wise--neither judgmental nor naive, but healing, furnishing
redemptive insights into the character of our fundamentalist
heritage. This book will broaden the perspective of thinking
Christians who want to engage both their hearts and their
intellects to reach the soul of our culture with the gospel."
Can Christians act like Christians even when they disagree? In
these wild and diverse times, right and left battle over the
airwaves, prolifers square off against prochoicers, gay
liberationists confront champions of the traditional family,
artists and legislators tangle, even Christians fight other
Christians whose doctrines aren't "just so." Richard Mouw has been
actively forging a model of Christian civil conversation with those
we might disagree with--atheists, Muslims, gay activists and more.
He is concerned that, too often, Christians have contributed more
to the problem than to the solution. But he recognizes--from his
dialogues with those from many perspectives--that it's not easy to
hold to Christian convictions and treat sometimes vindictive
opponents with civility and decency. Few if any people in the
evangelical world have conversed as widely and sensitively as Mouw.
So few can write more wisely or helpfully than Mouw does here about
what Christians can appreciate about pluralism, the theological
basis for civility, and how we can communicate with people who
disagree with us on the issues that matter most.
How do Christians account for the widespread presence of goodness
in a fallen world? Richard Mouw, one of the most influential
evangelical voices in America, presents his mature thought on the
topic of common grace. Addressing a range of issues relevant to
engaging common grace in the 21st century, Mouw shows how God takes
delight in all things that glorify him--even those that happen
beyond the boundaries of the church--and defends the doctrine of
common grace from its detractors.
Over the past two centuries relations between Mormons and
evangelicals could at best be described as guarded and suspicious
and at worst as antagonistic and hostile. In recent years, however,
evangelicals and Mormons have frequently found themselves united
against certain influences in society-militant atheism, growing
secularism, ethical relativism and frontal attacks on marriage, the
family and religious liberty. With this background, a group of nine
Mormon and ten evangelical scholars undertook a remarkable journey
over a period of fifteen years to discuss differences and
investigate possible common ground. The essays in this book reflect
thoughtful, respectful and nuanced engagements on some of the most
controversial topics that have inflamed passions in the past.
Evangelical contributors include Craig Blomberg Christopher Hall
Gerald McDermott Among the Mormon participants are Spencer Fluhman
Camille Fronk Olson Grant Underwood They and thirteen others
consider what they have learned about honest, frank and respectful
dialogue while also taking up key doctrines for both communities.
The results may surprise you as the nature of God, authority, grace
and more are all discussed with both candor and generosity.
Current facts about Mormonism *Over 11 million members. *Over
60,000 full-time missionaries---more than any other single
missionary-sending organization in the world. *More than 310,000
converts annually. *As many as eighty percent of converts come from
Protestant backgrounds. (In Mormon circles, the saying is, We
baptize a Baptist church every week. ) *Within fifteen years, the
numbers of missionaries and converts will roughly double. *Within
eighty years, with adherents exceeding 267 million, Mormonism could
become the first world-religion to arise since Islam. You may know
the statistics. What you probably don t know are the advances the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) is making in
apologetics and academic respectability. With superb training,
Mormon scholars outclass many of their opponents. Arguments against
Mormon claims are increasingly refuted as outdated, misinformed, or
poorly argued. The New Mormon Challenge is a response to the
burgeoning challenge of scholarly Mormon apologetics. Written by a
team of respected Christian scholars, it is free of caricature,
sensationalism, and diatribe. The respectful tone and responsible,
rigorous, yet readable scholarship set this book in a class of its
own. The New Mormon Challenge recycles no previous material and
duplicates no one s efforts. Instead, responding to the best LDS
scholarship, it offers freshly researched and well-documented
rebuttals of Mormon truth claims. Most of the chapter topics have
never been addressed, and the criticisms and arguments are almost
entirely new. But The New Mormon Challenge does not merely
challenge Mormon beliefs; it offers the LDS Church and her members
ways to move forward. The New Mormon Challenge will help you
understand the intellectual appeal of Mormonism, and it will reveal
many of the fundamental weaknesses of the Mormon worldview. Whether
you are sharing the gospel with Mormons or are investigating
Mormonism for yourself, this book will help you accurately
understand Mormonism and see the superiority of the historic
Christian faith. Outstanding scholarship and sound methodology make
this an ideal textbook. The biblical, historical, scientific,
philosophical, and theological discussions are fascinating and will
appeal to Christians and Mormons alike. Exemplifying Christian
scholarship at its best, The New Mormon Challenge pioneers a new
genre of literature on Mormonism. The Editors Francis J. Beckwith
(Ph.D., Fordham University), Carl Mosser (Ph.D. candidate,
University of St. Andrews), and Paul Owen (Ph.D., University of
Edinburgh) are respected authorities on the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints and the authors of various books and
significant articles on Mormonism. Their individual biographies as
well as information on the book s contributors appear inside. With
contributors including such respected scholars as Craig L.
Blomberg, William Lane Craig, J. P. Moreland, and others, The New
Mormon Challenge is, as Richard Mouw states in his foreword, an
important event for both Protestant evangelicals and Mormons that
models to the evangelical community what it is like to engage in
respectful and meaningful exploration of a viewpoint with which we
disagree on key points. In recent years, Mormon scholars have
produced a body of literature that has been largely ignored by
evangelicals. This current volume takes a giant step forward in
correcting this oversight in a way that is both intellectually
vigorous, yet respectful. ---Ken Mulholland, President, Salt Lake
Theological Seminary Intellectually serious evangelical responses
to the faith of the Latter-day Saints have been depressingly rare.
This book represents a significant contribution to a conversation
that, really, has just begun. ---Daniel Peterson, Brigham Young
University; Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies
(FARMS) Finally we have a book from evangelicals in which the
authors have made"
2020 Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year ("Also Recommended,"
Church) Is a church just something we create to serve our purposes
or to maintain old traditions? Or is it something more vital, more
meaningful, and more powerful? This can be hard to believe when we
look at what happens in any one congregation or denomination.
Certainly not all churches act like Jesus in the world, and many
individual churches in the West are dying. When it's so easy to be
confused, frustrated, or simply apathetic about the church, how
should we understand its purpose today? In this appealing
introduction to the nature of the local church, set in the context
of Christian history and global diversity, historian and missionary
Scott Sunquist shows us the church in motion. Why Church? clarifies
the two primary purposes of the church-worship and witness-and
unpacks what the church is (and ought to be) using five movements
of worship: come together stand to praise God kneel to confess sit
to listen to the Word of God go out into the world Packed with
stories and insights from experiences in churches around the world,
this book explores cultural contextualization, the meaning of
conversion, worship in both personal and communal aspects, and how
mission combines telling the good news with being good news as a
community. From Fuller Theological Seminary's renowned
church-planting program, this primer is well suited to leaders and
their core teams to read together and share with new attenders as
they catch the spirit of the dynamic gathering that is the local
church.
Leadership. What does it mean? How do I do it? Who is a leader and
who is not? Relational Leadership will stimulate your thinking
about leadership and management, causing you to both ask questions
and find answers. Ultimately, this will enable you to invest
yourself in people for the sake of the kingdom. Drawing on
leadership theory, his own experience and insights from Jude,
Philemon and Colossians, Walter Wright has written a book that will
be valuable to anyone in a position of leadership. Leadership is
not an assigned role but a way of living that suffuses everything
we do and are. The goal of this book is to empower others to
contribute to achieving the mission of the organizations with which
they are involved. Wright not only presents an ideal but offers
practical suggestions for handling such thorny issues as the
management of volunteers and performance reviews.
Richard Mouw was first drawn to Abraham Kuyper?'s writings about
public life in the turbulent 1960s. As he struggled to find the
right Christian stance toward big social issues such as the civil
rights movement and the Vietnam War, Mouw discovered Kuyper?'s
Lectures on Calvinism and, with it, a robust vision of active
Christian involvement in public life that has guided him ever
since.
In this short and personal introduction Mouw sets forth Kuyper?'s
main ideas on Christian cultural discipleship, including his views
on sphere sovereignty, the antithesis, common grace, and more. Mouw
looks at ways to update and, in some places, even correct Kuyper?'s
thought as he applies it to such twenty-first-century issues as
religious and cultural pluralism, technology, and the challenge of
Islam.
One of the most influential evangelical voices in America
chronicles what it has meant for him to spend the past half century
as a "restless evangelical"--a way of maintaining his identity in
an age when many claim the label "evangelical" has become so
politicized that it is no longer viable. Richard Mouw candidly
reflects on wrestling with traditional evangelical beliefs over the
years and shows that although his mind has changed in some ways,
his core beliefs have not. He contends that we should hold on to
the legacy that has enriched evangelicalism in the past. The
Christian life in its healthiest form, says Mouw, is always a
matter of holding on to essentials while constantly moving on along
paths that we can walk in faithfulness only by seeking the
continuing guidance of the light of God's Word. As Mouw affirms the
essentials of the evangelical faith, he helps a new generation see
the wisdom embodied in them.
What you believe about politics matters. The decades since the Cold
War, with new alignments of post-9/11 global politics and the chaos
of the late 2010s, are swirling with alternative visions of
political life, ranging from ethnic nationalism to individualistic
liberalism. Political ideologies are not merely a matter of
governmental efficacy, but are intrinsically and inescapably
religious: each carries certain assumptions about the nature of
reality, individuals and society, as well as a particular vision
for the common good. These fundamental beliefs transcend the
political sphere, and the astute Christian observer can discern the
ways-sometimes subtle, sometimes not-in which ideologies are rooted
in idolatrous worldviews. In this freshly updated, comprehensive
study, political scientist David Koyzis surveys the key political
ideologies of our era, including liberalism, conservatism,
nationalism, democracy, and socialism. Koyzis gives each philosophy
careful analysis and fair critique, unpacking the worldview issues
inherent to each and pointing out essential strengths and
weaknesses, as well as revealing the "narrative structure" of
each-the stories they tell to make sense of public life and the
direction of history. Koyzis concludes by proposing alternative
models that flow out of Christianity's historic engagement with the
public square, retrieving approaches for both individuals and the
global, institutional church that hold promise for the complex
political realities of the twenty-first century. Writing with broad
international perspective and keen analytical insight, Koyzis is a
sane and sensible guide for Christians working in the public
square, culture watchers, political pundits, and all students of
modern political thought.
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