Growth

For anyone who is concerned about Church decline, the contents of this book offer an essential blueprint for building God's whole community in the coming years. This unique set of resources offers practical help and insight for all who want to grow,...

Unleashing the Passion of Young People in Your Church Is Possible! Churches are losing both members and vitality as increasing numbers of young people disengage. Based on groundbreaking research with over 250 of the nation's leading congregations,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781514003671Author Mekdes HaddisFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 330gDimensions(mm)...

How do you transition from a first generation movement under one founder leader to becoming a second generation movement with a multiple leadership? This question has now become a particular challenge for many fresh movements of churches, and it can...

This five-part group study booklet is designed to encourage and equip local church communities who are contemplating setting up a pioneering church community, but are unsure how to get going or what will be involved. It opens up the wise insights and...

A Close Look at What It Takes to Create an Irresistible Church.This isn't a book about how to make your church bigger. This is a book about how to make your church more appealing to the people who don't usually-or have never-gone to church.Deep and Wide...

Do you love your church and want to see it thrive? Are you keen to learn from someone whose own church has grown and started others too? Are you ready for the downsides as well as the inevitable joys? Ray Evans takes us on an interesting and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781662915482Author Tan Seow HowFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Generations Pte LtdPublisher Generations Pte LtdWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

This text is based on research with those who have left churches but are nethertheless pursuing a journey of faith. Most of the church leavers interviewed for this text had been in their churches for over 15 years; most had held key leadership positions,...

20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION The Courage to Teach Guide for Reflection & Renewal is a helpful companion to Parker J. Palmer's classic work on restoring identity and integrity to professional life. A superb resource for those who wish to extend their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908040527Author Sunday AdelajaFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Golden Pen Publishing LimitedPublisher Golden Pen Publishing LimitedWeight(grams)...

We are currently experiencing the largest and fastest religious shift in US history. It is greater than the First and Second Great Awakening and every revival in our country combined...but in the opposite direction. Yet precious little rigorous study has...

Are you and your church making a difference in your community? Are you meeting needs in a positive, proactive, and loving way? Too often when churches are presented with a need outside their walls, they operate on the principle of "Say no unless you...

Christians worldwide are learning new ways to connect their faith to everyday life. Gospel communities are popping up everywhere - in cafes, gyms, tattoo parlours, laundromats. This movement, called Fresh Expressions, is attracting thousands and growing...

Christians worldwide are learning new ways to connect their faith to everyday life. Gospel communities are popping up everywhere - in cafes, gyms, tattoo parlours, laundromats. This movement, called Fresh Expressions, is attracting thousands and growing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780664268459Author Carol Howard MerrittFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.Publisher Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S...

Church Beyond Walls tells inspiring, informative and occasionally funny stories of how a group of people took Christian spirituality outside of church buildings to engage a world increasingly uninterested in religion, God and faith. From imaginative and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802873484Author Stefan PaasFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing Co

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780718030629Author Roy MoranFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Thomas Nelson PublishersPublisher Thomas Nelson PublishersWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm)...

The Thomas Nelson KJV Pew Bible has long been a trusted and durable Bible for use in churches and various worship settings. This edition is published in large KJV Comfort Print type, which was designed exclusively for Thomas Nelson to be the most...

What is the biggest threat facing churches today? Not enough young people? Too little mission and evangelism? Unsustainable buildings? Unappealing styles of worship? Not enough diversity? Whatever the reasons, the church today seems to exist in a state...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939992017Author Jeremy MyersFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Redeeming PressPublisher Redeeming PressWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

For the fifteenth anniversary of its publication, this revised edition features a new introduction from the author on the state of the church and its "radical welcome" today, along with new reflections on how it continues to reshape the church. This book...

This book outlines digital discipleship principles for building an online community and provides practical instruction for how to do it no matter how big or small a local church may be.There are more than 2.3 billion professing Christians in the world...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781725287846Author Caleb J LinesFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...

Some churches grow rapidly, only to hit a ceiling. Other churches have experienced declining or static attendance--many of them for decades. Frustrated pastors and church leaders want growth methods that work, but without adding to pastoral fatigue. How...

In this new and substantially expanded Third Edition, Philip Jenkins continues to illuminate the remarkable expansion of Christianity in the global South--in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Drawing upon the extensive new scholarship that has appeared on...

How do the people most resistant to the transformative power of the gospel come to be its most devoted followers? Miraculous Movement recounts an amazing change taking place within Muslim communities where the truth of Jesus Christ is turning around the...

Reconnect Your Church provides a practical, road-tested vision and process to equip church leaders to reinvigorate their church How can churches stay healthy and dynamic over the long-term? What's needed to avoid or reverse church stagnation and...

The Rule of Taize was written by Brother Roger, its founder, during the winter of 1952-3. His intention was to express for the young men who had committed themselves to the group 'for their whole life in celibacy and to a life together in great...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Book of the Year (Top 10) 2015.Book InformationISBN 9780830841141Author C. Christopher SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 247Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908393074Author Rolland BakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint River Publishing & Media LtdPublisher River Publishing & Media LtdDimensions(mm) 216mm...

The full NKJV text with added features is a great value for a new Christian or someone interested in learning more about God.With more than 7.5 million NKJV Outreach Bibles distributed, this best-selling low-cost Bible with extra helps is perfect for...

Guides both pastors and members to recognize key characteristics of a healthy church and then challenge each person to do his or her part in developing those characteristics in the local church body.About the AuthorMark Dever (PhD, Cambridge University)...

Part of the 9Marks Healthy Church Study Guide series, this study establishes the biblical basis for church membership and teaches how to be a healthy church member."9Marks, as a ministry, has taken basic biblical teaching about the church and put it into...

Small groups are a great way to promote the spiritual formation of church attendees. But leading them well can be hard work, especially if you don't have a plan. This practical resource helps pastors and small group point people develop and implement...

A Catholic Classic -- UPDATED AND EXPANDED!For 2,000 years, Catholicism-the largest religion in the world and in the United States-has shaped global history on a scale unequaled by any other institution. Triumph offers an accessible, affirmative, and...

Starting a church from scratch? Start here! Launch offers specific strategies for beginning a church with no members, no money, and no staff. Readers get clear, practical how-to strategies for quickly raising funds, creating a team, planning services,...

Why closing the back door of your church is even more important than opening the front door wider. In Sticky Church, author and pastor Larry Osborne offers a time-tested strategy for doing so: sermon-based small groups that dig deeper into the weekend...

Even if you don't go to the city to minister, make no mistake-the city is coming to you. Regardless of your particular cultural or geographical context, you will need to consider the city when forming a theological vision that engages the people you are...