When Church Stops Working: A Future for Your Congregation Beyond More Money, Programs, and Innovation
By: Andrew Root
4.18
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
What if the solution for the decline of today's church isn't more money, people, programs, innovati…
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1. Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity (The Pastoral series, #2)
By: Eugene H. Peterson
4.57
Format: None pages, Paperback
Eugene Peterson issues a provocative call for pastors to abandon their preoccupation with image and… read more
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- church
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2. The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction (The Pastoral series, #4)
By: Eugene H. Peterson
4.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
Any pastor who needs and wants to get back to basics will do well to absorb this book. Eugene Peter… read more
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- faith
- christian
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- theology
3. Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now
By: Walter Brueggemann
3.89
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Discussions about the Sabbath often center around moralistic laws and arguments over whether a pers… read more
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4. Transforming Church Conflict: Compassionate Leadership in Action
By: None , Deborah Van Deusen Hunsinger
3.95
Format: 473 pages, Paperback
With many pastors facing burnout and congregations suffering from internal divisions, there is a ne… read more
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5. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
By: David Brooks
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more
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- nonfiction
"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
6. Somehow: Thoughts on Love
By: Anne Lamott
3.95
Format: 204 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow , a joyful celebration of lo… read more
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"I don’t know"-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love
"…nobody in isolation becomes who they were designed to be."-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love
"Sometimes it all just sucks, as Jesus says somewhere in the Gospels (although off the top of my head I can’t recall chapter and verse."-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love
"When I first got sober, a man told me that upon waking every morning, instead of reciting the standard flowery recovery prayer, he said, “Whatever,“ and at night when he turned off his lights to go t…"-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love
7. Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did
By: John Mark Comer
4.63
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The author of the international bestseller The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry calls us to rediscover… read more
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- christian
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- religion
- nonfiction
8. How to Inhabit Time: Understanding the Past, Facing the Future, Living Faithfully Now
By: James K.A. Smith
4.29
Format: 189 pages, Hardcover
Many Christians are disconnected from the past or imagine they are "above" history, immune to it, a… read more
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9. Strange Religion: How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous, and Compelling
By: Nijay K. Gupta
4.29
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
The first Christians were weird. Just how weird is often lost on today's believers. Within Roman s… read more
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- nonfiction
10. The Wood Between the Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross
By: Brian Zahnd
4.53
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
The cross is the heart of Scripture Everything about the gospel message leads to the cross, and pro… read more
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- christian
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- religion
- theology
11. The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church
By: Sarah McCammon
4.21
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
The first definitive book that names the massive social movement of people leaving the white evange… read more
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- faith
- christian
- nonfiction
- religion
12. Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
By: Dacher Keltner
3.64
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Awe is mysterious. How do we begin to quantify the goose bumps we feel when we see the Grand Canyon… read more
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- nonfiction
13. This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
By: Cole Arthur Riley
4.63
Format: 203 pages, Hardcover
In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from three generations of her … read more
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- christian
- theology
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- nonfiction
"Anxiety is not a passive predator."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"Rest is an act of defiance, and it cannot be predicated on apology."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"Those who believe love is a scarcity are less likely to give it away freely."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"In community, we can push back on the expectation that we exhaust ourselves."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
14. Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies
By: N.T. Wright
4.14
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Should Christians be politically withdrawn, avoiding participation in politics to maintain their pr… read more
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- nonfiction
15. How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South
By: Esau McCaulley
4.62
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times contributing opinion writer and award-winning author of Reading While Black… read more
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- faith
- christian
- nonfiction
- religion
"There is no Black faith that doesn't wrestle with the problem of evil. My reply to these questions is: We who have suffered must have some say in how that suffering is interpreted. We won the right, …"-Esau McCaulley, How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South
16. When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse
By: Chuck DeGroat
4.39
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
Why does narcissism seem to thrive in our churches? We've seen the news stories and heard the rumor… read more
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- christian
- theology
- faith
- church
- religion
- nonfiction
17. Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith
By: Sarah Bessey
4.49
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A nurturing and hopeful collection of practices to help an emerging generation of Christians reconn… read more
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- christian
- theology
- faith
- religion
- nonfiction
"And yet religion in our modern era seems mostly concerned with systematizing theology, charting time lines, answering questions, and making God small and knowable. We have created a God we can regula…"-Sarah Bessey, Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith
18. Reading Genesis
By: Marilynne Robinson
4.10
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
One of our greatest novelists and thinkers presents a radiant, thrilling interpretation of the book… read more
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- theology
- faith
- religion
- nonfiction
19. A Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene H. Peterson, Translator of The Message
By: Winn Collier
4.65
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
This essential authorized biography of Eugene Peterson offers unique insights into the experiences … read more
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- nonfiction
20. The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?
By: Jim Davis
3.88
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
We are currently experiencing the largest and fastest religious shift in US history. It is greater … read more
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- theology
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- church
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- nonfiction
21. The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here
By: Kaitlyn Schiess
4.30
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
How do Bible passages written thousands of years ago apply to politics today? What can we learn fro… read more
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- theology
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"The Bible is not a free-floating book of ageless wisdom, an interesting historical document, or a weapon that can be put in the service of any political goal. The Bible is a gift from God to the chur…"-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here
"What is government? What is the relationship between theology and politics? How should Christians think about their political participation? These questions typically get lost in our conversations. W…"-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here
22. Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good (About Sex)
By: Nadia Bolz-Weber
4.21
Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition
Annotation: "Nothing gives church folk anxiety quite like the subject of sex. And that's why in Sh… read more
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"If the teachings of the church are harming the bodies and spirits of people, we should rethink those teachings."-Nadia Bolz-Weber, Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good (About Sex)
"In my pastoral work I've started to suspect that the more someone was exposed to religious messages about controlling their desires, avoiding sexual thoughts, and not lusting in their hearts, the les…"-Nadia Bolz-Weber, Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good (About Sex)
"To God, everyone is different but no one is special. You're not special for being straight. Or gay. Or male. Or cis. Or trans. Or asexual. Or married. Or sexually prodigious. Or a virgin. We all have…"-Nadia Bolz-Weber, Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good (About Sex)
"Holiness is the union we experience with one another and with God. Holiness is when more than one become one, when what is fractured is made whole. Singing in harmony. Breastfeeding a baby. Collectiv…"-Nadia Bolz-Weber, Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good (About Sex)
23. Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age
By: Felicia Wu Song
4.34
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
We're being formed by our devices. Today's digital technologies are designed to captivate our atten… read more
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- theology
24. The Love That Is God: An Invitation to Christian Faith
By: Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt
4.44
Format: 147 pages, Paperback
“God is love is the radical claim of Christianity,” writes Frederick Bauerschmidt at the beginni… read more
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- nonfiction
25. Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most
By: Miroslav Volf
3.71
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER " Life Worth Living is transcendent. A collection of wisdom pu… read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
- theology
26. When Church Stops Working: A Future for Your Congregation Beyond More Money, Programs, and Innovation
By: Andrew Root
4.18
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
What if the solution for the decline of today's church isn't more money, people, programs, innovati… read more
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- church
- religion
- nonfiction
27. Sacred Self-Care: Daily Practices for Nurturing Our Whole Selves
By: Chanequa Walker-Barnes
4.40
Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition
A seven-week guide to help you shift your behaviors and create lifelong habits to care for your who… read more
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28. Hope Restored: Biblical Imagination Against Empire
By: Walter Brueggemann
4.00
Format: 199 pages, Kindle Edition
The Walter Brueggemann Library brings together the wide-ranging and enlivening thought of popular b… read more
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29. Following Jesus in a Warming World: A Christian Call to Climate Action
By: Kyle Meyaard-Schaap
4.23
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
Have you ever looked at the effects of climate change and the apathy of so many around you and wond… read more
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30. Leading Faithful Innovation: Following God into a Hopeful Future
By: Dwight Zscheile
4.24
Format: 170 pages, Kindle Edition
What might God be up to amid the seismic changes the church and our culture are undergoing? What op… read more
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31. De toekomst van de kerk. Essay vol rouw en hoop
By: Aarnoud van der Deijl
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Een leven zonder kerk? Het wordt steeds gemakkelijker om je dit voor te stellen. Gedurende zijn der… read more
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