5 best-selling religion books like 40 Questions About Elders and Deacons (40 Questions & Answers) by Benjamin L. Merkle

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40 Questions About Elders and Deacons (40 Questions & Answers)

By: Benjamin L. Merkle

4.06

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Organized around common FAQs, 40 Questions About Elders and Deacons tackles the major questions tha…

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1. The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift that Changes Everything

By: Tony Payne , Colin Marshall

4.22

Format: 196 pages, Hardcover

All Christian ministry is a mixture of trellis and vine.There is vine work: the prayerful preaching… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • ecclesiology
  • church
  • nonfiction
  • leadership
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2. Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches: A Contemporary Ecclesiology

By: John S. Hammett

3.73

Format: None pages, Paperback

Most North American churches take a pragmatic approach to church life. We are concerned with being … read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • ecclesiology
  • church
  • nonfiction
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3. Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.24

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will or How to Make a Decision Without Dreams, Visions, Flee… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
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  • nonfiction
"We're not consistent. We're not stable. We don't stick with anything. Most of the time we can't even make decisions."

-Kevin DeYoung, Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

"If you think God has promised this world will be a five-star hotel, you will be miserable as you live through the normal struggles of life. But if you remember that God promised we would be pilgrims …"

-Kevin DeYoung, Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

"My fear is that of all the choices people face today, the one they rarely consider is, "How can I serve most effectively and fruitfully in the local church?" I wonder if the abundance of opportunitie…"

-Kevin DeYoung, Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

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4. What Is a Healthy Church?

By: Mark Dever

3.68

Format: None pages, Hardcover

What is an ideal church, and how can you tell? How does it look different from other churches? More… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • ecclesiology
  • church
  • nonfiction
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5. Shame Interrupted: How God Lifts the Pain of Worthlessness and Rejection

By: Edward T. Welch

4.33

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

No more hiding. Shame controls far too many of us. Worthless, inferior, rejected, weak, humiliated,… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • nonfiction

6. Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus

By: Mark Dever

3.33

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But … read more

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7. Preaching and Preachers

By: D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

3.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

'Some may object to my dogmatic assertions; but I do not apologize for them. Every preacher should … read more

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8. What Is the Gospel?

By: Greg Gilbert

3.97

Format: 649 pages, Hardcover

This newest addition to the IXMarks series presents a clear, straightforward statement of the gospe… read more

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9. Bonhoeffer on the Christian Life: From the Cross, for the World

By: Justin Taylor , Stephen J. Nichols

3.43

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Dietrich Bonhoeffer died a martyr's death at the age of 39 but remains one of the most influential … read more

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10. Already Gone: Why Your Kids Will Quit Church and What You Can Do to Stop It

By: Ken Ham

5.00

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Nationwide polls and denominational reports are showing that the4 next generation is calling it qui… read more

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11. Word-Centered Church: How Scripture Brings Life and Growth to God's People

By: Jonathan Leeman

3.64

Format: None pages, Paperback

It's a question hundreds of pastors ask every day:What is the best way to grow? A lot of books give… read more

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12. Expositional Preaching: How We Speak God's Word Today

By: David R. Helm

3.71

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

What makes for good preaching? In this accessible volume--written for preachers and preachers in tr… read more

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13. Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

By: Mark Vroegop

4.54

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Lament is how you live between the poles of a hard life and trusting God's goodness. Lament is h… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • nonfiction
"To cry is human, but to lament is Christian."

-Mark Vroegop, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

"Every lament is a prayer; a statement of faith"

-Mark Vroegop, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

"When brokenness becomes your life, lament helps you turn to God. It lifts your head and turns your tear-filled eyes toward the only hope you have: God's grace."

-Mark Vroegop, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

"The lament of Good Friday was answered three days later with the empty tomb. The greatest injustice in history became the greatest display of divine mercy. Tragedy became triumph. Lament was the voic…"

-Mark Vroegop, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

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14. Pastors and Their Critics: A Guide to Coping with Criticism in the Ministry

By: Joel R. Beeke

4.39

Format: 188 pages, Kindle Edition

Every pastor knows what it’s like to be criticized. But how does he respond? And how does he offer … read more

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  • theology
  • christian
  • leadership
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15. Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners

By: Dane C. Ortlund

4.58

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

“Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” —2 Peter 3:18 How do Chri… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
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  • nonfiction
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16. Do Not Be True to Yourself: Countercultural Advice for the Rest of Your Life

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.26

Format: 81 pages, Kindle Edition

Countercultural Yet Biblical Advice for High School and College Students, Ideal for Graduation and … read more

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  • christian
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  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
Cover of Leadership and Emotional Sabotage: Resisting the Anxiety That Will Wreck Your Family, Destroy Your Church, and Ruin the World by Joe Rigney

17. Leadership and Emotional Sabotage: Resisting the Anxiety That Will Wreck Your Family, Destroy Your Church, and Ruin the World

By: Joe Rigney

4.54

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

Who are you when the teeth come out? For every true act of leadership, there is an equal and mo… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • leadership
"The Scriptures regularly use the metaphor of a body to speak about human social life. The church is the body of Christ, with many members (1 Cor. 12). Marriage is a “one flesh"

-Joe Rigney, Leadership and Emotional Sabotage: Resisting the Anxiety That Will Wreck Your Family, Destroy Your Church, and Ruin the World

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18. Deacons: How They Serve and Strengthen the Church (9Marks: Building Healthy Churches)

By: Matt Smethurst

4.51

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

How Can Deacons Mobilize Service in the Church? Deacons are essential to a church’s health—yet conf… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • ecclesiology
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  • nonfiction
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19. Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church (9marks: Building Healthy Churches)

By: John Onwuchekwa

4.41

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Prayer is as necessary to the Christian as breathing is to the human body--but it often doesn't com… read more

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  • christianity
  • faith
  • ecclesiology
  • church
  • nonfiction
  • leadership
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20. 40 Questions About Elders and Deacons (40 Questions & Answers)

By: Benjamin L. Merkle

4.06

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Organized around common FAQs, 40 Questions About Elders and Deacons tackles the major questions tha… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • ecclesiology
  • church
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • leadership
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21. Planting by Pastoring: A Vision for Starting a Healthy Church

By: Nathan Knight

4.43

Format: 170 pages, Kindle Edition

Recentering the Goal of Pastoral Ministry to Cultivate Christ-Treasuring Church Plants As churches… read more

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12 best-selling nonfiction books like 40 Questions About Elders and Deacons (40 Questions & Answers) by Benjamin L. Merkle

Transform Your Habits

The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift that Changes Everything

Tony Payne , Colin Marshall

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches: A Contemporary Ecclesiology

John S. Hammett

3.73

Transform Your Habits

Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

Kevin DeYoung

4.24

Transform Your Habits

What Is a Healthy Church?

Mark Dever

3.68

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14 must-read nonfiction books like Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament by Mark Vroegop

Transform Your Habits

When People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man (Resources for Changing Lives)

Edward T. Welch

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Good and Angry: Redeeming Anger, Irritation, Complaining, and Bitterness

David A. Powlison

3.00

Transform Your Habits

Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)

Paul David Tripp

4.37

Transform Your Habits

Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God

Tim Challies

4.80

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