11 Best nonfiction books like Minding the Good Ground: A Theology for Church Renewal by Jason E. Vickers

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Minding the Good Ground: A Theology for Church Renewal

By: Jason E. Vickers

4.05

Format: 151 pages, Paperback

Declining memberships. Pastoral scandals. A fear of secularism and the New Atheism. Christians are …

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1. The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World

By: Ronald A. Heifetz , Alexander Grashow , Marty Linsky

4.57

Format: None pages,

A hands-on, practical guide, "Practice of Adaptive Leadership" contains stories, tools, diagrams, c… read more

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  • nonfiction
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2. Reading for Preaching: The Preacher in Conversation with Storytellers, Biographers, Poets, and Journalists

By: Cornelius Plantinga Jr.

3.16

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In Reading for PreachingCornelius Plantinga makes a striking claim: preachers who read widely will … read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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3. I See Satan Fall Like Lightning

By: René Girard , James G. Williams

3.50

Format: 0 pages, Paperback

Rene Girard holds up the gospels as mirrors that reveal our broken humanity, and shows that they al… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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4. Women's Faith Development: Patterns and Processes

By: Nicola Slee

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

Presenting a rich account of women's faith lives and, mapping women's meanings in their own right, … read more

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5. The Brothers Karamazov

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky , Richard Pevear , Larissa Volokhonsky

4.37

Format: 796 pages, Paperback

The Brothers Karamazov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry… read more

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  • religion
"How good life is when one does something good and just!"

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

"Forgive me... for my love - for ruining you with my love."

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

"Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams."

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

"What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love."

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

6. A More Profound Alleluia: Theology and Worship in Harmony

By: None

5.00

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Two questions lie at the heart of this rich, suggestive book: What are the theological implications… read more

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7. Who Moved My Pulpit?: Leading Change in the Church

By: Thom S. Rainer

4.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Who Moved My Pulpit? may not be the exact question you're asking. But you're certainly asking quest… read more

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8. Evangelical versus Liturgical?: Defying a Dichotomy

By: None

4.07

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Why is there such a deep divide between evangelical and liturgical churches, especially when it com… read more

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9. The Making of a Leader: Recognizing the Lessons and Stages of Leadership Development

By: J. Robert Clinton

3.79

Format: 223 pages, Paperback

By studying the lives of hundreds of historical, biblical, and contemporary leaders, author Robert … read more

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10. The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.42

Format: 139 pages, Hardcover

Newsweek called renowned minister Timothy Keller "a C. S. Lewis for the twenty-first century" in a … read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • theology
"If we say, 'I believe in Jesus,' but it doesn't affect the way we live, the answer is not that now we need to add hard work to our faith so much as that we haven't truly understood or believed in Jes…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

"Mercy and forgiveness must be free and unmerited to the wrongdoer. If the wrongdoer has to do something to merit it, then it isn't mercy, but forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting th…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

"The targets of this story are not "wayward sinners" but religious people who do everything the Bible requires. Jesus is pleading not so much with immoral outsiders as with moral insiders. H wants to …"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

"I asked her what was so scary about unmerited free grace? She replied something like this: "If I was saved by my good works -- then there would be a limit to what God could ask of me or put me throug…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

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11. The Open Secret: An Introduction to the Theology of Mission

By: Lesslie Newbigin

4.08

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Aimed at bringing contemporary concerns in mission theology to a wide-reading public, this volume f… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • theology
"Through the repeated hammer blows of defeat, destruction, and deportation, interpreted by the faithful prophets, Israel has to learn that election is not for comfort and security but for suffering an…"

-Lesslie Newbigin, The Open Secret: An Introduction to the Theology of Mission

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12. Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

By: Collin Hansen

4.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Timothy Keller takes readers behind the scenes to meet the people and understand the events that fo… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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13. Managing Leadership Anxiety: Yours and Theirs

By: Steve Cuss

4.34

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

You Can Learn to Handle the Onslaught of Internal and External Pressures Does anxiety get in the wa… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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14. The Coach Model for Christian Leaders: Powerful Leadership Skills for Solving Problems, Reaching Goals, and Developing Others

By: Keith E. Webb

4.30

Format: 211 pages, Kindle Edition

A practical guide to the leadership skills you need to solve problems, reach goals, and develop oth… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
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15. Leading with the Sermon: Preaching as Leadership (Working Preachers Book 2)

By: William H. Willimon

4.13

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

Prolific author William H. Willimon makes the compelling case that two key pastoral tasks--preachin… read more

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16. Hero Maker: Five Essential Practices for Leaders to Multiply Leaders (Exponential Series)

By: Dave Ferguson

4.05

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In Hero Maker , you will learn how to bring real change to your church and community by developing … read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
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17. The Lord Is My Shepherd: Psalm 23 for the Life of the Church (A Biblical Commentary & Exposition of Psalm 23) (Touchstone Texts)

By: Richard S. Briggs

4.19

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Academy of Parish Clergy 2022 Top Five Reference Book There are few biblical texts more familiar t… read more

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  • theology
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18. Empowering Leadership: How a Leadership Development Culture Builds Better Leaders Faster

By: Michael Fletcher

4.19

Format: 224 pages, ebook

A major problem in the local church today is lack of leadership. Simply put, we have more needs tha… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
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19. The Resilience Factor: A Step-by-Step Guide to Catalyze an Unbreakable Team

By: Ryan T. Hartwig

4.00

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Want to unleash the "remarkable" in your team? The potential of a team of God-inspired, talented, c… read more

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20. Preaching and the Thirty-Second Commerical: Lessons from Advertising for the Pulpit

By: O. Wesley Allen, Jr.

4.50

Format: 185 pages, Paperback

At first glance, preaching and advertising seem worlds apart from one another. One tries to proclai… read more

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21. The Missionary Congregation, Leadership, and Liminality (Christian Mission & Modern Culture)

By: Alan J. Roxburgh

4.08

Format: 71 pages, Paperback

The urgent question for Christian mission in North America today has to do with churches and congre… read more

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22. Discipleship in Community: A Theological Vision for the Future

By: Mark E Powell

4.29

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Jesus said, Go and make disciples. So, what exactly are we doing? Western churches face a difficul… read more

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  • religion
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23. Building Leaders: Blueprints for Developing Leadership at Every Level of Your Church

By: Aubrey Malphurs

3.87

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

Training the next generation of leaders is crucial to spreading the gospel, yet most churches have … read more

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  • christian
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24. It Seemed Good to the Holy Spirit and to Us: Acts, Discernment, and the Mission of God

By: Mark Love

4.44

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

The letter sent at the conclusion of the Jerusalem council to gentile Christians includes the line,… read more

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25. Minding the Good Ground: A Theology for Church Renewal

By: Jason E. Vickers

4.05

Format: 151 pages, Paperback

Declining memberships. Pastoral scandals. A fear of secularism and the New Atheism. Christians are … read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • ecclesiology
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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26. Missional Theology: An Introduction

By: John R. Franke

4.08

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

The notion of missional church and theology has become ubiquitous in the current ecclesial and theo… read more

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  • theology
Cover of Becoming a Missionary Church: Lesslie Newbigin and Contemporary Church Movements by Goheen

27. Becoming a Missionary Church: Lesslie Newbigin and Contemporary Church Movements

By: Goheen

4.27

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

2023 Word Guild Award of Merit (Academic) This book offers a historical assessment and balanced cr… read more

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28. Diary of a Pastor's Soul: The Holy Moments in a Life of Ministry

By: M. Craig Barnes

4.58

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Diary of a Pastor's Soul tells the story of a fictionalized pastor, embarking on his final year bef… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
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29. Worship in the Shape of Scripture

By: F. Russell Mitman

3.53

Format: 165 pages, Paperback

Mitman demonstrates how the structure common to the worship of most denominations is rooted in the … read more

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30. Disciple-Making Culture

By: Brandon Guindon

4.53

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

A Practical Guide to Help You Cultivate Healthy Church Culture Church leaders who focus on program… read more

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31. Reading Your Life's Story: An Invitation to Spiritual Mentoring

By: Keith R. Anderson

4.13

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Spiritual mentoring is a particular kind of friendship in which, according to Keith R. Anderson, "t… read more

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6 Top religion books like Minding the Good Ground: A Theology for Church Renewal by Jason E. Vickers

Transform Your Habits

I See Satan Fall Like Lightning

René Girard , James G. Williams

3.50

Transform Your Habits

The Brothers Karamazov

Fyodor Dostoevsky , Richard Pevear , Larissa Volokhonsky

4.37

Transform Your Habits

The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

Timothy J. Keller

4.42

Transform Your Habits

The Open Secret: An Introduction to the Theology of Mission

Lesslie Newbigin

4.08

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18 must-read fiction books like The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky

Transform Your Habits

The Stranger

Albert Camus , Matthew Ward , Stuart Gilbert , None

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Dead Souls

Nikolai Gogol , Robert A. Maguire

3.98

Transform Your Habits

The Plague

Albert Camus , Stuart Gilbert

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra , Roberto González Echevarría , John Rutherford

3.66

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