A Big Gospel in Small Places: Why Ministry in Forgotten Communities Matters
By: Stephen Witmer
4.46
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
2019 WORLD Magazine Book of the Year Short List - Accessible Theology 2019 The Gospel Coalition Boo…
Want to Read $ 15.19"All the practical tips in the world won't sustain us in the hardships of ministry or produce the kind of gospel ministry that will change our towns."-Stephen Witmer, A Big Gospel in Small Places: Why Ministry in Forgotten Communities Matters
"All the practical tips in the world won't sustain us in the hardships of ministry or produce the kind of gospel ministry that will change our towns."-Stephen Witmer, A Big Gospel in Small Places: Why Ministry in Forgotten Communities Matters
"All the practical tips in the world won't sustain us in the hardships of ministry or produce the kind of gospel ministry that will change our towns."-Stephen Witmer, A Big Gospel in Small Places: Why Ministry in Forgotten Communities Matters
"All the practical tips in the world won't sustain us in the hardships of ministry or produce the kind of gospel ministry that will change our towns."-Stephen Witmer, A Big Gospel in Small Places: Why Ministry in Forgotten Communities Matters
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1. Church in Hard Places: How the Local Church Brings Life to the Poor and Needy (9Marks)
By: Brian Fikkert , Mike McKinley , Mez McConnell
4.31
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
It is impossible to alleviate poverty―in its fullest sense―apart from the local church. In recent y… read more
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2. Rescuing Ambition
By: C.J. Mahaney , Dave Harvey
3.95
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Many think of ambition as nothing more than the drive for personal honor or fame. As a result, amb… read more
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"Godly ambition makes us downwardly mobile."-C.J. Mahaney, Rescuing Ambition
"True humility doesn't kill our dreams; it provides a guardrail for them."-C.J. Mahaney, Rescuing Ambition
3. The Baptist Story: From English Sect to Global Movement
By: Michael A.G. Azad Haykin , Anthony L. Chute , Nathan A. Finn
3.40
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
The Baptist Story is a narrative history spanning over four centuries of a diverse group of people … read more
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4. Truman
By: David McCullough
3.31
Format: 267 pages, Paperback
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Harry S. Truman, whose presidency included momentous events… read more
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5. Consequences of Ideas
By: R.C. Sproul
4.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
If you think philosophy is irrelevant to your daily life, think again. You need only observe the wo… read more
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6. The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place
By: Andy Crouch
4.01
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Making conscientious choices about technology in our families is more than just using internet filt… read more
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7. Basics for Believers: An Exposition of Philippians
By: Donald Arthur Carson
4.12
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
An exposition of Philippians that considers Paul's instruction on consistent integrity and the cors… read more
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8. Church Planting Is for Wimps: How God Uses Messed-Up People to Plant Ordinary Churches That Do Extraordinary Things
By: Mike McKinley
2.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
This latest addition to the IXMarks series tells the story of the revitalization of Guilford Baptis… read more
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9. 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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10. How Should We Then Live? The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture
By: Francis A. Schaeffer
3.56
Format: None pages, Paperback
In dit boek, dat ontstaan is naar aanleiding van de gelijknamige televisie serie, neemt de auteur o… read more
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11. The Death of Superman (The Death and Return of Superman, #1)
By: Rick Burchett , Roger Stern , Dennis Janke , Jerry Ordway , Dan Jurgens , Louise Simonson , Doug Hazlewood , Tom Grummett , None , Jon Bogdanove , Brett Breeding , None
4.30
Format: 373 pages,
The story that drew national media attention when DC Comics killed their greatest hero is collected… read more
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12. Validity in Interpretation
By: E.D. Hirsch Jr.
4.26
Format: None pages, Paperback
By demonstrating the uniformity and universality of the principles of valid interpretation of verba… read more
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13. Church Elders: How to Shepherd God's People Like Jesus (9Marks: Building Healthy Churches)
By: Jeramie Rinne
3.44
Format: 330 pages,
Emphasizing purposeful ministry over project management, this book outlines a clear and concise job… read more
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14. The Compelling Community: Where God's Power Makes a Church Attractive
By: Mark Dever , Jamie Dunlop
4.18
Format: None pages, Paperback
What does a community that testifies to God's power look like? God's people are called to a togethe… read more
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15. How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told
By: Harrison Scott Key
4.07
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From Harrison Scott Key, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, How to Stay Married tells … read more
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"He was "as deep as bro country and possessed all the charm of an unsalted potato."-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told
"I play the drums, an instrument that has caused more divorces than any other musical instrument in history, after the banjo."-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told
"The memories do not dissolve. They cohere into captivating art films that play endlessly in the International Infidelity Film Festival of my mind."-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told
"Coco will be gone in less than two years and Pippi and Ginsburg not long after, and then it'll just be the two of us again and this weird-ass marriage."-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told
16. 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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17. Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church
By: Michael J. Kruger
4.49
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Are churches looking for the wrong kind of leaders? The last decade has witnessed a rising number o… read more
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18. Providence
By: John Piper
4.70
Format: 752 pages, Hardcover
New from Bestselling Author John Piper From Genesis to Revelation, the providence of God directs th… read more
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19. Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential
By: Collin Hansen
4.13
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
“A Christian without a church is a Christian in trouble.” Since a global pandemic abruptly closed p… read more
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20. Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture
By: Christopher Watkin
4.55
Format: 672 pages, Hardcover
*With a foreword from Tim Keller* A bold vision for Christians who want to engage the world in a wa… read more
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21. Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegesis
By: Craig A. Carter
4.32
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
The rise of modernity, especially the European Enlightenment and its aftermath, has negatively impa… read more
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"The Bible is not an end in itself; it is a means to a greater end, the knowledge of God. Insofar as biblical study leads one to God, it is dealing with the true and proper end of theology."-Craig A. Carter, Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegesis
"Although [the Old Testament] writings predate the incarnation, they do not predate the preexistent Christ, who pervades them with his power and presence as the Word and Wisdom of the Father."-Craig A. Carter, Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegesis
"The irrational bias of the myth of progress can be seen in the tendency to criticize orthodox church fathers for reading Greek metaphysics into the text, while overlooking Baruch Spinoza's rationalis…"-Craig A. Carter, Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegesis
22. Surprised by Jesus: Subversive grace in the four Gospels
By: Dane C. Ortlund
4.51
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
When God-in-the-flesh showed up twenty centuries ago in Palestine, the religious PhDs rejected him … read more
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23. The Path to Being a Pastor: A Guide for the Aspiring
By: Bobby Jamieson
4.67
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
A man who’s been transformed by Christ and desires to preach the gospel might say he feels called t… read more
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24. 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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25. Pastoring Small Towns: Help and Hope for Those Ministering in Smaller Places
By: Ronnie Martin
4.18
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Small town life is quite different from life in a big city. There is not as much traffic. People re… read more
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26. 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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27. One Blood: A Parting Word to the Church on Race
By: John M. Perkins
4.35
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Dr. Perkins’ final manifesto on race, faith, and reconciliation We are living in historic times… read more
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"Perhaps the strongest indictment against us as the Church is that we have settled for an Americanized version of the Church that mirrors whatever culture says, and there is no collective sense of los…"-John M. Perkins, One Blood: A Parting Word to the Church on Race
"For too long, many in the Church have argued that unity in the body of Christ across ethnic and class lines is a separate issue from the gospel. There has been the suggestion that we can be reconcile…"-John M. Perkins, One Blood: A Parting Word to the Church on Race
28. Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy: Eight Truths for Pursuing Unity in Your Church (9Marks)
By: Jamie Dunlop
4.32
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Loving Those at Church Who Are Hard to Love Churches are full of differences. Those differences mig… read more
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"Is your friendship moving toward affection, or is it settled in obligation? Does your friendship honor the individual or debase him as a charity case? Is your desire for this person’s good zealous, o…"-Jamie Dunlop, Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy: Eight Truths for Pursuing Unity in Your Church (9Marks)
"The differences that threaten to tear your church apart are opportunities to demonstrate that being ‘in accord with Christ Jesus’ is all we need to be in ‘harmony with one another.’ That’s how ‘with …"-Jamie Dunlop, Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy: Eight Truths for Pursuing Unity in Your Church (9Marks)
29. Biblical Reasoning: Christological and Trinitarian Rules for Exegesis
By: R.B. Jamieson
4.63
Format: 315 pages, Paperback
Two experts in exegesis and dogmatics show how Christology and the Trinity are grounded in Scriptur… read more
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30. Does God Care about Gender Identity? (TGC Hard Questions)
By: Samuel D. Ferguson
4.49
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
A Biblical Vision of Gender Identity Since the beginning of humanity, people have recognized the d… read more
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31. A Big Gospel in Small Places: Why Ministry in Forgotten Communities Matters
By: Stephen Witmer
4.46
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
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"All the practical tips in the world won't sustain us in the hardships of ministry or produce the kind of gospel ministry that will change our towns."-Stephen Witmer, A Big Gospel in Small Places: Why Ministry in Forgotten Communities Matters
"The gospel isn't just the message we take to small places; it's our motivation for going to them in the first place and our means of fruitful ministry once we get there."-Stephen Witmer, A Big Gospel in Small Places: Why Ministry in Forgotten Communities Matters
"It can be difficult to go to such humble places (small rural communities), and difficult to stay. But if these billions of souls are to be reached with the gospel, we must go."-Stephen Witmer, A Big Gospel in Small Places: Why Ministry in Forgotten Communities Matters
"A fruitful ministry will not abandon the gospel by overcontextualizing to its place and culture, nor will it privatize the gospel by undercontextualizing to his place and culture."-Stephen Witmer, A Big Gospel in Small Places: Why Ministry in Forgotten Communities Matters
