Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome
By: R. Kent Hughes
4.29
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
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1. Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World
By: Timothy J. Keller , Katherine Leary Alsdorf
4.29
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet Timothy Keller shows how God calls on eac… read more
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"It (idolatry) means turning a good thing into an ultimate thing."-Timothy J. Keller, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World
"Two things we want so desperately, glory and relationship, can coexist only in God."-Timothy J. Keller, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World
"Community service has become a patch for morality. You can devote your life to community service and be a total schmuck."-Timothy J. Keller, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World
"The great danger is to always single out some aspect of God’s good creation and identify it, rather than alien intrusion of sin, as the villain."-Timothy J. Keller, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World
2. The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness
By: Kevin DeYoung
4.23
Format: 159 pages, Hardcover
The “hole in our holiness” is that evangelicals don’t look particularly holy, and, despite the floo… read more
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"The man who attempts Christianity without the church shoots himself in the foot, shoots his children in the leg, and shoots his grandchildren in the heart."-Kevin DeYoung, The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness
"The irony is that if we make every imperative into a command to believe the gospel more fully, we turn the gospel into one more thing we have to get right, and faith becomes the one thing we need to …"-Kevin DeYoung, The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness
3. Zeal without Burnout
By: Christopher Ash
4.27
Format: 125 pages, Hardcover
Practical and biblical guidance to help enthusiastic Christians serve Jesus in a sustainable way. L… read more
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"If we buy into the church culture of celebrity, we drift away from following Jesus faithfully."-Christopher Ash, Zeal without Burnout
"There is always more we can do in ministry, but God is not asking 'Can you do more?'. He is asking 'Do you love me?' Some of those extras are not always as vital as we think them to be."-Christopher Ash, Zeal without Burnout
"When you and I surrendered to Jesus as Lord, we did not offer Him the services of a divine, or even semi-divine creature to strengthen His kingdom; we offer Him the fragile, temporary, mortal, frail …"-Christopher Ash, Zeal without Burnout
"As someone who has spent the last decade training young men and women for Christian service, I have been keen to help them see that the best kinds of ministry are, more often than not, long term and …"-Christopher Ash, Zeal without Burnout
4. The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict
By: Ken Sande
4.36
Format: None pages,
Jesus said, "Blessed are the peacemakers." But it often seems like conflict and disagreement are un… read more
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5. The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)
By: Andrew Peterson , Justin Gerard
4.69
Format: 348 pages, Paperback
Book Three of The Wingfeather Saga Janner Wingfeather's father was the High King of Anniera. But h… read more
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"Sorry, lass. Ye have to seize the teachable moments, you know. Carry on."-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)
"Gnag bends things for breaking, and the Maker makes a flourish! Evil digs a pit, and the Maker makes a well! That is his way."-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)
"He means to make his subjects merciful and wise; sorrow and struggle bringeth both. We will, he tells me, grow by grieving, live by dying, love by losing. The heart itself is the field of battle and …"-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)
"I'll put her in charge of the puppies. I've twelve this week that need tending. How does that suit you?" Leeli's mouth hung open. She tried to say something but instead crumpled to the floor. She had…"-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)
6. Orthodoxy
By: G.K. Chesterton
4.11
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
Chesterton (The Man Who Knew Too Much) capped his brilliant literary career with this exploration o… read more
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7. Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
4.27
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
After his martyrdom at the hands of the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continued his witness … read more
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"God is not a God of the emotions but the God of truth."-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
"We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts."-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
"It is only when he is a burden that another person is really a brother and not merely an object to be manipulated"-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
"The Church does not need brilliant personalities but faithful servants of Jesus and the brethren. Not in the former but in the latter is the lack."-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
8. Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry
By: Paul David Tripp
3.80
Format: None pages, Hardcover
After traveling the globe and speaking to thousands of churches worldwide, Paul David Tripp has dis… 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. On the Incarnation
By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None
3.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more
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11. The Doctrine of Repentance
By: Thomas Watson
3.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
Knowing what repentance is, and actually repenting, are essential to true Christianity. Few better … read more
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12. Praying the Bible
By: Donald S. Whitney
4.49
Format: 106 pages, Hardcover
All Christians know they should pray, but sometimes it’s hard to know how—especially if the minutes… read more
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13. Spiritual Leadership
By: J. Oswald Sanders
4.25
Format: None pages, Paperback
With over 500,000 in print, Spiritual Leadership is the perennial favorite for teaching the princip… read more
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14. Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age
By: Rosaria Champagne Butterfield
4.54
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling Author Rosaria Butterfield Confronts 5 Cultural Lies She Once Believed Modern culture i… read more
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15. 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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16. 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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17. Lead: 12 Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church
By: Paul David Tripp
4.43
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The church is experiencing a leadership crisis. For every celebrity pastor exiting in the spotl… read more
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18. Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome
By: R. Kent Hughes
4.29
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
Why do so many ministers abandon their churches in frustration? These concepts and biblical lessons… read more
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19. Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution
By: Carl R. Trueman
4.50
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
From Philosophy to Technology, Tracing the Origin of Identity Politics How did the world arrive … read more
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20. The Lord of Psalm 23: Jesus Our Shepherd, Companion, and Host
By: David Gibson
4.74
Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition
Expository Study of Psalm 23 Reveals the Beauty and Deep Theological Meaning behind a Familiar Part… read more
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21. Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age
By: Samuel James
4.44
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
How the Habitat of Internet Technology Undermines Christian Wisdom With advancements in internet te… read more
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22. 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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23. Deep Discipleship: How the Church Can Make Whole Disciples of Jesus
By: J.T. English
4.48
Format: 213 pages, Hardcover
Everyone is being discipled. The question what is discipling us? The majority of Christians to… read more
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24. 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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25. 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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26. The (Not-So-Secret) Secret to Reaching the Next Generation
By: Kevin DeYoung
4.57
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
5 Christlike Ways to Inspire the Next Generation for Christ Church leaders are continuously concern… read more
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27. God, Technology, and the Christian Life
By: Tony Reinke
4.10
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
What Does God Think about Technology? Many Christians remain perplexed about modern technology. … read more
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"We should critique applied science with open Bibles...We aim for mutual respect. The Christian honors the scientist's discoveries. The scientist honors the Christian's ethical concerns."-Tony Reinke, God, Technology, and the Christian Life
"In the end, the Gospel of Technology is the survival of the fittest. It has winners and losers, the users and the used, the adept and the naïve, the programmers and the programmed. And while equality…"-Tony Reinke, God, Technology, and the Christian Life
"God continues to use human technologies both to judge and to bless humanity. Babel and Golgotha force us to see the complexity of God's sovereign relationship to human innovation. Every inventor, eve…"-Tony Reinke, God, Technology, and the Christian Life
"Whether you love God, hate God, or ignore God; and whether you seek to meet the needs of humanity in your work, or whether the only thing that gets you out of bed each morning is the promise that you…"-Tony Reinke, God, Technology, and the Christian Life
28. 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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29. Workers for Your Joy: The Call of Christ on Christian Leaders
By: David Mathis
4.36
Format: 341 pages, Paperback
David Mathis Examines the Qualifications and Calling of Church Leaders for a New Generation of Cong… read more
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30. Reformed Theology (Blessings of the Faith)
By: Jonathan Lair Master
4.43
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
What is Reformed theology? For some, it's all about the covenants. Others think of the Five Points … read more
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31. Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda
By: Megan Basham
4.37
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
“This may just be the single most important book on modern Evangelicalism in recent years. It is bo… read more
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