Unveiling new data showing that fewer than one out of every ten born-again adults knows the foundational truths of their faith well enough to "think like Jesus," the author identifies seven core questions that Christians must be able to answer biblically in order to live a transformed life.

How can parents make a lasting impact in the spiritual lives of their children? To find the answer, acclaimed researcher George Barna investigated the lives of thriving adult Christians and discovered the essential steps their parents took to shape their spiritual lives in childhood. He also learned surprising truths about which popular parenting tactics just aren’t working. Revolutionary Parenting goes beyond youth group and Sunday school and shows parents how to instill in their children a vibrant commitment to Christ.

Wollen wir das echte oder ein von heidnischen Einflüssen geprägtes, menschengemachtes Christsein?§Der Allgemeinheit (ob Christen oder Nichtchristen) ist kaum bewusst, wie wenig von dem, was wir in den heutigen Kirchen und Gemeinden als wesentlich und selbstverständlich erachten, sich wirklich vom Neuen Testament ableiten lässt. Es ist an der Zeit, dass wir uns hier schonungslos der Wahrheit stellen. §Punkt für Punkt nehmen uns die Autoren deshalb an die Hand und zeigen auf, wie die einfache, dynamische Glaubenspraxis der ersten Christen durch die Öffnung für außerbiblische Praktiken...

SOMOS LA IGLESIA QUE JESUS DISENO TAL COMO DICE SU PALABRA? Por que predica el pastor un sermon en cada servicio? Por que las reuniones de la iglesia resultan tan parecidas semana tras semana? Por que la congregacion de sienta pasivamente en los bancos? No estamos seguros de las respuestas? Este libro propone algo inquietante: QUE LA MAYOR PARTE DE AQUELLO QUE LOS CRISTIANOS DE LA ACTUALIDAD LLEVAN A CABO CADA DOMINGO EN LA IGLESIA, NO ESTA ARRAIGADO EN EL NUEVO TESTAMENTO, SINO EN LA CULTURA PAGANA Y EN RITUALES QUE DESARROLLARON MUCHO TIEMPO DESPUES DE LA MUERTE DE LOS APOSTOLES. Los...

Have you ever wondered why we Christians do what we do for church every Sunday morning? Why do we -dress up- for church? Why does the pastor preach a sermon each week? Why do we have pews, steeples, and choirs? This ground-breaking book, now in affordable softcover, makes an unsettling proposal: most of what Christians do in present-day churches is rooted, not in the New Testament, but in pagan culture and rituals developed long after the death of the apostles. Coauthors Frank Viola and George Barna support their thesis with compelling historical evidence and extensive footnotes that document...

If you've been part of a church, you have probably suffered a -church hurt---or know someone who has. Maybe the pastor had an affair or the congregation fought over money or the leaders were disguising gossip as -prayer.- Stephen Mansfield knows how it feels. Though he is now a New York Times bestselling author, he was a pastor for more than 20 years, and he loved it--until he learned how much a church can hurt. Yet he also learned how to dig out of that hurt, break through the bitterness and anger, stop making excuses, and get back to where he ought to be with God and his people. If...

No one can deny our culture is opposed to Christian values, and the influences bombarding our children's moral development are difficult to contend with. But few parents and church leaders realize that a child's moral development is set by the age of nine. It is therefore critical to start developing a child's biblical worldview from the very earliest years of life.

The problem is complex: parents who themselves did not receive early spiritual training leave their children's training to the church. Yet the church often focuses on older children. The answer is for churches to come...

Conscientious parents who long to bring their children up as good Christians and good citizens face an uphill battle. In a culture of rampant narcissism and moral anarchy, righteous living isn't easy and it isn't popular. But positive cultural transformation happens quietly, one life at a time, and that is good news for parents.

In this hopeful book, world-renowned researcher George Barna and nationally respected counselor Jimmy Myers offer parents a plan of action to raise healthy, godly children in a morally bankrupt culture. If the parents of this generation want to see their children...