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Tentmaking: The Life and Work of Business as Missions
ISBN: 9780830857661 / Angielski / Miękka / 418 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Professional church planter Patrick Lai provides an in-depth reference for tentmakers--business-as-mission practitioners operating in regions of great antagonism to the Christian message. Those who are unfamiliar with the world of tentmaking will find valuable information to introduce them to the concept and to help in getting started. Designed to be a manual, Tentmaking is more than just an overview of questions and issues. This work will serve as an in-depth reference for existing tentmakers. This thoroughly researched collection is the result of interviews from over 450 people...
Professional church planter Patrick Lai provides an in-depth reference for tentmakers--business-as-mission practitioners operating in regions of great...
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141,33 |
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Civilizing Habits: Women Missionaries and the Revival of French Empire
ISBN: 9780195394184 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Civilizing Habits explores the life stories of three French women missionaries--Philippine Duchesne, Emilie de Vialar, and Anne-Marie Javouhey--who crossed boundaries, both real and imagined, to evangelize far from France's shores. In so doing, they helped France reestablish a global empire after the dislocation of the Revolution and the fall of Napoleon. They also pioneered a new missionary era in which the educational, charity, and health care services provided by women became valuable tools for spreading Catholic influence across the globe. Philippine Duchesne traveled to...
Civilizing Habits explores the life stories of three French women missionaries--Philippine Duchesne, Emilie de Vialar, and Anne-Marie Javouhe...
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I Planted the Seed (and Woody Squashed it)
ISBN: 9780615525945 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. I Planted the Seed (and Woody Squashed it) takes you on a brisk mountain bus ride into a Philippine jungle filled with dangerous reptiles, rabid dogs, drunks with machetes, armed insurgents, military checkpoints and people who are hungry to know Jesus. It includes accounts of missionaries who, while on mission, became involved in illicit romances, fell seriously ill, suffered from emotional meltdown, ran out of money, and who flagrantly violated their team covenant. I Planted the Seed (and Woody Squashed it) contains candid, essential advice for short-term missionaries. It illuminates rarely...
I Planted the Seed (and Woody Squashed it) takes you on a brisk mountain bus ride into a Philippine jungle filled with dangerous reptiles, rabid dogs,...
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Who Am I That I Should Go?: A Guide to Short-term Missions
ISBN: 9780615585987 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written by an experienced leader of short-term mission teams, this how-to manual is for leaders and team members on cross-cultural, short-term mission projects, whether within their own community, state or country or across international borders. The author addresses preparation, in-country experiences, and post-project cultural shock, from the viewpoint of the participant and the sender. The focus is always on people, rather than project. You can always donate money, hire workers, and buy materials more cheaply than going to a project site. However, by going, you commit yourself, you...
Written by an experienced leader of short-term mission teams, this how-to manual is for leaders and team members on cross-cultural, short-term mission...
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Kingdom Exploration: Restoring Our Understanding of the Gospel of the Kingdom of God
ISBN: 9780615590356 / Angielski / Miękka / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. KINGDOM EXPLORATION: Restoring Our Understanding of the Gospel of the Kingdom of God by David C Woodrum. This book examines the current global move of the Holy Spirit to restore the practical understanding and application of the promises, principles and patterns of the message of Jesus of Nazareth to the daily, marketplace experience of disciples of Jesus Christ. This volume contains 336 pages with an Introduction, 23 Chapters and an Epilog divided into Six Sections containing 168 photos and 15 illustrations/charts. The text examines the testimony of Jesus of Nazareth, the early Church elders...
KINGDOM EXPLORATION: Restoring Our Understanding of the Gospel of the Kingdom of God by David C Woodrum. This book examines the current global move of...
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Light on Darkness?: Missionary Photography of Africa in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
ISBN: 9780802865243 / Angielski / Miękka / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In its earliest days, photography was seen as depicting its subjects with such objectivity as to be inherently free of ideological bias. Today we are rightly more skeptical -- at least most of the time. When it comes to photography from the past, we tend to set some of our skepticism aside. But should we?
In Light on Darkness? T. Jack Thompson, a leading historian of African Christianity, revisits the body of photography generated by British missionaries to sub-Saharan Africa in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and demonstrates that much more is going on in these... In its earliest days, photography was seen as depicting its subjects with such objectivity as to be inherently free of ideological bias. Today we are ...
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Citizens of a Christian Nation: Evangelical Missions and the Problem of Race in the Nineteenth Century
ISBN: 9780812222067 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In America after the Civil War, the emancipation of four million slaves and the explosion of Chinese immigration fundamentally challenged traditional ideas about who belonged in the national polity. As Americans struggled to redefine citizenship in the United States, the "Negro Problem" and the "Chinese Question" dominated the debate. During this turbulent period, which witnessed the Supreme Court's "Plessy v. Ferguson" decision and passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, among other restrictive measures, American Baptists promoted religion instead of race as the primary marker of... In America after the Civil War, the emancipation of four million slaves and the explosion of Chinese immigration fundamentally challenged tradition... |
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Telling the Gospel Through Story – Evangelism That Keeps Hearers Wanting More
ISBN: 9780830837946 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Crosscultural missionary Christine Dillon states her case for storytelling as today's most compelling form of evangelism. She explains the inner workings of a good story, going on to demonstrate how 'storying' revolutionises Christian communication - from evangelism to group Bible study.
Crosscultural missionary Christine Dillon states her case for storytelling as today's most compelling form of evangelism. She explains the inner wor...
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98,13 |
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Global Theology in Evangelical Perspective: Exploring the Contextual Nature of Theology and Mission
ISBN: 9780830839568 / Angielski / Miękka / 267 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jeffrey P. Greenman and Gene L. Green edit this collection of essays from the proceedings of the 2011 Wheaton Theology Conference. The essays explore the past, present and future shape of biblical interpretation and theological engagement in the Majority World. Leading scholars from around the world interact with the key theological issues being discussed in their regions. In addition, some theological voices from minority communities in North America address issues particular to their context and which often overlap with those central in Majority World theology. Contributors include Vince...
Jeffrey P. Greenman and Gene L. Green edit this collection of essays from the proceedings of the 2011 Wheaton Theology Conference. The essays explore ...
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145,26 |
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Short-Term Mission: An Ethnography of Christian Travel Narrative and Experience
ISBN: 9780830839735 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over the past few decades, short-term mission trips have exploded in popularity. With easy access to affordable air travel, millions of American Christians have journeyed internationally for ministry, service and evangelism. Short-term trips are praised for involving many in global mission but also critiqued for their limitations. Despite the diversity of destinations, certain universal commonalities emerge in how mission trip participants describe their experiences: "My eyes were opened to the world's needs." "They ministered to us more than we ministered to them." "It changed my life."...
Over the past few decades, short-term mission trips have exploded in popularity. With easy access to affordable air travel, millions of American Chris...
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Discovering the Mission of God: Best Missional Practices for the 21st Century
ISBN: 9780830856350 / Angielski / Miękka / 640 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "God cannot lead you on the basis of information you do not have." --Ralph Winter What is God's mission in the world? For anyone passionate about discovering God's heart for the nations, Discovering the Mission of God will reveal his plans for you. Written by 21st-century field workers, scholars and church leaders, this book weaves together the basic components of God's global mission and challenges readers to identify where they fit in the mission of God. Discovering the Mission of God explores the mission of God as presented in the Bible, expressed throughout church history and in...
"God cannot lead you on the basis of information you do not have." --Ralph Winter What is God's mission in the world? For anyone passionate about disc...
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Parents of Missionaries: How to Thrive and Stay Connected When Your Children and Grandchildren Serve Cross-Culturally
ISBN: 9780830857302 / Angielski / Miękka / 289 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As a parent of a missionary you may feel that missing your child and your grandchildren signals a lack of faith. But proclaiming the gospel and making disciples was not meant to eclipse the loving family bonds God ordained. Whether you're the parent of a missionary recruit or a parent of an experienced missionary, you'll benefit from the authors' research and personal experience as they present a comprehensive plan for understanding missionary life, navigating the holidays, grandparenting long-distance and saying good-bye well. Combining a counselor's professional insight and a parent's...
As a parent of a missionary you may feel that missing your child and your grandchildren signals a lack of faith. But proclaiming the gospel and making...
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Strangers Next Door: Immigration, Migration and Mission
ISBN: 9780830857586 / Angielski / Miękka / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. More than ever, North America is being flooded by people from all around the world, many of them here illegally. How should the church respond to these sojourners among us? In professor of evangelism and church planting J. D. Payne introduces the phenomenon of migrations of peoples to Western nations and explores how the church should respond in light of the mission of God. As we understand and embrace the fact that the least-reached people groups now reside in (and continue to migrate to) Western countries, churches have unprecedented opportunites to freely share the gospel with them. This...
More than ever, North America is being flooded by people from all around the world, many of them here illegally. How should the church respond to thes...
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Street Crossers
ISBN: 9781610973892 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Description: Imagine traditional congregations in the United States and Canada sending missionaries across the street from their church buildings to express the kingdom of God within a postmodern culture and among disenfranchised Christians. The possibilities and potential are endless. This concept is explored and actual examples are presented in Street Crossers. Partnerships between traditional churches and nontraditional ""simple church"" planters are rare. More need to be encouraged because a significant number of people across North America are skeptical of organized religion or want...
Description: Imagine traditional congregations in the United States and Canada sending missionaries across the street from their church buildings to e...
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94,25 |
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Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City
ISBN: 9780310494188 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Today many pastors are struggling to adapt to a post-Christian culture without abandoning orthodox theology. How do we communicate the concepts of grace and substitutionary atonement in our globalized culture and context? In Center Church, Timothy Keller offers challenging insights and provocative questions based on over twenty years of ministry in New York City. This book outlines a theological vision for ministry - applying classic doctrines to our time and place - organized around three core commitments: - Gospel-centered: The gospel of grace in Jesus Christ changes everything,... Today many pastors are struggling to adapt to a post-Christian culture without abandoning orthodox theology. How do we communicate the concepts of ... |
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Serving God Globally Finding Your Place in Interna tional Development
ISBN: 9780801039843 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dominating the daily news cycle today are the grim realities of grinding poverty, sex trafficking, gender discrimination, child soldiering, HIV/AIDS, failed states, corruption, and environmental breakdown. In the midst of such pain and brokenness, the followers of Christ cannot stand idly by, for God calls them into the mission of reconciling all things, first by easing suffering and then by building flourishing communities through the process of transformational human development. This practical handbook explains what development is, what development workers actually do, and how young people...
Dominating the daily news cycle today are the grim realities of grinding poverty, sex trafficking, gender discrimination, child soldiering, HIV/AIDS, ...
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123,15 |
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Mosques & Miracles: Revealing Islam and God's Grace
ISBN: 9780987089137 / Angielski / Miękka / 438 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Christianity faces its greatest challenge yet - the rapid spread of Islam in almost every country. The purpose of this book is to alert leadership, to inform the Church and others, and to inspire Gods people to action. It relates what Islam is doing, why this is so, and how God is responding. It shows how Gods people may successfully face this challenge with confidence.
The author, Stuart Robinson, was formerly the Senior Pastor of Crossway in Melbourne. Before that he worked for 14 years in South Asia where he pioneered church planting among Muslims. He now travels extensively as a speaker... Christianity faces its greatest challenge yet - the rapid spread of Islam in almost every country. The purpose of this book is to alert leadership, to...
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Belong, Experience, Believe: Pentecostal Mission Strategies for Japan
ISBN: 9780956594372 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why don't Japanese people become Christians? Miyake brings a pastor's heart and a researcher's mind to a question that has been asked many times in Christian mission. After reviewing Japanese social and religious life and evaluating the history of mission strategies so far, he highlights two key ways that Japanese people relate to religion: first, they look for a sense of belonging to a community, and second they receive religious truth through first-hand experience rather than through abstract doctrine. From this basis he develops a new strategy for churches to reach out into Japanese...
Why don't Japanese people become Christians? Miyake brings a pastor's heart and a researcher's mind to a question that has been asked many times in Ch...
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For the Cause of the Son of God: The Missionary Significance of the Belgic Confession
ISBN: 9780977344253 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Reformation is usually not associated with missionary fervor. Similarly, the confessions of faith produced by Reformed churches have seldom been viewed as missionary statements. This book argues for a reconsideration of these positions, with a focus on the Belgic Confession of faith written in 1561 by the Belgian martyr, Guy de Bres. 350 pp.
The Reformation is usually not associated with missionary fervor. Similarly, the confessions of faith produced by Reformed churches have seldom been v...
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113,88 |
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10 Who Changed the World
ISBN: 9781433673078 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ten Who Changed the World is seminary president Daniel Akin's powerful tribute to the transformational work done by some truly inspiring Christian missionaries. With each profile, he journeys into the heart of that gospel servant's mission-minded story and makes a compelling connection to a similar account from the Bible. David Brainerd (1718-1747; missionary to Native Americans) reminds Akin of Paul's missionary life in 2 Timothy. The faithful ministry of George Leile (1750-1820; missionary to Jamaica) is aligned with Galatians 6. William Carey (1761-1834;...
Ten Who Changed the World is seminary president Daniel Akin's powerful tribute to the transformational work done by some truly inspiring Christ...
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70,64 |