Think about that for a Minute is a Bible Study unlike any you've ever read before! Taking a different scripture each day and looking at it from a completely new angle, letting the Word of God truly transom your life one day at a time. Easy enough for a middle schooler to read and deep enough to keep even a seasoned Pastor's attention, this daily Bible study will encourage you, bless you, and grow your hunger for the Word of God! Each lesson can be completed in under 5 minutes, so you can get in to the presence of God anytime, anywhere. The Bible tells us in Psalms 1 that if we meditate on His Word day and night, we will prosper in EVERY season of our lives! That is the goal and purpose of this book. It truly is as easy as picking a scripture each day, and think about it for a minute! So with a daily scripture, daily challenge, and a prayer, in 40 days you will have a deeper understanding of the Love God has for you, AND you will have stepped into a promise God made to you, to live a blessed life by simply, thinking about THAT for a Minute! Read more

A follow up to the profound message of Crazy Love, Pastor Francis Chan offers a compelling invitation to understand, embrace, and follow the Holy Spirit’s direction in our lives.In the name of the Father, the Son, and … the Holy Spirit. We pray in the name of all three, but how often do we live with an awareness of only the first two? As Jesus ascended into heaven, He promised to send the Holy Spirit—the Helper—so that we could be true and living witnesses for Christ. Unfortunately, today’s church has admired the gift but neglected to open it.Breakthrough author Francis Chan rips away paper and bows to get at the true source of the church’s power—the Holy Spirit. Chan contends that we’ve ignored the Spirit for far too long, and we are reaping the disastrous results. Thorough scriptural support and compelling narrative form Chan’s invitation to stop and remember the One we’ve forgotten, the Spirit of the living God. Read more

The Gospel Coalition 2024 Book Awards, Popular Theology, Award of Distinction WORLD 2023 Books of the Year, Honorable Mention Theology can be intimidating. Perhaps questions like these have kept you from engaging with it: “What is theology?” “Who does theology?” “What happens if I get something wrong?” Theology can be intimidating. But it doesn’t have to be. Whether conversations about theology have felt out of reach, over your head, or irrelevant, consider this book an invitation to the dialogue. The goal of theology is knowing and loving God well. This is a lifelong endeavor, a never-ending pursuit, not for the sake of knowledge, but for an ever-deepening relationship with God Himself. Authors Jen Wilkin and J. T. English invite you to become not merely a consumer of theology, but a contributor to the conversation, and to grow in faithfulness to the Great Commission’s call to make disciples. You are a theologian.You Are a Theologian addresses theological questions such as: Who is God? The Doctrine of the TrinityWhat is God like? The Attributes of GodWhat is the Bible? The Doctrine of ScriptureWho are we? The Doctrine of HumanityWhat went wrong? The Doctrine of SinWhat has God done? The Doctrines of Christology, Atonement, and JustificationTo whom do we belong? The Doctrine of the ChurchHow does the story end? The Doctrine of Last Things Read more

Best-selling author and ministry leader Thom S. Rainer drew an exceptional response when he posted a 500-word declaration about church membership to his daily blog. "I Am a Church Member" started a conversation about the attitudes and responsibilities of church members -- rather than the functional and theological issues -- that previous new member primers all but ignored. Thoughtfully expanded to book form, I Am a Church Member begins to remedy the outbreak of inactive or barely committed church members, addressing without apology what is expected of those who join a body of believers. When a person's attitude is consistently biblical and healthy, matters of giving, serving, and so forth will fall into place more naturally.   Six intentional chapters with study questions guide this rising discussion: I Will Be a Unifying Church Member I Will Not Let the Church Be About My Preferences and Desires I Will Pray for My Church Leaders I Will Lead My Family to Be Healthy Church Members I Will Be a Functioning Member I Will Treasure Church Membership as a Gift Read more

Do you want to start a prayer journal, but the idea is a bit overwhelming? Perhaps you already keep a prayer journal, but your prayers feel stale and repetitive. Regardless of where you're at in your experiences or perceptions of prayer journaling, this journal is for you.Lauren Ibach’s Prayer Journal for Women: 52 Weeks to Write, Pray and Reflect on God's Word has space for 52 entries so you can reflect and pray through one verse per week for an entire year. If you need a little extra help choosing a verse, there is a collection of passage suggestions in the back of the journal, organized by category. Reflect on basic truths of the Bible or something more specific to your personal circumstances and discover how praying Scripture will deepen your faith. You’ll see that each journal entry leaves space for you to:Write a Bible verse or passage to reflect onReflect on the verse by writing down 1-3 truths that stand out to youPray through the verse through praise, confession, gratitude, and supplicationThe perfect prayer journal for women to take with you on the goBeautifully designed matte finished cover Read more

The Thomas Nelson KJV Pew Bible Large Print Edition has long been a trusted and durable Bible for use in churches and various worship settings. This edition is published in large KJV Comfort Print type, which was designed exclusively for Thomas Nelson to be the most readable at any size.The classic King James Version, one of the most influential and beautiful works of art in the English language, continues to be the standard translation for numerous churches and millions of Christians. This bestselling Bible translation has helped inspire, encourage, and strengthen people from all walks of life.Invite your eyes to linger and engage God’s Word with new, easy-to-read Comfort Print® KJV Bibles from Thomas Nelson. Blending modern technology with old-world craftsmanship, Comfort Print® KJV Bibles are designed with exclusive fonts, reflecting the beautiful and timeless character of the King James translation, to enhance your scripture reading experience.Bullet points:Words of Christ in red help you quickly identify Jesus’ teachings and statementsMiracles and parables of Jesus call out important events during Jesus’ earthly ministryEasy-to-read 12.5-point KJV Comfort Print Read more

Think about that for a Minute is a Bible Study unlike any you've ever read before! In this follow up from best selling author Kelly K, this book will take a different scripture each day, and look at it from a completely new angle! Letting the Word of God truly transom your life one day at a time. Easy enough for a middle schooler to read and deep enough to keep even a seasoned Pastor's attention, this daily Bible study will encourage you, bless you, and grow your hunger for the Word of God! Each lesson can be completed in under 10 minutes, so you can get in to the presence of God anytime, anywhere. The Bible tells us in Joshua 1 that if we meditate on His Word day and night, we will prosper and succeed in EVERYTHING we do! That is the goal and purpose of this book. It truly is easy as picking a scripture each day, and just think about it for a minute! With a daily scripture, daily challenge, and a prayer, in 40 days you will have a deeper understanding of the Love that God has for you, AND you will have stepped into a promise God made to you, to live a blessed life by simply, thinking about THAT for a Minute! Read more

No one wants to see a church die. And yet, far too many churches are dying. For more than twenty-five years, Dr. Thom Rainer has helped churches grow, reverse the trends of decline, and has autopsied those that have died. From this experience, he has discovered twelve consistent themes among those churches that have died. Yet, it’s not gloom and doom because from those twelve themes, lessons on how to keep your church alive have emerged.Whether your church is vibrant or dying, whether you are a pastor or a church member, Autopsy of a Deceased Church will walk you through the radical paths necessary to keep your church alive to the glory of God and advancement of Christ’s Kingdom! Read more

The Cure gives the diagnosis of this century’s religious obsession with sin-management. It has poisoned the Church, obscuring the Original Good News and sending millions away, wounded, angry and cynical, from nearly any organized expression of faith. This newly designed format of The Cure offers an authentic experience in Christ that frees some from a self-rewarded righteousness, and others from a beaten down striving for a righteousness they can never seem to attain. The Cure infuses a relational theology of grace and identity, which alone can heal, free and create sustainable, genuine, loving, life-giving communities.  Read more

Over 100,000 sold!Reform the way small groups make disciples.This companion training manual to Real-Life Discipleship provides unique guidance and insight to pastors, church leaders, and their disciples as they work to create an effective discipleship program. With a thorough, results-oriented process that can be applied in other contexts and cultures, this manual explains the necessary components of disciple-making so that every church member can play a part in reaching others for Christ. A great leader’s resource, it shows you how to cultivate new leaders for the future and equip them to make disciples.This manual includes these teaching tools:Activities and questions that teach an effective, Christlike approach to discipleshipTraining on how to identify, recruit, and develop gifted leaders from within your church fellowshipAn explanation of the role of personal relationships in making disciplesPart of following Jesus is reaching out to others and sharing what we believe. Develop the heart of a disciple-maker in the members of your small group and help them follow God’s call to go and make disciples. Read more

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Rediscover the goodness and beauty of the Body of Christ.The evangelical church is hemorrhaging. Over 40 million Americans have dechurched in the last 25 years alone, and multiple generations have been raised to believe the most spiritual thing they can do is follow God by following their heart - right out of the church. Yet, this shift is happening right as society is hitting record levels of loneliness, stress, and anxiety. In The Reason for Church, pastor Brad Edwards connects the dots of our current church crisis and provides compelling reasons to come back.In part 1, Edwards shows how individualistic beliefs make church implausible and compromise our spiritual formation:Marketplace logic and consumeristic approaches to discipleshipIntuitional spirituality and therapy speakSocial media's distortion of what is true, good, and beautifulPerformative politics and culture warsVirtuous victimhood, the decline of trust, and the rise of powerThese chapters show why individualism won't satisfy and can't provide the refuge it promises.In part 2, Edwards uses personal examples, church history, non-Western expressions of faith, and Scripture to show how the church is our existentially satisfying alternative to individualism. Equipped with an institutionally robust vision, we will rediscover the church as God's spiritual greenhouse where soul-tired sojourners and lonely exiles are restored and repurposed for life in the world.The Reason for Church offers an honest-yet-hopeful vision for church as a necessary institution. With radical individualism tearing us apart, we need compelling reasons to fall back in love with Christ's bride, now more than ever. Read more

In the past few decades, the church has experienced rapid and distressing change. Hard-working pastors and leaders often know they need to embrace diversity, creatively engage younger generations, and equip their people to love their neighbors. But since they don't know how to make the changes needed, they feel stuck and wonder, "What do I do now? What steps can I take to lead our church purposefully and prayerfully into a more hopeful future?"For these dedicated yet drained church leaders, this research-informed resource from the team at the Fuller Youth Institute offers a clear roadmap to faithfully and effectively navigate change that will revitalize your church. Through extensive research, interviews, and case studies, you will learn how to see the big picture, activate a transformation team, know your "why," discern where God is leading, communicate a compelling vision, maintain disciplined attention, and experiment toward a more fruitful, faithful, and lasting future.This hope-filled guide for building tomorrow's church today is the resource your church has been waiting for. Read more

There is hope. God can save your church.In this book, Thom Rainer reveals seven findings of revived churches. Through new research, he figuratively dissects hundreds of churches that were on the path toward death. But they turned around. They revitalized. They did so in the face of facts and naysayers who told them it could not be done. Today, three out of four churches are declining in our nation, and twenty percent of churches are close to death. What are the secrets of the churches who avoided this fate and experienced revival?In Anatomy of a Revived Church, Thom will show you how these churches experienced renewal. He will cover everything from “expanding the scorecard” to “dealing with toxins” to “choosing meaningful membership.” When you finish reading this book, you will have the tools to strengthen, restore, and energize your church.You can choose life for your church. Read more

Rediscover Your Church's Mission!Many churches are struggling to connect with their communities and are facing a decline. But there's hope! God is inviting His church to be reborn from the inside out, transforming into a new missional presence that brings life and flourishing to their neighborhoods.Using inspiring vision, practical tools, and field-tested methods, pastor Joshua Hayden offers church leaders solutions for resurrecting their congregations.If you're a church leader longing to bring your declining church back from the brink, Remissioning Church is your essential companion that outlines the path of inside-out transformation through discipleship while focusing on serving your neighbors and the world.God is inviting your church to a new beginning. Remissioning Church is the guide you need to answer that call and lead your congregation into a future filled with purpose and mission. Read more

Explore the Profound Mystery of Life of ChristFulton Sheen’s Life of Christ is a deeply moving and insightful exploration of the life, teachings, and passion of Jesus Christ. Written with eloquence and profound theological insight, this timeless work brings the Gospels to life, offering readers a deeper understanding of the person and mission of Christ.A Journey Through the GospelsSheen takes readers on a journey through the key events of Christ’s life, from His miraculous birth to His sacrificial death and glorious resurrection. Each chapter illuminates the profound spiritual truths behind Christ’s actions and words, presenting Him as the ultimate example of love, humility, and sacrifice.Key Themes in Life of Christ: The Divinity and Humanity of Jesus: A reflection on the mystery of Christ as both God and man. The Meaning of the Cross: Insights into the redemptive power of Christ’s suffering and sacrifice. The Beatitudes and Teachings: An exploration of Christ’s moral and spiritual guidance for humanity. The Resurrection and Hope: The victory of life over death and the promise of eternal life.A Masterpiece of Christian ReflectionSheen’s unparalleled ability to blend theological depth with accessible prose makes Life of Christ a powerful resource for believers and seekers alike. This work inspires faith, devotion, and a greater appreciation for the transformative power of Christ’s life and message. Read more

The simple revolution is here. From the design of Apple products to Google's uncluttered homepage, simple ideas are changing the world.Now in paperback, multi-awarded #1 national bestseller Simple Church guides Christians back to the simple gospel-sharing methods of Jesus. No bells or whistles required. With insights based on case studies of  400 American churches, Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger prove the disciple-making process is often too complex. Simple churches thrive by taking four ideas to heart: Clarity. Movement. Alignment. Focus.Simple Church examines each idea, clearly showing why it is time to simplify. This updated trade paper edition includes a new chapter with further insights the authors have gained through hundreds of conversations with church leaders since this landmark book's original release. Read more

*Great for small groups and Bible studies!This 150 chapter study of the book of Psalms allows you to get to know Godand His word in new ways.Through the guided prompts and questions, you will learn the steps to practice verse mapping, studying words, phrases, and verses, and looking for themes. You'll also have opportunities to add some creativity to your study!In studying the book of Psalms, we'll see God walking through the daily lives of His people, always close, never truly leaving them alone. We see Him going before us, coming behind us, and giving us wisdom to live our daily lives. He truly NEVER leaves us or forsakes us!Through this study, we will also see the amazingness of God, not only His always-presence with us but his creative work in the world, orchestrating the past, present, and future because God is beyond time. He's unfathomable and this is shown throughout the book of Psalms!By completing this study, you can BOTH get to know God more intimately AND learn how to study your Bible in new ways SO you can continue to draw close to the Lord after the study is finished!How it differs from most Psalm studies:includes more than 150 prompts for all 150 chapters of the book of Psalmsscaffolding for learning verse mappingsuggestions for ways to study the Bibleword studiesverse studiestheme studieslearning about contextdrawing and coloring pagesspace for journaling and prayerexplanation pages in the beginning AND example pages at the backadded pages for favorite psalms and versesProduct details:Size: 8"x10"200 pagessoft matte cover with unique tree design from Psalm 1:3 Read more

Why should you join a church?Becoming a member of a church is an important, and often neglected, part of the Christian life. Yet the trend these days is one of shunning the practice of organized religion and showing a distaste or fear of commitment, especially of institutions.Jonathan Leeman addresses these issues with a straightforward explanation of what church membership is and why it’s important. Giving the local church its proper due, Leeman has built a compelling case for committing to the local body. Read more

An Environment That Sustains Life, Hope, Honor and Destiny!In this powerful, revelation-packed book, Danny Silk describes the significant paradigm shift in church life, government, and relationships that has created and sustained the revival culture at Bethel Church in Redding, California.Through many relevant and true-life stories, the church is revealed as a place of freedom, respect, empowerment, and healthy discipline (not punishment). Culture of Honor challenges the status quo of church leadership structure and presents a refreshing view of the five-fold ministry.Jesus acknowledged this important principle in Matthew 20:25-26:But Jesus called them to Himself and said, 'You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them. Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant.If those with power learn how to empower those around them, then surely it will come to pass that, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.You can apply-today-the truths revealed in this practical yet supernaturally charged set of principles to relationships in your family, workplace, community, ministry, church-wherever you deal with others. Read more