50 Books like Serving with Eyes Wide Open

A Just Mission

by Mekdes Haddis • 2022

The people Western missions aimed to save hold the key to a faith stripped of colonialism.

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🕊️ Missiology 📖 Postcolonial Theology ✈️ Short-Term Missions ⚖️ Restorative Justice 🌍 Global Christianity

A Just Mission 96%

The people Western missions aimed to save hold the key to a faith stripped of colonialism.

by Mekdes Haddis 2022

4.03

128 ratings

🕊️ Missiology 📖 Postcolonial Theology ✈️ Short-Term Missions ⚖️ Restorative Justice 🌍 Global Christianity

Introducing Christian Mission Today

by Michael W. Goheen • 2014

Western-led mission is over. The future is polycentric, holistic, and urban; here is the map.

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📚 Missiology 🌍 Global Christianity 🤝 Holistic Mission 🗣️ Contextualization 🏙️ Urban Mission

Introducing Christian Mission Today Summary

Introducing Christian Mission Today 95%

Western-led mission is over. The future is polycentric, holistic, and urban; here is the map.

by Michael W. Goheen 2014

3.85

224 ratings

📚 Missiology 🌍 Global Christianity 🤝 Holistic Mission 🗣️ Contextualization 🏙️ Urban Mission

When Helping Hurts

by Steve Corbett • 2009

Your help can hurt. A poverty alleviation method that starts with what communities already have.

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🌍 Poverty Alleviation ⛪ Faith-Based Development 🛠️ Asset-Based Development ✈️ Short-Term Missions 🤝 Holistic Ministry

When Helping Hurts 95%

Your help can hurt. A poverty alleviation method that starts with what communities already have.

by Steve Corbett 2009

4.20

14k+ ratings

🌍 Poverty Alleviation ⛪ Faith-Based Development 🛠️ Asset-Based Development ✈️ Short-Term Missions 🤝 Holistic Ministry

Friendship at the Margins

by Christopher L. Heuertz • 2010

The most radical move in Christian mission: stop helping and start befriending.

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🕊️ Missional Theology 🤝 Mutuality In Service ⚖️ Poverty And Justice 🛒 Consumer Ethics 🌍 Postcolonial Mission

Friendship at the Margins 95%

The most radical move in Christian mission: stop helping and start befriending.

by Christopher L. Heuertz 2010

4.18

372 ratings

🕊️ Missional Theology 🤝 Mutuality In Service ⚖️ Poverty And Justice 🛒 Consumer Ethics 🌍 Postcolonial Mission

The Kingdom Unleashed

by Jerry Trousdale • 2018

What multiplying churches in the Global South know about disciple-making that the West forgot.

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🌐 Missiology 📖 Discipleship Models 🌱 Church Multiplication 🌍 Global Christianity 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines

The Kingdom Unleashed 95%

What multiplying churches in the Global South know about disciple-making that the West forgot.

by Jerry Trousdale 2018

4.53

109 ratings

🌐 Missiology 📖 Discipleship Models 🌱 Church Multiplication 🌍 Global Christianity 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines

Contagious Disciple Making

by David Watson • 2014

Strip away Christian culture, ask what people will obey, and the gospel reproduces itself.

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533

🧱 Disciple Making 🌍 Cross Cultural Missions 🌱 Organic Church 🏃 Obedience To God 🤝 Lay Ministry

Contagious Disciple Making 94%

Strip away Christian culture, ask what people will obey, and the gospel reproduces itself.

by David Watson 2014

4.20

533 ratings

🧱 Disciple Making 🌍 Cross Cultural Missions 🌱 Organic Church 🏃 Obedience To God 🤝 Lay Ministry

Loving the City

by Timothy J. Keller • 2016

Four ways the church engages culture. Each is half-right, each is dangerous. The center is ancient.

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242

🏙️ Cultural Engagement 🏗️ Urban Ministry 🌍 Post-Christian Society 🖼️ Image Of God 🌐 Missional Theology

Loving the City 94%

Four ways the church engages culture. Each is half-right, each is dangerous. The center is ancient.

by Timothy J. Keller 2016

4.28

242 ratings

🏙️ Cultural Engagement 🏗️ Urban Ministry 🌍 Post-Christian Society 🖼️ Image Of God 🌐 Missional Theology

Eternity in Their Hearts

by Don Richardson • 1980

Cultures worldwide knew of a Supreme God and a lost sacred book long before missionaries arrived.

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🗺️ Missiology 🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🌍 General Revelation 📖 Missionary Stories 🌏 Evangelism And Culture

Eternity in Their Hearts 94%

Cultures worldwide knew of a Supreme God and a lost sacred book long before missionaries arrived.

by Don Richardson 1980

4.30

4k+ ratings

🗺️ Missiology 🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🌍 General Revelation 📖 Missionary Stories 🌏 Evangelism And Culture

Meet Generation Z

by James Emery White • 2017

No Christian memory, 8-second attention spans, 23% unaffiliated: reaching Gen Z starts from zero.

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🧒 Youth Ministry 🛡️ Apologetics 🌐 Secularism 👶 Generational Analysis 🌍 Missiology

Meet Generation Z 94%

No Christian memory, 8-second attention spans, 23% unaffiliated: reaching Gen Z starts from zero.

by James Emery White 2017

3.89

919 ratings

🧒 Youth Ministry 🛡️ Apologetics 🌐 Secularism 👶 Generational Analysis 🌍 Missiology

Church Shift Revolutionizing Your Faith Church, and Life for the 21st Century

by Sunday Adelaja • 2008

Your church isn't a sanctuary; it's a launchpad. The manual for taking your faith outside.

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🎨 Faith And Culture ⛪️ Missional Church 👑 Kingdom Theology 🧭 Vocational Calling ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Church Shift Revolutionizing Your Faith Church, and Life for the 21st Century Summary

Church Shift Revolutionizing Your Faith Church, and Life for the 21st Century 94%

Your church isn't a sanctuary; it's a launchpad. The manual for taking your faith outside.

by Sunday Adelaja 2008

4.37

144 ratings

🎨 Faith And Culture ⛪️ Missional Church 👑 Kingdom Theology 🧭 Vocational Calling ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Ministries of Mercy

by Timothy J. Keller • 1989

A church that gets its hands dirty with the needy: the theology and plan for mercy ministry.

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🤲 Mercy Ministry 🔄 Transformational Development ⚖️ Church And Justice ✝️ Gospel-Centered 🏃‍♂️ Faith In Action

Ministries of Mercy 94%

A church that gets its hands dirty with the needy: the theology and plan for mercy ministry.

by Timothy J. Keller 1989

4.14

1k+ ratings

🤲 Mercy Ministry 🔄 Transformational Development ⚖️ Church And Justice ✝️ Gospel-Centered 🏃‍♂️ Faith In Action

The Hole in Our Gospel

by Richard Stearns • 2009

Jesus said we'd find him among the hungry and imprisoned. Most of us stopped looking.

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14k+

🏚️ Global Poverty ✝️ Christian Social Action 🙏 Holistic Faith 🤲 Compassion Ministries 🌍 Integral Mission

The Hole in Our Gospel 94%

Jesus said we'd find him among the hungry and imprisoned. Most of us stopped looking.

by Richard Stearns 2009

4.13

14k+ ratings

🏚️ Global Poverty ✝️ Christian Social Action 🙏 Holistic Faith 🤲 Compassion Ministries 🌍 Integral Mission

Toxic Charity

by Robert D. Lupton • 2011

How to stop hurting the people you want to help: swap handouts for dignity and investment.

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5k+

📉 Charity Critique 💰 Microfinance 🏘️ Community Development ✝️ Christian Missions 🏙️ Urban Ministry

Toxic Charity 94%

How to stop hurting the people you want to help: swap handouts for dignity and investment.

by Robert D. Lupton 2011

3.94

5k+ ratings

📉 Charity Critique 💰 Microfinance 🏘️ Community Development ✝️ Christian Missions 🏙️ Urban Ministry

Foolishness to the Greeks

by Lesslie Newbigin • 1986

The West became the hardest mission field the moment it split public facts from private values.

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🗺️ Missiology 🪓 Fact-Value Split 🛡️ Cultural Apologetics 🏛️ Western Secularism ⛪ Missional Church

Foolishness to the Greeks 94%

The West became the hardest mission field the moment it split public facts from private values.

by Lesslie Newbigin 1986

4.24

935 ratings

🗺️ Missiology 🪓 Fact-Value Split 🛡️ Cultural Apologetics 🏛️ Western Secularism ⛪ Missional Church

Paul the Missionary

by Eckhard J. Schnabel • 2008

Paul's methods have been studied for centuries. They weren't what made his mission work.

4.34

🕊️ Apostle Paul 🌍 Missiology ⛪ Early Church 🔧 Missionary Methods 🌏 Contextualization

Paul the Missionary 93%

Paul's methods have been studied for centuries. They weren't what made his mission work.

by Eckhard J. Schnabel 2008

4.34

85 ratings

🕊️ Apostle Paul 🌍 Missiology ⛪ Early Church 🔧 Missionary Methods 🌏 Contextualization

The Beautiful Community

by Irwyn L. Ince Jr. • 2020

The Trinity isn't just a doctrine. It's a blueprint for a church that crosses every barrier.

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⛪ Ecclesiology 🌍 Multiethnic Churches 🔺 Trinitarian Theology 🤝 Racial Reconciliation 🚪 Hospitality

The Beautiful Community 93%

The Trinity isn't just a doctrine. It's a blueprint for a church that crosses every barrier.

by Irwyn L. Ince Jr. 2020

4.20

680 ratings

⛪ Ecclesiology 🌍 Multiethnic Churches 🔺 Trinitarian Theology 🤝 Racial Reconciliation 🚪 Hospitality

Growing Young

by Kara Powell • 2016

Six shifts that fill a church with young adults, proven across hundreds of congregations.

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🧒 Youth Ministry ⛪ Church Leadership 🔄 Congregational Renewal 👵 Intergenerational Church 🌱 Faith Formation

Growing Young 93%

Six shifts that fill a church with young adults, proven across hundreds of congregations.

by Kara Powell 2016

4.14

1k+ ratings

🧒 Youth Ministry ⛪ Church Leadership 🔄 Congregational Renewal 👵 Intergenerational Church 🌱 Faith Formation

Deep and Wide

by Andy Stanley • 2012

From the parking lot to the pulpit: the choices that turn unchurched visitors into regulars.

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🏛️ Church Leadership 🎯 Seeker-Sensitive Ministry 🎤 Sermon Design 🏠 Church Hospitality 🔄 Church Revitalization

Deep and Wide 93%

From the parking lot to the pulpit: the choices that turn unchurched visitors into regulars.

by Andy Stanley 2012

4.28

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Church Leadership 🎯 Seeker-Sensitive Ministry 🎤 Sermon Design 🏠 Church Hospitality 🔄 Church Revitalization

Transformational Groups

by Ed Stetzer • 2014

Community is not a church program. It is the discipleship engine most churches never build.

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151

🏘️ Small Group Ministry ⚙️ Church Systems 📖 Discipleship Models 🤝 Community As Formation 🌱 Leader Development

Transformational Groups 93%

Community is not a church program. It is the discipleship engine most churches never build.

by Ed Stetzer 2014

3.89

151 ratings

🏘️ Small Group Ministry ⚙️ Church Systems 📖 Discipleship Models 🤝 Community As Formation 🌱 Leader Development

Radical

by David Platt • 2010

The American dream promised comfort. The gospel promises something better: a life worth losing.

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🇺🇸 Americanized Christianity ✝️ Costly Discipleship 🌍 Global Missions 🎁 Sacrificial Giving 🏘️ Missional Church

Radical 93%

The American dream promised comfort. The gospel promises something better: a life worth losing.

by David Platt 2010

4.17

70k+ ratings

🇺🇸 Americanized Christianity ✝️ Costly Discipleship 🌍 Global Missions 🎁 Sacrificial Giving 🏘️ Missional Church

The Cross and Christian Ministry

by D.A. Carson • 1993

The Corinthians chased celebrity leaders; Paul gave them a cross and called it power.

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📖 New Testament Exegesis 🐑 Pastoral Leadership ✝️ Gospel Centrality 🧎 Servant Leadership 👁️ Spiritual Discernment

The Cross and Christian Ministry Summary

The Cross and Christian Ministry 93%

The Corinthians chased celebrity leaders; Paul gave them a cross and called it power.

by D.A. Carson 1993

4.31

1k+ ratings

📖 New Testament Exegesis 🐑 Pastoral Leadership ✝️ Gospel Centrality 🧎 Servant Leadership 👁️ Spiritual Discernment

Miraculous Movements

by Jerry Trousdale • 2012

Former imams and donkey cart drivers now lead the fastest Christian growth in history.

4.36

771

🤝 Disciple Making 🌱 Church Planting Movements 🏠 Simple Church 🔥 Persecution And Faith 🌙 Dreams And Visions

Miraculous Movements 93%

Former imams and donkey cart drivers now lead the fastest Christian growth in history.

by Jerry Trousdale 2012

4.36

771 ratings

🤝 Disciple Making 🌱 Church Planting Movements 🏠 Simple Church 🔥 Persecution And Faith 🌙 Dreams And Visions

A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty, Same-Sex Marriage, Racism, Sex Slavery, Immigration, Abortion, Persecution, Orphans and Pornography

by David Platt • 2015

The gospel has a position on abortion, trafficking, race, and marriage. Comfort is not it.

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4k+

🌍 Cultural Engagement 👣 Costly Discipleship 🛡️ Pro-Life Advocacy ⛓️ Human Trafficking 💍 Sexual Ethics

A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty, Same-Sex Marriage, Racism, Sex Slavery, Immigration, Abortion, Persecution, Orphans and Pornography 93%

The gospel has a position on abortion, trafficking, race, and marriage. Comfort is not it.

by David Platt 2015

4.15

4k+ ratings

🌍 Cultural Engagement 👣 Costly Discipleship 🛡️ Pro-Life Advocacy ⛓️ Human Trafficking 💍 Sexual Ethics

Spent Matches

by Roy Moran • 2015

Two billion Christians and still losing. An obedience-first model for small groups that multiply.

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🧭 Disciple Making 🏘️ Missional Church 🌱 Spiritual Formation 👥 Small Group Ministry 🔥 Church Renewal

Spent Matches 93%

Two billion Christians and still losing. An obedience-first model for small groups that multiply.

by Roy Moran 2015

4.07

136 ratings

🧭 Disciple Making 🏘️ Missional Church 🌱 Spiritual Formation 👥 Small Group Ministry 🔥 Church Renewal

Immeasurable

by Skye Jethani • 2017

Romanticism, not Scripture, is behind the church's authenticity obsession. The crash is measurable.

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345

🏛️ Church Leadership 🔄 Leadership Fads 🌀 Postmodernism 🌿 Romanticism 💡 Enlightenment Thought

Immeasurable 93%

Romanticism, not Scripture, is behind the church's authenticity obsession. The crash is measurable.

by Skye Jethani 2017

4.28

345 ratings

🏛️ Church Leadership 🔄 Leadership Fads 🌀 Postmodernism 🌿 Romanticism 💡 Enlightenment Thought

The Purpose Driven Church

by Rick Warren • 1995

Five purposes beat endless programs: a church blueprint that grows from living room to movement.

3.99

4k+

🏛️ Church Leadership 📈 Church Growth 🚪 Seeker-Sensitive Ministry 🌱 Intentional Discipleship 📊 Church Growth Movement

The Purpose Driven Church 93%

Five purposes beat endless programs: a church blueprint that grows from living room to movement.

by Rick Warren 1995

3.99

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Church Leadership 📈 Church Growth 🚪 Seeker-Sensitive Ministry 🌱 Intentional Discipleship 📊 Church Growth Movement

Spiritual Leadership

by J. Oswald Sanders • 1994

Spiritual leadership costs more than secular leadership, and the price begins in private.

4.18

10k+

🏛️ Christian Leadership 🧎 Servant Leadership 🌱 Discipleship 🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 🪨 Character Formation

Spiritual Leadership 93%

Spiritual leadership costs more than secular leadership, and the price begins in private.

by J. Oswald Sanders 1994

4.18

10k+ ratings

🏛️ Christian Leadership 🧎 Servant Leadership 🌱 Discipleship 🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 🪨 Character Formation

Designed to Lead

by Eric Geiger • 2016

Develop leaders across every sphere: the method Jesus used with his own disciples.

4.05

956

🏛️ Church Leadership 🙏 Christian Discipleship 🚀 Leadership Development 🏢 Church Culture 🤝 Mentoring

Designed to Lead 93%

Develop leaders across every sphere: the method Jesus used with his own disciples.

by Eric Geiger 2016

4.05

956 ratings

🏛️ Church Leadership 🙏 Christian Discipleship 🚀 Leadership Development 🏢 Church Culture 🤝 Mentoring

In the Name of Jesus

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1989

Jesus asked Peter three questions before making him a leader. Not one was about results.

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🕊️ Christian Ministry 🧎 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Countercultural Faith 💔 Vulnerable Leadership

In the Name of Jesus 93%

Jesus asked Peter three questions before making him a leader. Not one was about results.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1989

4.31

13k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Ministry 🧎 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Countercultural Faith 💔 Vulnerable Leadership

No Silver Bullets

by Daniel Im • 2017

Five small changes that remake discipleship culture better than any big program overhaul.

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🏛️ Church Leadership 🌍 Missional Church 🔄 Change Management 🌱 Disciple Making 🙏 Spiritual Formation

No Silver Bullets 93%

Five small changes that remake discipleship culture better than any big program overhaul.

by Daniel Im 2017

4.23

312 ratings

🏛️ Church Leadership 🌍 Missional Church 🔄 Change Management 🌱 Disciple Making 🙏 Spiritual Formation

Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth

by Thaddeus Williams • 2020

Today's loudest calls for justice skip the God who defines justice. A diagnostic for Christians.

4.35

1k+

⚖️ Biblical Justice 🔍 Cultural Discernment 🧠 Worldview Analysis 🤝 Race And Faith ✝️ Evangelical Theology

Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth Summary

Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth 93%

Today's loudest calls for justice skip the God who defines justice. A diagnostic for Christians.

by Thaddeus Williams 2020

4.35

1k+ ratings

⚖️ Biblical Justice 🔍 Cultural Discernment 🧠 Worldview Analysis 🤝 Race And Faith ✝️ Evangelical Theology

Having Nothing, Possessing Everything

by Michael Mather • 2018

A pastor stopped tallying what his poor neighborhood lacked. What he found rewrote his calling.

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241

🗺️ Asset-Based Community Development 🏙️ Urban Ministry 💰 Community Economics 🍽️ Radical Hospitality ✊ Faith-Based Organizing

Having Nothing, Possessing Everything Summary

Having Nothing, Possessing Everything 93%

A pastor stopped tallying what his poor neighborhood lacked. What he found rewrote his calling.

by Michael Mather 2018

4.39

241 ratings

🗺️ Asset-Based Community Development 🏙️ Urban Ministry 💰 Community Economics 🍽️ Radical Hospitality ✊ Faith-Based Organizing

Confronting Christianity

by Rebecca McLaughlin • 2019

Why Christianity is more diverse, more scientific, and more feminist than its critics claim.

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7k+

🧬 Christian Apologetics 🌍 Global Christianity 🔬 Faith And Science 📊 Religion And Flourishing 💒 Christian Sexual Ethics

Confronting Christianity 93%

Why Christianity is more diverse, more scientific, and more feminist than its critics claim.

by Rebecca McLaughlin 2019

4.29

7k+ ratings

🧬 Christian Apologetics 🌍 Global Christianity 🔬 Faith And Science 📊 Religion And Flourishing 💒 Christian Sexual Ethics

The Master Plan of Evangelism

by Robert E. Coleman • 1962

Jesus didn't build a movement through mass appeal. He trained twelve ordinary men.

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🧑‍🏫 Disciple Making 📢 Evangelism Methods ✝️ Life Of Christ 🏋️ Cost Of Discipleship 🔥 Spirit Empowerment

The Master Plan of Evangelism 93%

Jesus didn't build a movement through mass appeal. He trained twelve ordinary men.

by Robert E. Coleman 1962

4.12

9k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Disciple Making 📢 Evangelism Methods ✝️ Life Of Christ 🏋️ Cost Of Discipleship 🔥 Spirit Empowerment

Urban Apologetics

by Eric Mason • 2021

Five spiritual movements competing for the Black community, and how the gospel answers each one.

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🛡️ Christian Apologetics ✝️ African American Christianity 🏙️ Urban Ministry ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 📖 Biblical Literacy

Urban Apologetics 93%

Five spiritual movements competing for the Black community, and how the gospel answers each one.

by Eric Mason 2021

4.32

337 ratings

🛡️ Christian Apologetics ✝️ African American Christianity 🏙️ Urban Ministry ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 📖 Biblical Literacy

Faithfully Different

by Natasha Crain • 2022

Secularism is a religion, not neutral space. The tools to think clearly and hold a coherent faith.

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1k+

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🌐 Cultural Engagement 📖 Biblical Worldview 🏛️ Secularism Critique 💭 Faith Deconstruction

Faithfully Different 93%

Secularism is a religion, not neutral space. The tools to think clearly and hold a coherent faith.

by Natasha Crain 2022

4.58

1k+ ratings

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🌐 Cultural Engagement 📖 Biblical Worldview 🏛️ Secularism Critique 💭 Faith Deconstruction

The Dangerous Act of Worship

by Mark Labberton • 2007

The test of worship is not the music but the justice that follows. Most congregations fail.

3.93

340

⛪ Liturgical Theology 🔥 Prophetic Imagination 🌿 Sabbath Keeping ✝️ Radical Discipleship ⚖️ Biblical Justice

The Dangerous Act of Worship 93%

The test of worship is not the music but the justice that follows. Most congregations fail.

by Mark Labberton 2007

3.93

340 ratings

⛪ Liturgical Theology 🔥 Prophetic Imagination 🌿 Sabbath Keeping ✝️ Radical Discipleship ⚖️ Biblical Justice

Biblical Critical Theory

by Christopher Watkin • 2022

The Bible's story fits neither left nor right. It rewrites modern debates from the ground up.

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1k+

📖 Biblical Theology 🔍 Cultural Critique 🏛️ Political Theology 🌐 Faith And Culture 📢 Prophetic Witness

Biblical Critical Theory 92%

The Bible's story fits neither left nor right. It rewrites modern debates from the ground up.

by Christopher Watkin 2022

4.52

1k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Theology 🔍 Cultural Critique 🏛️ Political Theology 🌐 Faith And Culture 📢 Prophetic Witness

A Creative Minority

by Jon Tyson • 2016

Losing the culture war could save the church. Without power, love becomes the only influence left.

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🎨 Cultural Engagement 🏛️ Post-Christendom 📖 Missional Theology 🕊️ Faithful Presence 🤝 Covenantal Community

A Creative Minority 92%

Losing the culture war could save the church. Without power, love becomes the only influence left.

by Jon Tyson 2016

4.33

811 ratings

🎨 Cultural Engagement 🏛️ Post-Christendom 📖 Missional Theology 🕊️ Faithful Presence 🤝 Covenantal Community

The Spirit of Our Politics

by Michael Wear • 2024

Politics is a soul problem, not a strategy problem. The case for spiritual formation as the fix.

4.19

290

🧘 Spiritual Formation 🏛️ Public Discipleship 👑 Kingdom Ethics 🌱 Virtue Formation 🧭 Polarization

The Spirit of Our Politics 92%

Politics is a soul problem, not a strategy problem. The case for spiritual formation as the fix.

by Michael Wear 2024

4.19

290 ratings

🧘 Spiritual Formation 🏛️ Public Discipleship 👑 Kingdom Ethics 🌱 Virtue Formation 🧭 Polarization

Faith Under Fire

by Andrew White • 2011

The Christians who suffer most are often the most joyful. A Baghdad vicar explains why.

4.16

137

⛪ Middle East Christians ⛓️ Persecuted Church ✨ Miracles And Healing 🕊️ Faith In Suffering ☮️ Interfaith Peacemaking

Faith Under Fire 92%

The Christians who suffer most are often the most joyful. A Baghdad vicar explains why.

by Andrew White 2011

4.16

137 ratings

⛪ Middle East Christians ⛓️ Persecuted Church ✨ Miracles And Healing 🕊️ Faith In Suffering ☮️ Interfaith Peacemaking

Gracism

by David A. Anderson • 2007

The biblical case for giving your church's highest honors to the people it usually overlooks.

3.78

373

🕊️ Racial Reconciliation ⛪ Church Inclusion ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🌍 Inclusive Leadership 🤝 Christian Unity

Gracism 92%

The biblical case for giving your church's highest honors to the people it usually overlooks.

by David A. Anderson 2007

3.78

373 ratings

🕊️ Racial Reconciliation ⛪ Church Inclusion ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🌍 Inclusive Leadership 🤝 Christian Unity

48 Laws of Spiritual Power

by Frank Viola • 2022

Forty-eight principles for spiritual leaders: why power that lasts demands humility, not a platform.

4.68

148

🐑 Pastoral Leadership 🙌 Servant Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 👁️ Spiritual Discernment ✝️ Christ-Centered Ministry

48 Laws of Spiritual Power 92%

Forty-eight principles for spiritual leaders: why power that lasts demands humility, not a platform.

by Frank Viola 2022

4.68

148 ratings

🐑 Pastoral Leadership 🙌 Servant Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 👁️ Spiritual Discernment ✝️ Christ-Centered Ministry

Twelve Ordinary Men

by John F. MacArthur Jr. • 2002

Jesus chose twelve ordinary, flawed men. What he saw in them, and why it matters.

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📖 Biblical Biography 🛤️ Discipleship 👐 Servant Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Everyday Faith

Twelve Ordinary Men 92%

Jesus chose twelve ordinary, flawed men. What he saw in them, and why it matters.

by John F. MacArthur Jr. 2002

4.24

8k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Biography 🛤️ Discipleship 👐 Servant Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Everyday Faith

Timothy Keller

by Collin Hansen • 2023

The mentors, authors, and skeptics that shaped the pastor who brought the Bible back to Manhattan.

4.53

3k+

🏙️ Urban Ministry 📜 Reformed Theology 🧠 Intellectual Biography 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Cultural Engagement

Timothy Keller 92%

The mentors, authors, and skeptics that shaped the pastor who brought the Bible back to Manhattan.

by Collin Hansen 2023

4.53

3k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Ministry 📜 Reformed Theology 🧠 Intellectual Biography 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Cultural Engagement

Lead Like It Matters

by Craig Groeschel • 2022

Why some churches overflow with life while others only fill seats. It's not the model.

4.42

986

⛪ Church Leadership 📈 Church Growth 🔭 Vision Casting 👥 Church Culture 🙏 Spiritual Renewal

Lead Like It Matters 92%

Why some churches overflow with life while others only fill seats. It's not the model.

by Craig Groeschel 2022

4.42

986 ratings

⛪ Church Leadership 📈 Church Growth 🔭 Vision Casting 👥 Church Culture 🙏 Spiritual Renewal

Don't Waste Your Life

by John Piper • 2003

A life that counts: how delight in God turns suffering, risk, and work into worship.

4.14

37k+

✝️ Christian Discipleship 📜 Reformed Theology 🎉 Joy In God ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🎲 Risk And Faith

Don't Waste Your Life 92%

A life that counts: how delight in God turns suffering, risk, and work into worship.

by John Piper 2003

4.14

37k+ ratings

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Church leaders face terrain their training never covered. How to adapt without losing your people.

by Tod Bolsinger 2015

4.07

6k+ ratings

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The first millennium of Christianity was mostly African and Asian. A history deliberately erased.

4.28

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📜 Church History 🌍 Global Christianity 🕯️ Early Christianity 🏺 African Christianity 🏯 Asian Christianity

A Multitude of All Peoples 92%

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by Vince L. Bantu 2020

4.28

139 ratings

📜 Church History 🌍 Global Christianity 🕯️ Early Christianity 🏺 African Christianity 🏯 Asian Christianity

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by Paul Copan • 2010

A path to theology that worships, prays, and loves the poor, not just reads books.

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Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God Summary

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A path to theology that worships, prays, and loves the poor, not just reads books.

by Paul Copan 2010

4.03

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Theological Method 🌱 Spiritual Formation ⚖️ Faith And Reason 🙏 Contemplative Theology ✝️ Theology Of The Cross

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