Baker Books imprint: 897 books
Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century
A Comprehensive Guide for New Churches and Those Desiring Renewal
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2004
If the church is to thrive in the twenty-first century, it will have to take on a new form as it ministers to the 120 million unchurched people in the United States. Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century is still virtually the only available text on church planting in North America and beyond.
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by George Barna
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2013
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...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
This substantial resource offers pastors and church leaders practical insight into the daily issues of running a church. Conceived and compiled by the editors of Leadership journal, this book covers the full spectrum of ministry practice. Readers will learn about perennial topics such as time management,...
Church That Works
Your One-Stop Resource for Effective Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2004
The expertise of veteran church consultant and best-selling author Gary McIntosh is now available in an easily portable format. McIntosh offers readers his invaluable insights on the church in order to help leaders make their churches more effective. It's just like hiring your own church consultant,...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
Many have heard of the emerging church, but few people feel like they have a handle on what the emerging church believes and represents. Is it a passing fad led by disenfranchised neo-evangelicals? Or is it the future of the church at large?
Now available in trade paper, An Emergent Manifesto of Hope...
High-Tech Worship?
Using Presentational Technologies Wisely
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2004
Increasing numbers of churches today use high-tech tools such as videos and PowerPoint presentations in their worship services. But without wisdom, those tools can turn their services more into entertainment than worship. How can churches use technology to communicate meaning instead of seducing people...
by Ken Sande, Kevin Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
Ken Sande, author of the bestselling classic The Peacemaker, has long been a trusted resource on the topic of conflict resolution. In Resolving Everyday Conflict, Sande distills his message to the essentials, quickly equipping readers with the tools they need to bring peace to their relationships....
Strategic Church
A Life-Changing Church in an Ever-Changing Culture
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2012
Today's church world is complex, with an array of church and leadership models that can cause confusion rather than bring clarity. It's no wonder that some leaders can lose sight of the church they is commissioned to build. Strategic Church will help pastors and leaders refocus on visioning and building...
Strategic Vision
Embracing God's Future for Your Church
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013
Vision is both real and definable. Strategic vision combines real and definable factors that, when mixed wisely and effectively, propels a church forward! Strategic Vision provides a clear set of directives and expectations with which an entire church strategy can be framed. The first step in forming...
by Ted Engstrom, Paul Cedar
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2011
What do compassionate leaders with years of experience have to say to leaders of today? What does Christ's example show us about leadership? What are the perils and pitfalls that can ensnare young Christian leaders? In Compassionate Leadership, Ted Engstrom and Paul Cedar bring their considerable...
The God Guarantee
Finding Freedom from the Fear of Not Having Enough
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
"Not enough" is the theme of our day. Fear, scarcity, and inequality dominate the media cycle and are constant companions in our culture. While 74 percent of Americans believe in God, we can feel our world changing in ways that simply seem out of control. We want to cling to a sovereign...
Leaders on Leadership (The Leading Edge Series)
Wisdom, Advice and Encouragement on the Art of Leading God's People
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 1998
How does a Christian lead? By following today's secular business models, or by simply studying the life of Christ and pursuing a servant-based style? In this insightful, practical book, George Barna has pulled together some of today's top Christian leaders to talk about the subject of Christian leadership....
Disciple-Making Pastor, The
Leading Others on the Journey of Faith
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
Christ commanded the church to make disciples, to produce people who love and obey God, bear fruit, and live with joy. The crisis at the heart of the church is that we often pay lip service to making disciples, but we seldom put much effort behind doing it. For the pastor who is ready to put words...
Missional Small Groups (Allelon Missional Series)
Becoming a Community That Makes a Difference in the World
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Small groups are a great place to connect with other churchgoers, but many wonder, is this all there is? Is sitting in a living room, talking about a book or watching a video the extent of what we can do together? Isn't being a Christian community about something more than this?
Pastor and...