Baker Books imprint: 897 books
High-Impact Teams
Where Healthy Meets High Performance
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2018
No matter how big an organization, we all do ministry with a team, whether paid or volunteer. Anyone who has been part of a great team knows it's something special. When there is good chemistry, everyone is operating from their sweet spot, the objectives are clear, and kingdom progress is being made,...
Defending Inerrancy
Affirming the Accuracy of Scripture for a New Generation
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
According to the authors, the doctrine of inerrancy has been standard, accepted teaching for more than 1,000 years. In 1978, the famous "Chicago Statement" on inerrancy was adopted by the Evangelical Theological Society, and for decades it has been the accepted conservative evangelical doctrine...
Martin Luther in His Own Words
Essential Writings of the Reformation
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
Though most of the Protestant world can trace its roots back to the Reformation, many people today have only a vague knowledge of Martin Luther's writings. "Didn't he write the Ninety-Five Theses?" Jack Kilcrease and Erwin Lutzer step into this vacuum with a carefully selected collection...
The Jesus Survey
What Christian Teens Really Believe and Why
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Who do Christian teens say Jesus is and what does he mean in their lives? The answers might surprise you. In The Jesus Survey, Mike Nappa shares the groundbreaking results of a nationwide survey of Christian teenagers from sixteen different denominations. He shares his discoveries of how core beliefs...
Getting to the Other Side of Grief
Overcoming the Loss of a Spouse
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1998
This sensitive and biblically oriented book offers a roadmap for bereaved spouses on the journey through grief to resolution. Excellent for pastors, too.
Sexy Christians
The Purpose, Power, and Passion of Biblical Intimacy
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
"Sexy Christians." The phrase sounds like an oxymoron, but God never intended it to be. Sexual fulfillment is, in fact, God's idea. Yet many Christians seem to think the more spiritual they are, the less sexual they will be, and the more sexual they are, the less spiritual they will be....
Free for All (ēmersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith)
Rediscovering the Bible in Community
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
Is our study of the Bible as pure as we think it is? In Free for All, Tim Conder and Daniel Rhodes show how the way we read the Bible is held captive by the dominant culture in which we find ourselves. They aim to expose the cultural authorities that influence our understanding of the Bible and provide...
by Jeffrey Satinover
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1996
A Christian psychiatrist examines the latest research, refuting the alleged genetic basis for homosexuality and assessing the social power homosexuals have gained.
A Disruptive Gospel
Stories and Strategies for Transforming Your City
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Stories Help Readers Impact Their Communities
What would happen in your city if 10 percent more people became vibrant Christians who worked together for the good of the community? Mac Pier knows from firsthand experience that when the gospel invades your city, big things start to happen. For...
Unique
Telling Your Story in the Age of Brands and Social Media
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2012
Today's culture is more connected than any time in history, but all of this connectivity comes with a price. We live in a world that's become cluttered, distracted, and disrupted by social media, with the average person receiving as many as 5,000 messages a day in one form or another. If you're a...
Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience, The
Why Are Christians Living Just Like the Rest of the World?
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2005
Ron Sider asserts that "by their daily activity, most 'Christians' regularly commit treason. With their mouths they claim that Jesus is their Lord, but with their actions they demonstrate their allegiance to money, sex, and personal self-fulfillment."
In this candid and challenging book,...
Christian Teachers in Public Schools
A Guide for Teachers, Administrators, and Parents
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1999
A guide for Christians teaching in public schools to (1) bring their faith to bear on their work and (2) understand the legal issues governing religion and public schools.
Exiles
Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2006
Exiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture presents a biblical, Christian worldview for the emergent church--people who are not at home in the traditional church or in the secular world. As exiles of both, they must create their own worldview that integrates their Christian beliefs with...
by Tim Clinton, Chap Clark
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Youth culture changes rapidly, so those in the position to counsel teens often find themselves ill-informed and ill-prepared to deal with the issues that teens routinely encounter today. The Quick-Reference Guide to Counseling Teenagers provides the answers. It is an A-Z guide for assisting people-helpers--pastors,...