Baker Books imprint: 897 books
Witchcraft
Exploring the World of Wicca
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1996
This introduction to contemporary witchcraft and neopaganism shows you what witches themselves say they believe, what the Bible says about witchcraft, and philosophical holes in the worldview of witches.
From Good to Grace
Letting Go of the Goodness Gospel
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
Many women feel as if they do not do enough and are not enough. They're always trying hard to be good: a good friend, mom, wife, Christian, employee, or ministry leader, hoping for that "atta-girl" from God. With compelling illustrations from her own life, Christine Hoover leads readers...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1997
This is what pastors reach for when planning worship services, including baptisms, weddings, funerals, and the Lord's Supper. Over 200 articles by well-known ministry leaders.
A New Kind of Big
How Churches of Any Size Can Partner to Transform Communities
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
There's a growing desire among believers to reach beyond the walls of their churches to impact communities for God. But when the average church size hovers around 150 members and the problems of even midsized cities seem insurmountable, how can we hope to make a difference?
A New Kind of Big...
The Shape of Preaching
Theory and Practice in Sermon Design
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2007
Many pastors are just too busy to fellow the latest theories on preaching and sermon form. In The Shape of Preaching, Dennis M. Cahill seeks both to educate the working pastor on the current issues of sermon design and enable them to use this design in a way that can change their preaching.
After...
Restoring All Things
God's Audacious Plan to Change the World through Everyday People
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
It's easy to get discouraged by the headlines. It can often feel as if God has left the building, like we are on our own. We want to believe God's promises to us, and we search for signs of his continuing restoration of the world in which we live. Now, with passion and heart, two leading experts on...
Be You. Do Good.
Having the Guts to Pursue What Makes You Come Alive
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
Almost anyone you ask would say that they want to do work that matters. Yet many people do not feel like they are actively making a difference in the world. Others may feel a sense of calling but lack either the courage or the supportive community to carry it out. But if God created each of us on...
Raising World Changers in a Changing World
How One Family Discovered the Beauty of Sacrifice and the Joy of Giving
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Almost any parent you asked would tell you that they want their children to be happy, successful adults. But many of us forget (or never knew to begin with) that lasting personal joy is not necessarily found the way the world says it is--through reaching a certain socioeconomic status, having a certain...
Leading from the Inside Out
The Art of Self-Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2000
Encourages and equips those in authority to master self-leadership principles and realize their full leadership potential.
The Younger Evangelicals
Facing the Challenges of the New World
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2002
Robert E. Webber has led worship workshops in every major city in the United States and Canada. Through his conversations and contacts with a network of emerging church leaders he calls the "younger evangelicals," Webber sees how this new generation and their style of leadership is bringing...
Here I Am (RenewedMinds)
Now What on Earth Should I Be Doing?
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2005
Struggling to discern God's call is not uncommon. Many people wrestle with understanding what God has planned for them. Here I Am solves part of the mystery by distinguishing between one's shared vocation and particular life stations. Stations include jobs, situations, and relationships, and they...
Churches That Make a Difference
Reaching Your Community with Good News and Good Works
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2002
Churches over the past generations have been weakened by a failure to meet both the physical and spiritual needs of their communities. Many have adopted a narrow vision, focusing on only one aspect of ministry. But in today's environment of faith-based opportunities many Christians are eager to start...
Hipster Christianity
When Church and Cool Collide
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Insider twentysomething Christian journalist Brett McCracken has grown up in the evangelical Christian subculture and observed the recent shift away from the "stained glass and steeples" old guard of traditional Christianity to a more unorthodox, stylized 21st-century church. This change...
Prodigals and Those Who Love Them
Words of Encouragement for Those Who Wait
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
Ruth Bell Graham knew about prodigals--two of her five children were spiritual wanderers. This is not a "how to" book that dispenses easy advice on ways to win back a prodigal. Instead, it is a collection of readings one woman turned to for comfort when her children wandered from God. It...