Baker Books imprint: 897 books
Faith for Exiles
5 Ways for a New Generation to Follow Jesus in Digital Babylon
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2019
Discover What's Working and Find Hope
Negative perceptions. Church dropouts. Prodigals and nomads. It's easy to get discouraged by all that's going wrong when it comes to Christianity and the emerging generation. Yet what's going right? In fact, signs of hope are springing up all around. In Faith...
The Habits of Highly Effective Churches
Being Strategic in Your God-Given Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2000
George Barna reveals nine critical habits proven to make a church an effective local body. The Habits of Highly Effective Churches dispels popular myths and wrong beliefs as to what constitutes a thriving church in today's society and is an excellent resource for ministry leaders who are seeking or willing to re-evaluate and restructure a church.
by George Barna
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2002
According to the author, America has more unchurched people than the entire populations of all but 11 of the world's 194 nations! Based on research among several thousand unchurched people, the book discusses their values, attitudes, beliefs, religious practices, demographics, life goals, and spiritual...
America at the Crossroads
Explosive Trends Shaping America's Future and What You Can Do about It
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Today's Most Troubling Trends about Faith and Culture in America
We live in a tumultuous time. Upheavals and reversals in culture, popular opinion, morality, race relations, socioeconomic status, and so much more have entire generations feeling off balance or out of touch. How do we keep pace...
Real Teens
A Contemporary Snapshot of Youth Culture
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2001
They are the digital generation, the Mosaics, a new wave of connected and decidedly upbeat young people who are anxious to make a positive difference in the world around them. Skepticism--once the hallmark of Generation X--is waning as the prevalent attitude among teens. As teens change, so must our...
by George Barna
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 1997
One of the most difficult tasks facing any church leader is the issue of raising funds. It's not that we don't realize that tithing and giving are biblical issues; God's Word is full of strong statements about the stewardship of money. But how does a pastor convey God's heart for stewardship? Literally,...
by George Barna, Harry R. Jr. Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2005
Throughout our nation, hundreds of vibrant African-American churches are leading people to deep, life-changing spiritual transformations. With visionary leadership, powerful worship, challenging faith formation strategies, and a strong sense of community and mission, these churches form the backbone...
Hope for the Prodigal
Bringing the Lost, Wandering, and Rebellious Home
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
The statistics are sobering: between 80 and 90 percent of kids who have grown up in the church are leaving the church after age eighteen. Children slipping away into a culture that tells them the Bible isn't true, sin is no big deal, God isn't real, or there are many ways to get into heaven. Whether...
The Power of Together
Discover the Christian Life You've Been Missing
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
An Invitation to Deeper, More Joyful, and Rewarding Relationships with God and Others
None of us is lovable all of the time. People are unreasonable, arguments flare, feelings are hurt. And no one can make us feel worse than those closest to us. It's easy to fall into the trap of closing ourselves...
by John L. Mayshack
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1979
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1979
These sermon outlines include all the essentials a pastor needs to get to the heart of the message.
Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus : Volume 2
Theological Objections
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2000
Respectful, thoroughly documented answers to twenty-eight of the weightiest theological objections progressively reveal how belief in Jesus is deeply rooted in Jewish concepts and teaching.
The Ride of Your Life
What I Learned about God, Love, and Adventure by Teaching My Son to Ride a Bike
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
We can all remember the first time we learned to ride a bike. That terrible thrill when we first realized Dad had let go of the seat and we were on our own. That first crash and the skinned knees. The life of a Christian is a lot like that. We want to experience the freedom we're promised, so we take...
by Joel C. Hunter
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2008
Conservative spokesman, author, and pastor Dr. Joel C. Hunter forges a new path with A New Kind of Conservative. Hunter takes a provocative look at how faith and politics have interacted in America, giving civic-minded people a balanced and biblically-based approach to political involvement. The author...
A Different Kind of Happiness
Discovering the Joy That Comes from Sacrificial Love
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
How to Love When You Don't Feel Like Loving
Everywhere we look, we see evidence that love is in short supply. Terrorists and political corruption, school shootings and troubled marriages, impatient online sniping and character assassination--all point to the fact that we do not know how to...