InterVarsity Press Books

Jonathan Walton shows that your place in America is distinct from your place in the family of Jesus. Discover in this fascinating book how the kingdom of God offers true freedom and justice for all.
 

Ashley Hales helps you to live "wholly" and "holy" in the place you find yourself, inspiring you with the stories of her encounters with Jesus amid both the brokenness and the goodness of the suburbs.

Sharing their own experiences as Latinas and leaders, Natalia Kohn Rivera, Noemi Vega Quiñones, and Kristy Garza Robinson examine the lives of 12 women in the Bible who also navigated brokenness and suffering, bicultural identity, and crossing boundaries. They show how to grow in intimacy with God and in influence for his kingdom by living fully into both spiritual and ethnic identities.

Now includes 25 sessions and a built-in leader's guide! You can use pastor Greg Ogden's well-loved workbook to disciple one or two others, as curriculum to lead a small group, or for individual study. Click through for a downloadable sample and special pricing.

Mission researcher Mary Lederleitner shares the real-life experiences of respected women in mission leadership from across the globe, highlighting common experiences, obstacles, solutions, and resilience. She uncovers a set of best practices for leadership that will benefit women, men, and the mission of God.

Pastor Russ Ramsey offers 25 readings ideal for the Christmas season, showing how Christ's story encompasses the whole of the Old Testament and all of human history, and how it unveils God's longsuffering, loving pursuit of his people.

Brian Stiller describes five factors driving the church's vibrant growth in the Global South, from renewed openness to movement of the Holy Spirit to empowerment of indigenous leadership. Discover the surprising story of the global advance of the gospel, and be encouraged that Jesus' witness continues to the ends of the earth.

In this wise, practical book on the refugee and immigrant crises around the world, Kent Annan explores how fear and misunderstanding can motivate our responses to people in need. Instead, he invites us to stories of welcome, laying out simple practices for a way forward across social and cultural divides.

"God has used migration for millennia to achieve his purposes for his people," writes Patrick Johnstone. "He is doing so again in our time." With Dean Merrill, Johnstone explains what's causing today's refugee crisis, explores Christian theology and tradition on migration, and describes how Christians worldwide are ministering to these modern outcasts.

What should Christian witness look like today? Alan Noble shows how the way of Jesus disrupts the culturally reinforced habits that distract and "buffer" us. And he challenges us to follow Jesus toward a life of substantive reflection and deep engagement with others and with our world.