Tom Nelson, a pastor and a ministry president, casts a vision for church ministry that works toward the flourishing of the local community, beginning with its poorest and most marginalized members and leading to a more nuanced understanding of wealth and poverty.
Has the Protestant church--including evangelicalism--veered from its ancient roots? In this book, Kenneth J. Stewart surveys five centuries of church history, showing the rich connections of the Protestant church to early Christianity and claiming a place for evangelicals at the ecumenical table.
God's kingdom is not far away; it is here, now. In this joyful book, Anglican priest and retreat director Chris Webb invites you to live in the reality of God's presence in everyday life. Experience freedom, honesty, community, and a new life of love and service in the broken world.
Award-winning journalist Edward Gilbreath explores the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" 50 years after its publication, showing its profound implications for the church today. Hear the words of a prophetic Christian voice afresh in our time and place.
While society may try to be colorblind, God created us with our ethnic identities--for good. With InterVarsity's ethnicity and evangelism specialist Sarah Shin, discover how your ethnic story can lead to compelling witness and mission.
In J. R. R. Tolkein's characters Gandalf, Frodo, and Aragorn, Philip Ryken (president of Wheaton College) hears echoes of the one who is the true prophet, priest, and king. He offers a literary consideraton of what Christ's threefold office means for your own purpose and calling.
Krish Kandiah (a former IFES staff member) looks afresh at difficult, awkward, and even troubling Bible passages, offering you an awe-inspiring view of God. You'll experience God as other, higher, stranger--at work in unexpected places doing unexpected things.
Pastor Tara Beth Leach offers a stirring call and practical expertise for a new generation of women in ministry. When women teach, preach, lead, evangelize, pastor, and disciple, and when men partner to embolden them, the church's imagination expands to better reflect God's story and hope for the world.
Rich Wyld captures the reality of church life and makes theological truths accessible in a series of clever, cheeky--and genuinely instructive--diagrams. From the Old to the New Testaments, from historical figures to modern-day questions about the Bible, here is a fresh way to think about theology.
Spiritual director (and former InterVarsity staff member) Alice Fryling introduces the Enneagram with questions and meditations to lead you into deeper self-awareness. You'll learn how you can experience God's love more abundantly and extend God's grace to others more fully.