Discusses how a church can support and empower its children and young people while setting boundaries and expectations. Encourages the emphasis of a commitment to learning on the part of youth. Promotes instilling positive values and nurturing a positive identity in youth.
Using as its hook the life of Jesus, this book details the ways in which Jesus lived a disciplined life and healthy existence and illustrates the ancient truth: "Being cheerful (is like a medicine that) keeps you healthy.
We think about being friendly on Sunday morning at church, but are we friendly and kind out in our community? ... It is hard to know just what to say to motivate people to create a culture of radical hospitality.
Our concept of the family requires an overhaul. The editor makes clear that the biblical concept of covenant works as well for the family as it does for the family of God.
A long-time Baptist pastor with a wealth of experience as an interim draws upon that experience to offer insights into church conflict resolution.
God's Prescription for a Healthy Christian
In this newly revised edition, fresh arguments have been added (for example on expositional preaching, about the nature of the gospel, on complementarianism), illustrations have been updated, appendices have been changed, and cover has been ...
"Hope is not a sedative; it is a shot of adrenaline, a blood transfusion." Through clever word pictures like this, best-selling author and former pastor Warren Wiersbe preaches the same message Peter preached so long ago.
Have you ever wondered whether you are truly saved?
—Matthew Burstein You have to keep going even when you want to quit. Holocaust survivor Corrie Ten Boom said, “If you look at the world, you'll be distressed. If you look within, you'll be depressed. But if you look at Christ, ...
This revised edition includes two new chapters; updated material on prayer, missions, evangelism, and the gospel; and a foreword by H. B. Charles Jr.