recent releases from leadership network publications leadership network publications jossey-bass present thoroughly researched and innovative concepts from leading thinkers practitioners and pioneering churches launched in 1996 the series collectively draws from a wide range of disciplines with individual titles providing perspective on one or more of five primary areas enabling effective leadership encouraging life-changing service building authentic community creating kingdom-centred impact and engaging cultural and demographic realities beyond megachurch myths scott thumma and dave travis foreword by rick warren drawing on extensive broad-based and well-designed research as well as stories and anecdotes this provocative book dispels popular myths about the faults of the megachurch discover why these churches are thriving what their members say about them and why they have many valuable lessons to teach smaller churches 224 pages from jossey-bass 269211 hardback cc cl koorong s pr
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author feature eugene h peterson dr eugene h peterson born 1932 is a pastor scholar author and poet he has written nearly thirty influential books but is best known for the message his contemporary paraphrase of the bible peterson was a founding pastor of christ our king presbyterian church in bel air maryland and professor emeritus of spiritual theology at regent college in vancouver working the angles eugene peterson eugene peterson calls the attention of pastors to three basic activities that are pivotal to their ministry prayer reading scripture and giving spiritual direction he appeals for a renewed commitment to these essentials and challenges pastors to abandon preoccupation with status and managerial success 192 pages from eerdmans 33160 paperback pas ge koorong s price $19.95 spiritual theology #3 the jesus way eugene peterson in this insightful analysis of authentic spirituality eugene peterson contrasts the `way of the lord as modelled by old testament prophets and per
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author feature john macarthur mark dever john macarthur the author of numerous best-selling books that have touched millions of lives is pastor-teacher of grace community church in sun valley california and president of the master s college and seminary he is also president of grace to you the ministry that produces the international radio program grace to you and a host of print audio and internet resources mark dever ph.d cambridge is senior pastor of capitol hill baptist church in washington d.c and executive director for 9marks ministries dr dever has contributed to several books on church health and church leadership and is a visiting professor at beeson divinity school the southern baptist theological seminary and trinity evangelical divinity school in deerfield il the master s plan for the church revised and updated john macarthur in today s church leadership often seems to emphasise slick celebrity and managerial technique in response renowned bible teacher john macarthur has
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author feature norman geisler john stott dr norman geisler is author or co-author of over sixty-eight books and hundreds of articles he has taught at the university and graduate level for forty-eight years and has spoken or debated in all fifty us states and in twenty-five countries he holds a ph.d in philosophy and is the co-founder and long-time dean of southern evangelical seminary in charlotte north carolina rev dr john stott is known worldwide as a bible teacher writer pastor and mission-leader and is the author of many bestselling books he is rector emeritus of all souls church langham place london president of the london institute for contemporary christianity and founder-president of the langham partnership international he was awarded the cbe in the queen s 2006 new year honours the big book of bible difficulties norman geisler and thomas howe this essential apologetics resource offers clear and concise answers to over 800 questions raised by critics and sceptics about diffic
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author feature james montgomery boice buy 2 get 1 free james montgomery boice 19382000 was the pastor of tenth presbyterian church in philadelphia the teacher on the bible study hour radio program and chairman of the board of city centre academy he held a b.d from princeton theological seminary and a th.d from the university of basel in switzerland in addition to authoring numerous journal articles he was the author and editor of many best-selling books and commentaries the expositional commentary series james montgomery boice the expositional commentary series combines careful scholarship and clear communication in a verse-by-verse and section-bysection reading of various biblical texts combining thoughtful interpretation with contemporary insight for daily living james montgomery boice explains the meaning of the text and relates the text s concerns to the church christianity and the world in which we live whether used for devotions preaching or teaching this authoritative and thou
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