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"A wealthy businessman approaches Jack Morgan, head of Private - the world's largest investigation agency - with a desperate plea to track down his daughter and two grandchildren, who have disappeared without a trace. What at first seems to be a simple missing persons case soon escalates into something much more deadly, when Jack discovers the daughter is being pursued by highly trained operatives. As Jack uncovers more of the woman's backstory,...
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Jephthah – one of the most baffling figures in the Bible. Ultimately, it is a story of child sacrifice. Nothing to do with contemporary Christian life, then, you might think. But you would be wrong, because the Jephthah Inheritance lives on in the missions and church organisations of today. For, just as Jephthah made God a promise that had never been required of him, sacrificing his daughter's life, many missionaries, pastors and full-time Christian...
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A free-spirited American woman unexpectedly finds herself in an "out of the box" international adventure. Once laden in darkness, she begins living the American dream-only to give it all up to go sail the seas, which leads to a "Holy Spirit trail," a quest which takes her deep into the vast jungle. There God opens heaven's door of provision to care for abandoned and abused children in Guatemala.
Through the many twists, turns, and roadblocks of the...
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With input from more than 50 church and mission leaders from 36 nations, The Journey Concept encourages leaders within church and mission movements to move beyond the popular and highly influential strategy models founded in military, industrial-age, and competitive thinking.
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"Walking the Tightrope: Civilian Pastoral Ministry and Armed Forces Chaplaincy" offers an in-depth exploration of the challenges, responsibilities, and blessings that come with a dual vocation as a civilian pastor and military chaplain. Dr. Michael A. Milton, drawing on his extensive experience, unravels the complexities of managing time, family life, and professional obligations in both realms. The book is framed by Paul's biblical admonition for...
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Embracing pilgrimage as a comprehensive image of the Christian life, Mission Bound offers a transformative approach to short-term mission. Although the relationship of pilgrimage to short-term mission has been previously considered, it's been invariably dismissed: understood in terms of personal spirituality while its social applications and biblical images have been overlooked. Transcending the inner journey, pilgrimage is crossing boundaries, following...
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This text, engaging some of the finest scholars in Pentecostal and Evangelical studies, approaches several of the pastoral and academic dynamics that are dear to the thought and practice of Murray W. Dempster. Three overriding themes are addressed, that of biblical and theological studies, peacemaking and the Christian witness, and the nature and work of the church in the broader community. The role of social ethics, the overriding interest of...
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The Mission Matrix surveys the extensive realm of Mission Theology, dissecting its terminology and discerning its profound implications regarding God's mission (missio Dei) primarily from the Protestant mission movement perspective. The reader is invited on a personal journey of growth as a reflective practitioner, fostering integrity, creativity, openness, and curiosity within the realm of mission, scrutinizing the factors that have shaped one's...
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What if I told you that God has a mission for you! A simple, unique and personal mission
unhampered by restrictive structures, systems and policies.
For over 30 years, Pete Cocco has served as a campus minister. He has observed thousands of
students being launched into personal missions from the university campus. In this collection of
stories and lessons learned from campus, he shares how everyone (including you) has a similar
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This is history at its best. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya is readable, informative, gripping, and above all honest. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya helps readers understand the life and role of a missionary through real life examples of missionaries throughout history. We see these men and women as fallible and human in their failures as well as their successes. These great leaders of missions are presented as real people, and not super-saints. This...
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You can't kidnap someone's hope. They were teachers, engineers, nurses, students, and artists from around the world who answered God's call to help Afghan refugees rebuild their lives following decades of war. But as international tensions reached inferno levels in 2001, extremists set out to rid Afghanistan of anyone who posed a threat to Islam and the influence of the Taliban. The Shelter Now International (SNI) humanitarian effort led by Christians...
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What is Christian Worldview? What are the practical applications or ethical implications of Biblical truths? How can Christians influence society? These are the questions which the authors of this volume seek to answer, along with other issues which challenge biblical faith. Through theoretical reflection and suggested practical actions, looking at the Early Church, the Reformation and historical experiences of poverty in Brazil, with a commitment...
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Pastores según el corazón de Dios, de José María Baena Acebal ; es una alusión expresa al texto de Jeremías 3:15, "Os daré pastores según mi corazón, que os apacienten con conocimiento y con inteligencia". El libro explica esos atributos, luego nos guia en una secuencia lógica , motivadora y practica del ministerio pastoral "según el corazón de Dios".
José María Baena Acebal en el libro Pastores según el corazón de Dios se aproxima...
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"There are few Latin American scholars who have been more involved in the churches' mission for so many years and in so many parts of the continent as the author of this book. Samuel Escobar's knowledge of its history, theological thinking, ecclesial diversity, and practical outworking is second to none. The scope of his reading is impressive. His ability to analyse and provoke further thought is outstanding. This is a genuine handbook of Latin American...
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Many years of cross-cultural work in Angola have led Analzira Nascimento, to deeply, rethink mission, especially in countries marked by western colonialization. As you read, be sure to 'recognise' the Spirit who moves people to participate in God's mission in a world marred by suffering and injustice. Imagine Christian mission without the dichotomies of 'us' and 'them', mission which is relational and dialogical. These are some of the questions this...
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In this collection of the author's personal missionary stories, you will cross oceans, learn how to live in other cultures, taste foods that you may never have imagined, find out what it's like to live in the middle of wars and famines, raise four happy children, and see God do miracles that change lives for eternity. You will be face-to-face with fanatical fighters, gangs of thieves, and hopeless people. Your job is to learn how to hear God's directions...
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Do you want to help bring people from all the nations into relationship with Jesus as he intends? Sadly, there are multiple mission approaches today that are ineffective or even counterproductive to reaching that goal. If that concerns you then join this journey through Scripture, mission history, and contemporary experience to find direction to redeem the nations. We will explore what Jesus intended missions to be, what it certainly is not, why it...
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How can we embody the values of love, grace, and justice? As faith communities, how can our collective embodiment of these values shine even brighter? The answers to these questions must always unfold right here, right now, exactly where God has planted us. Neighborhood Churchacts as a resource to inspire churches to become a vibrant and engaging community partner with the families and neighborhoods living around them. The need for transformation...
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Then Jesus came to them and said: All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations... Matthew 28:18-19a.As disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, we face the challenge of the unfinished task of the evangelisation of all nations. There are still many people groups that are yet to be reached with the gospel of salvation. And as members of the body of Christ, we, the people of Christian Missionary...
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Have you ever imagined a trip back in time? Have you ever dreamed of exploring a native village that hasn't changed from its primitive past? Have you ever thought what it might be like to take the Gospel to an unreached people group? Since 1972 Barry Blackstone, a pastor from Maine, has imagined, dreamed, and thought of doing just that again. Those imaginations began with a trip to the deserts of Western Australia (recorded in his published book The...
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