Wisdom from Babylon: Leadership for the Church in a Secular Age (Smith Gordon T.)(Paperback)

Wisdom from Babylon: Leadership for the Church in a Secular Age (Smith Gordon T.)(Paperback)

What does it mean to provide leadership for the church in an increasingly secular context? When religion is privatized and secularism reigns in the public square, Christians are often drawn toward either individualist escapism or constant cultural warfare. But might this context instead offer a

Religious Difference in a Secular Age: A Minority Report (Mahmood Saba)(Paperback)

How secular governance in the Middle East is making life worse--not better--for religious minoritiesThe plight of religious minorities in the Middle East is often attributed to the failure of secularism to take root in the region. Religious Difference in a Secular Age challenges this assessment by

After the Exhibition (Gordon-Smith Dolores)(Paperback)

Jack Haldean expected Lythewell and Askerns' exhibition of church art in Lyon House, London, to be a sedate affair, the last firm to be associated with mystery, violence and sudden death. Or so it seemed - until after the exhibition

Evangelical, Sacramental, and Pentecostal: Why the Church Should Be All Three (Smith Gordon T.)(Paperback)

Evangelical. Sacramental. Pentecostal. Christian communities tend to identify with one of these labels over the other two. Evangelical churches emphasize the importance of Scripture and preaching. Sacramental churches emphasize the importance of the eucharistic table. And pentecostal churches

The Wisdom of Walt: Leadership Lessons from the Happiest Place on Earth (Barnes Jeffrey a.)(Paperback)

Leadership in Administration: A Sociological Interpretation (Selznick Philip)(Paperback)

From the Preface: This essay outlines a perspective for the study of leadership in administrative organizations. It was written in the conviction that more reflective, theoretical discussion is needed to guide the gathering of facts that the diagnosis of troubles. This subject, like the larger

The Gift: How Your Leadership Can Serve Your Church (Green Chris)(Paperback)

Pastors face two temptations when they consider church leadership: one, common in more culturally conservative churches, is simply to preach faithfully and assume that that alone is adequate Christian leadership; the other, common in more culturally contemporary churches, is to apply secular

Execution (Smith Alexander Gordon)(Paperback)

The explosive fifth and final book in the Escape from Furnace series features a shocking showdown!Alex Sawyer has escaped his underground nightmare to discover the whole world has become a prison, and Alfred Furnace is its master. Monsters rule the streets, leaving nothing but murder in their wake

Leadership in the Age of Narcissism: God's Blueprint for Christian Leaders (Bodden Rickardo)(Paperback)

God needs you to lead. This leadership development guidebook offers a practical antidote to the poison of narcissism. It is filled with biblical principles and methods for implementing leadership modeled by Jesus Christ. God wants to develop you into a better representation of him. I believe

Spirit Walk: Study Guide (Smith Laura)(Paperback)

In the Western church, our experience with the Holy Spirit ranges from untethered emotionalism to impersonal intellectualism-but He is neither untethered nor impersonal. The Holy Spirit is the trustworthy third person of the Trinity, and His power is essential to all life transformation and

Sacred and Secular Transactions in the Age of Shakespeare (Brokaw Katherine Steele)(Paperback)

The term 'secular' inspires thinking about disenchantment, periodization, modernity, and subjectivity. The essays in Sacred and Secular Transactions in the Age of Shakespeare argue that Shakespeare's plays present 'secularization' not only as a historical narrative of progress but also as a

Ministry in Three Dimensions - Ordination and Leadership in the Local Church (Croft Steven)(Paperback / softback)

Call for Leadership: Effective Practices of Leaders in the Search for New Wisdom (Zimmerman Marty)(Pevná vazba)

This book describes leadership best practice and

Mysteries of the Lord's Prayer: Wisdom from the Early Church (Gavin Sj John)(Paperback)

The Lord's Prayer contains mysteries generally overlooked by most Christians. For the Fathers of the Church, such mysteries or 'difficulties'-many of which continue to puzzle modern scholars-marked divinely inspired points for prayer and reflection. Saints Cyprian of Carthage, Augustine of Hippo,

Conversations in Black: On Power, Politics, and Leadership (Gordon Ed)(Paperback)

An award-winning journalist envisions the future of leadership, excellence, and prosperity in Black America with this 'urgent and pathbreaking' work (Marc Lamont Hill). Hard-hitting, thought-provoking, and inspiring, Conversations in Black offers sage wisdom for navigating race in a radically

The Leadership Style of Jesus (Youssef Michael)(Paperback)

No matter what leadership arena a person serves in-- whether leading a family, a church, a civic organization, a company-- adopting the leadership example of Jesus will make that person more effective and productive. Leadership is influence, and no leader has had greater influence on the world than

Faith Formation in a Secular Age: Responding to the Church's Obsession with Youthfulness (Root Andrew)(Paperback)

A Top Ten Book for Parish Ministry in 2017, Academy of Parish ClergyThe loss or disaffiliation of young adults is a much-discussed topic in churches today. Many faith-formation programs focus on keeping the young, believing the youthful spirit will save the church. But do these programs have more

Faith in Children (Lamont Ronni)(Paperback)

In most churches, Christian education for children is run by enthusiastic volunteers from the worshipping community. But how much support and training do they receive? Do they get the opportunity to explore and apply principles of child development or current theories of faith development? And to

Wisdom Of Insecurity - A Message for an Age of Anxiety (Watts Alan W)(Paperback / softback)

A classic look at man's search for certainty from the acclaimed expert on Eastern philosophyIn this fascinating book, Alan Watts explores man's quest for psychological security, examining our efforts to find spiritual and intellectual certainty in the realms of religion and

Challenges of Christian Leadership - Practical Wisdom For Leaders, Interwoven With The Author'S Advice (Stott John (Author))(Paperback / softback)

Setting Your Church Free: A Biblical Plan for Corporate Conflict Resolution (Anderson Neil T.)(Paperback)

Offering a practical approach to resolving corporate conflict in the church, this unique resource shows readers how to deal biblically with corporate sin, defeat Satan's attacks, and move forward in freedom with an effective action plan for the

Waiting for Godot/En Attendant Godot (Beckett Samuel)(Paperback)

From an inauspicious beginning at the tiny Left Bank Theatre de Babylone in 1953, followed by bewilderment among American and British audiences, Waiting for Godot has become one of the most important and enigmatic plays of the past fifty years and a cornerstone of twentieth-century drama. As Clive

After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age (Batchelor Stephen)(Paperback)

A renowned Buddhist teacher's magnum opus, based on his fresh reading of the tradition's earliest texts Some twenty-five centuries after the Buddha started teaching, his message continues to inspire people across the globe, including those living in predominantly secular societies. What does it

Myths of Babylon (Jackson J. K.)(Paperback)

Babylonian myths, inherited in Mesopotamia from Sumeria, influenced by the ancient Assyrians represent a pinnacle of human achievement in the period around 1800 BC. Here we find humankind battling with the elements in their Flood myth, a grim creation story and the great Epic of Gilgamesh, one of