From the perspective of this on-the-ground experience in different cultures he helps us sort out the many competing claims for various English Bible translations. By giving us a better understanding of the process of translation, Brunn helps us read and understand Scripture more clearly. He demonstrates how the variety of translations enables us to grasp more fully the meaning of the biblical text. This clear, readable and informative work will be of special interest to pastors, undergraduate and seminary students, missionaries, Bible translators, Bible study leaders and anyone involved in Christian ministry.

    Both exist for the glory of God and the spreading of the Gospel. Limited Church: Unlimited Kingdom seeks to reclaim the simple, transformational, and global mission revealed in Scripture for both the church and the family. Rob Rienow shares from a heart for ministry and gives significant insight based on his ministry experience as well as the experiences of others. His motivation for writing this books is to see churches and families have a lasting impact on future generations. He begin the work by setting a solid foundation on the sufficiency of Scripture followed by another vital section on the lost doctrine of jurisdiction. Rienow continues by sharing God's mission for the local church and the family followed by an excellent section on uniting the church and family in the Great Commission. Each chapter ends with discussion questions, making this an ideal read for a ministry team, small group study, or seminary class.

    . .but don’t know where to start? Then you definitely need Bible Guides for Life: Bible 101! Have you ever read the same few verses over and over again, not understanding what they mean? Have you had trouble finding the verses you were looking for? Does the Bible sometimes seem overwhelming, confusing, and dry? Don’t worry: You’re not alone, and this book can help. It’s an easy-to-understand reference that gives you an overview of all 66 Bible books, improves your knowledge of Bible words and doctrines, and makes the Word of God come to life.

    We want to love and be loved; and we know that genuine relationships make our lives rich. But somehow living in community always ends up being harder than we thought. This nine-lesson small group study helps participants learn how the Spirit shapes diverse people into a Christ-centered community that reflects Jesus to a watching world. Each lesson is self-contained, featuring clear teaching from Scripture, and requires no extra work outside of the group setting. The self-explanatory Leader's Guide equips small group leaders with discussion questions and other helps in explaining and applying the material. Designed for: * Pastors and leaders who want to grow gospel-shaped community in their churches and ministries. * Church-planters who want to build gospel-shaped community in the churches they start. * Students and campus ministers who are looking to live out the gospel in their student communities. * Christians who want to grow relationships formed around the gospel. Small group leaders who are looking for content that teaches diverse groups of people about gospel-shaped community. * Missionaries who are looking for simple material to disciple new Christians in how to have to live in a gospel-centered community. A World Harvest Mission Small Group

    Our cities and our world have changed. In our missional focus to reach the city, we have realized our inability to reach the entire urban context—specifically the individuals that don’t fit into the majority culture. Somehow it has been accepted to do ministry and create disciples, while ignoring certain portions that aren’t as accessible; they were quarantined and unseen.Now, however, it’s impossible to ignore what is quickly taking over. This new urban – the dense and diverse – is transforming and shaping our culture, society and neighborhoods. As leaders, we’d be foolish to make our mission anything other than the city in its entirety- beautiful parts and complicated. There’s no more looking the other way.That is why In Plain Sight seeks to develop a holistic strategy for discipling America’s true urban: those in plain sight.This free resource includes:• A wholistic strategy for making disciples• A primer for discipleship in your group of church• Insights and perspectives that will shake the status quo• A how-to manual on reaching people you have previously overlooked

    Given, that is, by God who is the author of life, and time, and talent, and all creation. Life is God’s gift. So is time, the form in which life passes from cradle to grave, from birth to judgment. How shall we use life and time through the fleeting hours that we have them? What will we do with the talents implanted in each of us by God? Why has He given each of us just that unique combination of skills and potential which makes every human being different from every other? How should we use the goods our efforts acquire? Is all that we earn ours to use as we please? If not, how much may we keep for ourselves? What do we owe the Lord, and our neighbor?These and similar questions come to focus in the term “stewardship.” We invite you to explore with us the meaning of stewardship as taught by the Scriptures. We urge you to react to what is said, and to search the Bible for yourself to see if what we urge upon you is true. And we suggest that you discuss stewardship with friends, in Bible study groups, and church societies.All because we believe that stewardship is what the Christian life is all about.“Stewardship is the primary human activity that reveals God’s image within us. Stewardship is an activity that leads us to an identity. We do what God wants us to do so that we can be­come who he wants us to be. As we journey with him, using his gifts according to his intentions, he changes us and the world around us to more perfectly reflect his grace, justice, and truth.In Faithful in All God’s House, Lester DeKoster and Gerard Berg­hoef define stewardship as ‘willed acts of service that, not only make and sustain the fabric of civilization and culture, but also develop the soul.’ The authors contend that ‘while the object of work is destined to perish, the soul formed by daily decision to do work carries over into eternity.’ As we allow God to use us to change the world, he is quietly but continually conforming us to his likeness.