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Fueled by the drive to be bigger and better, the modern church has adopted ideas and principles created in the corporate world. The result is a toxic mix of the spiritual and the secular, where success is measured in numbers and pastors morph into CEO superstars. In short, the church is now modeled on business instead of the Bible. So how do we get back to the essentials of church leadership? - Renowned authors Don Cousins and Bruce Bugbee present an essential guide to rescuing the church from a marketplace mentality. Experiencing LeaderShift offers practical insights for remodeling...

In this groundbreaking work of first-order scholarship, Eric Johnson makes a vitally important contribution to the field of Christian counseling. He first presents a detailed overview and appreciative but critical evaluation of the reigning paradigms in the field of Christian counseling, particularly biblical counseling and integration. Building on their respective strengths, he seeks to move beyond the current impasse in the field and develop a more unified and robustly Christian understanding. Drawing upon the Bible and various Christian intellectual and soul care traditions, and through a...

It is impossible to understand Latin American Pentecostalism without a clear understanding of its origin. Donald Dayton embarks on this task, and accomplishes it with admirable detail. Dayton's investigation focuses on the pre-history of the Pentecostal movement in Latin America. Nevertheless, the reader will discover that much of what has happened in Latin American Pentecostalism could only be understood by exploring those theological roots, which could be summarized in four Christological affirmations: Jesus saves, heals, baptizes with the Holy Spirit, and will come again. Dayton's book...

Leading biblical scholar Mark Allan Powell is convinced that the church must pay much greater attention to the growing Hispanic population in the United States and equip future leaders to minister to Spanish-speaking people. This Spanish edition of Powell's lively, engaging introduction to the New Testament is critical yet faith-friendly, lavishly illustrated, and includes a variety of pedagogical aids. Powell founded and directs the Spanish for Ministry program at Trinity Lutheran Seminary and travels every summer to a different Latin American country to study the native language and...