This ESBT volume addresses core questions about spiritual identity, examining the nature of the people of God from Genesis to Revelation through the lens of being created and formed in God's image. Benjamin Gladd argues that living out God's image means serving as prophets, priests, and kings, and he explains how God's people function in these roles throughout Scripture.
Annotation:With Israel's exodus out of Egypt, God established a pattern for the salvation of all his people--Israel and the nations--through Jesus Christ. In this ESBT volume, L. Michael Morales examines three redemption movements in Scripture: the exodus out of Egypt, the second exodus foretold by the prophets, and the new exodus accomplished by Jesus.
The church is experiencing a leadership crisis.
What can we do to prevent pastors from leaving the ministry?
For every celebrity pastor exiting the ministry in the spotlight, there are many more lesser-known pastors leaving in the shadows. Pastor and best-selling author Paul David Tripp argues that lurking behind every pastoral failure is the lack of a strong leadership community. Tripp draws on his decades of ministry experience to give churches twelve gospel principles necessary to combat this leadership crisis. Each of these principles, built upon characteristics such as humility, dependency, and accountability, will enable new and experienced leaders alike to focus their attention on the ultimate leadership model: the gospel.
In The Emotionally Healthy Leader, bestselling author Peter Scazzero shows leaders how to develop a deep, inner life with Christ, examining its profound implications for surviving stress, planning and decision making, building teams, creating healthy culture, influencing others, and much more.
Recommended in the Digging Deeper podcast, December 2021. Mentioned by the author, Michael Reeves, in his sermon from March 21, 2021 - and frequently recommended in the rest of the Glory of Christ sermon series.
A forty day inspirational journey into biblical leadership lavishly illustrated with pictures of Bedouin whose insights bring color and life to passages on shepherd leadership.
Recommended in "The Gift Of The Sabbath Law" sermon by Randy Pope, Fall 2023 - the Digging Deeper podcast, Fall 2023 - and "The Importance Of Rest And Perspective" sermon by Randy Pope, Summer 2021.
Highly recommended by Jeff Norris. Mentioned in staff meetings, elder meetings and congregational meetings - winter 2022. This is a shorter option for the larger book, Dynamics of Spiritual Life by Richard Lovelace which was also mentioned and recommended.
Recommended by Jeff Norris, Winter 2022. The shorter version of this book that Jeff quoted from is Renewal As A Way Of Life by Richard Lovelace - also available on this web store.
For over forty years, this well-loved book has helped Christians understand the spiritual movement they are a part of and guided leaders in planting and pastoring churches. This expanded edition features a new foreword by Timothy Keller.
Who's Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back? By Jim Davis
Recommended in the Digging Deeper podcast and the 10 Commandments sermon series - Fall 2023