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Is your church membership dwindling? Are you growing only at the expense of a smaller church? It's time to reexamine your methods of discipleship. But how do you effectively disciple an entire body? It's not about making converts. The responsibility falls to every believer in your fellowship to create intentional followers of Christ, who in turn create other intentional followers. The secret is in your small groups. Discover a new vision for what the church can be by challenging how you create disciples. Also available from NavPress: Real-Life Discipleship Training Manual.

This ten-week guide from the Navigators offers vision and practical instruction for befriending and ministering to the people in your neighborhood. It brings heady missionary concepts down to earth and helps you identify and cultivate the redemptive possibilities in the place you live.

He alone is sufficient. He is enough.Becoming a Woman Whose God Is Enough will help you understand how God desires to bless you with His fullness and will teach you to depend on Him completely. Through this 11-session Bible study, you will learn to turn from worldly satisfactions to a life of contentment, from selfishness to humility, and from unbelief to rich fellowship with God.No matter where you are in life, bestselling author Cynthia Heald will help you lay aside your self-sufficiency and embrace the woman God created you to be. As you grow to depend on the Lord, you'll learn the joys of giving God control, waiting on Him with contentment, and humbly trusting Him.

"If the Bible were written today, it would read like The Message." --Leith Anderson, president emeritus of the National Association of EvangelicalsExperience firsthand the relevance and directness of the stories that motivated believers to change the course of history. Perfect for confirmation, baptism, graduation, or other special occasions, The Message Outreach Edition, Large Print is a great Bible to give to anyone who may be reading the Bible for the first time. The Message is the perfect first Bible, presenting Scripture in conversational English.Popular features include: Large-print font"The Story of the Bible in Five Acts"MapsTopical Verse Guide

Create a Rich Relationship with Your TeenParenting a teen can be exasperating. It's an immense privilege and a daunting responsibility to prepare a child for adulthood. Your masterpiece-in-the-making craves independence while desperately (and sometimes secretly) needing you to guide his or her unique strengths, talents, and personality.Many parents only offer rules that may have worked bet-ter at younger ages. Now more than ever, your teen needs your time, heart, conversations, and love.In Parenting beyond the Rules, discover how to paint a canvas that will be enjoyed over a lifetime: a relationship with your unique and wonderful teen. Are you ready to pick up your brush with confidence?

The history of Israel is filled with stories of corrupt kings, a divided kingdom, and exile. However, God's sovereignty shines through as He uses broken people to achieve His purposes. The books of 1 and 2 Kings center around the climax of the great overarching history of a world created by God and of a particular people in it who were handpicked by Him. This Navigator Bible study follows the chronological events of Israel's eventual downfall while teaching valuable lessons about God's will and character. Series Copy: Christians have a lifelong goal: to become like Christ. This involves change, and change isn't always easy. But the more a person knows of God's purposes for him or her, the more that person can experience His joy and participate in His plan. The LifeChange series of Bible studies on books of the Bible can help you grow in Christlikeness through a life-changing encounter with God's Word. You'll benefit in these important ways: * You'll gain a firm understanding of the book--its historical context, purpose, structure, and meaning* You'll apply its powerful, relevant wisdom to needs and issues you're currently working through* You'll acquire personal study skills and a thirst to return to the book and go deeper into its life-transforming truths

Do you actually need church to have a relationship with God?Many women who believe in God have a complicated relationship with the Church. Statistics show that women are leaving their churches in droves. Although these women desire a close relationship with God, the imperfect churches of their pasts hinder them from having their deep spiritual longings met today.In Reason to Return, Ericka Andersen delves into the reasons why many women are leaving the Church. With gentle insight and thoughtful research, she invites Christian women who have been absent from the Church--either physically or spiritually--to rediscover an important piece of their faith that has been missing.Whether apathy, the pandemic, or past hurt took you away from church, if you are one of these women, it's time to reclaim this part of your life. Bypass the obligations of religion and dive into a deeper, more satisfying life in Jesus. Reignite your faith and move closer to the best life God has for you. The church of your past doesn't have to be the church of your future.

Have you ever felt in over your head? When Eric Peterson became the pastor of a brand-new church, he quickly and wisely turned to his dad for guidance. Eugene Peterson, author of more than thirty books including his bestselling memoir The Pastor and his groundbreaking Bible The Message, here reflects on pastoral ministry in all its complexity--from relationships to administration to the sheer audacity of leading God's people in a particular place. This is Eugene Peterson at his best--lifelong wisdom written with deep love.As the reader, you will glimpse into the tender, witty, personal side of Eugene mentoring his own son. These intimate letters will be treasured by all who read, and applicable to church leaders around the globe.Purchase individually or together with Letters to a Young Congregation as a memorable gift for a church leader or seminary graduate.

What Lies Ahead for Christians and the World?If you follow the works of bestselling authors Malcolm Gladwell, Faith Popcorn, Daniel Pink, and other trend forecasters, you'll appreciate learning about the more than 25 rings of fire that lie ahead for Christians and the world. In the face of eruptive and disruptive changes in technology, communications, bioethics, and beyond, how do we fight fire with fire, not only catching up to our culture but also leading our friends and neighbors toward God?No one has done more to startle the church from its slumber than Len Sweet, and no one has equipped the church as effectively. This is a benchmark book from a seminal leader of the modern evangelical movement.More than 25 game-changing and century-defining "rings of fire"Stimulating questions for reflection and discussion from scholar and pastor Mark Chironna

Great answers start with great questions.People remember what they discover for themselves far more than what others tell them. A great question can mean the difference between exchanging information and discovering deeper meaning.In How to Ask Great Questions, you'll learn when and how to ask effective questions and how to promote follow-up discussions that will lead from thoughtful conversations to life application. Ideal for small-group leaders, Sunday school teachers, and anyone who regularly leads group discussions or committee meetings.How to Ask Great Questions will equip you tobuild relationships between group membershelp people unpack a passage of Scripture or another bookdraw out opinions, feelings, and assumptionsdeepen discussions with intentional focusguide people in applying the Bible to their livesfacilitate problem-solving and decision-making in group settingsTransform a gathering of acquaintances into a community of friends.

"We desire to be transformed, to grow more and more like Christ. But for many of us, our strategies for change don't work. We misperceive God as a judgmental Father, leaving us demoralized and paralyzed by shame. Stumbling toward Wholeness offers a new strategy for spiritual growth and life transformation: regularly returning to the arms of a kind and loving Father. There are many books that explore the parable of the Prodigal Son, but few approach it with the personal vulnerability and psychological insight of Andrew Bauman. Andrew shows how taking the time to identify with each of the brothers in this story can help us come to terms with our own brokenness and the need for God revealed in it. We discover a process of change that applies to each of us and a healing journey that moves us toward the likeness of the Father in how we love the people around us and address the pain others have caused us."--Amazon.

"I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of." (10:6) The book you're holding in your hands can help you experience the power of truth--of life--in an indescribable, unbelievable new way. Read what John witnessed as he walked alongside Jesus, the man who has had the greatest impact of all time upon our world--a man whose message of raw truth, pure love, and clear purpose just might radically change your life. Eugene H. Peterson's modern translation The Message: The Gospel of John brings John's message of transforming hope and life directly to you in American English. After reading the gospel of John, take a moment to read "God's Destiny for Your Life," a special bonus chapter by Max Lucado.

White and stark against the horizon, an iceberg reveals nothing about what is hidden below the waterline, the same way we offer only small glimpses of our heart and spirit to others. But what is concealed beneath the surface of our lives is often a lifetime of woundedness. In Luke 4:18, Jesus affirmed the promise of Isaiah 61 that the Messiah would be uniquely anointed by God to bring healing to the brokenhearted and set captives free. Discover how to experience this freedom and the emotional healing that awaits you through listening and inner-healing prayer. By exposing the hidden lies that keep you in slavery, you can supernaturally experience God's healing touch for the emotional wounds of your past. This God-focused, step-by-step guide also can equip small groups, churches, and others for facilitate a listening and inner-healing prayer ministry to the increasingly wounded people of our generation.

Explaining the Gospel can be challenging for some people. This short tract is a useful tool in explaining our need for salvation and how to come to faith in Jesus.

Take on the character of Christ through the transformation of your spirit.Most Christians know that we are not born again to remain the same. When we come to Christ, we are born into a new life and are no longer bound by the sin that once ensnared us. Why, then, do so many of us struggle to put to death recurring sins? Deep down we know that sheer willpower will never be enough to overcome the character flaws that plague us, and even the best intentions and promises to do better fall short. But there is hope.In this classic, bestselling book, Dallas Willard digs deep into the divine process of the transformation of the spirit. In this process, God changes us from the inside out and brings us into harmony with his will. Renovation of the Heart changed a generation's mind about what it means to follow Jesus, revealing that it is not a matter of sin management but rather a matter of drawing near and letting ourselves be shaped into the eternal people of God.This book offers no formula but rather a divine process that Christians are called into as followers of Jesus. It is only through the grace of God in Christ, the presence of the Holy Spirit, and the spiritual treasures stored in the body of Christ that our transformation will be accomplished.This 20th anniversary edition contains several special features, including a new foreword and afterword from admirers and inheritors of Dallas's legacy, an index of the Scriptures that inform Dallas's vision, and an interview with Dallas about the book, available for the first time in print.

Jesus promised, "Seek and you will find!"Do you long for a transforming encounter with the living God? Jesus assures us that those willing to become seekers will find what their hearts most deeply desire.Profoundly influenced by his long friendship with Dallas Willard, and his experience guiding people through the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius for the last thirty years, Trevor Hudson offers you a practical tool kit for your seeking journey. Designed to help you move beyond insight to encounter the living God in your life, each chapter invites you to experience the crucified and risen Christ.Together with a free video series based on the book and a study guide by Dr. Gary Moon, Seeking God makes an an ideal study for individuals and groups longing to discover what following Jesus may look like in our broken and suffering world, as well as for individual reading.

Christians talk a lot about sin, especially "bad stuff" such as doing drugs or stealing. But what about the sins that Christians tend to overlook or tolerate in their own lives--"respectable" sins like pride, anger, and anxiety? Jesus died to set us free from sin, even the sneaky, respectable kind. But before that can happen, we have to get honest, which is what this book is all about. It's a chance to explore "good Christian sin" and what to do when you recognize it in your life.

"Help! My Bible is Alive! is a 30-day guide to help people move from experiencing their Bible as boring to being able to actually read and understand it for themselves. In this book, you'll learn to apply 3 key questions to ask for every passage of Scripture, develop skills to find the meaning, build new habits using the workbook format for Bible reading, and find practical principles as you read parables, poetry, narrative, ancient letters, and wisdom literature. This 30-day challenge will help develop the habits needed to sustain a vibrant spiritual life where the Word of God is alive and active in your life"--

Your story is bigger than you know.No matter who you are or what your age and stage of life, your story matters. From the tiniest details to the most dramatic events, your story is sacred and worthy of attention.But how do you find and tell that story? In this practical, liberating guide based on her thirty years of writing and teaching, Leslie Leyland Fields will lead you step by step in exploring your past and shaping your memories into vivid, compelling stories. In the pages you'll soon be writing from your own life, you'll discover new spiritual truths, reclaim the past, share hope, and pass on your own extraordinary legacy.Your story matters. It's time to find and tell the truth of your story. It will be a compelling story. A crafted story. A healing story. A bigger story. And in the finding and telling of this story, you'll live it too.

Color with Friends. Be Drawn In to Scripture.Struck by tragedy. On the fringes of society. Seizing upon hope. Ruth didn't wait for hope to arrive. She sought it out and grabbed hold of it. Compelled by need, animated by faith, she dared to leave the only land she knew. Ruth's resilience and resourcefulness offer you a creative vision to navigate life's inevitable struggles, trust God, and hold fast to his irrevocable hope.Deepen your friendships as you gather around Scripture for coloring and conversation. Drawn In offers simple four-week Bible studies--perfect for groups or personal devotions. Coloring quiets your heart and mind so you can enter fully into Scripture's stories. The Bible's passion and personality come through in The Message, surprising new and long-time Bible readers alike. Discover the delight of being Drawn In.