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A Multitude of All Peoples
by Vince L. Bantu • 2020
The first millennium of Christianity was mostly African and Asian. A history deliberately erased.
4.28
139
A Multitude of All Peoples Summary
A Multitude of All Peoples 93%
The first millennium of Christianity was mostly African and Asian. A history deliberately erased.
by Vince L. Bantu 2020
4.28
139 ratings
Introducing Christian Mission Today
by Michael W. Goheen • 2014
Western-led mission is over. The future is polycentric, holistic, and urban; here is the map.
3.85
224
Introducing Christian Mission Today Summary
Introducing Christian Mission Today 93%
Western-led mission is over. The future is polycentric, holistic, and urban; here is the map.
by Michael W. Goheen 2014
3.85
224 ratings
Pray for the World
by Patrick Johnstone • 2015
2.8 billion people, 6,645 unreached groups: what to pray when the gospel still hasn't reached them.
4.46
76
Pray for the World Summary
Pray for the World 92%
2.8 billion people, 6,645 unreached groups: what to pray when the gospel still hasn't reached them.
by Patrick Johnstone 2015
4.46
76 ratings
The Insanity of Obedience
by Nik Ripken • 2013
Persecution follows obedience like a shadow. Most global believers know this. The West forgot.
4.36
2k+
The Insanity of Obedience Summary
The Insanity of Obedience 92%
Persecution follows obedience like a shadow. Most global believers know this. The West forgot.
by Nik Ripken 2013
4.36
2k+ ratings
A Just Mission
by Mekdes Haddis • 2022
The people Western missions aimed to save hold the key to a faith stripped of colonialism.
4.03
128
A Just Mission Summary
A Just Mission 92%
The people Western missions aimed to save hold the key to a faith stripped of colonialism.
by Mekdes Haddis 2022
4.03
128 ratings
Missions
by Gailyn Van Rheenen • 1996
An integrated model for mission: spiritual formation, cultural fluency, and strategy working as one.
3.53
118
Missions Summary
Missions 91%
An integrated model for mission: spiritual formation, cultural fluency, and strategy working as one.
by Gailyn Van Rheenen 1996
3.53
118 ratings
Eternity in Their Hearts
by Don Richardson • 1980
Cultures worldwide knew of a Supreme God and a lost sacred book long before missionaries arrived.
4.30
4k+
Eternity in Their Hearts Summary
Eternity in Their Hearts 91%
Cultures worldwide knew of a Supreme God and a lost sacred book long before missionaries arrived.
by Don Richardson 1980
4.30
4k+ ratings
Foolishness to the Greeks
by Lesslie Newbigin • 1986
The West became the hardest mission field the moment it split public facts from private values.
4.24
935
Foolishness to the Greeks Summary
Foolishness to the Greeks 91%
The West became the hardest mission field the moment it split public facts from private values.
by Lesslie Newbigin 1986
4.24
935 ratings
The Kingdom Unleashed
by Jerry Trousdale • 2018
What multiplying churches in the Global South know about disciple-making that the West forgot.
4.53
109
The Kingdom Unleashed Summary
The Kingdom Unleashed 91%
What multiplying churches in the Global South know about disciple-making that the West forgot.
by Jerry Trousdale 2018
4.53
109 ratings
Church History in Plain Language
by Bruce L. Shelley • 1982
The Global South is remaking Christianity. Two thousand years of history explain how we got here.
4.12
6k+
Church History in Plain Language Summary
Church History in Plain Language 91%
The Global South is remaking Christianity. Two thousand years of history explain how we got here.
by Bruce L. Shelley 1982
4.12
6k+ ratings
Miraculous Movements
by Jerry Trousdale • 2012
Former imams and donkey cart drivers now lead the fastest Christian growth in history.
4.36
771
Miraculous Movements Summary
Miraculous Movements 91%
Former imams and donkey cart drivers now lead the fastest Christian growth in history.
by Jerry Trousdale 2012
4.36
771 ratings
The Great Emergence
by Phyllis Tickle • 2008
Every half-millennium, Christianity implodes, then remakes itself. We are inside the fourth one.
3.96
3k+
The Great Emergence Summary
The Great Emergence 91%
Every half-millennium, Christianity implodes, then remakes itself. We are inside the fourth one.
by Phyllis Tickle 2008
3.96
3k+ ratings
The Gospel in a Pluralist Society
by Lesslie Newbigin • 1989
The gospel is public truth, not private preference. The real evidence is a congregation living it.
4.17
2k+
The Gospel in a Pluralist Society Summary
The Gospel in a Pluralist Society 91%
The gospel is public truth, not private preference. The real evidence is a congregation living it.
by Lesslie Newbigin 1989
4.17
2k+ ratings
Radical
by David Platt • 2010
The American dream promised comfort. The gospel promises something better: a life worth losing.
4.17
70k+
Radical Summary
Radical 91%
The American dream promised comfort. The gospel promises something better: a life worth losing.
by David Platt 2010
4.17
70k+ ratings
The Mission of the Body of Christ
by Russ Ramsey • 2018
The early church thrived on opposition: every attempt to crush it only scattered the flame further.
4.43
101
The Mission of the Body of Christ Summary
The Mission of the Body of Christ 91%
The early church thrived on opposition: every attempt to crush it only scattered the flame further.
by Russ Ramsey 2018
4.43
101 ratings
The Hole in Our Gospel
by Richard Stearns • 2009
Jesus said we'd find him among the hungry and imprisoned. Most of us stopped looking.
4.13
14k+
The Hole in Our Gospel Summary
The Hole in Our Gospel 91%
Jesus said we'd find him among the hungry and imprisoned. Most of us stopped looking.
by Richard Stearns 2009
4.13
14k+ ratings
Paul the Missionary
by Eckhard J. Schnabel • 2008
Paul's methods have been studied for centuries. They weren't what made his mission work.
4.34
85
Paul the Missionary Summary
Paul the Missionary 91%
Paul's methods have been studied for centuries. They weren't what made his mission work.
by Eckhard J. Schnabel 2008
4.34
85 ratings
Faith Under Fire
by Andrew White • 2011
The Christians who suffer most are often the most joyful. A Baghdad vicar explains why.
4.16
137
Faith Under Fire Summary
Faith Under Fire 91%
The Christians who suffer most are often the most joyful. A Baghdad vicar explains why.
by Andrew White 2011
4.16
137 ratings
An Introduction to Third World Theologies
by John Parratt • 2004
Why liberation, ancestors, and storytelling are reshaping Christian theology worldwide.
3.83
29
An Introduction to Third World Theologies Summary
An Introduction to Third World Theologies 91%
Why liberation, ancestors, and storytelling are reshaping Christian theology worldwide.
by John Parratt 2004
3.83
29 ratings
Finding the Right Hills to Die on
by Gavin Ortlund • 2020
Christians either fight over everything or nothing. A third way through the doctrine battles.
4.33
3k+
Finding the Right Hills to Die on Summary
Finding the Right Hills to Die on 91%
Christians either fight over everything or nothing. A third way through the doctrine battles.
by Gavin Ortlund 2020
4.33
3k+ ratings
Serving with Eyes Wide Open
by David Livermore • 2006
Mission trips built around you. Cultural intelligence for serving communities instead.
4.03
746
Serving with Eyes Wide Open Summary
Serving with Eyes Wide Open 91%
Mission trips built around you. Cultural intelligence for serving communities instead.
by David Livermore 2006
4.03
746 ratings
Confronting Christianity
by Rebecca McLaughlin • 2019
Why Christianity is more diverse, more scientific, and more feminist than its critics claim.
4.29
7k+
Confronting Christianity Summary
Confronting Christianity 91%
Why Christianity is more diverse, more scientific, and more feminist than its critics claim.
by Rebecca McLaughlin 2019
4.29
7k+ ratings
Transforming Mission
by David J. Bosch • 1991
Mission has a history of dramatic reinvention. The latest turn reclaims it from empire.
4.23
688
Transforming Mission Summary
Transforming Mission 91%
Mission has a history of dramatic reinvention. The latest turn reclaims it from empire.
by David J. Bosch 1991
4.23
688 ratings
Center Church
by Timothy J. Keller • 2012
Most churches are built for the suburbs. Cities demand a different gospel logic entirely.
4.43
3k+
Center Church Summary
Center Church 91%
Most churches are built for the suburbs. Cities demand a different gospel logic entirely.
by Timothy J. Keller 2012
4.43
3k+ ratings
Contagious Disciple Making
by David Watson • 2014
Strip away Christian culture, ask what people will obey, and the gospel reproduces itself.
4.20
533
Contagious Disciple Making Summary
Contagious Disciple Making 91%
Strip away Christian culture, ask what people will obey, and the gospel reproduces itself.
by David Watson 2014
4.20
533 ratings
Dynamics of Spiritual Life
by Richard F. Lovelace • 1979
A framework for revival: grace, holiness, the Spirit's filling, and authority over darkness.
4.31
463
Dynamics of Spiritual Life Summary
Dynamics of Spiritual Life 91%
A framework for revival: grace, holiness, the Spirit's filling, and authority over darkness.
by Richard F. Lovelace 1979
4.31
463 ratings
Meet Generation Z
by James Emery White • 2017
No Christian memory, 8-second attention spans, 23% unaffiliated: reaching Gen Z starts from zero.
3.89
919
Meet Generation Z Summary
Meet Generation Z 91%
No Christian memory, 8-second attention spans, 23% unaffiliated: reaching Gen Z starts from zero.
by James Emery White 2017
3.89
919 ratings
Three Simple Rules
by Rueben P. Job • 2007
Three practices that heal division: simple enough to teach a child, costly enough to change a life.
4.19
631
Three Simple Rules Summary
Three Simple Rules 91%
Three practices that heal division: simple enough to teach a child, costly enough to change a life.
by Rueben P. Job 2007
4.19
631 ratings
Jesus Among Other Gods
by Ravi Zacharias • 2000
Jesus claimed to be the truth, not just teach it. A defense of that exclusive claim.
4.14
11k+
Jesus Among Other Gods Summary
Jesus Among Other Gods 91%
Jesus claimed to be the truth, not just teach it. A defense of that exclusive claim.
by Ravi Zacharias 2000
4.14
11k+ ratings
The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God
by Justin Brierley • 2023
New Atheism collapsed. The thinkers who buried God are now Christianity's unlikely defenders.
4.37
763
The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God Summary
The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God 91%
New Atheism collapsed. The thinkers who buried God are now Christianity's unlikely defenders.
by Justin Brierley 2023
4.37
763 ratings
Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth
by Thaddeus Williams • 2020
Today's loudest calls for justice skip the God who defines justice. A diagnostic for Christians.
4.35
1k+
Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth Summary
Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth 91%
Today's loudest calls for justice skip the God who defines justice. A diagnostic for Christians.
by Thaddeus Williams 2020
4.35
1k+ ratings
Mere Discipleship
by Lee C. Camp • 2003
Discipleship was never meant to fit inside a nation. Recovering the faith that empire erased.
4.17
319
Mere Discipleship Summary
Mere Discipleship 91%
Discipleship was never meant to fit inside a nation. Recovering the faith that empire erased.
by Lee C. Camp 2003
4.17
319 ratings
The Patient Ferment of the Early Church
by Alan Kreider • 2016
No plan. No missionaries. An illegal sect grew by living so differently the empire paid attention.
4.46
612
The Patient Ferment of the Early Church Summary
The Patient Ferment of the Early Church 91%
No plan. No missionaries. An illegal sect grew by living so differently the empire paid attention.
by Alan Kreider 2016
4.46
612 ratings
Loving the City
by Timothy J. Keller • 2016
Four ways the church engages culture. Each is half-right, each is dangerous. The center is ancient.
4.28
242
Loving the City Summary
Loving the City 91%
Four ways the church engages culture. Each is half-right, each is dangerous. The center is ancient.
by Timothy J. Keller 2016
4.28
242 ratings
The Story of Reality Study Guide
by Gregory Koukl • 2017
Christianity as one complete story: creation, fall, rescue, and the ending most people skip.
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2k+
The Story of Reality Study Guide Summary
The Story of Reality Study Guide 91%
Christianity as one complete story: creation, fall, rescue, and the ending most people skip.
by Gregory Koukl 2017
4.44
2k+ ratings
What Do Christians Believe?
by Malcolm Guite • 2006
Why love, not doctrine, is the lens that makes sense of two thousand years of Christianity.
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42
What Do Christians Believe? Summary
What Do Christians Believe? 91%
Why love, not doctrine, is the lens that makes sense of two thousand years of Christianity.
by Malcolm Guite 2006
3.95
42 ratings
The Great Dechurching
by Jim Davis • 2023
Forty million Americans left church. They're not who you think. And half would come back.
3.85
2k+
The Great Dechurching Summary
The Great Dechurching 90%
Forty million Americans left church. They're not who you think. And half would come back.
by Jim Davis 2023
3.85
2k+ ratings
Jesus Now
by Frank Viola • 2014
Christ's work never paused. Seven ongoing roles he fills now that change how you trust him.
4.35
128
Jesus Now Summary
Jesus Now 90%
Christ's work never paused. Seven ongoing roles he fills now that change how you trust him.
by Frank Viola 2014
4.35
128 ratings
What Are Biblical Values?
by John J. Collins • 2019
The Bible never condemns slavery. Its values contradict. A scholar examines what it actually says.
4.07
153
What Are Biblical Values? Summary
What Are Biblical Values? 90%
The Bible never condemns slavery. Its values contradict. A scholar examines what it actually says.
by John J. Collins 2019
4.07
153 ratings
Don't Waste Your Life
by John Piper • 2003
A life that counts: how delight in God turns suffering, risk, and work into worship.
4.14
37k+
Don't Waste Your Life Summary
Don't Waste Your Life 90%
A life that counts: how delight in God turns suffering, risk, and work into worship.
by John Piper 2003
4.14
37k+ ratings
Ashamed of the Gospel
by John F. MacArthur Jr. • 1993
Marketing replaced preaching, and the pews filled with people who never heard the gospel.
4.31
2k+
Ashamed of the Gospel Summary
Ashamed of the Gospel 90%
Marketing replaced preaching, and the pews filled with people who never heard the gospel.
by John F. MacArthur Jr. 1993
4.31
2k+ ratings
The Church
by Edmund P. Clowney • 1995
The church began in Genesis, not Acts: God's assembly, run on God's terms alone.
4.02
681
The Church Summary
The Church 90%
The church began in Genesis, not Acts: God's assembly, run on God's terms alone.
by Edmund P. Clowney 1995
4.02
681 ratings
Christus Vincit
by Athanasius Schneider • 2019
Modernism emptied the Church of the supernatural. One ancient gesture can bring it back.
4.69
504
Christus Vincit Summary
Christus Vincit 90%
Modernism emptied the Church of the supernatural. One ancient gesture can bring it back.
by Athanasius Schneider 2019
4.69
504 ratings
The Master Plan of Evangelism
by Robert E. Coleman • 1962
Jesus didn't build a movement through mass appeal. He trained twelve ordinary men.
4.12
9k+
The Master Plan of Evangelism Summary
The Master Plan of Evangelism 90%
Jesus didn't build a movement through mass appeal. He trained twelve ordinary men.
by Robert E. Coleman 1962
4.12
9k+ ratings
How God Became King
by N.T. Wright • 2012
The Gospels record a coronation, not just a biography. Christians have been reading them backwards.
4.25
3k+
How God Became King Summary
How God Became King 90%
The Gospels record a coronation, not just a biography. Christians have been reading them backwards.
by N.T. Wright 2012
4.25
3k+ ratings
Loving God
by Charles W. Colson • 1983
Why warm feelings miss the point: the love God demands is complete, costly obedience.
4.31
2k+
Loving God Summary
Loving God 90%
Why warm feelings miss the point: the love God demands is complete, costly obedience.
by Charles W. Colson 1983
4.31
2k+ ratings
Uncommon Ground
by Timothy J. Keller • 2020
Christians are exiles, not occupiers. The post-Christian world is soil, not a battlefield.
3.92
2k+
Uncommon Ground Summary
Uncommon Ground 90%
Christians are exiles, not occupiers. The post-Christian world is soil, not a battlefield.
by Timothy J. Keller 2020
3.92
2k+ ratings
Know the Creeds and Councils
by Justin S. Holcomb • 2014
Two thousand years of Christian arguments, settled by councils most believers cannot name.
4.15
585
Know the Creeds and Councils Summary
Know the Creeds and Councils 90%
Two thousand years of Christian arguments, settled by councils most believers cannot name.
by Justin S. Holcomb 2014
4.15
585 ratings
Intercession, Thrilling and Fulfilling
by Joy Dawson • 1997
Spirit-led prayer for others: the overlooked practice that shapes history and changes you first.
4.15
102
Intercession, Thrilling and Fulfilling Summary
Intercession, Thrilling and Fulfilling 90%
Spirit-led prayer for others: the overlooked practice that shapes history and changes you first.
by Joy Dawson 1997
4.15
102 ratings
Lectures on Calvinism
by Abraham Kuyper • 1932
The engine behind modern democracy, science, and art? Calvinism, not secularism.
4.06
2k+
Lectures on Calvinism Summary
Lectures on Calvinism 90%
The engine behind modern democracy, science, and art? Calvinism, not secularism.
by Abraham Kuyper 1932
4.06
2k+ ratings
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