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The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift that Changes Everything
All Christian ministry is a mixture of trellis and vine.

There is vine work: the prayerful preaching and teaching of the word of God to see people converted and grow to maturity as disciples of Christ.…
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Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus (Building Healthy Churches)
What does it look like to help others become more like Christ? In this concise guide, pastor Mark Dever outlines the who, what, where, when, why, and how of discipling―helping others follow Jesus. Fol…
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Digging for God
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Tom Hillman likes to tell the off beat stories, do things that other people might shy away from.
In Digging for God, Tom takes you to a same-sex spiritual resort where you stay for three weeks. During…
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Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church (9marks: Building Healthy Churches)
Prayer is as necessary to the Christian as breathing is to the human body--but it often doesn't come quite as naturally. In fact, prayer in the church often gets subtly pushed to the side in favor of …
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Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry
After traveling the globe and speaking to thousands of churches worldwide, Paul David Tripp has discovered a serious problem within pastoral culture. He is not only concerned about the spiritual life …
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Authority: How Godly Rule Protects the Vulnerable, Strengthens Communities, and Promotes Human Flourishing
Accessible Guide from 9Marks Equips Believers to Steward Their God-Given Authority

In every position of power—from executives and world leaders to church elders and parents— lies the potential for life…
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Evangelism: How the Whole Church Speaks of Jesus (Building Healthy Churches)
Evangelism is more than a program.

Every few years, churches jump into the latest evangelistic fad. Leaders administrate the new program, and members go on a raid. But picture a church where evangelism…
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Church Elders: How to Shepherd God's People Like Jesus (9Marks: Building Healthy Churches)
Emphasizing purposeful ministry over project management, this book outlines a clear and concise job description for elders, helping church leaders to shepherd their congregations well. Part of the 9Ma…
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Missions: How the Local Church Goes Global (Building Healthy Churches)
Who is responsible for global missions?

Even though most Christians will never move overseas, the Bible enlists every Christian and every local church in the grand project of global missions. The local…
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Nine Marks of a Healthy Church
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What makes for a healthy church? A large congregation? Plentiful parking? Vibrant music? You may have read books on this topic before-but not like this one. This new expanded edition of Nine Marks of …
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The Compelling Community: Where God's Power Makes a Church Attractive (9Marks)
What does a community that testifies to God's power look like?

God's people are called to a togetherness and commitment that transcends all natural boundaries--whether ethnic, generational, or economic…
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Deacons: How They Serve and Strengthen the Church (9Marks: Building Healthy Churches)
How Can Deacons Mobilize Service in the Church? Deacons are essential to a church’s health—yet confusion abounds regarding their biblical job description. What’s their God-given role in a local congre…
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Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
Drawn from a rich heritage, "Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life" will guide you through a carefully selected array of disciplines, including:

Scripture reading
Prayer
Worship
Scripture meditatio…
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The Path to Being a Pastor: A Guide for the Aspiring
A man who’s been transformed by Christ and desires to preach the gospel might say he feels called to be a pastor. This personal conviction, while heartfelt, doesn’t acknowledge important, challenging …
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Conversion: How God Creates a People (9Marks: Building Healthy Churches)

Does what a church believes about how people become Christians change how we do evangelism? In this concise book, Michael Lawrence explains the doctrine of conversion and helps us consider the relatio…

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Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage
In theology, just as in battle, some hills are worth dying on. But how do we know which ones? When should doctrine divide, and when should unity prevail? Pastor Gavin Ortlund makes the case that while…
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Conscience: What It Is, How to Train It, and Loving Those Who Differ
Christian, meet your conscience. What do you do when you disagree with other Christians? How do you determine which convictions are negotiable and which are not? How do you get along with people who h…
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The Master Plan of Evangelism
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It all started when Jesus called a few men to follow him and share God's message with their neighbors. We are called to do the same. But evangelism can be difficult--even intimidating. With all the ev…
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The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ (Building Healthy Churches)
How does the church portray the beauty of Christ?

The gospel is a theological message. But this message also creates human beauty--beautiful relationships in our churches, making the glory of Christ vi…
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Expositional Preaching: How We Speak God's Word Today (Building Healthy Churches)
What makes for good preaching?

In this accessible volume--written for preachers and preachers in training--pastor David Helm outlines what must be believed and accomplished to become a faithful exposit…
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How to Build a Healthy Church: A Practical Guide for Deliberate Leadership
A Newly Updated and Rebranded Edition of  The Deliberate Church If churches are the dwelling place of God’s Spirit, why are so many built around the strategies of man? Eager for church growth, leaders…
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Deep Discipleship: How the Church Can Make Whole Disciples of Jesus
Everyone is being discipled. The question what is discipling us?  
 
The majority of Christians today are being discipled by popular media, flashy events, and folk theology because churches have neglect…
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One-to-One Bible Reading: A Simple Guide for Every Christian
Imagine if there was a way that people could grow in their knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ—a way that returned gospel growth to the everyday fabric of personal relationship, rather than relying on …
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When People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man (Resources for Changing Lives)
However you put it, the fear of man can be summarized this way: We replace God with people. Instead of a biblically guided fear of the Lord, we fear others.
Of course, the “fear of man” goes by other …
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Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God
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If God is in control of everything, can Christians sit back and not bother to evangelize? Or does active evangelism imply that God is not really sovereign at all? J.I. Packer shows in this classic stu…
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Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
Hear his voice. Have his ear. Belong to his body.

Three seemingly unremarkable principles shape and strengthen the Christian life: listening to God's voice, speaking to him in prayer, and joining toget…
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Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age
How the Habitat of Internet Technology Undermines Christian Wisdom With advancements in internet technology, people can get instant answers to just about any of their questions, connect long distance …
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The Treasure Principle: Unlocking the Secret of Joyful Giving (LifeChange Books)
Flip-Flop Your Concept of Giving!

Bestselling author Randy Alcorn introduced readers to a revolution in material freedom and radical generosity with the release of the original The Treasure Principle i…
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The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)
In this abridgement of a classic work, the famous Puritan John Owen shows the need for Christians to engage in a life-long battle against the sinful tendencies that remain in them, despite their havin…
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The Reformed Pastor
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Richard Baxter was vicar of Kidderminster from 1647 to 1661. In an introduction to this reprint, Dr. J.I. Packer describes him as 'the most outstanding pastor, evangelist and writer on practical and d…
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Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy: Eight Truths for Pursuing Unity in Your Church (9Marks)
Loving Those at Church Who Are Hard to Love Churches are full of differences. Those differences might be rooted in culture or personality or even musical style. In recent years, differences over polit…
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