List 12 of books from editorial Ivp Academic

The Steward Leader

Transforming People, Organizations and Communities

by R. Scott Rodin
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2013

Coach. Entrepreneur. Mentor. Executive. Servant. Visionary. Everyone has a different idea of what a leader should be. How can any one person be everything? Scott Rodin brings unity and clarity to this confusing, demanding picture of leadership. He offers a comprehensive model that brings together...

American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion

Reassessing the History of an Idea

by John D. Wilsey
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2015

Ever since John Winthrop told his fellow colonists in 1630 that they were about to establish a City upon a Hill, the idea of having a special place in history has captured the American imagination. Through centuries of crises and opportunities, many have taken up this theme to inspire the nation....

Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures

Biblical Foundations and Practical Essentials

by Jayson Georges, Mark D. Baker
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2016

Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures

Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah

by David W. Baker
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2015

Nahum's prophecy of Nineveh's coming destruction. Habakkuk's probing dialogue with the Lord of Israel. Zephaniah's warning to Jerusalem's last great king. The texts of these minor but important prophets receive a fresh and penetrating analysis in this introduction and commentary. David W. Baker considers...

Transcending Mission

The Eclipse of a Modern Tradition

by Michael W. Stroope
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017

Mission, missions, missional, and all its linguistic variations are part of the expanding vocabulary and rhetoric of the contemporary Christian missionary enterprise. Its language and assumptions are deeply ingrained in the thought and speech of the church today. Christianity is a missionary religion...

2 Peter and Jude

by E. Michael Green
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2015

"The epistle of 2 Peter has had a very rough passage down the centuries," says Michael Green in this commentary. "Its entry into the Canon was precarious in the extreme . . . It was deemed second-class Scripture by Luther, rejected Erasmus, and regarded with hesitancy by Calvin."...

Revelation

by Leon L. Morris
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2015

"The book of Revelation is, I fear, a very neglected book. Its symbolism belongs to the first century, not to our own age," says Leon Morris in the preface to his commentary on Revelation. Here he explains the significance of the symbolism and shows the bearing of the message of Revelation...

The Message of Galatians

by John Stott
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2014

To enclaves of young converts tucked away in the mountains of Asia Minor, Paul wrote what is perhaps the oldest document in the New Testament--the letter to the Galatians. What problems were they facing? Among a variety of religious authorities espousing different teachings, how were they to know...

Family Ministry

A Comprehensive Guide

by Diana R. Garland
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2012

Family Ministry The Context for Family Ministry Family Formation Family Dynamics Leading Family Ministry Note: Because this ebook is large, please allow a little extra time to download after purchase.

The Qur'an in Context

A Christian Exploration

by Mark Robert Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2016

For Westerners the Qur'an is a deeply foreign book. Christians who venture within this sacred scripture of Islam encounter a world where echoes of biblical figures and themes resound. But the Qur'an speaks in accents and forms that defy our expectations. For it captures an oral recitation of an open-ended...