Church & Church Leadership

For the first time ever, hear the bestselling leadership book of all time, read in its entirety by John Maxwell himself! HarperCollins and John C. Maxwell are celebrating the milestone anniversary of Maxwell’s New York Times bestselling book, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, with the...

Jesus and John Wayne is a sweeping account of the last 75 years of white evangelicalism, showing how American evangelicals have worked for decades to replace the Jesus of the Gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and Christian nationalism....

Discover how God used ordinary men, Jesus's twelve chosen disciples, to change the world, and how He can accomplish the same thing through you. You don't have to be perfect to do God's work. Look no further than the twelve disciples, whose many weaknesses are forever preserved throughout the...

This new edition of Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem may be the most important resource you can own for helping you understand Scripture and grow as a Christian. The most widely used resource of the last 25 years in its area, Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem has been thoroughly revised and...

Over 330,000 copies sold. This is the story of the church for today's listeners. Bruce Shelley's classic history of the church brings the story of global Christianity into the twenty-first century. Like a skilled screenwriter, Shelley begins each chapter with three elements: characters, setting...

In his characteristic no-nonsense approach, Horst Schulze shares the visionary and disruptive principles that have led to immense global success over the course of his still-prolific fifty-year career in the hospitality industry. In Excellence Wins, the cofounder and former president of the...

This new edition of Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem may be the most important resource you can own for helping you understand Scripture and grow as a Christian. The most widely used resource of the last 25 years in its area, Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem has been thoroughly revised and...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Who better to face the greatest evil of the 20th century than a humble man of faith? As Adolf Hitler and the Nazis seduced a nation, bullied a continent, and attempted to exterminate the Jews of Europe, a small number of dissidents and saboteurs worked to dismantle...

“Dan Jones is an entertainer, but also a bona fide historian. Seldom does one find serious scholarship so easy to read.” – The Times, Book of the Year A New York Times bestseller, this major new history of the knights Templar is “a fresh, muscular and compelling history of the ultimate...

OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD – Get the most out of your Bible. In clear, simple language, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth helps you accurately understand the different parts of the Bible—their meaning for ancient audiences and their implications for you today—so you can uncover the...

Lack of self-awareness is the single greatest obstacle leaders face in their development, effectiveness, and advancement. Dr. John C. Maxwell will help any leader become more self-aware, focused, and confident. With fifty years of leading and teaching experience, influential leadership expert...

Becoming a Better Leader Starts with a Transformed Inner Life Do you feel too overwhelmed to enjoy life, unable to sort out the demands on your time? Are you doing your best work as a leader, yet not making an impact? Have you ever felt stuck, powerless to change your environment? In The...

What is the secret sauce for every kind of organization? What is the secret to organizational success? Whether the goal is developing a new product, establishing a new location, launching a new initiative, starting a new team, or improving your existing one, what will determine its success? The...

"The more I read the Bible, the more evident it becomes that everything I have ever taught or written about effective leadership over the past 25 years, Jesus did to perfection. He is simply the greatest leadership role model of all time." Effective leadership—whether on the job, in the...

Discover the prayer practice of ministry leaders–and transform your life and your leadership. Even the most experienced leaders seek outside help–they pray. Looking for help in their own leadership, entrepreneur Ryan Skoog, CEO Peter Greer, and executive advisor Cameron Doolittle set out to...

Are you hungry to help others through leadership but don't feel like you have the authority? "If you're ready to lead right where you are, this book can show you how to start." - Dave Ramsey, #1 National bestselling author and host of The Ramsey Show. One of the greatest myths of leadership is...

J. Oswald Sanders, a Christian leader for nearly 70 years and author of more than 40 books, presents the key principles of leadership in both the temporal and spiritual realms....

Many people today think the Bible, the most influential book in world history, is not only outdated but irrelevant, irrational, and even immoral. This explanation of the Book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible, demonstrates clearly and powerfully that the opposite is true....

The growth of Christianity in the early centuries of the Common Era is one of the most extraordinary stories in world history. What began with a preaching day laborer and his dozen or so disciples soon grew to be the largest religion in the world....

How to overcome the three forces that work against us daily: toxic influences, toxic emotions, and toxic behaviors. Why do so many well-meaning Christians take one spiritual step forward, then slide back two? Why do we long for more of God in our lives and yet feel further and further away from...

The church is experiencing a leadership crisis. What can we do to prevent pastors from leaving the ministry?

In a time when technology penetrates our lives in so many ways and materialism exerts such a powerful influence over us, Robert Cardinal Sarah presents a bold book about the strength of silence....

Rev. Dr. Stephen De Young, creator of the popular The Whole Counsel of God blog and podcast, traces the lineage of Orthodox Christianity back to the faith and witness of the apostles, which was rooted in a first-century Jewish worldview....

Based on the popular program first used in dioceses across the United States to form the hearts and minds of Catholic clergy, Be Healed offers a trusted process for finding inner peace and healing, helping people recognize their brokenness and find hope in the risen Christ....

In this powerful book, the renowned exorcist of Rome tells of his many experiences in his ministry as an exorcist doing battle with Satan to relieve the great suffering of people in the grip of evil....

In a radically fresh reading of Mary Magdalene’s story, a renowned scholar of mystical traditions sheds new light on the Divine Feminine as a force for change and healing. For more than 20 years, Andrew Harvey has trained his fine scholar’s eye on sacred texts and mystical truths to...

Change and conflict are often feared in churchesbut they don't need to be. When we learn to see these difficulties as normal, healthy parts of being a community, it is much easier to navigate them with a minimum of anxiety and bad behavior. We are able to let go of our fears and face change and conflict as catalysts for moving forward in the mission of showing God's love and justice to the world. In fact, there is no way to move forward in mission without change and conflict.

For many Christians, our understanding of the history of the church universal jumps straight from what we read in the New Testament to a basic understanding of the Reformation. We're missing more than a millennium! And it was a busy, fascinating, tumultuous thousand-or-so years during which Christianity spread across three continents. In places as distant and different from each other as China, Sudan, and Britain, the gospel was spreading, the church was growing, and believers were expressing their faith in myriad ways.

In The Man for the Day, J. Josh Smith walks through the life of Elijah to reveal ten qualities needed in the pursuit of a life that matters. Smith invites men to boldly lead their families, churches, and communities, to meet the needs of the day for the glory of God.

Seminaries teach the Bible—but are they biblical? Discover the shocking roots of the seminary system and Paul’s radical alternative. For centuries, the Christian world has assumed that seminaries and Bible schools are God’s method of training ministers. But what if this model never came from Scripture at all? In this groundbreaking book, Gene Edwards traces the surprising roots of the seminary system—from pagan Greece and Aristotle’s philosophies to the medieval university and beyond.

If you have ever wondered exactly how we got from the Christian society of the early centuries, united in its faithfulness to apostolic tradition, to the fragmented and secular state of the West today, The Age of Division will answer all your questions and more. In this second of a four-volume cultural history of Christendom, author John Strickland applies insights from the Orthodox Church to trace the decline and disintegration of both East and West after the momentous but often neglected Great Schism.

“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” (Matthew 4:19) Jesus’ call is simple and profound: relationship, transformation, and mission. When it is lived out faithfully, it produces healthy, healing communities - where people grow upward, families strengthen, and the Church becomes refuge and light. But Jesus is not the only one who calls people to follow. Satan offers a counterfeit path - a Ferris Wheel marked by manipulation, control, and spiritual confusion. Sharing becomes targeting. Sincerity becomes flattery. Community is exchanged for ...

Discover one of the earliest surviving Christian documents outside the New Testament—clear, direct, and deeply practical. This book offers a rare look into how the first Christian communities lived and worshiped: prayer, fasting, baptism, the Lord’s Supper, leadership, and the moral “way of life” expected of believers. With concise scholarly notes and commentary throughout, this edition explains key phrases, historical context, and theological meaning—so you can listen to the Didache with confidence and depth.

Durante casi ocho siglos, cristianos y musulmanes se enfrentaron en una prolongada y compleja lucha por el control de la península Ibérica. En este libro, el filólogo y escritor Antonio Puente Mayor recorre la historia de la Reconquista a través de los santos que acompañaron su avance, desde la caída del reino visigodo hasta la toma de Granada en 1492. Figuras como Santo Domingo de Silos, Santa Casilda de Toledo, Santa Áurea de San Millán, San Raimundo de Fitero o San Pedro Nolasco formaron parte de ese ejército de Dios que contribuyó a forjar lo que hoy conocemos como España.

Are you waiting on someone else to lead the charge? Wondering if the shift our world so desperately needs will come from a pulpit, a politician, or a platform? It won’t. It will come through you. In this prophetic wake-up call, Pastor John Nuzzo issues a bold challenge to every believer: the Church may be the starting line, but the finish line is only crossed when you step into your God-given assignment.

The Spiritually Healthy Leader exposes these root causes and offers the path to deep life transformation, freedom in Christ, and deliverance from self-sabotage. With Christ as the true center of their lives and ministry, leaders can walk vibrantly with God, live free from self-sabotage of the heart, experience the ripple effect of spiritual flourishing, and see that effect positively impact close relationships, families, churches, and the next generation.

Ella fue testigo de la resurrección del Señor y encargada por Él de comunicárselo a los demás. En esta novela la he imaginado como una mujer fuerte, inteligente y valiente que deseaba ser protagonista de su propia existencia en una sociedad en la que las mujeres no significaban nada. Tras el encuentro con Jesús, el amor de su vida, todo su interior se trastocó y de su horizonte existencial desaparecieron las sombras.

What if the biggest threat to your church isn’t change, but staying the same? In Pivot Now, Chuck Bomar delivers a bold, urgent call to pastors and ministry leaders: God’s mission will outlast the methods you love. Culture has shifted beneath our feet, yet many churches continue operating as if it hasn’t…and the cost is growing. This isn’t a book about chasing trends or staying relevant for relevance’s sake. It’s about protecting the mission. With pastoral clarity and prophetic urgency, Bomar shows how leaders can adapt their preaching, leadership, and discipleship without ...

By AD 100, all the original disciples had died and a new generation of preachers, teachers, and scholars had taken on the responsibility to preach, teach, and interpret the Scriptures. These men have become known as the church fathers. But who were they? When and where did they live? And, most importantly, what did they teach about how to read and understand the Bible?

La Tormenta Se Acerca. ¿Estás Listo? Vivimos en los dolores de parto. Guerras arrasan. Economías se tambalean. El engaño se extiende. La tribulación ya no es profecía distante sino realidad inminente. Sobrevivir requiere más que almacenar suministros. Requiere raíces espirituales profundas, preparación integral y comprender lo que viene—y por qué. RESILIENCIA EN EL CAMINO AL APOCALIPSIS: Volumen 1 - Los Siete Sellos proporciona el marco completo para permanecer firmes cuando el Cordero abra el rollo. ¿QUÉ LO HACE DIFERENTE? Un marco integral fundamentado en: ✓ Profecía ...

“William Tyndale” tells the gripping true story of a man whose pen reshaped the English-speaking world. In an age when possessing a Bible in English could cost you your life, William Tyndale dared to defy kings, challenge popes, and bring the Word of God to the common people. This richly detailed and historically grounded narrative traces Tyndale’s journey from humble beginnings in Gloucestershire to the intellectual crucible of Oxford and Cambridge, and finally to his perilous mission across Europe.

Discover how Saint Brigid of Ireland's enduring legacy of charity can inspire modern homes to practice monastic hospitality. Learn about Saint Brigid's miraculous acts of generosity and how her legendary hospitality transformed Ireland. Explore the significance of Saint Brigid’s Cross and how it serves as a reminder of divine protection and charity in Catholic homes.

In Christianity in the Crosshairs, Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, shows how the ruling class allied with the radical left to fundamentally transform America. But patriotic and independent-minded Americans—particularly faithful Catholics—are impeding their progress. As a result, these defenders of faith and family have become the targets of an ongoing campaign of persecution. Donohue analyzes at length the many fronts of this war on Christianity and then calls upon his listeners to fight back.

Béni soit son Nom est une adaptation en prose d’un scénario inspiré écrit par Barbara Oleynick en 2000. L’ouvrage s’appuie sur les écrits spirituels de la mystique du XVIIᵉ siècle, la Vénérable Sœur Marie de Jésus d’Ágreda, et propose une méditation profonde sur la vie, la mission divine et l’humanité de la Vierge Marie. À travers un récit contemplatif et accessible, le lecteur est invité à découvrir Marie non seulement comme Reine du Ciel, mais aussi comme fille, épouse et mère — choisie par Dieu pour porter le salut au monde.

Continuing the epic of Christendom told in earlier volumes, The Age of Paradise and The Age of Division, the author explains how, between the Italian Renaissance of the 14th century and the Russian Revolution of the 20th, secular humanism displaced Christianity to become the source of modern culture. The result was some of the most illustrious music, science, philosophy, and literature ever produced.

Discover the divine language of numbers with The Mystical Meaning of Numbers in Sacred Scripture, a timeless work by the influential Doctor of the Church, St. Isidore of Seville (560-636), now available in English for the very first time. As a prolific author who also served as the bishop of Seville, Spain, St. Isidore unveils how sacred authors used numbers to convey important messages and to infuse mystical symbolism into Scripture.

The 5 Respect Principles offers a supernatural faith-based framework to help men reconnect with their true identity in the faith and heal from traumatic wounds, emotional or relational. Rooted in the unshakable foundation of agape love, this book guides men through five essential principles that restore connection with their God-given selves, as well as giving and receiving respect among other men. Ultimately, it sharpens their sense of honor and love and respect with our Creator, God the Father, in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Culture is the first sermon people experience. Before anyone hears your message, they feel the room. They notice the atmosphere. They decide if they belong. And that feeling often determines whether they’ll come back. In The Great Church Culture Blueprint, pastor and church planter Bryan Cox shares a simple, practical framework to help church leaders build a healthy, welcoming, life-giving culture—on purpose.

Explora los profundos escritos de la era apostólica con esta edición renovada de Las Epístolas de Ignacio de Antioquía. Esta traducción, publicada por Suricata Ediciones, ofrece una versión fresca y accesible de las cartas del mártir cristiano Ignacio de Antioquía, también conocido como Teóforo. Las epístolas, escritas durante su camino al martirio en el año 108 d.C., abordan temas fundamentales como la unidad de la Iglesia, la autoridad de sus líderes y la centralidad de la Eucaristía. Ignacio de Antioquía, uno de los Padres Apostólicos, es notable por su ardiente defensa ...

Polycarp of Smyrna lived at the crossroads of apostolic Christianity and a hostile pagan world. Trained by those who had known the apostles and shaped by the Scriptures they delivered, Polycarp did not seek innovation, popularity, or safety. He sought faithfulness. When pressured to honor Caesar as divine and to revile Jesus Christ, the aged overseer refused—confessing Christ openly and sealing his witness with his life. The Martyrdom of Polycarp: A Disciple of the Apostle John offers a Scripture-governed examination of Polycarp’s life, his pastoral letter to the Philippians, and the ...