Emerging Culture

Why do you immediately click with some people while others just as inexplicably turn you off? Do people emit vibes? Is it possible to read a room? Are bad habits contagious? This program is read by the author. “[Kate] Murphy’s performance is approachable, even chatty, allowing the listener...

The popular pastor and New York Times bestselling author of Love Wins and What We Talk About When We Talk About God shows us how to pursue and realize our dreams, live in the moment, and joyfully do the things that make us come alive. Each of us was created for something great—we just need to...

“Bell and Golden trace redemption from Genesis to Revelation...[delivering] a tough message the American church needs to hear.” —Christianity Today “Equal parts prophetic warning and call to action, Jesus Wants to Save Christians exhorts Jesus’s followers to sacrifice their comforts...

Controversial evangelical Bible scholar, popular blogger and podcast host of The Bible for Normal People, and author of The Bible Tells Me So and The Sin of Certainty explains that the Bible is not an instruction manual or rule book but a powerful learning tool that nurtures our spiritual growth...

In this smart and funny book, celebrated cartoonist Zach Weinersmith and noted researcher Dr. Kelly Weinersmith give us a snapshot of what's coming next - from robot swarms to nuclear fusion powered-toasters. By weaving their own research and interviews with the scientists who are making these advances happen, the Weinersmiths investigate why these technologies are needed, how they would work, and what is standing in their way.

Your team does not need a perfect leader. They need a steady one. When change is constant, trust is fragile, morale is low, and people are tired, leaders cannot wait for the path to become clear. They must help their teams stay connected, keep moving, and believe that progress is still possible. Once Upon A Leader™: Holding the Team Together When Everything Else Is Changing shows you how. Using three timeless stories and the Leadership Compass, Sally M. Evans offers a practical approach to leading through uncertainty without pretending to have all the answers. You Will Learn How To: ...

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What are the beliefs of the new movement known as the emerging church? In thought-provoking debate, prominent emerging leaders John Burke, Mark Driscoll, Dan Kimball, Doug Pagitt, and Karen Ward discuss their sometimes controversial views under the editorship of author and educator Robert Webber...

How do we live out the message of Jesus in today’s ever-changing culture? The church is facing its greatest challenge—and its greatest opportunity—in our postmodern, post-Christian world. God is drawing thousands of spiritually curious “imperfect people” to become his church—but how...

A gripping narrative about the Zika virus from the New York Times science reporter covering the outbreak. Until recently, Zika virus—once considered a mild disease—was hardly a cause for global panic. But as early as August of 2015, doctors in Brazil’s northeast region began to notice a...

Find Me Unafraid tells the uncommon love story between two uncommon people whose collaboration sparked a successful movement to transform the lives of vulnerable girls and the urban poor. With a Foreword by Nicholas Kristof. This is the story of two young people from completely different worlds...

From Rob Bell, the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller Love Wins and a Christian pastor named by Time Magazine as one of the most influential people in 2011, comes Sex God, an enlightening exploration of sexuality and spirituality. With profound beauty and insight, Bell addresses...

What If the Church Truly Empowered People to Engage in God's Mission? Something extraordinary has been happening in Tampa, Florida. A new expression of the church has been quietly growing. It's something of an experiment, but over the last ten years the church has been validating its ideas with...

This book was written for the new manager or anyone who aspires to become a leader. Whether you have just finished school or have been working for some time, you are in (or about to assume) your first real leadership position. Leadership in Balance will help you to see and understand your natural tendency in each of four essential leadership domains. Once you’ve identified your true and natural tendencies, you become self-aware of your default position as a leader.

In Leadership Alive: Changing Leadership Practices in the Emerging 21st Century Culture, listeners are invited into a transformative journey through the evolving landscape of leadership. The 21st century has ushered in unprecedented challenges and opportunities, demanding a new breed of leaders—versatile, insightful, and deeply grounded in their approach. This book serves as a comprehensive guide for both seasoned and emerging leaders who seek to navigate these complex times with wisdom and effectiveness.

SOMETIMES THE GOOD GUYS DON’T FIGHT FAIR... Jack Wheat was a Rhino hunter. At sixteen years old, he started roaming the planet in search of the monstrous creatures that burst from the ground and ripped humans to shreds with their great serrated horn. He and his horse, Killer, knew the land well: every desert oasis, every rock, every hill and mountain and forest. They were a team, and Jack was a hero… Until he and his lady, Sheffie Jarrett, were lured to New Lisbon to help “solve” the worsening Rhino problem in Agrilot’s largest city. While scientists in Lisbon worked to recreate a...

Canada is no longer just watching the world’s game from the outside. For decades, Canadian men’s soccer lived in the shadow of hockey, scattered across immigrant communities, local clubs, youth fields, MLS cities, and distant World Cup dreams. Then something changed. A new generation arrived. Alphonso Davies gave the country a global face. Jonathan David made Canadian goals feel normal. Stephen Eustáquio, Tajon Buchanan, Cyle Larin, Atiba Hutchinson, Milan Borjan, and a growing cast helped turn belief into something real. Why You Should Be a Fan of Canada is not an encyclopedia, a ...

The “Been there, done that” culture is starving for reality. Hardly satisfied with the modern conventions of citing facts and figures and pushing propositions, emerging churches are jumping into the narrative form of communication with both feet. But not all emerging church leaders have an...

Like the first-century Pharisees, we've reduced Christianity to a set of propositional beliefs. Truth is, we've gotten away from what it really means to be a Christian. In The Jesus of Suburbia, Mike Erre reveals that we've created a Jesus in our own image. In a fresh, startling manner, Erre...

This E-book is part of the World Voice Project Book Series which invites you to become part of one of the largest emerging Community Learning Networks (CLN) seeking to encourage a participatory culture worldwide. This project selects works that bring about conversation, raise awareness, contrast thoughts and opinions, entertain, inform, and give voice to those who have struggled to be heard. We do this in order to express who “WE” are on a global scale. These works become part of the historical record while inviting the reader to step into another’s shoes and be part of their life by ...