Global Church

Discover the Diversity and Unity of the Early Church The Christian church of the early centuries spread throughout much of Asia, Africa, and Europe, spoke many languages, was situated within diverse cultural settings, and had varied worship practices; yet it maintained a vital unity on core...

Discover the Unity and Diversity of the Early Church The Christian church of the early centuries spread throughout much of Asia, Africa, and Europe, spoke many languages, was situated within diverse cultural settings, and had varied worship practices; yet it maintained a vital unity on core...

Is the Church truly equipped—or merely gathered? Many believers sit in services for years but never discover their assignment, never grow into maturity, and never learn how to serve with power, wisdom, and biblical order. The Fivefold Ministry was written for leaders and believers who know the Church was meant for more than attendance, titles, and routine. Christ gave apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers to build His body, equip the saints, protect doctrine, strengthen unity, and prepare believers for global kingdom impact. Yet confusion, abuse, imbalance, and shallow ...

Every local church should be engaged with global missions, even if most individuals in the church aren't called to go overseas. But what does this engagement actually look like? How can local churches train, send, and support missionaries well? Unpacking principles from the Bible and applying them in the context of real life in a local church, this short guide is filled with practical steps and advice for supporting missionaries, forming international partnerships, sending short-term teams, and engaging with the nations here at home.

Reading Black Theology and a Political Theology of Liberation Radically is a bold, uncompromising theological excavation of one of the most influential movements in modern Christian thought. Drawing on the history of the Black Church from the hush harbors and praise houses through Jim Crow, the Great Migration, and the Civil Rights Movement, this volume treats institutional decline and cultural crisis as theological data rather than merely sociological facts. It asks what it means to write an honest obituary for the Black Church, a clear-eyed eulogy for Black Theology, and yet to live and ...

Beginning with the life of Jesus, Robert Louis Wilken narrates the dramatic spread and development of Christianity over the first thousand years of its history. Moving through the formation of early institutions, practices, and beliefs to the transformations of the Roman world after the conversion of Constantine, he sheds new light on the subsequent stories of Christianity in the Latin West, the Byzantine and Slavic East, the Middle East, and Central Asia. 

A thrilling exposé recounting how members of Opus Dei—a secretive, ultra-conservative Catholic sect—pushed its radical agenda within the Church and around the globe, using billions of dollars siphoned from one of the world’s largest banks. For over half a century, Banco Popular was one of...

The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, Theology in the Context of World Christianity: Audio Lectures includes high quality live-recordings of college-level lectures...

Everyday our Christian faith is attacked and watered down. Those who are zealous for the faith are few in number or choose to stay silent. Many young people are leaving the faith of their childhood to chase the dream of this world. If we look carefully at the Bible, we find that God gives us hope through an ancient prayer. This prayer unlocks the door to forgiveness and God’s favor in our lives. The origin of this prayer goes back to Solomon and the dedication of a Temple in Jerusalem. Most often, however, the key ingredient is left out–Facing Jerusalem.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: The Greatest Warning of the Next 10 Years is a prophetic roadmap to understand what’s coming, why it’s happening, and how to stand firm in faith as the Creator restores justice and esttablishes His Kingdom on Earth. The culmination of 30 years of teaching eschatology, this book by Pastor Steve Cioccolanti is groundbreaking in its breadth and depth. PRAISE FROM LEADERS “I love this book The Four Horsemen. I believe every Christian everywhere should read it.” --DR. MARK T. BARCLAY “The Four Horsemen is a stand-out work that bridges faith, history...

The Narthex is the threshold. In the old Church architecture it was the space where those not yet baptized could stand and listen, present to the liturgy without being inside it. It was neither the street nor the sanctuary. It was the place where the question of belonging had not yet been settled. That is roughly where artificial intelligence now stands in American church life. It is not in the sanctuary — almost nobody is arguing that it should be. But it is no longer outside the building either. It is in the bulletin software, the giving platform, the translation headsets, the ...

The world stands on the edge of eternity. Prophecies are unfolding, and the Church is being called to rise in power like never before. "Igniting Contagious Fire of End-Times Revival" is the groundbreaking guide that will equip you to unleash the power of the Holy Spirit, ignite a global revival, and prepare for the glorious return of Christ. If you've ever sensed that God has destined you for something greater, this book will set your heart ablaze for the mighty move of God that's coming. Revival is not just a distant dream—it is happening now, and you are called to be a part of it. This ...

In an era defined by rapid change and unprecedented challenges, many within the global church grapple with a profound question: Why, despite our best efforts and vast resources, does genuine, transformative global revival remain an elusive dream? Is the contemporary church truly stagnant, and if so, what is the missing key to unlocking a new era of spiritual awakening? In this compelling and meticulously researched Master's thesis, "The Church Raising the Altar of Prayer into the Twenty-First Century Generation," Joshua Gbaryea fearlessly confronts the uncomfortable truth about the modern ...

Christianity became a global faith—but not by chance. It spread because individuals carried it forward under pressure, across cultures, and into places where it did not yet belong. The Saints of Saint Patrick’s Church Altar tells that story through nine powerful lives. From the first witness in Jerusalem to the New World believer in Peru, each chapter reveals a critical stage in the expansion of Christianity: • Witness that began the movement • Martyrdom that forced it outward • Debate that proved it could stand • Mission that carried it across borders • Structure that made it...

Awaken Your Heart to the Global Symphony of Praise! Are you living with an eternal perspective, or has your world narrowed to the size of your immediate comfort zone? In The Last Frontier: Awakening the Church to the Unreached Nations, author Michael Markuson delivers a powerful, deeply convicting, and profoundly optimistic biblical call to fulfill the Great Commission. Missions is not an extracurricular activity tucked away in the footnotes of theology—it is the golden thread that binds the entire canon of Scripture together from Genesis to Revelation. By decoding the strategic tracking ...

Women comprise at least half the world, and usually more than half the church, but so often Christian teaching to women either fails to move beyond a discussion of roles or assumes a particular economic situation or stage of life. This all but shuts women out from contributing to God’s kingdom...

A pesar de que la mayoría de los cristianos no se trasladan a vivir a otros países, la Biblia recluta a todos los cristianos y a todas las iglesias locales en el gran proyecto de las misiones mundiales. La iglesia local es el motor de las misiones a nivel mundial, ¿pero por dónde debemos empezar? Las iglesias no necesitan un complicado programa misionero, lo que necesitan es la Biblia y la sabiduría necesaria para saber cómo aplicarla. Este libro se basa en la Escritura y ofrece pasos prácticos para capacitar misioneros.

Global Voices on Global Mission Global mission has moved into a new era when it is no longer just "from the West to the rest" but rather "from everywhere to everywhere." But too often mission workers have not partnered well with local communities, hurting Christian witness and ministry efforts...

Wherever one lives in the world and whatever one’s age and occupation, it has today become difficult to escape the influence of the global political and cultural norm of “gender equality”. Each continent, each government, each people can observe sociological developments in its midst that are linked to the gender perspective, to gender. These developments cannot be “neutral” nor without consequences for their cultures, their identity, their future. This book seeks to expose the global agenda of the gender revolution and share with those caught up in it the fullness of divine life.

Missiologist James E. Plueddemann presents a roadmap for cross-cultural leadership development in the global church. With keen understanding of current research on cultural dynamics, he integrates theology with leadership theory to apply biblical insights to practical issues in world mission. The future of the global church depends on effective multicultural leadership. God has called people from various contexts to minister and lead in every land for the sake of the gospel.