{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"ItemList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Let the reader understand : a guide to interpreting and applying the Bible \/ Dan McCartney, Charles Clayton.","author":"McCartney, D.","isbn":"0875525164","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"P & R Pub."},"datePublished":"2002","inLanguage":"English","description":"Introduction: God's Word and human understanding: What is the problem? -- Part One: The foundation of understanding: Presuppositions -- 1. Truth, language, and sin -- The pillar of understanding: Truth -- The vehicle of understanding: Language -- The spoiler of understanding: Sin -- Summary -- 2. Knowing God: Presuppositions about the Bible and creation -- Is the Bible the Word of God? -- Is the Bible true? -- Is the Bible coherent? -- The Bible and the world -- 3. The foundation and the frame: Presuppositions and interpretation -- Presuppositions and method -- Tradition and the church -- The Holy Spirit: The ultimate interpreter -- Part Two: Interpretation in theory -- 4. The church and biblical interpretation -- The early church: Justin Martyr and Irenaeus -- The developing church: Origen and Theodore -- The Middle Ages: Aquinas -- The Reformation: Luther and Calvin -- The modern church: From Schleirmacher to Bultmann -- The literary turn: From literary criticism to postmodernism -- Summary -- 5. The grammatical-historical method: Knowing what it meant -- Meaning and understanding semantics -- Culture and understanding -- Context and understanding -- Genre and understanding -- 6. Removing the veil: From what it meant to what it means -- History and beyond -- Typology and \"fuller meaning\" -- The Bible interprets itself -- Redemptive history and present application -- Conclusion. \r\nPart Three: Interpretation in practice -- 7. Studying God's Word -- Spiritual preparation -- Analyzing passages -- Understanding the Bible on its own terms -- Priorities of interpretation -- Two examples -- 8. Biblical genres -- Theological history -- Law -- Poetry -- Prophecy -- Parables -- Epistles -- Apocalyptic -- 9. The Bible in worship and witness -- Scripture and worship -- Scripture and witness -- 10. Scripture and guidance -- Guidance needs to be in context -- What is \"God's will\"? -- Submission to God -- Understanding God and His ways -- Understanding God's sovereignty -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Where is meaning? -- Authorial intent -- Autonomous texts -- Reader response -- Conclusion -- Appendix B: The historical-critical method -- General description and evaluation -- \"Scholarly\" methods.\n\nPublished in: Phillipsburg, N.J.\n\nPhysical description: ix, 378 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm","bookEdition":"2nd edtion","offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Let us now praise famous men : three tenant families \/ James Agee, Walker Evans ; with an introduction to the new edition by John Hersey.","author":"Agee, J.; Evans, W.","isbn":"0395489016","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Houghton Mifflin"},"datePublished":"1988","inLanguage":"English","description":"Verses -- Preamble -- All Over Alabama -- (On the Porch: 1 -- July 1936 -- Late Sunday Morning -- At the Forks -- Near a Church -- A Country Letter -- Colon -- Some Findings and Comments -- Money -- Shelter -- (On the Porch: 2 -- Clothing -- Education -- Work -- Intermission: Conversation in the Lobby -- Inductions -- Shady Grove Alabama -- Two Images -- Title Statement -- (On the Porch: 3. \r\n \tAbstract\tDiscusses the rural conditions of Alabama in the first half fo the 19th century by following the lives of three tenant families.\n\nPublished in: Boston\n\nPhysical description: liv, 471 pages, [61] pages of plates : illustratio","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Look before you lead : how to discern and shape your church culture \/ Aubrey Malphurs.","author":"Malphurs, A.","isbn":"9780801015076","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Baker Books"},"datePublished":"2013","inLanguage":"English","description":"Part 1. The basics of congregational culture. Why leaders should read this book : the importance of culture -- What are we talking about? : the definition of culture -- What we do : the church's expression of culture -- Why we do what we do : the church's cultural values -- What we believe : the church's beliefs -- How we respond : the church's relationship to culture -- Part 2. Reading congregational culture. Reading the church : understanding its culture apple -- Reading the pastor : discovering the pastor's culture -- Part 3. Shaping congregational culture. The church planter as culture architect : creating a new church culture -- The church pastor as culture sculptor : part 1 preparation -- The church pastor as culture sculptor : part 2 personnel -- The church pastor as culture sculptor : part 3 the process -- The church pastor as culture blender : adopting established church cultures -- Appendixes. Behaviors audit -- Core values audit -- Core values statements -- Beliefs audit -- Faith statement -- The culture matrix : beliefs, values, behavior -- Spiritual maturity audit -- Character assessment for leadership -- Spiritual gifts inventory for leaders -- Temperament indicator 1 -- The personal profile : the persuader pattern -- Temperament indicator 2 -- Temperament indicator 2 : further explanation -- Implementation team worksheet. \r\n \tAbstract\t\"Before you can lead your church, you have to know your church. Pastoral ministry is challenging work. It is made even more challenging when a pastor ignores the church's 'congregational culture' when seeking to minister to members or implement changes. Just as a pastor studies to interpret the Scriptures, he or she must also interpret the local church culture to better understand and move the church toward accomplishing its mission and vision. In Look Before You Lead, trusted church leadership expert Aubrey Malphurs shows pastors how to read their church's unique local culture, how to change or revitalize it, and even how to combine two cultures when one church adopts another. This unique resource approaches leadership and discernment from a solid, biblical perspective and includes a number of helpful appendixes that are key to reading and understanding the culture.\"--Publisher description.\n\nPublished in: Grand Rapids, Mich.\n\nPhysical description: 271 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Mere discipleship : radical Christianity in a rebellious world \/ Lee C. Camp.","author":"Camp, Lee C.","isbn":"9781587432309","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Brazos Press"},"datePublished":"2008","inLanguage":"English","description":"Part I : Reenvisioning discipleship -- \"Radical\" discipleship -- God's way of working -- Pledging allegiance to the Kingdom of God -- Part II : What disciples believe -- The Gospel : repent, for the Kingdom is at hand -- The Savior : the Slaughtered Lamb -- The church : the body of Christ -- Part III : What disciples do -- Worship : why disciples love their enemies -- Baptism : why disciples don't make good Americans (or Germans or Frenchmen) -- Prayer : why disciples trust God rather than their own calculations -- Communion : why disciples share their wealth -- Evangelism : how disciples \"make a difference\" -- Study guide \/ by Joshua J. Graves. \r\n \tAbstract\tIn the clear and compelling fashion of C.S. Lewis's classic Mere Christianity, Lee Camp here sets forth his vision of what it means to truly follow Christ in the twenty-first century. Drawing on a sound biblical framework of what disciples believe and therefore what they should do, Camp challenges Christians to put obedience to Jesus as Lord ahead of allegiances to all earthly authorities--be they nationalistic, political, economic, or cultural. To Camp, that means loving one's enemies, not killing them; evangelizing by showing Jesus, not just talking about him; and allowing God's grace to transform one's notions of wealth. This substantially revised and expanded second edition updates examples, adds chapter introductions and summaries, and includes an extensive study guide and a reading guide. - Publisher.\n\nPublished in: Grand Rapids, Mich.\n\nPhysical description: 266 pages ; 23 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Ministerial formation for mission today \/ ed. by John S. Pobee.","author":"World Council of Churches; Pobee, J. S.; Programme on Theological Education","isbn":"9964782144, 97899647","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Asempa Publishers"},"datePublished":"1993","inLanguage":"English","description":"Published in: Switzerland : , Accra.\n\nPhysical description: v, 128 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":6,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Ministering cross-culturally : an incarnational model for personal relationships \/ Sherwood G. Lingenfelter and Marvin K. Mayers.","author":"Lingenfelter, S. G.; Mayers, M. K.","isbn":"0801026474","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Baker Books"},"datePublished":"2003","inLanguage":"English","description":"Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-124) and index.\n\nPublished in: Grand Rapids, Mich.\n\nPhysical description: 128 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm","bookEdition":"2nd ed.","offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":7,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Ministry to Muslim women : longing to call them sisters \/ Fran Love and Jeleta Eckheart, editors.","author":"Eckheart, Jeleta.; Love, Fran.","isbn":"0878083383","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"William Carey Library"},"datePublished":"2000","inLanguage":"English","description":"Contents: \tGod's passion released through us \/ Fran Love -- Current issues affecting Muslim women \/ C.M. Amal -- Muslim women in crisis \/ Debi Bartlotti -- Muslim women and the occult : seeing Jesus set the captives free \/ Julia Colgate -- Islamic reformation and fundamentalism's impact on Muslim women \/ Diana Colby -- Understanding the spiritual hunger of Muslim women \/ Lea Ruth -- Why Muslim women come to Christ \/ Miriam Adeney -- The sword of Christ : Muslim women make a costly commitment \/ B. Linda Smith -- What helps Muslim women grow in Christ \/ Iliam -- Discipleship of Muslim background believers through chronological Bible storying \/ A.H. -- Evangelism to and through family networks \/ Kay Waters -- Building community in a Muslim background believer church : a case study among Uighur women \/ Anne Jansen -- Developing women leaders in Muslim background believer churches \/ Fran Love -- The relationship between the missionary and the agency that sends her : from the perspective of the agency \/ Mary Ann Cate -- The relationship between the missionary and the agency that sends her : from the perspective of field missionaries \/ Group discussion -- Why am I here? \/ Elizabeth Learner -- How can I thrive here? \/ Karol Downey -- Who is with me here? \/ Cookie Liverman.\r\n\r\nAbstract: \tThis book is a compilation of real-life experiences by women actively involved in reaching Muslim women for Christ. These articles approach the question of the gospel and Islam from a female perspective. - Publisher. \r\nOther Notes: \tIncludes bibliographical references (pages 261-264) and index.\n\nPublished in: Pasadena, Calif.\n\nPhysical description: xi, 268 pages ; 23 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":8,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Mission in the twenty-first century : exploring the five marks of global mission \/ Andrew F. Walls and Cathy Ross, editors","author":"Walls, Andrew Finlay; Ross, Cathy","isbn":"9781570757730","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Orbis Books"},"datePublished":"2008","inLanguage":"English","description":"Contents:  \tThe five marks of mission. To proclaim the good news of the kingdom \/ Ken Gnanakan, D'zac Niringiye -- To teach, baptise, and nurture new believers \/ Emmanuel Egbunu, Ande Titre -- To respond to human need by loving service \/ Melba Maggay, Haami Chapman -- To seek to transform unjust structures of society \/ Valdir Raul Steuernagel, Bev Haddad -- To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth \/ Calvin DeWitt, Dave Bookless.\r\nIssues in mission. 'Whose religion is Christianity?' Reflections on opportunities and challenges in Christian theological scholarship: the African dimension \/ Kwame Bediako -- Migration and mission: the religious significance of the north-south divide \/ Jehu J. Hanciles -- The church and its missionary vocation : the Islamic frontline in a post-Christian West \/ Lamin Sanneh -- Reading the Bible in the non-western Church : an Asian dimension \/ Moonjang Lee -- Worship is nothing but mission : a reflection on some Japanese experiences \/ Ken Miyamoto -- Education as mission : perspectives on some new opportunities \/ Geald Pillay -- Discipleship : marked for mission \/ Tim Dakin -- Afterword: Christian mission in a five-hundred-year context \/ Andrew F. Walls.\r\nOther Notes \tIncludes bibliographical references (pages 205-219).\r\n\r\nElectronic version:  Table of contents http:\/\/catdir.loc.gov\/catdir\/toc\/fy0804\/2007038386.html\n\nPublished in: Maryknoll, N.Y.\n\nPhysical description: xvi, 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":9,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Missional church : a vision for the sending of the church in North America \/ Darrell L. Guder, project coordinator and editor ; Lois Barrett [and others].","author":"Guder, D. L.; Barrett, L.","isbn":"0802843506","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Eerdmans"},"datePublished":"1998","inLanguage":"English","description":"Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-280).\n\nPublished in: Grand Rapids, Mich.\n\nPhysical description: viii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":10,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Missions at the Crossroads: The Indigenous Church a solution for the unfinished task","author":"Soltau, Stanley T.","isbn":null,"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Baker Book House"},"datePublished":"1955","inLanguage":"English","description":"Published in: Grand Rapids, Mich.\n\nPhysical description: 188pages 21cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}}]}