ivp book club digest - december 26th, 2011

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STEv:n C. ROY

What does God think of us when

we fail? Steven Roy argues that

Scripture holds a view of success

and failure that seriously challenges

our normal reactions to personal

failure. In fact, in the Bible we find

a promise of renewal that goes

beyond what we can ask or imagine.WHA.T GOD TH [NKS

WHEN WE FAll " Br in gin g to ge th er d ee p p a sto ra l a nd th eo -

log ic al w isd om , R oy ex po ses t/ie destru ctiv e

power if th e A m eric an n arra tiv e if success

and Jailu re , and po in ts u s to the p athw ay

ifg rac e a nd ' true 5f /CCess . 'A m u st-rea d Ja r

all w i J o a re en ga ged in t he m i n is tr y if tiJe

gospel'"

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-Peter T. Cha, Trinity Evangelical

Divinity School

Steven C. R oy (PhD., systematic theology, Trinity

Evangeltcal Divinity Schoo!) IS associate professor of pas-

toral theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School inDeerfield, Illinois. Prior to coming to Trinity, he was a pas-

tor for twelve years and taught in Cameroon, West Africa.

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FROM THE PREFACE

'This book is a very personal one.

It arose out of significant struggles

with issues of success and failure

in my prior ministry as a pastor.My experiences as a pastor and a

professor have shown me that these

issues are not Ul1lgue to me or to

those in vocational ministry. To one

extent or another, everyone of us

has to face failure. So how shou ld

we gauge success and failure in ourIives?What constitutes success?

Who sets the standards and who

evaluates how well or how poorly

we have met them? And what do we

do when we faa?

"Note that I said 'when we fail.' Not

'i f we fail.' The issue is not whether

we will fail but how we will cope

when we fail. Hence the title of this

book: W hat G od Thinks W I)en W e

F a i l . .. .

"My goal throughout this book is

to explore how the vast resources

of the Christian faIth can enable

us to cope wisely and well with

experiences of failure. This book is

intended to be an encouragement

not only to my fellow Christ fol-

lowers. It is also an invitation ofhope to those who might be con-

sidering a relationship with Jesus

Chnst. To all, Invite you into

the adventure of following Christ.

His grace and truth will make all

tbe difference when you experience

failure."

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Roger Helland and Leonard

Hjalrnarson undertake to give the

rnissional church movement its spir-

itual bearings. Our mission must

first be headquartered in Christ.

they argue, if we are to move out-

ward in a true embodiment of

God's love for the world.

"S eldom w ill you jind b ooks on wlJat w e

catl (all a missional 5pir i tual i ty-a

spiritua lity for tl)e road . ... R oger H elland

and Len. Hja lmanon have g if ted u s with a

r ed -h ot te xt, om a pp ro pr ia te to th e r ed -h ot

life w e are called t o l iv e ."

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-From the foreword by

Alan Hirsch

Roger Helland is district executive coach for the Baptist

General Conference in Alberta. Canada. His other books

include The Journey . The R ev ived C hurch and Let the R iver F low .

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FROM THE PREFACE

"You may ask, 'There's so much out

nowadays with the ambiguous label

missionai , so why even use the term)'

In spite of its changmg nuances,

we continue to employ missionai in

the same way many contmue to

employ terms like evangelical or l iberal.

Miss ional has both ong01l1g context

and ongoing currency, and this

book is an attempt to ennch its

meaning and apphcation.

"The theologIcal and practical

connections between spiritual-

it y and mission with God will

continue to be developed, because

spiriruality and mission are insepa-

rable. Like the strands in DNA,

they are a twinned pair. The

Great Commandment and Great

Commission are also twinned.

When Jesus said, 'M y food ... is to

do the will of him who sent me and

to finish his work' (John 4:34), he

made a direct connection between

his spiritual life in the Father and

his m1SSIonfo r the Father. ...

"The theological substance and

structure for what we cal lmissional

spirituality is rooted in Mark 12:28-34. Journey with us as we explore

together what it means to love the

Lord our God from all our heart,

soul, mind and strength, and our

neighbor as ourselves."

Leonard Hjalmarson is lead pastor at Aylmer Evangelical

Mennomte Mission Church 1 . 1 1 Aylmer, Ontario, Canada.

missional navigator for the Ontario region of the Evangelical

Mennonite Missions Conference, and an adjunct facultymember at Northern Semmary in Chicago. HIS other books

include An Em erg ing D ic tionary for the G ospel and Cultu.re and The

M issio r!a l C hu rc h F ic ld bo ok.

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THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW

Matt Woodley

In the latest addition to the Resonate series, Matt

Woodley provides a contemporary reading of

the Gospel of Matthew with its audacious idea

of God with us. He spells out the implications

of our confrontation with the incarnate God,

provoking us to reconsider the Creator's vision

of life.

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AUTH ENTIC C HURCH

Vaughan Roberts

Vaughan Roberts draws striking parallels between

our hopelessly diffuse contemporary culture andthe culture Paul encountered at Corinth. Through

this connection, 1 Corinthians takes on a new

brilliance as a viable path of wisdom for today's

church.

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ON THE WAY TO THE CROSS

Edited by Thomas C. Oden and Joel C. Elowsky

Complied by CIndy Crosby

This unique devotional features forty days of

devotional comments from the church fathers on

the Gospel of John. Based on the daily Gospel

reading cycle from the Book of Common Prayer

and written in a brief daily format, it makes a

great compal1l0n for Lent.

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THE COST OF COMMUNITY

Jamie Arpin-Ricci, C.J

Fo1Jowing the example of St. Francis of Assisi,

Jamie Arpin-Ricci and his friends in Little

Flowers Community have sought to order their

lives around a single teaching-the Sermon on the

Mount. ll1eir stories provide a rare window into

the challenges and rewards of life in the kingdom.

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EARLY L IBYAN CHR ISTIANITY

Thomas COden

Thomas Oden reaches back to the earliest days of

Christianity to uncover a vibrant North Afncancommunity nearly lost to posterity. Well-known

figures like Tertullian and Anus are seen in a new

light while lesser-known figures find their rightful

place in Christian history.

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DEUTERONOMY

Edward J. Woods

J n this all-new volume 11 1 the classic Tyndale

Commentary series, Ted Woods emphasizes

that we, like Israel, are to make the words of

Deuteronomy the lI1terpreter of our hfe story as

we enter the land God has prepared for us.

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GOD'S BIG PICTURE

Vaughan Roberts

Vaughan Roberts shows how the

Bible's many parts fit togetherunder the theme of the kingdom

of God. His analysis points you

to Jesus as the Bible's supreme

subject, and to the salvation God

offers through him.

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HOW TO UNDERSTAND

YO UR BIBLE

T . Norton Sterrett &

Richard L . Schultz

Richard Schultz has updated

T Norton Sterrett's claSSIC beglll-

ncr's glllde to understanding the

Bible, drawing on new reference

tools and the latest translations.

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TO THE BIBLE

Edited by Philip S . Johnston

Philip S. Johnston presents the

best evangelical thought on the

proper interpretation and study

of the Bible. Whether you're a

neophyte or a veteran reader, this

book win have you interprermg

Scripture at a new level.

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P RA IS E F OR THE IVP INTRODUCTION TO THE BIBLE

' ' I f Iad only one book to help m e understand the Bib le, this is the one Iw ou ld go 1 0 1."

-Dr. Michael Green, Senior Research Fellow,Wychffe Hall, Oxford

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G.ENESIS

GENESIS

Derek Kldner

Genesis-the Bible's account of

human origins and the harbinger

of human destiny-is a book

teemmg with critical problems.

Derek Kidner provides a nmnmg

exegetical commentary and lucidly

handles the tough issues that

Genesis raises.

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REVELATION

Leon L . Morris

Acknowledging that the book of

Revela tion is often neglected in

contemporary scholarship and.

mll11stry, Leon Mortis seeks to

explain the significance of its

ancient symbolism and show its

bearing on the problems of the

first-century world,

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Edited by Leon Morris and

Donald Wiseman

The Tyndale series has long been

a trusted resource for BIble study.

Written by some of the best

evangelical scholars, the forty-nine

volumes on this CD offer reliable

explanations of every book in the

Bible.

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RENOVATION OF T H E

CHURCH

Kent Carlson and Mike Lueken

T H E CRUCIF IX ION OF

MINISTRY

Andrew Purves

Copasrors Kent Carlson and Mike

Lueken tell the story of how Godrook their thriving, consumer-

oriented church and transformed

it ll1CO ,) modest congregauon of

believers committed co the growth

of the spirit-even when it meant

a decline in numbers.

Theologian Andrew Purves

explores the essential nature ofChristian llllIllsttY. He calls prac-

ticing clergy to radically sever

attachments to personal nunistries

and to begin to participate fully

in Christ's conti.nuing minIstry i.n

the world.

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T H E RESURRECTIO N O F

MINISTRY

Andrew Purves

Accounting for the aura of dis-

couragement surrounding todav'srmnisters, Andrew Purves argues

that hope arises when ministry is

conducted in the mood of Easter

Sunday-with the hope of the

risen Lord,

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PRA ISE FO R RENOVATION OF THECHURCH

" A w o n d e i f u l& c a n d i d , b o l d b o o k abou: ti e j o u r n r y 0 / a ( h u r d ) tba: s to p p ed a p p ea l i n g t o r e l i g io u s

c on sum e rs a nd s ta rte dp ro du fir rg d is dp le s if Jesus."

-Gary W . Moon, Renovare Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation

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THE MEANING OF THE

PENTATEUCH

John H, Sallhamer

From a career of study, John

Sailhamer slims lip his perspectiveon the Pentateuch by first re-

focusi,ng our herme~eutics, Rather

than focus on the history behind

the text, Sailhamer advocates a

return to the precritical era-a

return to the text itself

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LIFE IN THE TRINITY

Donald Fairbairn

Donald Fairbairn takes us back

to the biblical convictions of the

early church, enriching our under-standing of God as Trinity, the

person of Christ and the nature

of our salvation as sharing inthe

Son's relationship to the Father.

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WORSHIPING WITH THE

CHURCH FATHERS

Christopher A. Hall

In thl5 survey of the spiritual life

of worship, Chnstopher Hall fol-lows the church fathers and early

monastics through their experience

of baptism, the Eucharist, unceas-

ing prayer and the" call to the

desert,"

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PRA ISE FO R THE MEANfNG OF THE PENTATEUCH

"1 1 r eassessm ent that w ill help to rehab ilitate Torah as not the end product o f Judaism bu t as

th e foundatiol ' l o f Israelite fa ith and practice."

-Eugene H. Merrill, Dallas Theological Seminary

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Know Why You Believe

Paul Little responds to

the toughest intellectual

questions posed to

Christians, including: Do

science and Scripture

conflict? Are miracles

possible? Is Christian

experience real? Why does

God allow suffering and

evil?

How to Give Away

Your Faith

Now including a studyguide for individuals or

groups, this thoroughly

revised version of How

to Give Away Your Faith

communicates Paul Little's

winsome evangelistic style

with renewed clarity.

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Know Who You Believe

"Ask any ten people what

makes a person a Christian

and you'll get ten different

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tral question of Christianity:

Can we know God?

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