Spiritual Church

The multi-site church movement is reshaping the way we do church. But how does it actually work? And is it right for your church? Enjoy a guided tour of multi-site churches across America and see for yourself how churches are growing and reaching their communities. This companion to The Multi-Site Church Revolution gives you on-site pictures of the new and creative ways churches are expanding their impact through multiple locations.

'And God said, Let there be light; and there was light, but Eastern Electricity Board said He would have to wait until Thursday to be connected.' There have been many interpretations of the Old Testament over the centuries but never one quite like this. Spike Milligan has rewritten, in his own inimitable style, many of the best-known stories of the Old Testament, featuring characters like King 'my brain hurts' Solomon; the great oaf of a giant, Goliath; and the lesser-known crossword clue, Hushai the Archite.

All throughout the modern period, there has been a steady campaign for people to "think for themselves" without tradition's distorting restraint. As a result, many Christians now blindly sip a watered-down faith, marketed as "no creed but the Bible." But, as Leonard Allen shows, we are always traditioning—even if one doesn't believe in tradition. And in this time of theological uncertainty and confusion, that process calls for new intentionality and seriousness. I

In Revival: When God Comes to Church, Pastor Steve Gaines analyzes how churches can look like the church of the first century. Infused with the Holy Spirit, they evangelized most of the civilized world within only three centuries.

Get ready for a spiritual explosion! Experience the release of spiritual power through the age-old wonders of fasting and prayer! When it comes to Fasting and Prayer, author Steven Brooks has lived his message. In this book, he shares the ups and downs of his experiences with fasting—and the explosive power the Holy Spirit has released in his ministry as a result. Visions, healings, and miracles have been released to Steven Brooks through the simple commitment to fast and pray, and these supernatural manifestations are for you, as well! Tremendous power is released to the believer who is ...

Peace. What so many people lack today and look in all the wrong places to find, is attainable in only one place—in only One Person. In “Overcoming Despair,” author Tony Miano, through personal testimony and probative research, explains that anxiety and depression are not diseases that people have, they are behaviors in which people engage.

This book captures the story of a widespread movement of churches that are expanding their ministries to include multiple formats, venues, and locations, using dozens of in-the-trenches examples, identifying the primary reasons churches succeed as well as how they overcome common snags on the route to "one church, many congregations".

Break the Chains. Heal the Heart. Live in Freedom. Your heart was made to thrive, not just survive. In Freedom from Cardiovascular Disease, healing minister and prophetic teacher Bruce Hines equips you with biblical insight, spiritual authority, and targeted prayers to overcome heart-related conditions through the power of Jesus Christ. Whether you are battling high blood pressure, blocked arteries, heart failure, arrhythmia, congenital heart issues, or emotional trauma that has affected your heart, this book offers more than hope. It offers healing. Inside you will discover: The spiritual ...

Among the top ten trends that are changing American life, Time magazine recently listed a rising dissatisfaction with organized religion. Though many people today like Jesus, they are growing tired of traditional religious institutions. Even those who follow Jesus aren't so sure they always like what Christianity and the church represent.

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 ...

A common claim in modern American Christianity is that you don’t have to go to church to be a Christian. The writers of the New Testament, however, would find a Christian faith separate from the church to be unrecognizable. Dean Inserra has often said to his congregation, “There is more to being a Christian than going to church, but there certainly isn’t less.” Belonging to a local church is not something made up by a Christian subculture. The local church was God’s design.

For every person who has felt lonely or isolated, The Sacred Us explores a new way of living through the practice of biblical community. In a world that celebrates individuality and autonomy, too many of us struggle to form deep, meaningful relationships. Loneliness is the norm, rich friendships are rare, and the church is no exception. We long for real community but often don’t know how to get there. What will it take to develop healthy friendships?

The Church today stands at a crossroads. It is filled with sincere believers, yet many have unknowingly built their faith on a foundation of opinions, offense, and traditions rather than the living presence of God. This book is not meant to condemn but to reveal. It is a call back to God’s heart—a return to the simplicity of true faith, unshackled from the religious systems that have shaped the modern church.

The Lord’s Prayer is a beautiful, subversive passage of words given to the church by Jesus. It forms our imaginations and—given time—transforms us. And today, we are in desperate need of renewed imaginations. Christians are living in a wilderness of secularism. In Liturgy in the Wilderness, Anglican priest D. J. Marotta shows how the Lord’s Prayer provides a framework in our secular age for understanding, believing, and living in light of Jesus Christ.

God's people today are privileged above every other generation that has been before. We are living in the last days before the soon and imminent return of Jesus Christ. The scriptures teach us that the last days will be a time of great restoration and refreshing. Among the many things that God has promised to restore to His church are the demonstrations of His Spirit and of His power. This book will give the reader a Biblical perspective of the demonstrations of worship and spiritual warfare. Pastor Paul explains the power behind the raising of the hands, clapping, dancing, shaking, ...

Declining church attendance. A growing feeling of betrayal. For Christians who have begun to feel set adrift and disillusioned by their churches, Where Goodness Still Grows grounds us in a new view of virtue deeply rooted in a return to Jesus Christ’s life and ministry.

Who is Jesus? And why does the church He started matter today? The answers to these questions are practical, profound, and liberating - and also inextricably connected. The closer you get to Jesus, the more you love people; and the more you love people, the more you become like Jesus. Drawing on biblical teaching and over 45 years of ministry experience, Pastor Mel Mullen brings clear, practical understanding to Jesus’ message and the community of Jesus-followers we call the church.

In the Book of Acts in the Bible, the epic and supernatural experiences of God’s love, power, and guidance are powerful and tangible. This ACTS study of the Book of Acts is designed to equip and empower followers of Jesus today to become like the first disciples and to do the things that they did in that world-changing book. ACTS begins with a review of the Gospel and the resurrection of Jesus as His first followers would have understood them, and then moves through the historical accounts of the Book of Acts. Topic by topic, it reveals the dynamics of the life of the early church on and ...

Modesty, the flower of manners, the honor of our bodies, the grace of the sexes, the integrity of the blood, the guarantee of our race, the basis of sanctity, the pre-indication of every good disposition; rare though it is, and not easily perfected, and scarce ever retained in perpetuity, will yet up to a certain point linger in the world, if nature shall have laid the preliminary groundwork of it, discipline persuaded to it, censorial rigor curbed its excesses.

If you love Jesus but are unhappy, disappointed, frustrated, disillusioned, or just plain burned-out with church or religion, I have good news for you. There is a problem with church, but it’s neither your fault nor God’s fault and you’re not required to “try harder” to fix it. Furthermore, you’re not alone. More and more evangelical Christians sense that church and religion are somehow at odds with a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. God has already given us the “way of escape.” His answer has always been hiding in plain sight in the New Testament.