Using solid biblical exegesis, Chuck Lawless presents a well-rounded, proven model for fighting the enemy through the development of a spiritually healthy church. This unique book suggests workable strategies and resources for developing disciples prepared for spiritual warfare.

J. D. Payne explores the biblical, historical and missiological principles of global church planting, and suggests ways that readers can apply international church planting practices to their own contexts.

Too often skeptics charge Christians with having a blind faith. Unfortunately, believers have added fuel to the charges of skeptics by speaking of their faith illogically. But the Christian faith is not a blind faith. In fact, biblical faith is never a blind, irrational faith. Christianity rests firmly on the stone that was rejected by the builders, which has become the cornerstone--Jesus Christ (Acts 4:11). Living biblically requires thinking biblically, just as "to think biblically entails to live biblically," as Winfried Corduan notes in the Foreword. As followers of Christ, believers cannot separate biblical thinking and biblical living. These two behaviors are eternally connected not only in the person of Jesus Christ, but they stem from the eternal being of God the Father and his eternal truth. Christ mandates that his followers love God with their entire being--heart, soul, mind, and strength (Mark 12:30). How are believers to go about living out this biblical mandate? Christian faith is a warranted belief. This is why it is so essential that Christians recognize the value and importance of philosophy and its proper place in Christendom and in the Christian's walk.

Insights from Effective Churches on New Member Classes and AssimilationFindings from a national study to improve membershipclasses and to motivate current members into activeministryHow do churches move members—both old and new—into ministry? Many church staff and lay leaders knowthey need to start new member classes as a point of entryinto their churches but don’t know how. This book isbased on a national study of effective churches andshows how growing churches implement new memberclasses and motivate their members into ministry.Membership Matters is designed to be a guide forchurch leaders wanting to start or improve a membershipclass. It includes models for classes and examplesof resources such as church covenants, class schedules,and lesson outlines. It also gives direction on motivatinguninvolved members to participate in ministry. Onechapter chronicles an ongoing discussion among pastorsof growing churches that are effectively motivatingmembers to do ministry.

Our nation is in a crisis concerning healthy masculinity. The church is too. What is the solution? Destroying isolation in the church, one man at a time. Welcome to the Jesus Model of discipleship. It worked for Jesus and it still works today. The church is realizing that preaching and programs do not disciple men. Men disciple men. The most important thing that a church can do is to build an intimate brotherhood of men. That is what the churches in East Texas are doing. Why? They have realized that isolation is man's biggest problem. Once the issue of isolation is resolved and a man has true brothers, then genuine discipleship can finally begin. Naked Warriors shows the nuts and bolts of the Jesus Model of Discipleship, and how the local church can jump quickly into the men's movement that Jesus began. Although simple, this movement requires genuine faith and a deep love for the hearts of men. It is NOT a program nor is it a curriculum. It is definitely not a men's ministry. It is real life. It is what men are craving. The biggest beneficiary are local church pastors. They have the privilege of watching marriages get stronger, children and teens receive the love they need, while the church is rewarded with plenty of strong, humble servant leaders. Every church needs a men's revival. Come join us!

Every Man a Warrior deals with problems men confront every day. No man wants to fail, but few men feel equipped to fight the battles they face in life. Every Man a Warrior gives men the tools necessary to win these battles--to succeed in life!

Why is it a struggle to pray? Respected professor, speaker, and pastor Dr. Chuck Lawless explores the power of a praying church and how it can transform your ministry. Through prayer, we have access to the all-powerful living God. Even so, too many of us are tempted to start our days prayerless and feeling alone. How can this be? We can't afford to be so negligent, because whether we realize it or not we all face a high-stakes spiritual battle when we step out into our communities. In The Potential and Power of Prayer, Chuck Lawless illustrates how churches need to take prayer seriously in order to grow; explores how Jesus and the early church depended on God through prayer; explains how prayer is essential to preparing for spiritual battles; and guides church leaders in establishing the priority of prayer and a thriving prayer ministry in their churches. God chooses to move among Christians who humbly come to him in prayer; who depend on him for strength and guidance.