With many evangelical churches being subscribed to pragmatic rather than scriptural patterns for worship this book calls for the Church to return to its scriptural roots.

Many churches, riding the faddish waves of our times, have gone 'to market', but not all. Some churches are trying to 'stay home', that is, remain firmly grounded in the Scriptures. Still, the pressures mount, the temptations are repackaged, and the schemes of the world become more and more persuasive. In This Little Church Stayed Home, Dr. Gilley explores the manifold temptations of conservative churches to sell out to modern trends and innovations, including the present temptation towards mystical theology. Churches toying with 'new measures' will be challenged to remain true to the historic doctrines of the Christian faith and to remain faithful to God's chosen means of converting sinners to himself: the good news of Jesus Christ. Pastors, seminary students, church leaders, and Christians who want God's Word to be paramount in their lives will find This Little Church Stayed Home a timely message to a Christian subculture fixated on marketing the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ.

Through rhyme and engaging illustrations this book shows parents and children what God's plans are for worshipping him in their home.

AUDIENCE: Pastors, Administrative Pastors, Church Leaders

Many people today, especially among emerging generations, don’t resonate with the church and organized Christianity. Some are leaving the church and others were never part of the church in the first place. Sometimes it’s because of misperceptions about the church. Yet often they are still spiritually open and fascinated with Jesus. This is a ministry resource book exploring six of the most common objects and misunderstandings emerging generations have about the church and Christianity. The objections come from conversations and interviews the church has had with unchurched twenty and thirty-somethings at coffee houses. Each chapter raises the objection using a conversational approach, provides the biblical answers to that objection, gives examples of how churches are addressing this objection, and concludes with follow-through projection suggestions, discussion questions, and resource listings.

Different churches grow in different ways. This book will help you figure out your church's orientation and show the way to healthy growth.

Warren W. Wiersbe says of No Little Places, "You'll learn a lot about small-town America and the changes occurring in American society today. Written by two seasoned veterans of ministry in small-town America, No Little Places is a heart-to-heart account of cross-cultural evangelism right here in the United States. It's a primer on how to discover a church's potential and build on it. It's a transparent, how-to-do-it book that pulls no punches. It reads like another chapter in the Book of Acts or extra verses in Hebrews 11".

The promise was made to her on January 1st, New Year's Day. "Linda, you will be given a husband this year but you are not to look for him - I will send you a husband." This is the story of Linda, who as a young girl was noted for being "rebellious" and for going her own way, even when going her own way sometimes resulted in anguish and torment as a result of her own misguided choices. It is also the story of her journey from the depths of emotional degradation to a life that was transformed one fateful night, when she, at the point of suicide, was instead directed into a new life of hope and miracles. It is also the story of Jim, a young man who kept the rules and found that the rules were sometimes jealous and demanding. A romance with a young woman he had known since they were teenagers opened up the possibility that he might buck the religious system but it didn't happen. His role as caregiver to his parents in their last years led him into a sort of laissez-faire existence where he became resigned to just letting events, as they occurred, take him through life. As Jim moved into his thirties, there were two things he was certain about - his commitment to the rigid rules and tenets of the religious system he had known since birth, and his resolve to remain a bachelor, having been constantly frustrated through the years in his search for a wife. The promise that was made to Linda on New Year's Day set into motion a series of events that would challenge both Linda and Jim throughout the following year, and would, ultimately, define the lives of both of them.

No. 3 of each volume contains the annual report and minutes of the annual meeting.