The Gospel-Driven Church: Uniting Church-Growth Dreams with the Metrics of Grace, by Jared C. Wilson. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2019. 240 pp. $21.99. Jared Wilson is director of content strategy at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, managing editor of For the Church, …
Children’s Spirituality: Christian Perspectives, Research, and Applications, ed. by Kevin E. Lawson and Scottie May. 2nd edition. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2019. 424 pp. $49.00. In recent years there has been a surge of interest in children’s spirituality. A flurry …
A 30-Minute Overview of a Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today’s World, by John Stonestreet. Colorado Springs, CO: David C. Cook, 2018. Kindle. $2.99. This short ebook provides an overview of a longer book that John …
Work that Matters: Bridging the Divide between Work and Worship, by Kevin Brown and Michael Wiese. 2nd ed. Lexington, KY: Aldersgate Press, 2018. 116 pp. $14.99. Why does work matter? How is work life related to spiritual life? Do they …
Redeeming Transcendence in the Arts: Bearing Witness to the Triune God, by Jeremy Begbie. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2018. 212 pp. $13.42. Jeremy Begbie is the Thomas A. Langford Research Professor of Theology at Duke Divinity School. He …
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Lovin’ on Jesus: A Concise History of Contemporary Worship, by Swee Hong Lim and Lester Ruth. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2017. 162 pp. $29.99. To echo a sentiment from Ira Gershwin: it’s very clear contemporary worship is here to stay. Provided …
The Whole Church Sings: Congregational Singing in Luther’s Wittenberg, by Robin Leaver. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2017. 206 pp. $15.00. Martin Luther facilitated many changes in the liturgical practices of congregational singing, many of which Protestants still use in …
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Sabbath and Sunday among the Earliest Christians, by David W. T. Brattston. 2nd ed. Eugene, OR: Resource Publications, 2017. 82 pp. $13.00. “A method that can prove anything proves nothing” (52). David W. T. Brattston, retired lawyer and judge who …
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Myers, Ken A. All God’s Children and Blue Suede Shoes: Christians and Popular Culture. 1989. Reprint, Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2012. In a postmodern culture built upon the shifting sands of subjectivity and popularity, the Church is called to offer a distinct …
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White, James F. A Brief History of Christian Worship. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993. To fully grasp and appreciate the vast diversity found within present-day Christian worship requires an objective examination of the practices of those who have gone before. United Methodist …
