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Title: Church on Trial: How to Protect Your Congregation, Mission, and Reputation During a Crisis

Author: Phil Cooke

Narrator: Phil Cooke

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 4 hours 35 minutes

Release date: December 31, 2024

Genres: Counseling & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

In the ministry world where unpredictability is the only certainty, church leaders face a unique challenge—navigating the upheaval precipitated by crises. From unforeseen scandals to disruptive emergencies, leaders must be equipped with grounded solutions to manage them with confidence and poise. That is why Phil Cooke's Church on Trial is a must-listen. An essential guide for maintaining integrity and preserving the good standing of your church in the face of a crisis, you will learn how to maintain and earn congregational trust and unity; safeguard your church's reputation preemptively and proactively before it crashes and burns; implement best practices for crisis prevention and recovery; build relationships and collaborate with trusted legal advisors; and gracefully handle negative media attention and publicity. Crises do not have to break your church. Rather, your church can be built to weather the storms they bring.

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Title: Take Charge of Your Emotions: Seven Steps to Overcoming Depression, Anxiety, and Anger

Author: Dr. Linda J. Solie

Narrator: Ann Richardson

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Release date: December 24, 2024

Genres: Counseling & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Respected Christian Psychologist Helps Listeners Find Relief from Emotional Pain Linda J. Solie, a psychologist who has been in private practice for more than twenty years, says everyone can benefit from taking charge of their emotional health. She gives listeners the skills to take control of their thoughts and behaviors by first identifying the problem thinking that creates painful feelings and undesirable conduct. Then using a seven-step process, she helps them change their feelings and behavior. Throughout the book the seven steps are applied to a variety of situations, both short term—such as a distressing mood—and longer term, including significant longstanding emotional pain. Grounded in faith, the listener's relationship with Jesus is always central to the process. As William Backus pioneered a generation ago with Telling Yourself the Truth (more than 700,000 sold), Solie will reach thousands of listeners who don't have easy access to mental health providers or can't afford them. Pastors and lay counselors will also find this an excellent resource to use and recommend.

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Title: Prey Tell: Why We Silence Women Who Tell the Truth and How Everyone Can Speak Up

Author: Tiffany Bluhm

Narrator: Tiffany Bluhm

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Release date: December 17, 2024

Genres: Counseling & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

'A welcome book offering an important wake-up call to the Christian community and beyond.' —Gail Eubanks, Library Journal Tiffany Bluhm wishes this wasn't her story to tell. Yet like many women today who are taking action against sexual harassment and sexual assault, it is. Bluhm explores the complex dynamics of power and abuse in systems we all find ourselves in. With honesty and strength, she tells stories of how women have overcome silence to expose the truth about their ministry and professional leaders—and the backlash they so often face. In so doing, she empowers others to speak up against abuses of power. Addressing men and women in all work settings—within the church and beyond—popular author and podcast host Tiffany Bluhm sets out to understand the cultural and spiritual narratives that silence women and to illuminate the devastating emotional, financial, and social impact of silence in the face of injustice. As listeners journey with Bluhm, they will be moved to find their own way, their own voice, and their own conviction for standing with women. They'll emerge more ready than ever to advocate for justice, healing, and resurrection.

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Title: Refractions: A Journey of Faith, Art, and Culture 15th Anniversary Edition

Author: Makoto Fujimura

Narrator: David Shih

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

Release date: December 3, 2024

Genres: Counseling & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

This timeless collection of reflective essays invites you to explore themes of grief, loss, tragedy, and disruption through the eyes of an artist's soul. Originally conceived in the shadow of the fallen twin towers of the World Trade Center, near where Fujimura's New York art studio stood, this anniversary edition includes new essays unpacking the author's further insights into his concepts of culture care and a theology of making. Refractions carries the weight of history and the urgency of the moment, illuminating beauty, healing, and hope. A gift for any artist or supporter of the arts, Refractions connects faith, art, and life, offering insight into ● healing with the wisdom and perspective of a leading contemporary artist and follower of Jesus, ● making beauty from ashes, and ● the gospel as a message as breathtaking and intricate as the lives it touches. In a world marred by violence and despair, Fujimura guides you toward a deep understanding of life's intricate tapestry, where beauty emerges from unexpected places, and healing finds its roots in the goodness of God and human resilience.

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Title: The Bible Recap for Kids: A 365-Day Guide Through the Bible for Young Readers Ages 8-12

Author: Tara-Leigh Cobble

Narrator: Emma Faye

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 13 hours 33 minutes

Release date: November 12, 2024

Genres: Counseling & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Understanding the Bible Isn't Just for Grown-Ups! God gave us the wonderful gift of the Bible so we could see what He's like and know Him for ourselves. But what are we supposed to do with the confusing parts? Or the stuff that seems . . . um . . . skippable? By popular demand, here is a kid-friendly edition of The Bible Recap, based on the same reading plan as the original book and podcast. This book will walk you through the entire Bible with simple recaps that explain each day's passage, plus relatable God Shots that point out what Scripture says about God's character. There are also weekly summaries to reinforce key truths. When you listen to this book alongside your own Bible, you'll begin developing the daily habit of spending time with God. Most important, you'll get to know Him and discover that He's where the joy is!

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Title: A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward An Undivided Life, 20th Anniversary Edition

Author: Parker J. Palmer

Narrator: Stephen Bel Davies

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 32 minutes

Release date: October 29, 2024

Genres: Counseling & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

A Hidden Wholeness has helped people in every walk of life rise to the challenge of living 'divided no more.' What leads us to live divided lives that defy our own sense of identity and integrity? When we do, what price do we and the world pay? How can we recover the wholeness that is our birthright gift? Palmer examines the forces that deflect us from the soul's true north and gives us the tools we need to regain our bearings. Palmer explores perspectives and practices that can help us embody integrity in a world where it often feels risky to be who we are. As we learn how to be present to others in spaces where it's safe for the soul to speak., we find ways to rejoin soul and role in our personal, vocational, and public lives. Inspired by A Hidden Wholeness—and by the work of the Center for Courage & Renewal, a nonprofit Palmer founded—tens of thousands of people have participated in circles of trust to deepen their sense of “true self” and contribute to the common good. In the midst of our broken world, the principles and practices in this book can ground us in the 'hidden wholeness,' giving us a place to stand as we seek to live with deeper integrity at every level of our lives.

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Title: True Spirituality

Author: Francis A. Schaeffer

Narrator: Michael Beck

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Release date: October 22, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Counseling & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Francis Shaeffer had been serving as a pastor for over a decade when he began to wonder if Christianity really made a difference in people’s lives. True Spirituality, a twentieth-century spiritual classic, outlines the result of his effort to “start at the beginning” and re-examine his faith. The book is a treasure trove of wisdom for Christians trying to discover what true spirituality looks like in everyday life. Includes a foreword by Chuck Colson and an introduction by Dr. Jerram Barrs, director of the Schaeffer Institute.

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Title: The Foundation of a Disciplemaking Culture: Building a CORE Team to Awaken a Movement

Author: Justin G. Gravitt

Narrator: Michael B. Carnes

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

Release date: October 22, 2024

Genres: Counseling & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Why do churches need a disciplemaking culture? At the end of his earthly ministry, Jesus commissioned his followers to embrace a way of life making disciples. He extends that mission to us―a way of life rooted in relationship, focused on mutual growth, intentionality, and transformation as we follow Jesus together. Sadly, the activities and events that dominate many churches too often become an end in themselves and actually distract from discipleship. The Great Commission drifts out of focus of the whole church and becomes outsourced to a spiritual elite. Justin Gravitt wrote The Foundation of a Disciplemaking Culture to help you lay the groundwork for a disciplemaking movement in your church. In this powerful, to-the-point resource, you will learn how to: - identify and train other disciplemakers who share your passion and vision - build shared ownership and excitement for making disciples who make disciples - maintain momentum that spreads from your core team into the community - re-vision your church culture around the gospel priority of disciplemaking. A culture of disciplemaking is built and supported by a disciplemaking foundation. This audiobook will equip you with the tools and strategies you need to take the next step in God’s mission.

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Title: How To End Christian Nationalism

Author: Amanda Tyler

Narrator: Suzie Althens

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Release date: October 22, 2024

Genres: Counseling & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Christian nationalism is a powerful and pervasive ideology, and it is becoming normalized. From Amanda Tyler, lead organizer of the Christians Against Christian Nationalism campaign, comes How to End Christian Nationalism, your vital companion for countering this dangerous ideology. Tyler draws on her experiences, conversations with pastors and laypeople, research, Scripture, her Baptist convictions, and her work as a constitutional law expert to help us confront Christian nationalist fervor. You'll learn how to distinguish Christian nationalism from the teachings of Jesus and to demonstrate how the former perpetuates white supremacy. This book also unpacks key truths we can share with others: Patriotism is not the same as nationalism. Religious freedom means little if it's not for everyone. Christians follow a gospel of love, not the idol of power. Here, you'll find stories of what Christians are doing to resist Christian nationalism in their churches and communities, plus ideas for your own work. From strategies for faith-rooted organizing to guidance for holding hard conversations with loved ones, Tyler offers practical ways to protect faith freedom for all. We've all seen what Christian nationalism can do. Now is the time for Christians to reckon with its harm. Now is the time to end it.

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Title: The Challenge of Acts: Rediscovering What the Church Was and Is

Author: N. T. Wright

Narrator: N. Wright

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Release date: October 22, 2024

Genres: Counseling & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Read by the author. A new and inviting introduction to the Acts of the Apostles from New Testament scholar and theologian N. T. Wright. Acts is a substantial book. It sits right in the middle of the New Testament, looking back to the four Gospels and ahead to the mission of the early church. It provides a framework for our understanding of the letters; but it does more than that. Acts offers a sophisticated and nuanced view of what it means to think of the gospel of Jesus, Israel's Messiah, going out into the world over which Israel's Messiah claims the status of Lord. This Christian movement and thinking, detailed in Acts, entailed confronting the wider culture of the Greek and Roman world, as well as the culture of the Jewish world, which provides us today with an important message as we ourselves face new questions about gospel and contemporary culture. From the renowned author of Into the Heart of Romans, N. T. Wright brings to the book of Acts his expert's eye on theological nuance and cultural context, distilling it down into an introductory commentary, perfect for anyone looking to take their own reading a little deeper and discover the profound (and often forgotten) potential of the church and the Way of Jesus Christ. Suggestions for further reading can be found in the audiobook companion PDF download.