{"id":5770,"date":"2016-02-23T23:24:48","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T05:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=5770"},"modified":"2016-02-23T23:31:11","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T05:31:11","slug":"clarus-16-giveaway-titles-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/2016\/02\/clarus-16-giveaway-titles-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Go to Clarus. Get Five Free Books."},"content":{"rendered":"

Each year at Clarus<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0we are joined by a number of excellent Christian book publishers in our conference bookstore. Several of these publishers gift our attendees with free resources. Follow the links to read more about this year’s giveaway books and register here<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0for the conference if you haven’t already.<\/p>\n

From B&H Publishing<\/a>:\u00c2\u00a0Ministry in the New Marriage Culture<\/a><\/em>, by\u00c2\u00a0Jeff Iorg<\/p>\n

Same-sex marriage is here. So what do pastors and church leaders do now?Churches are now faced with ministry dilemmas unknown to any previous generation. Hoping the problem goes away isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a reasonable strategy. Christians must answer difficult questions about ministering both to couples in same-sex marriages and all the people impacted by those unions. Jeff Iorg, a seminary president and experienced pastor, has assembled some of the leading voices on a range of topics from children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ministry to preaching to legal issues in the new marriage culture. Readers will be equipped, perhaps for the first time, with practical answers to some of these complex questions.<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d From the Description<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From Crossway Books<\/a>:\u00c2\u00a0The Final Days of Jesus: The Most Important Week of the Most Important Person Who Ever Lived<\/a><\/em>, an E-Book by Andreas J. K\u00c3\u00b6stenberger and Justin Taylor<\/p>\n

You may be wondering what can be done to make Christ\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s last week come alive in ways it hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t before. It would help to understand the historical background and cultural script a little better, but you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want a big book. It would help, too, if your authors were trustworthy, knowledgeable evangelical scholars who could write clearly for laypeople. Look no further\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthis is the book for you!<\/em> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d\u00c2\u00a0Craig L. Blomberg<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From The Good Book Company<\/a>:\u00c2\u00a0Is God anti-gay? And Other Questions About Homosexuality, the Bible and Same-Sex Attraction<\/a><\/em>, by Sam Allberry<\/p>\n

The gospel is good news, for homosexuals too. The gospel doesn’t define us by our temptations but by the righteousness of Christ. This book sets forth the biblical case. The author captures perfectly the gospel’s call to repentance and offer of mercy. Read this book and consider how God is calling you to love, in word and in deed, all of those around you.<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Russell Moore<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From Kress Biblical Resources<\/a>:\u00c2\u00a0Upsetting the World: Following Paul’s Example of Frontline Evangelism<\/a><\/em>, by John Crotts<\/p>\n

The apostle Paul\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s message, methodology, and ministry strategy are the keys to fruitful evangelism and healthy church life. This fresh, insightful analysis of Paul\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ministry in Greece is a superb study, showing why Paul was such a great leader, an effective church planter, a persuasive preacher, an outstanding pastor, and a remarkable pioneer missionary. No matter what ministry God has called you to, you will find this book a wonderful help and encouragement.<\/em> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d John MacArthur<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From Moody Publishers<\/a>:\u00c2\u00a0Disappearing Church: From Cultural Relevance to Gospel Resilience<\/a><\/em>, by Mark Sayers<\/p>\n

Few authors can weave together history, theology, sociology, missiology, and cultural observation in a manner that not only makes sense but is compelling and accessible. But Mark Sayers can. Drawing on an incredible breadth of sources he creates a tapestry narrative of how the church got to where it is today from where it all began in the book of Acts. He shows that the battles the church is fighting today against cultural lies are not new battles, but rather current ones against old heresies wearing new faces. He uses scholarship as a foundation, but writes with a light touch and a rare gift for description. Writing for \u00e2\u20ac\u0153normal\u00e2\u20ac\u009d readers \u00e2\u20ac\u201c non academics and non theologians \u00e2\u20ac\u201c while describing complex ideas is difficult, but Sayers does it remarkably.<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Barnabas Piper<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In addition, Crossway Books is giving away 10 copies of the newly released,\u00c2\u00a0ESV Men’s Devotional Bible<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Each year at Clarus\u00c2\u00a0we are joined by a number of excellent Christian book publishers in our conference bookstore…. Continue Reading ›<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[68],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5770"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5770"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5777,"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5770\/revisions\/5777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}