'She is given a savage beating, the adults impervious to her screams. I have to look at her. I am not allowed to look away and I am not allowed to cry. I am not allowed to show any emotion at all. Because if I do, I will be next.’ In the 1980s, Erika Bornman’s family join, and ultimately move to, KwaSizabantu, a Christian mission ba...

One last mission. It’s a promise familiar to Captain John Duggan. Each final battle has another following it, with another after that. They come to him with the inevitability of death. His latest task seems no different to the others before it. As events progress, Duggan begins to believe – he starts to see how his life might change at ...

Amazon BEST SELLER in Business Ethics, Management Science, Knowledge Capital, and Nonprofit Management and Leadership 2022 INDIES Book of the Year Finalist by Foreword Reviews for Careers Become a mission-focused, people-centric leader On Mission serves as a resource for personal leadership development, crafted by Sean Georges and John Buford, two ...

Theology shapes who we are and how we organize to transform the world. Especially written for required United Methodist classes, this accessible book uses a Wesleyan theological frame—connection—to help readers understand United Methodism’s polity and organization as the interrelationship of our beliefs, mission, and practice. The...

An Economist Best Book of 2018 A spellbinding narrative of the high-stakes mission that changed the course of America, China, and global politics―and a rich portrait of the towering, complex figure who carried it out. As World War II came to an end, General George Marshall was renowned as the architect of Allied victory. Set to retire, he instead a...

A time-travel adventure that just might make you a believer. The Time Machine by H. G. Wells was fun, as was the enjoyable A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle and Jack Finney's delightful Time and Again. If you enjoyed these books, you’ll definitely want to read Mission in Time. However, after reading Mission in Time, this might be...

In the last ten years the number of nonprofits and social sector organizations has grown by almost 25 percent, while charitable giving declined 30 percent over the same period. As a result, many organizations are chasing grants, tweaking and adding to their core activities to match what they think funders are looking for. Almost half of nonprofits ...

There is a deepening crisis in mission as practiced by North American congregations. Many mission activities are more effective at satisfying church members than making a lasting difference, producing what's too often consumer-oriented "selfie mission." Too much effort is based on colonial-era assumptions of mission launched from a position of ...

In 2019, reports of how a missionary sexually abused dozens of underage boys in Haiti shocked many communities. As the scandal was unfolding, many people were left with more questions than answers due to the way the mission agency was handling the case. As a survivor of this series of crimes, I'm sharing my experience about both the crime and t...

Life on Mission: A Simple Way to Share the Gospel (Member Book) Paperback – November 3, 2014 Life on Mission Bible Study Book contains personal study segments, five group sessions, and an interactive conversation guide. Approximately 259 million people in the United States and Canada do not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Life...

The Mission of Mildred Budge: Short Stories about Church Life in the South (The Short Adventures of Mildred Budge Book 2) Kindle Edition What do church ladies really think? Composed and often so quiet as to be thought invisible, church ladies have secret powers to change the world. What are those special powers? They love well. They give well. They...

Mentoring for Mission: A Handbook on Leadership Principles Exemplified by Jesus Christ Paperback – April 1, 2003 With Jesus as our mentor and role model and an emphasis on personal character, Dr. Krallmann walks the reader through the training Jesus did with His disciples. The author demonstrates how the leadership skills Jesus developed in H...