12 Best Ecclesiology, Religion Books
Ecclesiology, Religion is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top Ecclesiology, Religion audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 12 Ecclesiology, Religion audiobooks below.
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The Power of Place
- By: Daniel Grothe
- Narrator: Daniel Grothe
- Length: 4 hours 42 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: October 26, 2021
- Language: English
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4.35(113 ratings)
4.35(113 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDRead by the author. Acclaimed teaching pastor Daniel Grothe speaks to the sense of loneliness that many feel in today’s age of hypermobility and noncommittal wandering. He reminds us of the ancient vow of stability and teaches us how to lead aRead by the author.
Acclaimed teaching pastor Daniel Grothe speaks to the sense of loneliness that many feel in today’s age of hypermobility and noncommittal wandering. He reminds us of the ancient vow of stability and teaches us how to lead a richer life of friendship, community, and purpose.
Unlike previous generations that had to stay put, today we have unprecedented access to a lifestyle of mobility. We can explore and bounce from place to place, never settling down or making anywhere home. While it feels freeing to be able to try something new whenever we want–whether it’s a new job, a new city, a new group of friends, or even a new church–somewhere along the way, we discover we’re missing something. We may be paying our bills and have a roof over our heads, but we’re lonely and unfulfilled, disconnected and unsatisfied. What’s that all about? What is the missing piece?
In The Power of Place, pastor Daniel Grothe speaks to the human ache for home and makes a countercultural case for staying put. He calls us to reject the myth of Christian individuality and instead embrace the richness of commitment and community. He argues that we must stay in one place as long as we can, plant our lives, and let roots take hold to experience the deep fulfillment, friendship, and fruitfulness God created us for.
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The Ten Commandments of Progressive Christianity
- By: Michael J. Kruger
- Narrator: Claton Butcher
- Length: 1 hours 22 minutes
- Publisher: Start Media
- Publish date: March 06, 2020
- Language: English
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4.32(310 ratings)
4.32(310 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDNot long ago, I came across a list of ten principles set forth by proponents of progressive Christianity. They are, in effect, a new Ten Commandments. What’s striking is that they are far less about God revealing his desires and far more aboutNot long ago, I came across a list of ten principles set forth by proponents of progressive Christianity. They are, in effect, a new Ten Commandments. What’s striking is that they are far less about God revealing his desires and far more about man expressing his own–less Moses, more Oprah.
Yet each of these commandments is partially true. Indeed, that is what makes this list, and progressive Christianity as a whole, so challenging. Half-truths can sound quite appealing until you recognize their foundations and implications. In this guide, I diagnose and critique each of these tenets and offer a brief biblical and theological response.
Liberal Christianity never really goes away. If the church is going to hold fast to “the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3), we must, in every era, be able to distinguish true faith from the false.
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Building a Multiethnic Church
- By: Derwin L. Gray
- Narrator: Derwin L. Gray
- Length: 7 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: April 06, 2021
- Language: English
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4.24(48 ratings)
4.24(48 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDAmerica has become a beautiful mosaic filled with many colors and ethnicities–but does your church reflect this change? Are you longing to be a cross-cultural leader who can guide the church into a multicolored world for the sake of theAmerica has become a beautiful mosaic filled with many colors and ethnicities–but does your church reflect this change? Are you longing to be a cross-cultural leader who can guide the church into a multicolored world for the sake of the gospel? If so, Building a Multiethnic Church will give you the tools to embrace an invigorated community of grace, love, and reconciliation.
In Building a Multiethnic Church, bestselling author and pastor Dr. Derwin Gray calls all churches and their leaders to grow out of ignorance, classism, racism, and greed into a flourishing, vibrant, and grace-filled community of believers.
Drawing on wisdom from the early church and the New Testament, Gray will help you
- understand that planting and transforming churches into multiethnic communities is a biblical calling;
- identify and implement the best practices to help build multiethnic churches; and
- recognize that reconciliation between ethnic groups in the church is not just a social issue, but a theological issue that cannot be ignored.
— Previously published as The High-Definition Leader, now revised and updated–
Study questions are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.
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The Mission of God’s People: Audio Lectures
- By: Christopher J. H. Wright
- Length: 5 hours 42 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan Academic
- Publish date: May 29, 2018
- Language: English
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4.21(2 ratings)
4.21(2 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDThe Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook’s direct narration of a book’s text,¬†The Mission of God’s People: Audio Lectures¬†includesThe Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook’s direct narration of a book’s text,¬†The Mission of God’s People: Audio Lectures¬†includes high-quality live recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points from each subject as well as relevant material from other sources.
 
The typical Christian understanding of “missions” encompasses only a small part of God’s overarching mission in the world. But God is relentlessly reclaiming the entire world for himself. In¬†The Mission of God’s People: Audio Lectures¬†author and international ministries expert Chris Wright explores how God’s big-picture plan directs the purpose of God’s people, the church.
 
Each session emphasizes what the Old Testament teaches Christians about being the people of God and addresses both ecclesiology and missiology with topics like “called to care for creation,” “called to bless the nations,” “sending and being sent,” and “rejecting false gods.”
 
The Mission of God’s People: Audio Lectures¬†provide pastors, teachers, students, and lay learners with first-rate biblical study while at the same time addressing the practical concerns of contemporary ministry.¬†The Mission of God’s People: Audio Lectures¬†enliven and refocus the study, teaching, and ministry of those truly committed to joining God’s work in the world.
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The Mission of God’s People
- By: Christopher J. H. Wright
- Length: 14 hours 18 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan Academic
- Publish date: September 07, 2010
- Language: English
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4.21(679 ratings)
4.21(679 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0031.99 USDChris Wright’s pioneering 2006 book, The Mission of God, revealed that the typical Christian understanding of “missions” encompasses only a small part of God’s overarching mission for the world. God is relentlessly reclaimingChris Wright’s pioneering 2006 book, The Mission of God, revealed that the typical Christian understanding of “missions” encompasses only a small part of God’s overarching mission for the world. God is relentlessly reclaiming the entire world for himself. In The Mission of God’s People, Wright shows how God’s big-picture plan directs the purpose of God’s people, the church. Wright emphasizes what the Old Testament teaches Christians about being the people of God. He addresses questions of both ecclesiology and missiology with topics like “called to care for creation,” “called to bless the nations,” “sending and being sent,” and “rejecting false gods.” As part of the Biblical Theology for Life Series, this book provides pastors, teachers, and lay learners with first-rate biblical study while at the same time addressing the practical concerns of contemporary ministry. The Mission of God’s People promises to enliven and refocus the study, teaching, and ministry of those truly committed to joining God’s work in the world.
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Christianity In Crisis: The 21st Century
- By: Hank Hanegraaff
- Narrator: Hank Hanegraaff
- Length: 18 hours 2 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: June 28, 2022
- Language: English
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4.05(42 ratings)
4.05(42 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0038.99 USDChristianity in Crisis: 21st Century, like its predecessor, is a book that is not as much about the Faith teachers themselves but about Faith followers who inevitably become distracted, disillusioned, and discouraged. Nearly two decades ago, HankChristianity in Crisis: 21st Century, like its predecessor, is a book that is not as much about the Faith teachers themselves but about Faith followers who inevitably become distracted, disillusioned, and discouraged.
Nearly two decades ago, Hank Hanegraaff’s award-winning Christianity in Crisis alerted the world to the dangers of a cultic movement within Christianity that threatened to undermine the very foundation of biblical faith. In the 21st century, there are new dangers–new teachers who threaten to do more damage than the last.
Through make-believe miracles, urban legends, counterfeit Christs, and twisted theological reasoning, they peddle an occult brand of metaphysics that continues to shipwreck the faith of millions around the globe:
- “God cannot do anything in this earthly realm unless we give Him permission.”
- “Keep saying it–‘I have equality with God’–talk yourself into it.”
- “Being poor is a sin.”
- “The Jews were not rejecting Jesus as Messiah; it was Jesus who was refusing to be the Messiah to the Jews!”
- “You create your own world the same way God creates His. He speaks, and things happen; you speak, and they happen.”
Christianity in Crisis: 21st Century exposes darkness to light, pointing us back to a Christianity centered in Christ.
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Remarriage after Divorce in Today’s Church
- Length: 4 hours 18 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: June 07, 2022
- Language: English
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3.84(112 ratings)
3.84(112 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDDespite a strong belief in the institution and sacredness of marriage, studies show that Christian spouses experience divorce at least as much as the secular population. But whatever the reasons for a divorce–beyond the divorceDespite a strong belief in the institution and sacredness of marriage, studies show that Christian spouses experience divorce at least as much as the secular population.
But whatever the reasons for a divorce–beyond the divorce itself–many Christians want to know: does the Bible support remarriage?
The fact is that no consensus exists among evangelicals on their views of remarriage, leaving many Christians confused. This Counterpoints volume explores the biblical and practical cases for the three main evangelical views on remarriage after divorce:
- Remarriage is not acceptable after divorce – defended by Gordon J. Wenham
- Remarriage is acceptable only after adultery or desertion – defended by William A. Heth
- Remarriage is acceptable for a variety of reasons – defended by Craig S. Keener
Each of the three contributors offers his point of view succinctly and with biblical support, and each interacts with the others to help readers come to their own conclusions.
Further resources and reflection questions are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.
The Counterpoints series presents a comparison and critique of scholarly views on topics important to Christians that are both fair-minded and respectful of the biblical text. Each volume is a one-stop reference that allows readers to evaluate the different positions on a specific issue and form their own, educated opinion.
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Twisted Scriptures
- By: Mary Alice Chrnalogar
- Narrator: Mary Alice Chrnalogar
- Length: 9 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: August 16, 2022
- Language: English
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3.8(50 ratings)
3.8(50 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDIf you truly want to grow in everything God made you to be, you owe it to yourself to read this book. You joined your church because of its intensity for God. Like no other place, it’s helped you discover the meaning of obedience. IfIf you truly want to grow in everything God made you to be, you owe it to yourself to read this book.
You joined your church because of its intensity for God. Like no other place, it’s helped you discover the meaning of obedience. If there’s one problem, it’s the confusion that sometimes comes from your own carnal thinking. But God has given you leaders who can lovingly correct a doubting, independent spirit and help you choose God’s best for your life. How can you go wrong with a church like that? Easily, because it fits the profile of many abusive churches.
Twisted Scriptures reveals in depth:
- how the Bible can be distorted in ways that rob you of the liberty Jesus died to give you
- the subtle but powerful techniques by which, in the name of truth, controlling leaders manipulate and intimidate countless believers
- tools for overcoming persuasive, deceptive teachings and practices.
Thousands of Christians have already moved from struggle to true freedom and hope through Twisted Scriptures. If you are hurting of feeling confused, this is the perfect book for you.
Accompanying checklists, tables, visuals, appendixes, and Bible verses are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.
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Who Runs the Church?
- By: Zondervan
- Length: 11 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: July 28, 2009
- Language: English
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3.73(156 ratings)
3.73(156 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDChurches have split and denominations have formed over the issue of church government. While many Christians can explain their church’s form of rule or defend it because of its “tried and true” traditions, few people understandChurches have split and denominations have formed over the issue of church government. While many Christians can explain their church’s form of rule or defend it because of its “tried and true” traditions, few people understand their church’s administrative customs from a biblical perspective.
Who Runs the Church? explores questions such as: What model for governing the church does the Bible provide, and is such a model given for practical or spiritual reasons? Is there room for different methods within Christianity? Or is there a right way of “doing church”? And, finally, how (and by whom) should the church be governed?
Four predominant approaches to church government are presented by respected proponents:
- Episcopalianism – represented by Peter Toon
- Presbyterianism – represented by L. Roy Taylor
- Single-Elder Congregationalism – represented by Paige Patterson
- Plural-Elder Congregationalism – represented by Samuel E. Waldron
As in other Counterpoints books, each view is followed by critiques from the other contributors, and its advocate then responds.
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Understanding Four Views on Baptism
- Length: 6 hours 1 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: March 22, 2022
- Language: English
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3.72(232 ratings)
3.72(232 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDGain an understanding of baptism from four main traditional perspectives. Of all the sacraments, the practice of baptism is often the most disputed. Christians hold different views of its exact significance, who should receive baptism and how oldGain an understanding of baptism from four main traditional perspectives.
Of all the sacraments, the practice of baptism is often the most disputed. Christians hold different views of its exact significance, who should receive baptism and how old they need to be, the practice of rebaptism, and baptism as a requirement for church membership.
In Understanding Four Views on Baptism, four historic views on baptism are considered in depth:
- Baptist view: baptism of the professing regenerate by immersion (presented by Thomas J. Nettles)
- Reformed view: infant baptism of children of the covenant (presented by Richard Pratt Jr.)
- Lutheran view: infant baptism by sprinkling as a regenerative act (presented by Robert Kolb)
- Church of Christ view: believers’ baptism on the occasion of regeneration by immersion (presented by John Castelein)
Each view is presented by its proponent, then critiqued and defended in dialogue with the book’s other contributors. Here is an ideal setting in which you can consider the strengths and weaknesses of each stance and arrive at your own informed conclusion.
The Counterpoints series presents a comparison and critique of scholarly views on topics important to Christians that are both fair-minded and respectful of the biblical text. Each volume is a one-stop reference that allows for the evaluation of different positions on a specific issue and form their own, educated opinion.
Resources for further study, reflection questions, and appendixes are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.
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The Light Is Winning
- By: Zach Hoag
- Length: 5 hours 41 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: June 06, 2017
- Language: English
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3.65(58 ratings)
3.65(58 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDIf anyone had good reason to join the league of the “Nones,” the “Dones,” and the deconstructionists, it would be Zach Hoag. After growing up and out of the compound walls of a Texas cult, and becoming a failed church planterIf anyone had good reason to join the league of the “Nones,” the “Dones,” and the deconstructionists, it would be Zach Hoag. After growing up and out of the compound walls of a Texas cult, and becoming a failed church planter in one of the most post-Christian cities in America, Zach was faced with both a crisis and a choice. He loved Jesus, yet questioned: If the church is such a broken system, is it really worth belonging to anymore?
The viral upswing of the “spiritual but not religious” trend has cast religion as going rapidly out of style. Yet even in his own desert of deconstruction, Zach couldn’t shake his desire for a spiritual home. His search ultimately led him to look behind the statistics, where Zach found an astonishing undercurrent subversively at work.
The truth, as Zach discovered, is that we are in a cultural moment of apocalypse. Not an end-of-the-world apocalypse, but in the very literal sense of the word which translates simply, “a revealing.” Perhaps the downtrend of Christian faith in America is just the kind of Great Revealing we need to show us who we really are as American Christians, who Jesus really is in our midst, and how we can step into the flourishing faith he has always intended for us.
For anyone who is anxious about the future of the church and their place in it, The Light Is Winning rallies to an unexpected, unshakeable hope: Could it be that we’ve made religion out to be the culprit when in fact, religion is just what we need to revive us? Could it be that our struggle for relevance must come to a necessary end, so that we can get to the real? After all, isn’t this the essence of the story of God: death paves the way for a resurrected, deeply rooted, flourishing faith. Such faith can be yours. The Light Is Winning will show you how.
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City of God, City of Satan
- By: Robert C. Linthicum
- Length: 14 hours 58 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: March 13, 2012
- Language: English
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3.61(31 ratings)
3.61(31 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0031.99 USDWhy is the city a battleground of hostile principalities and powers? What is the mission of the church in the city? How can the church be supported in accomplishing that mission? These are the questions that Robert Linthicum treats in hisWhy is the city a battleground of hostile principalities and powers? What is the mission of the church in the city? How can the church be supported in accomplishing that mission? These are the questions that Robert Linthicum treats in his comprehensive and probing biblical theology of the city. In the Bible the city is depicted both as a dwelling place of God and his people and as a center of power for Satan and his minions. The city is one primary stage on which the drama of salvation is played out. And that is no less the case at the end of this pivotal century as megacities become the focal point of most human activity and aspirations around the world. This is a timely theology of the city that weaves the theological images of the Bible and the social realities of the contemporary world into a revealing tapestry of truths about the urban experience. Its purpose is to define clearly the mission of the church in the midst of the urban realities and to support well the work of the church in the urban world.
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