Creating Community By Simon Reed Published by The Bible Reading Fellowship ISBN 978-0-85746-009-7 This book champions three practices – from the first millennium – to enable churches in today’s third millennium become living communities: a Way of Life; a network of Soul Friends, and a Rhythm of Prayer. Simon Reed offers these to answer [...]
Interpretation and Application Edited by Craig Brian Larson Published by: Hendrickson ISBN: 978-1-59856-959-9 This book seeks to answer the question, ‘how does one best make ancient biblical texts pertinent to the 21st century listener while still maintaining the Scriptures’ integrity?’ In a series of interviews, essays and, indeed, sermons, it stresses the importance [...]
Sermon Preparation Edited by Craig Brian Larson Published by: Hendrickson ISBN: 978-1-59856-960-5 Traditionally, Baptists have placed great emphasis on preaching the Word within the context of corporate worship. In turn, this can place pressure on the preacher to produce sermons that are original, insightful, useful, challenging, comforting - and a host of other [...]
Faith and the Future of the Countryside Edited by Alan Smith and Jill Hopkinson Published by: Canterbury Press ISBN: 978-1-84825-117-5 For centuries, the Church in these islands has been actively engaged with rural communities. It’s not only been a prophetic voice but has also been actively and practically involved with every issue affecting rural [...]
The lives, loves and deaths of splendidly unreasonable inventors By Jeremy Coller Published by: Infinite Ideas Limited ISBN: 978–1–905940–82–0 From an analysis of 30 inventors who changed the world, Coller – a former investment analyst and, later, investment manager - argues that personality type dictates the potential for success in bringing inventions to fruition. [...]
This book review has been prepared for the Baptist Minister’s Journal. Dynamics of a Journey to Conflict Prevention and Peace in Israel and Palestine through an Olympic Sport By Geoffrey Victor Whitfield Published by: Emeth Press ISBN: 978-1-60947-025-8 The ‘Baptist minister and therapist’, the Rev Geoffrey Whitfield MBE is no stranger to writing about [...]
This book review is also available on the http://www.trainingjournal.com/feature/articles-features-digital-learning-content-a-designers-guide/ Training Journal website. Digital learning content – a designer’s guide By Clive Shepherd Published by: Onlignment ISBN 978-1-4710-2920-2 Clive Shepherd’s new book argues that there is now so much learning content available in a variety of forms - especially via the internet – that [...]
This book review is also available on the http://www.trainingjournal.com/feature/articles-features-seconds-away-from-outstanding-leadership/ Training Journal website. Seconds Away From… Outstanding Leadership By Molly Harvey Published by: Infinite Ideas Limited ISBN 978-1-906821-78-4 Having run leadership programmes around the world for almost 20 years, Molly Harvey has now distilled her wisdom into this book. She believes that many of today’s challenges [...]
