Social Justice Books

Hope Lives [BOOK]

sku: 
GR37885
Author/Artist: 
Amber Van Schooneveld

"Whoever is kind to the needy honors God" Proverbs 14:31

Hope Lives: A Journey of Restoration
By Amber Van Schooneveld


  

Hope Lives-Pastor Kit

sku: 
GR37847
Author/Artist: 
Rick Olmstead

Take Your Church on a Journey of Restoration


  

Muslims, Magic and The Kingdom of God

sku: 
B84432
Author/Artist: 
Rick Love

Dr. Love is currently revising this book and hopes to release in 2012. Please check back.

An in-depth study of the theology of God's kingdom in action, this book is relevant to all who live in spiritual power-oriented societies. Drawing on illustrations from the Muslim world, Dr. Love provides a comprehensive and integrated approach to encountering spiritual powers and expressing the message of Jesus clearly across cultures. His book is full of practical ideas for establishing communities of Jesus' followers.


  

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes [book]

sku: 
B25684
Author/Artist: 
Kenneth E. Bailey

Recommended by Ken Wilson at the 2011 Vineyard USA Conference.

Beginning with Jesus' birth, Ken Bailey leads you on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus throughout the four Gospels. Bailey examines the life and ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lord's Prayer, the Beatitudes, Jesus' relationship to women, and especially Jesus' parables. Through it all, Bailey employs his trademark expertise as a master of Middle Eastern culture to lead you into a deeper understanding of the person and significance of Jesus within his own cultural context. With a sure but gentle hand, Bailey lifts away the obscuring layers of modern Western interpretation to reveal Jesus in the light of his actual historical and cultural setting. This entirely new material from the pen of Ken Bailey is a must-have for any student of the New Testament. If you have benefited from Bailey's work over the years, this book will be a welcome and indispensable addition to your library. If you are unfamiliar with Bailey's work, this book will introduce you to a very old yet entirely new way of understanding Jesus.


  

A Place at the Table - Small Group Kit [1 Book & 1 DVD]

sku: 
placecombo
Author/Artist: 
Chris Seay

40 DAYS OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE POOR
Small Group Video Curriculum

Retail: $33.98
Our Price: $24.99 ($9.00 OFF)

Includes:
- one 6 session DVD
- one book

"...If everyone in the Vineyard used this book and small group curriculum, and half the people who read it did half the things he recommends, we'd be in a great new place, with lots of exciting stories to tell...Author Chris Seay wants to change your life..."
Caleb Maskell, Society of Vineyard Scholars

"...Seay seems to capture a balance that we in the Vineyard are always shooting for between deepening our personal relationship with Jesus and being Kingdom-bringers into the situations of our world right now..."
Cindy Nicholson, Vineyard USA Women's Task Force


A Place At The Table is the perfect 40-day spiritual adventure of radical grace and faith that will give your church vision, discipline, firsthand experience-and in the end, a heart of compassionate faith ready to serve the needy, here and all around the world.

We recommend one book per participant.

We recommend one DVD per group.

Small Group DVD & Book Description:
In a culture built on consumption--especially of food--it is easy to forget the poor that Jesus cared so much about. Following the pattern of his successful Advent Conspiracy, Chris Seay invites readers on a journey of self-examination, discipline, and renewed focus on Jesus that will change their lives forever.

The six-session/six-week DVD, shot in such locations as the Holy Land, Haiti, and Ecuador, will help small groups and entire churches go on a passionate journey of radical faith, personal action, solidarity with the poor, and extravagant grace.


  

The Justice God Is Seeking [BOOK]

sku: 
0830741976

THE JUSTICE GOD IS SEEKING (THE WORSHIP SERIES)
Responding to the Heart of God Through Compassionate Worship

When the apostles in Jerusalem sent Paul out on the Church's first missionary venture, they launched him with one charge: "Remember the poor. " It is the same challenge brought by worship leader David Ruis in this exploration of the intersection of worship and justice, the crossroads where love of God and love of neighbor meet. His passionate exhortation for God's people is to worship Him with integrity, cultivating a love of mercy while refusing to ignore injustice. We cannot be a worshiping people without being a community of justice, within and without our walls.


  

Small Footprint, Big Handprint [BOOK]

sku: 
BA511
Author/Artist: 
Tri Robinson



Click to purchase the "eBook" version instead.

SMALL FOOTPRINT, BIG HANDPRINT
How to live simply and love extravagantly

By Tri Robinson, Pastor of Vineyard Boise, ID and author of Saving God's Green Earth

A BOOK THAT'S CAPABLE OF CHANGING YOUR WORLD! Read it solo or in a small group setting, includes a full small group study guide!


  

A Beginner's Guide to Crossing Cultures [Book]

sku: 
B23468
Author/Artist: 
Patty Lane

Amuse us...think of the people you've hung out with in the last 2 weeks. Are they all into the same music, movies, hobbies, fashion, etc...as you? Do they look like you? Are they into the same things as you? If so, you are not alone.

It's common for us to choose friends like us, but what about God's heart for diversity? The Beginner's Guide to Crossing Cultures will challenge you to reflect the REALITY of God's Kingdom in your life. In this book, you'll get hand's-on practical steps to diversifying your friendships and connecting across cultural lines.

Recommended reading for everyone via the Vineyard Diversity Taskforce.

DESCRIPTION:
The global village has arrived. Recent census figures show that our communities are more culturally and ethnically diverse than ever before. Many of us find it challenging to build relationships with people from backgrounds unlike our own. How do we befriend an international student or a new coworker from a different country? What do we do when we share our church building with a congregation from another cultural group? Why are our words and actions often misinterpreted?


  

A Place at the Table [Book]

sku: 
B14514
Author/Artist: 
Chris Seay

A BookSource Selection.


40 DAYS OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE POOR

"...If everyone in the Vineyard used this book and small group curriculum, and half the people who read it did half the things he recommends, we'd be in a great new place, with lots of exciting stories to tell...Author Chris Seay wants to change your life..."
Caleb Maskell, Society of Vineyard Scholars

"...Seay seems to capture a balance that we in the Vineyard are always shooting for between deepening our personal relationship with Jesus and being Kingdom-bringers into the situations of our world right now..."
Cindy Nicholson, Vineyard USA Women's Task Force

In a culture built on consumption--especially of food--it is easy to forget the poor that Jesus cared so much about. We get caught up in acquiring, buying, eating. Yet paradoxically, the more stuff we consume, the more our spirits wither and starve.

A Place at the Table invites you on a journey of self-examination, discipline, and renewed focus on Jesus that will change your life forever. Author Chris Seay is giving you a challenge: eat and drink like the poor for 40 days and donate the money you save on groceries to a charity or project that serves the poor in concrete ways.
But Chris doesn't expect you to go it alone. A Place at the Table includes a short chapter for each of those 40 days with Scripture, reflections, prayers, and encouragement. You'll even get tips for engaging your whole family in the process.