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    Evangelism in an Age of Despair

    Andrew Root

    "With churches experiencing decline in numbers and resources and the idea of evangelism contested, Andrew Root proposes a conversation that contextualizes evangelism in our late modern times and reimagines what…

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    Evangelism in an Age of Despair

    Andrew Root

    With churches experiencing decline in numbers and resources and the idea of evangelism contested, Andrew Root proposes a conversation that contextualizes evangelism in our late modern times and reimagines what…

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    The theory of the kingdom: A unified model of human agency

    Andrew Root

    This original monograph presents a comprehensive theory regarding the economy of the kingdom of God. The theory and associated model will help individuals make better choices.

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    End of Youth Ministry?

    Using an innovative first-person fictional narrative, an expert in youth ministry diagnoses the challenges facing the church today and offers a new way to think about what youth ministry can…

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    Taking Theology to Youth Ministry

    Andrew Root

    In Taking Theology to Youth Ministry, Andrew Root invites you along on a journey with Nadia—a fictional youth worker who is trying to understand the why behind her ministry. Her…

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    Taking the Cross to Youth Ministry

    Andrew Root

    You know that the ideas of sin and salvation are central to our faith, but how do you effectively teach these concepts to teenagers? In Taking the Cross to Youth…

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    Congregation in a Secular Age

    A leading practical theologian articulates why it is so hard for congregations to change and encourages an approach that doesn’t fall into the negative traps of our secular age –

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    Churches and the Crisis of Decline

    Andrew Root

    Congregations often seek to combat decline by using innovation to produce new resources. Leading practical theologian Andrew Root shows that the church’s crisis is not in the loss of resources…

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    Church After Innovation: Questioning Our Obsession with Work, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship

    Andrew Root

    The call for pastors and congregations to be innovative can have a dark side: an obsession with contemporary relevance and entrepreneurship that lacks theological depth and promises burnout and exhaustion…

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    Pastor in a Secular Age

    Through an abundance of examples, this book explores how pastors have both perpetuated and responded to our secular age, and provides a new vision for pastoral ministry today.

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    Exploding Stars, Dead Dinosaurs, and Zombies: Youth Ministry in the Age of Science

    Andrew Root

    Drawing on a fictional account of a youth pastor and the various students he encounters, Root paints a compelling picture of how faith can flourish, even in our scientific age.

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    The Church after Innovation - Questioning Our Obsession with Work, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship

    Andrew Root

    The call for pastors and congregations to be innovative can have a dark side: an obsession with contemporary relevance and entrepreneurship that lacks theological depth and promises burnout and exhaustion…

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    Ministry in a Secular Age Set

    Andrew Root

    This set includes 6 books of Andrew Root's thought on the church's role in the modern age: Faith Formation in a Secular Age, The Pastor in a Secular Age, The…

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    The Promise of Despair: The Way of the Cross as the Way of the Church

    Andrew Root

    A helpful theological rethinking of the ministry of the church in and with the world in light of various forces that create despair.

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    Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry - From a Strategy of Influence to a Theology of Incarnation

    Andrew Root

    Reviews the history of relational/incarnational youth ministry in American evangelicalism and recasts the practice as one of ‘place-sharing’, not so much ‘earning the right to be heard’ as honouring the…

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    The Grace of Dogs: A Boy, a Black Lab, and a Father’s Search for the Canine Soul

    Andrew Root

    In the bestselling tradition of Inside of a Dog and Marley & Me, a smart, illuminating, and entertaining read on why the dog-human relationship is unique–and possibly even spiritual.

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    The End of Youth Ministry?: Why Parents Don’t Really Care about Youth Groups and What Youth Workers Should Do about It

    Andrew Root

    Using an innovative first-person fictional narrative, an expert in youth ministry diagnoses the challenges facing the church today and offers a new way to think about what youth ministry can…

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    The Church in an Age of Secular Mysticisms - Why Spiritualities without God Fail to Transform Us

    Andrew Root

    In a secular age that offers a buffet of spiritualities focused on the self and on personal transformation, leading practical theologian Andrew Root shows the difference between these reigning mysticisms…

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    The Pastor in a Secular Age: Ministry to People Who No Longer Need a God

    Andrew Root

    Through an abundance of examples, this book explores how pastors have both perpetuated and responded to our secular age, and provides a new vision for pastoral ministry today.

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    The Congregation in a Secular Age - Keeping Sacred Time against the Speed of Modern Life

    Andrew Root

    A leading practical theologian articulates why congregations feel pressured by the speed of change in modern life and encourages an approach that doesn’t fall into the negative traps of our…

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    Relationships Unfiltered: Help for Youth Workers, Volunteers, and Parents on Creating Authentic Relationships

    Andrew Root

    Is youth ministry ready for truly relational youth ministry? No strings attached? This title examines the motivations and outcomes of what youth ministry has called relational ministry and provides new…

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    Bonhoeffer as Youth Worker - A Theological Vision for Discipleship and Life Together

    Andrew Root

    A youth ministry expert presents Bonhoeffer as the forefather and model of the growing theological turn in youth ministry.

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    The Relational Pastor - Sharing in Christ by Sharing Ourselves

    Andrew Root

    Practical theologian Andrew Root dissects relational ministry as we have come to understand it, calling for a new breed of empathic minister to take the helm in our churches. Bringing…

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    Church in an Age of Secular Mysticisms

    Andrew Root

    "In a secular age that offers a buffet of spiritualities focused on the self and on personal transformation, leading practical theologian Andrew Root shows the difference between these reigning mysticisms…

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    Faith Formation in a Secular Age - Responding to the Church"s Obsession with Youthfulness

    Andrew Root

    A leading practical theologian offers an alternative take on the issue of youth drifting away from the church and articulates how faith can be formed in our secular age.

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    Christopraxis: A Practical Theology of the Cross

    Andrew Root

    Argues that practical theology has neglected deeper theological underpinnings, and seeks to create a practical theology that seeks to be fully post-postmodern, post-Aristotelian, and that in seeking to attend to…

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    Churches and the Crisis of Decline: A Hopeful, Practical Ecclesiology for a Secular Age

    Andrew Root

    Congregations often seek to combat decline by using innovation to produce new resources. Leading practical theologian Andrew Root shows that the church’s crisis is not in the loss of resources…

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    The theory of the kingdom: A unified model of human agency

    Andrew Root

    This original monograph presents a comprehensive theory regarding the economy of the kingdom of God.

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    The Pagalan Chronicles

    Andrew Houlston

    The world of Pagalan is one of mystery and warfare, where conflict ravages the land, gradually swallowing up peaceful societies. Morganuke and his friends are drawn into dangerous and radical…

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    The Pagalan Chronicles

    Andrew Houlston

    The world of Pagalan is one of mystery and warfare, where conflict ravages the land, gradually swallowing up peaceful societies. Morganuke and his friends are drawn into dangerous and radical…

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    Poetic Youth Ministry: Learning to Love Young People by Letting Them Go

    Jason Lief

    Current research shows what many in the Christian community already know: young people are leaving the church. This raises important questions: Why are young people leaving? How can the church…

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    Embedded Faith

    Carlton Johnstone

    About the Contributor(s): Carlton Johnstone is the national youth ministry development leader for the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand. He lives in Wellington with his wife, Sarah, and children…

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    Poetic Youth Ministry: Learning to Love Young People by Letting Them Go

    Jason Lief

    Current research shows what many in the Christian community already know: young people are leaving the church. This raises important questions: Why are young people leaving? How can the church…

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    Nerdycorn

    Andrew Root

    Fern isn’t your usual unicorn…she loves chemistry and math-and she refuses to change who she is in this sweet and empowering picture book about being yourself and standing up for…

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    Hamsters Don’t Fight Fires!

    Andrew Root

    Meet Hugo, a tiny hamster with huge personality, who dreams of becoming a firefighter! Andrew Root’s debut is a sweet, funny tale for the youngest readers, who know that being…

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    The Children of Divorce - The Loss of Family as the Loss of Being

    Andrew Root,Chap Clark

    A recognized authority on youth ministry explores from a theological and spiritual standpoint the baffling sense of loss of self experienced by children of divorce.

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    When Church Stops Working

    Andrew Root, Blair D Bertrand

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    Embedded Faith: The Faith Journeys of Young Adults Within Church Communities

    Carlton Johnstone

    About the Contributor(s): Carlton Johnstone is the national youth ministry development leader for the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand. He lives in Wellington with his wife, Sarah, and children…

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    The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry

    Andrew Root,Kenda Creasy Dean

    The questions our youth have are often the same ones that perplexed the great theologians. Andrew Root and Kenda Creasy Dean invite you to envision youth ministries full of practical…

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    When Church Stops Working - A Future for Your Congregation beyond More Money, Programs, and Innovation

    Andrew Root, Blair D. Bertrand

    To face the crisis of decline, the church seeks more resources and people, but it is never enough. Two ministry leaders show that this busyness blinds the church to its…

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    Andreas: The Legend of St. Andrew

    Robert K Root

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    Andreas: The Legend of St. Andrew, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its…

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