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A Practical Theology of the Human Body

y Author is professor of Christian theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary y Each chapter has fi ve components: topic, big idea, discussion, application, and items for further consid- eration y Emphasizes God’s purpose for our bodies

e rarely give thought to our bodies until faced with a physical Wchallenge or crisis. We have somehow internalized the unbiblical idea that the immaterial aspect of our being (our soul or spirit) is inherently good while the material aspect (our body) is at worst inherently evil and at best neutral—just a vehicle for our souls to get around. So we end up neglecting or disparaging our bodies, seeing them as holding us back from spiritual growth and longing for the day we will be free of them. But the thing is, we don’t have bodies; we are our bodies. And God created us that way for a reason. With Scripture as his guide, theologian Gregg Allison presents a holistic theology of the human body from concep- tion through eternity to equip us to address pressing contemporary issues A related to our bodies, including how we express our sexuality, whether gender is inherent or constructed, the meaning of suffering, body image, end of life questions, and how to live as whole people in a fractured world. Embodied Gregg R. Allison

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VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR ALSO AVAILABLE Available: May 11 Gregg R. Allison (PhD, 50 Core Truths of $19.99 Trinity Evangelical Divinity the Christian Faith 978-1-5409-0005-0 School) is professor of Christian 978-0-8010-1912-8 theology at The Southern trade paper Baptist Theological Seminary. 5½ x 8½ He is the author of many 272 pages books, including 50 Core Truths Case Quantity: 32 of the Christian Faith, The Baker Compact Dictionary of Category: RELIGION / Christian Theology / General Theological Terms, Historical RELIGION / Theology Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine, and Rights: Worldwide Sojourners and Strangers: The Doctrine of the Church. He serves as secretary of the Evangelical Theological Society and is a book review editor for the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. Gregg is also a pastor of Sojourn Community Church.

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EXCERPT We take this phrase for granted, this raising of a son, but it’s a heavy term, isn’t it? When we say we’re raising a child, what we’re actually communicating, based on the history of the phrase, is, “I want you. I want you in my life. I’m going to take responsibility for you, and I’m going to give you everything I can to help you grow up and mature into the best person you can be.” So how do we raise a boy into manhood in this day and age? How can we raise a child into adulthood during these diffi cult times? You’ve probably searched out this book because you, like me when I realized a son was on the way, feel overwhelmed at the prospect of raising a child into adulthood. Let me tell you this: you’re not alone. I’ve actually met very few men who, when it comes to raising their kids, feel well-equipped. I’ve met very few men who, when confronted with the knowledge that they are having a baby, swell up with confi dence that they have the skills and tools needed to raise this tiny child all the way up into adulthood. But while I don’t meet a lot of men who are confi dent, I do meet a lot of men who are determined. You’re reading this book, so this is probably you. You’re determined to get it right. You’re determined to pass on a legacy of blessing instead of brokenness. You’re determined to raise a child of consequence. And because of that determination, because of that desire, I want to affi rm you and honor you for your willingness to do the work, for looking around, and for trying to fi gure out how to raise your child in a God-honoring way. You’re already on the right path.

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A Proven Plan to Raise Sons of Integrity, Faith, and Consequence y Research-driven by original, elf-initiation is killing our young men. Without strong mentors, boys are walking alone timely, and proprietary Barna Sinto a wilderness of conflicting messages about who they should be as men. It’s no studies wonder that our sons are confused about what the world expects from them and what they should expect of themselves. y Practical, simple steps and The Intentional Father is the antidote. This concise book is filled with practical steps to activities to help dads raise help men raise sons of consequence—young men who know what they believe, know who sons with character they are, and will stand up against the negative cultural trends of our day. Jon Tyson lays out a clear path for fathers and sons that includes specific activities, rites of passage, and y Author is a board member of significant “marking moments” that can be customized to fit any family. City Collective, a network of It’s not enough to hope our sons will become good men. We need them to be good at incarnational churches com- being men. This book shows how fathers, grandfathers, and other male mentors can lead the way. mitted to multiplying mis- sional church networks in the urban centers of the world The Intentional Father Jon Tyson

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VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR Available: May 11 Jon Tyson is a widely respected church planter $15.99 and leader in New York City and the author of Beau- 978-0-8010-1868-8 tiful Resistance. Originally from Australia, Jon moved to the United States two decades ago with a passion caseside to cultivate renewal in the Western church. He 5 x 7 speaks regularly at events around the world, including 208 pages Q Conference and Catalyst. Jon lives Case Quantity: 36 in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan with his wife and two children. Learn more at Category: RELIGION / Christian Living / Parenting www.churchofthecitynyc.com. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Fatherhood RELIGION / Christian Living / Leadership & Mentoring Rights: Worldwide

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The Story of a Civil Rights Legend, Now for Young Readers

y Named by Christianity Today as one of the top 50 books that have shaped evangelicals y Perkins is cofounder of the Christian Community Development Association and director of the John M. Perkins Foundation for Reconciliation and Develop- ment y Tells how Perkins’ faith led him to respond to racism and injustice with compassion, vision, and hope

is brother died in his arms, shot by a deputy marshal. He was beaten Hand tortured by the sheriff and state police. But through it all, he returned good for evil, love for hate, and progress for prejudice, and he brought hope to black and white alike. The story of John Perkins is a gripping portrayal of what happens when faith thrusts a person into the midst of a struggle against racism, oppres- sion, and injustice. It is about the costs of discipleship—the jailings, the fl oggings, the despair, the sacrifi ce. And it is about the transforming work of faith that allowed John to respond to such overwhelming indignities with miraculous compassion, vision, and hope. Perhaps more now than ever, young people need to read his story. This youth edition of the book Christianity Today named as one of the top fi fty books that have shaped evangelicals will inspire a new generation to seek justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God in the face of radical social change. Let Justice Roll Down, Young Reader’s Edition John M. Perkins

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VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR ALSO AVAILABLE Available: May 18 John M. Perkins is Do All Lives Matter? $9.99 cofounder of the Christian 978-0-8010-7533-9 978-1-5409-0141-5 Community Development Dream with Me Association and director of the 978-0-8010-7586-5 trade paper John M. Perkins Foundation for Let Justice Roll Down 5½ x 8½ Reconciliation and Develop- 978-0-8010-1815-2 192 pages ment in Jackson, Mississippi. Case Quantity: 36 He is the author of many books, including Dream with Me and Category: Let Justice Roll Down, named Rights: Worldwide by Christianity Today as one of the top fi fty books that have shaped evangelicals.

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Cultivate Beauty and Choose Hope in the Midst of Suffering

y Author is the daughter of Clay and Sally Clarkson and a regular guest on the At Home with Sally Clarkson podcast, which has exceeded 10 million downloads y The Clarkson family has a combined social media reach of over 200,000 y Author is a three-time winner of the Frederick Buech- ner Creative Writing Prize

e live in a broken world. Amid the daily realities of sickness and Wisolation, disappointment and pain, it can be profoundly diffi cult to grasp the real goodness of God. But this is where God breaks into our darkness with beauty. In the wonder of creation, in art or fi lm, story or song, in the kindness of his people and the good they create, God breaks into our pain in a tangible way, teaching us to trust his kindness and hope for his healing. Beauty is a voice singing into our suffering, beckoning us toward restoration. In This Beautiful Truth, Sarah Clarkson shares her own encounters with beauty in the midst of her decade-long struggle with mental illness, de- pression, and doubt. In a voice both vulnerable and refl ective, she paints a compelling picture of the God who reaches out to us in a real and powerful way through the “taste and see” goodness of what he has made and what he continues to create amid our darkness. “To recognize and trust God’s gift in pain,” she writes, “empowers us to create and love as powerful witnesses to God’s healing love in a hopeless world.” If you want to renew your capacity to recognize and encounter God’s beauty in your life, this hope-fi lled book will show you the way. This Beautiful Truth Sarah Clarkson

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VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR Available: June 15 Sarah Clarkson is an $16.99 author and blogger who writes 978-1-5409-0051-7 regularly about literature, faith, and beauty at www.sarahclark- trade paper son.com. She studied theology 5½ x 8½ (BTh, MSt) at Oxford and is the 224 pages author or coauthor of six books, Case Quantity: 32 including the recent Book Girl, a guide to the reading life. Category: RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual She has an active following on Growth Instagram (@sarahwanders) where she hosts regular RELIGION / Christian Living / Personal Growth live read-alouds from the poems, novels, or essays RELIGION / Christian Living / Women’s Interests that bring her courage. She can often be found with Rights: Worldwide a cup of good tea and a book in hand in her home on the English coast, where she lives with her Anglican vicar husband, Thomas, and their two children, Lilian and Samuel.

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Replace Stress with Security Turn First-Time Givers into Generous Stewards

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he quintessential guidebook for anyone who desires to handle money tewardship is an essential part of discipleship. This ultimate how-to book Twith excellence, The Generosity Ladder clarifi es what the Bible really Sfor pastors and church leaders provides an innovative, step-by-step plan to says about honoring God with our fi nances and details a step-by-step plan for • cultivate fi rst-time givers attaining fi nancial excellence. This accessible book allows you to fully grasp • motivate people to tithe God’s plan for your fi nances, acknowledge your current level of stewardship, • develop an ongoing stewardship system and chart out the steps you need to take in order to handle money in a way • follow up with givers the right way that honors God. • develop multiple giving options • shepherd the fi ve types of givers in the church The Generosity Ladder, rev. & updated ed. • educate people to grow in the grace of giving Nelson Searcy with Jennifer Dykes Henson Maximize, rev. & updated ed. Nelson Searcy with Jennifer Dykes Henson 9 781540 901293 9 781540 901309

VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHORS VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHORS Available: May 4 Nelson Searcy is the founding and Available: May 11 Nelson Searcy is the founding and $6.99 lead pastor of The Journey Church and $16.99 lead pastor of The Journey Church and 978-1-5409-0129-3 the bestselling author of many books, 978-1-5409-0130-9 the bestselling author of many books, including Maximize, Connect, Ignite, including The Generosity Ladder, Con- mass market Launch, and The New You. trade paper nect, Ignite, Launch, and The New You. 4¼ x 7 Jennifer Dykes Henson is 5½ x 8½ Jennifer Dykes Henson is 112 pages coauthor of several bestselling books, 224 pages coauthor of several bestselling books, Case Quantity: 60 including Maximize and The New You. Case Quantity: 32 including The Generosity Ladder and The New You. Category: RELIGION / Christian Living / Category: RELIGION / Christian Ministry Stewardship & Giving / Discipleship Rights: Worldwide RELIGION / Christian Living / Steward- ship & Giving Rights: Worldwide

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Uncover the 12 Lies Holding 10 Keys to Unlock Your Potential You Back from Success and Ignite Your Success

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ith over 11 million female-owned businesses in the US today, more n Get Your Mind Right, a world-class performance coach shares his top 10 Wwomen than ever are taking the reins to create their own success. Iprinciples to inspire you to fi nd motivation, work hard, grow in your faith, In this practical and encouraging book, Kate Crocco exposes the 12 limiting think like a champion, and be the very best version of yourself, including beliefs that hold them back from their true potential, such as • your thoughts ultimately determine your life and legacy • I should have it all together and I don’t • attack your fears instead of running away from them • I’m not ready or qualifi ed to start • habits will make or break you • I don’t have enough time • master your time, energy, and focus • It’s already been done before • eat to get your mind right • and more • recover like a champion • live a life worth telling a story about Thinking Like a Boss • and more Kate Crocco Get Your Mind Right 9 781540 901262 9 781540 901279 Todd Durkin with Mike Yorkey VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHORS Available: May 11 Kate Crocco, MSW, LCSW, is a Available: June 8 Todd Durkin is the founder of $15.99 psychotherapist and a confi dence and $15.99 Fitness Quest 10 in San Diego, Cali- 978-1-5409-0126-2 mindset coach who mentors female 978-1-5409-0127-9 fornia, where he works with high-pro- leaders around the globe. She is the fi le clientele and elite professional trade paper trade paper host of a weekly podcast, Thinking Like athletes. He was a fi nalist on the 2016 5½ x 8½ 5½ x 8½ a Boss; a guest expert on numerous NBC TV series Strong, and is a member 224 pages 224 pages podcasts and telesummits; and has of the Under Armour Training Team, a Case Quantity: 32 Case Quantity: 32 been quoted in publications such as sought-after speaker, and podcaster. the Huffi ngton Post, Best Kept Self, Category: RELIGION / Christian Living / Mike Yorkey is a veteran author Category: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / SheKnows, and BlogHer. She lives in Personal Growth or coauthor of more than 100 books, Leadership New York. SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspira- including the internationally bestselling BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Women in tional Every Man’s Battle series (with Steve Business SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success Arterburn and Fred Stoeker). Learn more SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success Rights: Worldwide at www.mikeyorkey.com. Rights: Worldwide www.bakerbooks.com 9 Orders: 1-800-877-2665 JUNEDATE

Learn to Live and Lead More Fruitfully in Your Calling

y Author’s books have sold over 400,000 copies y Author has consulted with over 1,200 churches in more than 90 denominations y Oﬀ ers proven procedures and practices for making a church, ministry, or organization as fruitful as possible

f most pastors were pressed to describe an average day of ministry, Ithey’d have trouble doing it. In a single day, a pastor may fi ll many different roles in quick succession, from counselor to theologian to student to CEO to custodian (well, let’s hope there’s usually someone else available to perform that last role). Some roles come more naturally than others, but every pastor wants to perform each role to the best of their ability. In The 10 Key Roles of a Pastor, church consultant Gary L. McIntosh shows pastors how to • understand and juggle their many essential roles • prioritize their time and energy • manage their people’s expectations of them • and empower others to take up the vital work of the church body Pastors just starting out in ministry, as well as those who have been at it a while and fi nd themselves overworked and overwhelmed, will value this practical resource. It is also an enlightening read for those in church leadership who would benefi t from understanding the pressures their pastor faces on a daily basis. The 10 Key Roles of a Pastor Gary L. McIntosh

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VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR ALSO AVAILABLE Available: June 8 Gary L. McIntosh (PhD, What Every Pastor $15.99 DMin, Fuller Theological Should Know 978-0-8010-9488-0 Seminary) is president of the 978-0-8010-1435-2 Church Growth Network and trade paper professor of Christian ministry 5½ x 8½ and leadership at Talbot School 208 pages of Theology, Biola University. Case Quantity: 32 He is an internationally known speaker and church consultant Category: RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Pastoral who has written more than 25 Resources books, including Biblical Church Growth, Beyond the RELIGION / Christian Church / Growth First Visit, What Every Pastor Should Know, Growing RELIGION / Christian Church / General God’s Church, and Building the Body. He lives in Rights: Worldwide California.

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12 Spiritual Practices to Build Your Faith and Engage Your Heart

y Author’s YouTube channel has more than 1.3 million views y Oﬀ ers a fresh take on modern-day discipleship y A versatile resource for seasoned Christians and those new to the faith

re you looking for God’s best for your life? Do you have a plan for Agetting there? God created you for an amazing adventure of faith, and the twelve spiritual practices found in The Divine Adventure offer a practical road map for your journey. By learning to apply ancient spiritual disciplines, you’ll discover a life of wonder, passion, and fl ourishing faith. Intensely personal and deeply practical, The Divine Adventure unpacks powerful disciplines that will revolutionize your prayer life, deepen your intimacy with God, create balance between rest and work, cultivate meaningful community with others, and more. Drawing from Scripture, ancient writings, visits to holy sites, and her own life experiences of brokenness and breakthrough, Rebecca Friedlander shares the keys that any follower of Christ can use to unlock their own divine adventure. Whether you’re a new believer or a seasoned disciple, you’ll fi nd that implementing these practices will both empower your passion for Jesus and open new opportunities to express God’s heart to others. Are you ready? The Divine Adventure Rebecca Friedlander

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VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR ALSO AVAILABLE Available: June 15 Rebecca Friedlander has Finding Beautiful $15.99 been in full-time ministry for 978-0-8010-9383-8 978-0-8010-9384-5 18 years, ministering both locally and internationally using trade paper creative arts and music. As a 5½ x 8½ worship leader, she has copy- 240 pages righted more than 300 songs Case Quantity: 32 and released 13 CDs. As a fi lm producer and award-winning Category: RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual photographer, her productions Growth include Seeds TV, Girl Perfect, Pioneers, A South- RELIGION / Christian Living / Inspirational east Alaskan Odyssey, Spiritual Warfare 101, Celtic RELIGION / Christianity / General Pilgrimage, Radical Makeovers, and Thin Places. Rights: Worldwide The author of nine books, including Finding Beautiful, Rebecca lives in San Diego, California. Visit rebeccafriedlander.com for more information.

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Learn to Disagree, Resolve the Conﬂ icts You’ve Been Avoiding, and Create Real Change

y Author is a featured speaker with the Women Speak- ers Collective and speaks regularly at conferences and churches y Author has been active in urban, multicultural ministry and justice work in Los Angeles and New York City y Includes questions for refl ection and small group discussion at the end of each chapter

hen it comes to disagreement, we are in perpetual fi ght-or-fl ight Wmode. Rather than respond with a posture of compassion and connection, we are encouraged to “resist” others personally and politically. Either we engage in fruitless argument with people who refuse to see things our way or we retreat to our echo chambers where everyone agrees with us. But the real resistance, the kind that helps us grow, is learning to love others—especially those who disagree with us. If you’re tired of seeing your real-life and online communities in turmoil and you long to be an agent of peace, understanding, and reconciliation, it’s time to join a new kind of resistance movement—one that pushes us toward personal transformation. Grounded in Scripture and illustrated with compelling true stories, this new book from Ashley Abercrombie will help you gain the confi dence to communicate and connect with others, stop avoiding necessary tension, and resolve your internal and external confl icts. When we make love our habitual reaction to the confl icts and divisions in our lives, we’ll fi nd that we can stay true to our convictions without sacrifi cing our relationships. Love Is the Resistance Ashley Abercrombie

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VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR ALSO AVAILABLE Available: July 13 Ashley Abercrombie Rise of the Truth Teller $15.99 fought to overcome addiction, 978-0-8010-9438-5 978-0-8010-9439-2 rape, abortion, perfectionism, and dysfunctional relationships trade paper to become an honest, whole, 5½ x 8½ and free woman (most days) 224 pages and has been in multicultural Case Quantity: 32 urban ministry and justice work for more than 15 years. A Category: RELIGION / Christian Living / Personal writer, speaker, and cohost of Jenny Catlow Photography Growth the Why Tho podcast, Ashley is the author of Rise of RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth the Truth Teller and lives with her husband and their RELIGION / Christian Living / Women’s Interests children in Los Angeles, California. Rights: Worldwide

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Finding Our Worth, Value, and Strength through Stories of the Past and Present

y Author has a combined online reach of over 8 million across all platforms y Author will promote to her email list of over 100,000 y Author blends her own story with that of the biblical story of Mary and Martha

hat do you do when that voice in your head tells you you’re not Wenough? Not smart enough, not pretty enough, not capable enough, not present enough. Where do you turn when the world’s promise that you can have it all becomes a crushing expectation that you must do it all, at all times, and keep a smile fi xed on your face while you wither inside? Unpacking the biblical story of Mary and Martha as she shares her own story of recognizing her unique giftedness, Denisse Copeland shares the liberating truth that you have a right to be you. Just you, at the feet of Jesus. She shows you how to embrace your identity as a woman set apart, not to do it all but to be exactly who God created you to be. No apologies. No guilt. No compromise. If you’re tired of comparing your life to others as you strive to be all things to all people, Set Apart is your invitation to lay your burdens down and abide in Jesus—faithful, free, and fulfi lled. Set Apart Denisse Copeland

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VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR Available: August 17 Denisse Copeland was $16.99 born and raised by a single 978-1-5409-0102-6 mother in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Her upbringing offered trade paper little stability, and Denisse soon 5½ x 8½ found herself on a seemingly 208 pages endless quest to fi nd love and Case Quantity: 32 acceptance. It wasn’t until Jesus shook her world that Category: RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual she truly found what she was Kailee Delcour Growth looking for. Now a mother of two living in Oklahoma RELIGION / Christian Living / Personal Growth City, Denisse works alongside her husband, Rashawn RELIGION / Christian Living / Women’s Interests Copeland, as an online minister and evangelist. Their Rights: Worldwide ministry reaches more than 6 million people every year.

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EXCERPT Today’s teenagers can access almost any information. They can instantaneously receive scores of possible answers to just about any question—plus a list of new ones. But they’re also growing up in families and churches who shy away from some of their deepest questions about faith and meaning. One of the reasons young people are drifting from faith is that churches aren’t focused on the questions they care about most. Instead, we’re pitch- ing answers to questions that aren’t anywhere near their strike zone. We’re too often stuck in questions that refl ect what happened in the past. Or are missing what’s unfolding in the present. And are afraid of what’s to come in the future. During a recent Fuller Youth Institute summit, the executive director from a national training organization shared about one high school student who yearned, “I wish the church would stop giving me answers to questions I’m not asking.” The specifi c questions that he and other teenagers most value might be unique to our time, but questions aren’t new to God. By one count of the four gospels, Jesus was asked 183 questions. That’s remarkable, but what’s even more remarkable is that Jesus himself asked 307 questions. The question isn’t whether faith is big enough to hold young people’s questions. We know it is. The question is whether we will take the time to hear and honor them.

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How to Understand, Guide, and Communicate with This Generation y Authors have tremendous oday’s teenagers are the most anxious, creative, and diverse generation in history— credibility with church and Twhich can make it hard for us to relate. And while every teenager is a walking bundle of ministry leaders and a robust questions, three rise above the rest: • Who am I? speaking schedule • Where do I fit? y Combining data from over • What difference can I make? 1,200 diverse teens, aca- Young people struggle to find satisfying and life-giving answers to these questions on their own. They need caring adults willing to lean in with empathy, practice listening, and demic research, and popular gently point them in the direction of better answers: they are enough because of Jesus, culture analyses, the FYI team they belong with God’s people, and they are invited into God’s greater story. merges statistics about this In this book, which is based on new landmark research from the Fuller Youth Institute generation with rich stories and combines in-depth interviews with data from 1,200 diverse teenagers, Kara Powell from real young people today and Brad M. Griffin offer pastors, youth leaders, mentors, and parents practical and proven conversations and connections that help teenagers answer their three biggest questions y Authors are the executive and reach their full potential. director and senior director of content of Fuller Youth Institute 3 Big Questions That y Growing Young has sold over Change Every Teenager 75,000 copies Kara Powell and Brad M. Griffin

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VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHORS Available: August 3 Kara Powell, PhD, is the Brad M. Griffin is the Se- $19.99 Chief of Leadership Formation nior Director of Content for the 978-0-8010-9338-8 and Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute, where Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) at he develops research-based hardcover Fuller Theological Seminary training for youth workers and 5½ x 8½ (see fulleryouthinstitute.org). parents. A speaker, writer, 300 pages Named by Christianity Today as and volunteer youth pastor, Case Quantity: 20 one of “50 Women to Watch,” Brad is the coauthor of over a Kara serves as a Youth and dozen books, including Faith Category: RELIGION / Christian Living / Leadership & Family Strategist for Orange in an Anxious World, Growing © Nate Harrison Mentoring and speaks regularly at parenting and leadership con- Young, several Sticky Faith books, Every Parent’s RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Youth ferences. Kara has authored or coauthored numerous Guide to Navigating Our Digital World, and the RELIGION / Christian Church / Growth books, including Faith in an Anxious World, Growing series Can I Ask That? 8 Hard Questions about God Rights: Worldwide With, Growing Young, The Sticky Faith Guide for Your and Faith. Brad and his wife, Missy, live in Southern Family and the entire Sticky Faith series, and Can I California and share life with their three teenage Ask That? Kara and her husband, Dave, are regularly and young adult children. He also serves as Pastor inspired by the learning and laughter that comes from of Youth and Family Ministries at Mountainside their three teenage and young adult children. Communion. ALSO AVAILABLE Growing Young Growing With 978-0-8010-1925-8 978-0-8010-1926-5

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Live Your Best Life

y Natural follow-up to Replenish, which has sold 60,000 copies y Includes several practical tools to help you chart the life you long to live y Lance Witt served for over 25 years as an executive pastor for Saddleback Church

his is your life. Right now. You don’t get a second chance to get it Tright. There are no mulligans. No do-overs. And no one has ever drift- ed into a rich and meaningful life by accident. But here’s the good news: you are ridiculously in charge of your own life. As a Christ follower, you have every resource you need to live the abundant life Jesus promised. In It’s Your ONE Life, pastor Lance Witt offers you a roadmap to align yourself with God’s purposes and take extreme ownership over your life. Sharing several practical tools, Witt shows you how to • craft the life you want • care for your emotional health • establish a healthy rhythm of life • do life with God, not just for God • and practice the presence of people A life of signifi cance, focus, and richness is well within your grasp.It’s Your ONE Life is the blueprint for making it happen. Your ONE Life Lance Witt

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VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR ALSO AVAILABLE Available: August 10 Lance Witt is the founder of High-Impact Teams $14.99 Replenish ministries, the author 978-0-8010-7568-1 978-0-8010-7569-8 of Replenish and High-Impact Replenish Teams, and is often referred 978-0-8010-1354-6 trade paper to as a pastor’s pastor. Before 5½ x 8½ launching Replenish, Lance 240 pages served twenty years as a senior Case Quantity: 32 pastor and six years as an executive and teaching pastor Category: RELIGION / Christian Living / Personal at Saddleback Church. Lance David Parks Growth and his wife, Connie, live in Colorado and have two RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth grown children and four granddaughters. Lance loves RELIGION / Christian Living / General fl y-fi shing, hiking, playing with his grandkids, and Rights: Worldwide New Mexico–style enchiladas.

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Finding the Calm in the Chaos

y Sales of Chip Ingram’s previous books exceed 1 million y This is one of the top three messages that Chip’s ministry plays on their broadcast y Living on the Edge has a radio audience that reaches over 1 million listeners weekly, with an online community of over 1 million people

ur lives are fraught with anxiety. Confl ict in our relationships, fears Oabout the future, information overload, fi nancial pressure, lack of contentment—all of them can steal our joy because they steal our peace. Through Christ we are promised peace, but how can we feel peace when we live in a world of chaos? Because, says Chip Ingram, peace isn’t a feeling; it’s a choice. In I Choose Peace, Chip unpacks Philippians 4 to show us how we can choose peace in • relational confl ict • anxious moments • a broken world • diffi cult circumstances • a materialistic culture If you’re tired of feeling anxious over the state of the world, your relationships, or your own heart, this encouraging book will help you quiet your worries and experience real, lasting peace that doesn’t depend on what’s going on around you. I Choose Peace Chip Ingram

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VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR ALSO AVAILABLE Available: August 3 Chip Ingram is the teaching Discover Your True Self $19.99 pastor and CEO of Living on the 978-0-8010-9381-4 978-0-8010-9382-1 Edge, an international teaching Marriage That Works and discipleship ministry. A 978-0-8010-7472-1 hardcover pastor for over thirty years, Chip Why I Believe 5½ x 8½ is the author of many books, 978-0-8010-7441-7 208 pages including Culture Shock, True Case Quantity: 24 Spirituality, The Real God, The Invisible War, and Love, Sex, Category: RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual and Lasting Relationships. Chip Jerry McCauley II Growth and his wife, Theresa, have four grown children and RELIGION / Christian Living / Personal Growth twelve grandchildren and live in California. RELIGION / Christian Living / General Rights: Worldwide

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The Simple Habit That Expands Your Inﬂ uence and Boosts Your Career

y Jeﬀ Brown is host of the Read to Lead Podcast, which is a four-time Best Business Podcast nominee and a Top 3 Career and Top 10 Business Podcast in Apple Podcasts, with 50,000 downloads per month y Oﬀ ers both the why and the how of developing a personal reading plan that will help build a successful career y Gives practical advice on how to read and retain more, learn new skills, and turn your knowledge into infl uence

t’s the common habit shared by many successful people throughout Ihistory. It’s responsible for unlocking limitless creativity and infl uence. It’s known to reduce stress, improve decision-making skills, and make you a better leader. What is it? Reading. And it’s the single best thing you can do to improve yourself professionally. Reading more and better books creates opportunities for you to learn new skills, rise above your competition, and build a successful career. In Read to Lead you’ll learn • why you need to read like your career depends on it • the fi ve science-backed reasons reading will help you build your career • how to absorb a book into your bloodstream • a technique that can double (or triple!) your reading speed • tips on creating a lifetime reading habit • and more If you want to lead a more satisfi ed life, have more intelligent conversations, and broaden your mind, you need to read to lead! Read to Lead Jeff Brown and Jesse Wisnewski 9 781540 901200

VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHORS Available: August 31 Jeff Brown is an award- Jesse Wisnewski is $18.99 winning radio producer and a senior-level marketing 978-1-5409-0120-0 personality and a former professional and a self-pro- nationally syndicated morning claimed bibliophile. He has trade paper show host. After more than 25 been featured in Forbes, CNBC 5½ x 8½ years in the radio and music Make It, The Muse, Observer, 256 pages industries, Jeff went boss-free and more. He holds a master’s Case Quantity: 32 and launched the Read to degree from Gordon-Conwell Lead podcast, a four-time Best Theological Seminary and a Category: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Business Podcast nominee. Jeff Natalie Champa Jennings marketing degree from Marshall Brad Davis Success has interviewed hundreds of leaders in their industry University. He lives outside of Nashville, Tennessee, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success on the podcast, including Seth Godin, Simon Sinek, with his family. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / General John Maxwell, Liz Wiseman, Dr. Henry Cloud, Brian Rights: Worldwide Tracy, Nancy Duarte, and Alan Alda. He lives in Spring Hill, Tennessee.

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A Great Resource for Studying the Life of Paul

y A fascinating guide to the life and ministry of Paul y Helpful maps and photos illuminate a life that includ- ed great triumph and great hardship y An easy to understand, convenient format

he life and ministry of the apostle Paul was a sprawling adventure Tcovering thousands of miles on Roman roads and treacherous seas as he boldly proclaimed the gospel of Jesus to anyone who would listen, be they commoners or kings. His impact on the church and indeed on Western civilization is immeasurable. From his birth in Tarsus to his rabbinic training in Jerusalem to his fi nal imprisonment in Rome, An Illustrated Guide to the Apostle Paul brings his remarkable story to life. Drawing from the book of Acts, Paul’s many letters, and historical and archaeological sources, this fully illustrated resource explores the social, cultural, political, and religious background of the fi rst-century Roman world in which Paul lived and ministered. It sheds light on the places he visited and the people he met along the way. Most importantly, it helps us understand how and why Paul was used by God in such extraordinary ways. Pastors, students, and anyone engaged in Bible study will fi nd this an indispensable and inspiring resource. An Illustrated Guide to the Apostle Paul Alan S. Bandy

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VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR Available: August 17 Alan S. Bandy (MDiv, $19.99 Mid-America Seminary; PhD, 978-0-8010-1896-1 Southeastern Baptist Theo- logical Seminary) is professor trade paper of New Testament and Greek 7 x 9 1/8 at New Orleans Baptist 192 pages Theological Seminary where he Case Quantity: 28 occupies the Robert Hamblin Chair of New Testament Exposi- Category: RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / New tion. He married his high school Bussler Testament / General sweetheart, Necoe, in 1995. Together they have fi ve RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / General children. RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / General Rights: Worldwide

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Moving Personal Story Will Inspire You to See God’s Hand in Your Own Life

y Author’s TV show and radio podcast have a reach of over 100 million homes NOW IN y Frequent speaker at events including Catalyst, Or- PAPER ange, Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit, and more y Author’s personal adoption story has been featured on The Steve Harvey Show

am Collier’s story started with rejection. When he and his twin sister Swere born, their biological mother gave them up for adoption. Though Sam loved his adoptive family, he sometimes felt like a puzzle missing cru- cial pieces. But God reached into Sam’s life and showed him that he didn’t have to write his own story, because it was really God who was telling his story through Sam. In this deeply personal yet remarkably universal book, Sam Collier tells his inspiring story of abandonment, sacrifi ce, gratitude, and rescue, revealing how God is always doing something bigger and better than we might imagine. He has a purpose and a plan for every single one of us, and he is always telling his greater story through our trials, our relationships, and our triumphs. If you’re in the middle of a challenging time and long to know that God is working through it, Sam’s story will teach you how to see the big picture, even when there are pieces missing. A Greater Story Sam Collier

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VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR Available: August 4 Sam Collier is a pastor, $16.99 speaker, writer, and host of the 978-1-5409-0020-3 A Greater Story with Sam Col- lier TV show and radio podcast trade paper that currently airs in 100 million 5½ x 8½ homes. He also communicates 208 pages nationally and internationally as Case Quantity: 32 a speaker and regular contrib- utor at North Point Ministries Category: RELIGION / Christian Living / Personal (founded by Andy Stanley), the RayAndra Nairn Growth ReThink Group (founded by Reggie Joiner), Orange RELIGION / Christian Living / Inspirational Network, Orange Tour, Alpha International Leadership RELIGION / Christian Living / Personal Memoirs Conference, Global Leadership Summit, and more. He Rights: Worldwide has also been interviewed on numerous TV shows, podcasts, and radio programs. Collier lives with his wife, Toni, and their daughter in Atlanta, Georgia.