Book summaries
Leader’s Edge summaries: the argument of a book in a few minutes. Page 4 of 21 · 485 in all.
A Short Guide to Evangelism and Missions
A Short Guide to Evangelism and Missions combines history and exegesis to explore questions and issues around missions as well as our motivation to share the gospel.
PREM – An Apostle’s Triumphant Witness for Christ in Nepal
Prem Dayal Pradhan, was born on 24 June 1924 of Hindu parents in India, near Nepal’s border. While Hindu educated, Prem could find no coherent belief system in Hinduism to help him order his life.
Author Interview: Josh Hayden on Remissioning Church: A Field Guide to Bringing a Congregation Back to Life
The book presents a field guide for congregations that seek to engage in remissioning, which is “the process of inside-out transformation of the church through discipleship for the sake of our neighbours and world” (page 11).
Remissioning Church: A Field Guide to Bringing a Congregation Back to Life
The book presents a field guide for congregations that seek to engage in remissioning, which is “the process of inside-out transformation of the church through discipleship for the sake of our neighbours and world” (page 11).
Scrolling Ourselves to Death: Reclaiming Life in a Digital Age
Missio Nexus’ leadership thoughtfully summarize books, giving you the Leader’s Edge to help inform, stimulate and provoke profitable discussion. Leader’s Edge: Spiritual Formation Scrolling Ourselves…
Hal Moore on Leadership – Winning When Outgunned and Outmanned
Lt. General Harold Gregory “Hal” Moore, is best known as the commander of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of Ia Drang in South Vietnam in 1965 during the Vietnam War.
Far Off Saints: Remembering the Revelation Promise and Your Place In It
Far Off Saints by Ivan Veldhuizen is a four-week introductory study on missions that consists of five readings per week along with daily questions. A small group Bible study and a video message are included on a weekly basis. Additionally, QR codes are available which link to additional information about missions and…
Crossing Frontiers with Christ
While rooted in pre-1950s African colonial history, this book is relevant to current efforts to reach today’s 3,000 UUPGs by pointing out the difficult process of engaging the last of the lost.
Love Child: A Journey through Scandal to Sacred Mission
The book narrates the author’s journey of addressing his broken past, which God can use to make His “glory shine even brighter to those around us” (page 63).
Author Interview: Geoff Peters on Love Child: A Journey through Scandal to Sacred Mission
The book narrates the author’s journey of addressing his broken past, which God can use to make His “glory shine even brighter to those around us” (page 63).
The Sabbath Way: Making Room in Your Life for Rest, Connection, and Delight
This book, written mainly by Hebrew scholar and Old Testament professor Travis West, posits that we’ve misunderstood what it means to truly Sabbath.
Begin With We – 10 Principles for Building and Sustaining a Culture of Excellence
Kyle McDowell holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is a former senior executive with a track record of delivering exceptional results, leading thousands of employees at CVS Health, Maximus, United Health Group (Optum), and Bank of America.
Prioritizing Missions in the Church
Prioritizing Missions in the Church, a part of the 9Marks Church-Centered Missions Series, provides a roadmap for leading the local church in missions.
Weak Thing in Moni Land
Weak Thing, subtitled, The Story of Bill and Gracie Cutts, recounts the amazing life and missionary service of a true odd couple. No “responsible mission” should have ever sent them overseas to work with a stone-age people group just opened to the gospel in 1947, but God . . ..
Author Interview: Bill Taylor on Leading from Below
The book proposes the Christian leadership approach of leading from below, which “follows the contours of the downward path of the cross” (page 31). Through his rich ministry experience of 60 years in the global evangelical world, the author exemplifies leadership from below through his personal stories, which he…
How to Meet with God: A Simple Guide to Finding New Life in Your Time with JESUS
Sometimes the simplest of books carry the most needful message. Here is a practical “how to” book from which all readers can benefit.
The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance
Zach Mercurio earned a PhD in organizational learning, performance, and change from Colorado State University, where he serves as a senior fellow in the Center for Meaning and Purpose.
Jesus in the Buddha Belt: Untold True Stories of a Mighty God and Messy Mission
Ben Wilder in Jesus in the Buddha Belt introduces the reader to the stories of four people who come into contact with Jesus in Myanmar.
Author Interview: Betsy Kirk on Sacred Courage
The book is a call for Christian courage for believers (including missionaries) who are afraid and anxious in this scary world.
Cultures of Growth: How the New Science of Mindset Can Transform Individuals, Teams and Organizations
Mary Murphy is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin (BA) and Stanford University (PhD) and is Endowed Professor of Psychological Sciences at Indiana University. Author of more than 100 publications, she is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and founder/CEO of the…
Living Life Backward: How Ecclesiastes Teaches Us to Live in Light of the End
David Gibson, a pastor in the UK, tells us that keeping the end of our lives in mind shapes how we live our lives in the here and now.
Tides of Opportunity: Missiological Experiences and Engagement in Global Migration
Tides of Opportunity emphasizes God’s call to reach out to the immigrant and diaspora peoples around us.
Katharine Barnwell: How One Woman Revolutionized Modern Missions
Katy, or “Aunt Katy” was born in 1938 (still alive at time of publishing) in London and raised in Britian then fighting for survival against the German Luftwaffe blitz.
Experience Jesus. Really: Finding Refuge, Strength, and Wonder through Everyday Encounters with God
Eldredge begins this book stating that we are all becoming disciples of the Internet where we are addicted and distracted, thinking we hold the keys to a better life. However, why do we wrestle with ever-increasing levels of anxiety, dissatisfaction, and despair? The fact is, we live in a world of weary, skeptical…