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This context clarifies one of many tasks that the GMC now faces. This new denomination must build its ecclesial house on a solid foundation marked by rigorous theology that will provide a strong basis for effective mission to our neighbors and the nations. We offer this book as a starting point for that task. Each chapter takes up a question characterized by some tension or debate in our earlier denominational life and offers theological shepherding regarding how the GMC might proceed. Also available on Kindle here.]]> https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/reconstructing-methodism/feed/ 0 2681 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/the-mind-of-christ-study-guide/ https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/the-mind-of-christ-study-guide/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:50:55 +0000 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/?post_type=product&p=2620 The Mind of Christ by Dennis F. Kinlaw (sold separately), and answer the weekly questions found in this guide. The questions are designed to help “mine out some nuggets” from the reading and to prepare for weekly small group discussions. As you explore how to have the mind of Christ through this book, you will also have an opportunity each week to engage in Soul Practices that can help train and transform your hearts.]]> The Mind of Christ by Dennis F. Kinlaw (sold separately), and answer the weekly questions found in this guide. The questions are designed to help “mine out some nuggets” from the reading and to prepare for weekly small group discussions. As you explore how to have the mind of Christ through this book, you will also have an opportunity each week to engage in Soul Practices that can help train and transform your hearts.]]> https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/the-mind-of-christ-study-guide/feed/ 0 2620 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/revcommentary-vol2/ https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/revcommentary-vol2/#respond Wed, 01 May 2024 16:37:49 +0000 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/?post_type=product&p=2484 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/revcommentary-vol2/feed/ 0 2484 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/revelationcommentary-vol1/ https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/revelationcommentary-vol1/#respond Wed, 01 May 2024 16:27:02 +0000 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/?post_type=product&p=2481 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/revelationcommentary-vol1/feed/ 0 2481 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/romanscommentary-vol2/ https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/romanscommentary-vol2/#respond Wed, 01 May 2024 16:22:38 +0000 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/?post_type=product&p=2480 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/romanscommentary-vol2/feed/ 0 2480 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/ephcommentary/ https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/ephcommentary/#respond Wed, 01 May 2024 16:12:49 +0000 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/?post_type=product&p=2478 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/ephcommentary/feed/ 0 2478 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/1-2-peter/ https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/1-2-peter/#respond Wed, 01 May 2024 16:08:16 +0000 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/?post_type=product&p=2476 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/1-2-peter/feed/ 0 2476 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/1-3john_and_jude_commentary/ https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/1-3john_and_jude_commentary/#respond Wed, 01 May 2024 15:47:29 +0000 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/?post_type=product&p=2474 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/1-3john_and_jude_commentary/feed/ 0 2474 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/nothing-to-do-but-save-souls/ https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/nothing-to-do-but-save-souls/#respond Wed, 01 May 2024 14:18:39 +0000 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/?post_type=product&p=2465 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/nothing-to-do-but-save-souls/feed/ 0 2465 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/follow-the-healer-biblical-and-theological-foundations-for-healing-ministry/ https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/follow-the-healer-biblical-and-theological-foundations-for-healing-ministry/#respond Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:07:16 +0000 https://store.francisasburysociety.com/?post_type=product&p=2368 Follow the Healer provides those in ministry with a practical theology of healing—helping you understand how Jesus heals and why we still need to participate. It's easy to fall into one of two extremes when it comes to Christian healing: outright skepticism on one side and abuse on the other. Many of us have a lot of good and difficult questions:

• What is Christian healing ministry supposed to look like?
• How do we go about it?
• What forms and expressions should it take, and how do we evaluate it?
• How do we determine whether the healing ministry we are involved in is in keeping with what Jesus intended?

Starting from the assumption that Jesus does heal in our day and age, Follow the Healer seeks to answer these questions with a balanced, pastoral, and scriptural approach. This is a call to help you better understand and minister God’s healing to a world that is in so much pain. You'll take a closer look at why Christian healing is still relevant and essential today and how to avoid the many difficulties, disappointments, and distortions that occur in healing ministry. Stephen Seamands draws upon over three decades of teaching theology and active involvement in healing ministry to help you grasp the "why-to" of healing that comes before the "how-to." This holistic, Wesleyan approach to healing will help traditional evangelicals more readily embrace healing ministry and lead Pentecostals and charismatics already engaged in this ministry to move toward a more discerning approach to healing.]]> Follow the Healer provides those in ministry with a practical theology of healing—helping you understand how Jesus heals and why we still need to participate. It's easy to fall into one of two extremes when it comes to Christian healing: outright skepticism on one side and abuse on the other. Many of us have a lot of good and difficult questions:

• What is Christian healing ministry supposed to look like?
• How do we go about it?
• What forms and expressions should it take, and how do we evaluate it?
• How do we determine whether the healing ministry we are involved in is in keeping with what Jesus intended?

Starting from the assumption that Jesus does heal in our day and age, Follow the Healer seeks to answer these questions with a balanced, pastoral, and scriptural approach. This is a call to help you better understand and minister God’s healing to a world that is in so much pain. You'll take a closer look at why Christian healing is still relevant and essential today and how to avoid the many difficulties, disappointments, and distortions that occur in healing ministry. Stephen Seamands draws upon over three decades of teaching theology and active involvement in healing ministry to help you grasp the "why-to" of healing that comes before the "how-to." This holistic, Wesleyan approach to healing will help traditional evangelicals more readily embrace healing ministry and lead Pentecostals and charismatics already engaged in this ministry to move toward a more discerning approach to healing.]]> https://store.francisasburysociety.com/product/follow-the-healer-biblical-and-theological-foundations-for-healing-ministry/feed/ 0 2368