The most urgent call upon God’s people is to live as followers of Jesus. The most indicting critique against the church is as simple: its failure to do so. As the leader of an evangelical theological seminary that trains men and women as leaders for the church and society, Mark Labberton writes: "People ask many questions about how their lives relate to the world. What are our lives in this world about? What are we to make of being human? Why are we here? Is there a reason we are alive, and, if so, how would we know what that is?

In this book you will find an opportunity to explore these questions, and you will be invited into personal reflection and action points as you discover what is stirring within you. Called will spark your imagination, focus your thoughts and take you on an adventure into a revitalized understanding of where following Jesus could take you.

Pastor, leader, and blogger Eugene Cho has a confession: he loves justice and compassion―until there's a personal cost. Using an engaging writing style that many listeners will be familiar with from hisHuffington Post and Sojourners blogs, Cho confesses his idealism and invites listeners on a journey of practical discipleship, one that changes the world not with words, but in action, and with our lives.

Ten years ago, Jena Lee Nardella was a fresh-out-of-college, twenty-something with the lofty goal of truly changing the world. Armed with a diploma, a thousand dollars, and a dream to build one thousand wells in Africa, she joined forces with Grammy Award–winning band Jars of Clay to found Blood:Water and begin her mission.

Kent Annan understands the struggle of working for justice over the long haul. He confesses, "Over the past twenty years, I've succumbed to various failed shortcuts instead of living the freedom of faithful practices." In this book, he shares practices he has learned that will encourage and help you to keep making a difference in the face of the world's challenging issues.

Crosscultural evangelism can be scary. But veteran crosscultural minister Katie Rawson shows how we can witness the way Jesus did, entering into people's worlds and drawing them into God-centered community. She equips readers to evangelize Jesus' way, depending on him as companion and guide and venturing out in joy to be and share good news.

Jim Gash's comfortable life as a Los Angeles lawyer and law professor nearly ensured he and Henry, a Ugandan boy languishing in prison for two murders he didn t commit, would never meet. ivine Collision tells the firsthand, true story of how Jim and Henry, separated not only by an ocean and thousands of miles, but also differing cultures and life experiences, inspired justice reform for an entire country.

Eddie Byun, a pastor and anti-trafficking advocate from Seoul, Korea, wrote Justice Awakening to equip the worldwide church with very practical, tangible ways to be a part of the freedom movement.

Engages the topic of Christian activism and suggests a theology for participating in the work of justice without risking either apathy or burn-out.

This book aims to address the issues of globalization and the church, and how the two can move forward together, combing both old and new missionary models.

Wolterstorff presents personal stories of encountering injustice in contexts like South Africa and Palestine, while prompting contemplation about the connection between God, justice, and our role as Christians to address injustice.

Mission Between the Times is a collection of Padilla’s essays on the biblical mission of the church, arguing that evangelism and socio-political action are both necessary to the Christian mission and inseparable from each other.

Like the title suggests, this book covers very specific topics of justice and how one can make everyday choices that promote justice within these specific areas.