Elaine J Heath

More Light on the Path: Daily Scripture Readings in Hebrew and Greek

Flipping Church: How Sucessful Church Planters Are Turning Conventional Wisdom Upside-Down

An innovative anthology written by successful church planters who have consistently broken prevailing assumptions about healthy church development and "best practices." This informative book gives insight into how they broke the mold of church planting. Includes chapters written by Michael Baughman,...

Simple Harmony: Thoughts on Holistic Christian Life

Many have experienced Christianity as a confusing list of restrictive rules designed to wring all of the joy out of life. Larry Duggins rejects this notion, and has molded three anchor scriptures into a simple model of balanced Christian life using the Celtic cross as an illustration. Duggins believ...

Five Means of Grace: Experience God's Love the Wesleyan Way (Wesley Discipleship Path Series)

John Wesley gave the Methodist movement (and all Christians in general) a discipleship pathway to follow. Wesley began with Three Simple Rules (or “General Rules”), and followed this instruction a year later with the Five Marks of a Methodist (or “Character of a Methodist”). Wesley observed the need...

Longing for Spring: A New Vision for Wesleyan Community (New Monastic Library: Resources for Radical Discipleship)

Delving into the widespread, contemporary longing for a more serious and communal experience of Christianity, this book provides important theoretical underpinnings and casts a vision for a new monasticism within the Wesleyan tradition. Elaine Heath and Scott Kisker call for the planting of neo-mona...

Missional. Monastic. Mainline.: A Guide to Starting Missional Micro-Communities in Historically Mainline Traditions

Here is the long-awaited volume that provides both the theoretical foundations and practical guidance for developing new monastic and missional communities in contexts that are theologically progressive, racially and economically diverse, and multicultural. This book contains the wisdom and perspect...

The Mystic Way of Evangelism: A Contemplative Vision for Christian Outreach

Although each generation searches for effective ways to be salt and light, Elaine Heath argues that the church is currently in an especially difficult placea dark night of the soul. She calls the church to embrace, rather than ignore, its difficulties and find different ways of doing outreach. Heath...

God Unbound: Wisdom from Galatians for the Anxious Church

Just as Paul led the Galatians through a radical cultural change to expand their view of God, themselves, and the church's mission, Christians are challenged to do the same today. Elaine Heath urges the church to boldly follow the Holy Spirit's leadership beyond buildings and programs to join what J...

More Light on the Path: Daily Scripture Readings in Hebrew and Greek

Hone biblical language skills while studying God's Word in a daily devotional format. Include meditations, grammatical notes, and translation aids.