Renovaré News Fall 2011

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25 Books Every Christian Should Read: A Guide to the Essential Spiritual Classics
By Renovaré USA
HarperOne, softcover,
416 pages
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25 BOOKS EVERY CHRISTIAN SHOULD READ
A Guide to the Essential Spiritual Classics

On the Incarnation • Confessions • The Sayings of the Desert Fathers • The Rule of St. Benedict • The Divine Comedy • The Cloud of Unknowing • Revelations of Divine Love • The Imitation of Christ • The Philokalia • Institutes of the Christian Religion • and 15 more books
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What are the 25 essential books for the Christian devotional life?
In 25 Books Every Christian Should Read, Richard Foster, Dallas Willard, Phyllis Tickle, Chris Webb, and a diverse editorial board of leaders have identified the most helpful and historic books for Christian discipleship and created a resource that helps us make the most of them. With sizable excerpts from each book (twice as long as Renovaré’s Devotional Classics), 25 Books helps individual readers and small groups get a taste of and work through the most important books for formation in Christlikeness. It is a reader’s guide for the devotional history of the Church. From On the Incarnation by St. Athanasius to The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen, this resource will lead you on a journey of discipleship that few in the history of the Church have experienced and help you become like Jesus.

Each chapter includes—
• a thorough overview of the book
• insight into why it is an essential classic
• guidance for your reading
• an extended excerpt
• a Study Guide for each book

25 Books also includes a list and annotated bibliography of vital contemporary authors (Richard Foster, Wendell Berry, etc.) and “My Personal Top 5” lists from the editorial board and other established and up-and-coming Christian leaders.

25 Books EDITORIAL BOARD
Gayle Beebe • James Catford • Richard J. Foster • Emilie Griffin • Frederica Mathewes-Green
Michael G. Maudlin • Richard Rohr • Lyle SmithGraybeal • Phyllis Tickle • Chris Webb
Dallas Willard • John Wilson • Edited by Julia L. Roller

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The FIRE of the WORD
Meeting God on Holy Ground
By Chris Webb

When you open and read the Bible, does it point you into the far distance and say, “God is there!” Or does the Spirit through Scripture draw you near and whisper, “Look: I am here...” Unfortunately many of us do not experience these divine nudgings when we engage the Bible. We need to learn to read anew.

In The Fire of the Word: Meeting God on Holy Ground Chris Webb helps us to transform our lives by reading the Bible as lovers instead of as theorists—allowing God to utterly captivate our minds and hearts. We can learn to read Scripture afresh, as a book infused with the living presence of God. Our reading of the Bible can realign our reality individually and communally, taking us beyond the pages into a renewed way of life. Discover a reading of Scripture that opens our hearts to the living Word of God.

“As I read this book, I felt the words on the page calling out to me, inviting me into a deeper, fuller way of living.”
— from the foreword by Richard J. Foster

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The Fire of the Word
Meeting God on
Holy Ground
By Chris Webb
InterVarsity Press
softcover, 192 pages
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The
FIRE
of the
WORD
RELEASE EVENTS

Host a The Fire of the Word
Release House Party

When—February 2012
What—A gathering of your friends and neighbors to discuss the themes of The Fire of the Word and to participate in a call with Chris Webb (calls on February 7, 9, and 11)
Where—YOUR house (or church)!!

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May 4-5, 2012

The Fire of the Word: Meeting God on Holy Ground Event

Trinity United Methodist Church and
Grand Hyatt, Denver, CO

w/ Chris Webb, Richard J. Foster, Ruth
Haley Barton, David A. deSilva, George
Skramstad and James Bryan Smith

OTHER NEWS OF NOTE
July 25-29, 2012 SACRED READING: ENGAGING IN THE GREAT CONVERSATION 2012 Renovaré Covenant Retreat Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA w/ Chris Webb, Chris Hall, George Skramstad, Julia Roller, Paula Frost, Margaret Campbell and Mickey Cox Contact: Mickey Cox • 303-792-0152 *Registration available soon!*	JOIN A MICAH GROUP for pastors Are you a pastor seeking formation, refreshment, and new directions? Join a Micah Group, a program of the Lloyd John Ogilvie Institute of Preaching at Fuller Seminary and Renovaré USA partner. With 14-person groups located across the USA, this 2-year experience will encourage vitality and new life. Visit bit.ly/MicahGroups for more details.	Formation in Christlikeness Conference CDs & DVDs Visit bit.ly/NCRSAprentis to purchase CDs and DVDs of the recent “Formation in Christlikeness:The Process of Change” Aprentis Institute event at Friends University. Included are talks by Dallas Willard, James Bryan Smith, Scot McKnight, Mindy Caliguire, and others.

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