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The Mentoring Project’s flagship mentoring resource is its field guides. These long-form pieces provide practical guidance on various aspects of life as a Christian, like finances, purity, technology, work, and more. Written by pastors and other Christian leaders, these field guides provide a biblical framework for mentors and mentees to discuss these topics and grow together.

The Action Bible: The Books of the Law presents 54 fast-paced episodes in chronological order, making it easy to follow the Bible’s historical flow of the books referred to as The Law of Moses, from Creation through the beginning of Joshua’s tenure as leader of the Children of Israel. Every episode sparks excitement to explore God’s Word and know Him personally. Listeners will witness God’s active presence in the world through stories from the life of Jesus and great heroes of the faith.

The Action Bible: The Gospels presents 56 fast-paced episodes in chronological order, making it easy to follow the Bible’s historical flow of the life, ministry, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Every episode sparks excitement to explore God’s Word and know Him personally. Listeners will witness God’s active presence in the world through stories from the life of Jesus and great heroes of the faith.

What does it really mean to be a Christian? In a world where everything from sports to politics, social media to podcasts, and movies to television vies for our attention, we need to get back to what is essential. We need to know who we truly are and who we serve. When people finally grasp who they are in Christ and what their participation means to their local church, everything changes. Life begins to make sense. Their purpose becomes clear. Their mission through their local church is confirmed. Their hearts start longing to cooperate with God in the company of fellow believers.

William C. Davis, one of America’s best Civil War historians, here offers a definitive portrait of the Confederacy unlike any that has come before. Drawing on decades of writing and research among an unprecedented number of archives, Look Away! tells the story of the Confederate States of America not simply as a military saga (although it is that), but rather as a full portrait of a society and incipient nation.

Think about an incredibly joyful event in your life. Do you remember how you couldn’t wait to talk about it? You were willing and eager to have a conversation about it with anyone who would listen! Why doesn’t our excitement for Jesus overflow from our lives in a similar and natural way? In this book, Thom Rainer explores what makes so many Christians hesitant to talk about the greatest news the world has ever heard. There are real obstacles, challenges, and fears, but God is bigger and stronger than these hurdles.

In my book, Engineered to Make a Difference, I share how God took me from being a hardheaded kid on the streets of the Congo with no future to the person I am today. Becoming an engineer was just a way for God to reveal to me my true identity in Him and provide all the answers to my questions. As an average engineer, my job is to design every system with a specific purpose in mind and guarantee success for my clients. My own story made me realize that God is the best designer and the Ultimate Engineer.

Joe Gibbs has dedicated his life to helping the “average Joe” apply Biblical principles to everyday situations, using the Bible as a game plan. But in 2019, when his son, J.D., lost his battle with a degenerative brain disease at the age of 49, Joe realized that while he did have a game plan for life, he did not have a game plan for dealing with loss. Written with the non-Christian in mind, Game Plan for Loss presents Coach Gibbs’ answers to these questions in plain, everyday language, proving once again that the Bible is in fact the ultimate game plan.

Leaders are a gift. God has given leaders to the church to equip the saints for the work of ministry, building her up in the faith and knowledge of God (Ephesians 4:12). But how does the Bible define spiritual leadership? What characteristics are essential in leading biblically? And what is the ultimate goal?

Over the past 30 years, John Piper has preached several messages that equip listeners to apply the Bible in their daily lives. Stretching three decades, this book includes three of those sermons that intend to mobilize the church in the fight against sin and the walk of faith. In addition to these sermons, there is a practical appendix of acronyms Pastor John uses in his own life and commends to others.

Louie Giglio came to my house in 1997, and we sat down at my dining room table. We did not know each other, and he had heard and read some things. He said, ‘I am looking for a person whose whole message revolves around the glory of God in Christ, and you seem to me to be one of those.’

Based on Matthew 13:44, this little book explains the treasure in the field parable about the Kingdom of Heaven - what it costs and what benefits come through obtaining it.

If you are like many Christians, you want an effective prayer life but find it difficult to remain consistent. You know that you should pray, but you are not sure how to pray. In this booklet, How to Pray, Bayless Conley challenges you to use the simple acronym P-R-A-Y as the blueprint for an effective and fulfilling prayer life. As you learn how to pray you will notice the difference in your daily life and discover the blessings God has waiting for you.

Why is the message of the cross such an object of offense, stumbling, and foolishness to so many? It is a narrow message that defies human logic in its simplicity. It also reveals that our efforts merit us no place or favor in God’s Kingdom. Yet Bayless Conley shows why the message of the cross is also fundamentally God’s loving open door to mercy, grace, and eternal joy for all who come.

The question - who do you say that he is?" is the most important question you can ask and answer. In this book, John Piper answers some of the most common and important questions about Jesus: who he is, why he came, what he accomplished - and why we should care.

Culture change strategist Jason Richmond and coauthors Jeanne Kerr and Malcolm J. Nicholl reveal how companies whose leaders ignite their culture are able to weather any storm and get ahead of the competition. Based on hands-on experience helping senior corporate executives navigate the turbulence of the 2020-2021 pandemic, the authors distill their findings into five key disciplines.

Gripping and tragic, Dalko is the definitive story of Steve “White Lightning” Dalkowski, baseball’s fastest pitcher ever. Dalko explores one man’s unmatched talent on the mound and the forces that kept ultimate greatness always just beyond his reach. For the first time, Dalko: The Untold Story of Baseball’s Fastest Pitcher unites all of the eyewitness accounts from the coaches, analysts, teammates, and professionals who witnessed the game’s fastest pitcher in action.

Just three days after his high school graduation in 1957, Steve Dalkowski signed into the Baltimore Orioles system. Poised for greatness, he might have risen to be one of the stars in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Instead, he spent his entire career toiling away in the minor leagues. An inspiration for the character Nuke LaLoosh in the classic baseball film Bull Durham, Dalko’s life and story were as fast and wild as the pitches he threw.

Did you know? Most scholars say we cannot learn the identity of the Antichrist today. Indeed, they believe that looking for him at the present time is a waste of time. Author Charles K. Bassett takes Scriptures and shows why the conventional wisdom is almost certainly wrong and why it’s not only possible to determine the identity of the Antichrist today, but why God actually wants us to try to determine it!

Most people have asked, “Where is God when hard times hit?” Even great heroes of the Christian faith like Elijah, a prophet from the Old Testament. Elijah’s life was going great. He experienced spiritual victory after spiritual victory and had the favor of God on his life. And that’s when it happened! That’s when the bottom fell out of his life. In the midst of his pain, Elijah wondered where God was. And in the midst of his pain, God answered. Like Elijah, God has a word for you in the midst of your pain, suffering, and struggle. It’s a word that you can discover today!