About the Author and Pastor – Joshua A. McClure
Joshua A. McClure was called to pastor the Pleasant Street Baptist Church, Westerly, RI in 1986, after having served five years as associate pastor. Before arriving in Westerly he served five years as associate minister of Pond Street Baptist Church, Providence, RI.
Joshua graduated with a BA in Biblical Studies from Barrington College, Barrington, RI in 1983, receiving the school’s Biblical studies award. He attended Andover Newton Theological School in Newton, MA, until the fall of 1986.
He was elected president of the American Baptist Churches of Rhode Island in 1980, along with receiving the denomination’s Man of the Year Award. Joshua is co-founder of the North End Crime Watch and Community Development Inc, and has been cited as a major force in the revitalization of the historic North End of Westerly.
Joshua is currently vice-moderator of The Greater Fellowship Baptist Association of Rhode Island and Vicinity, and is the author of Can These Bones Live? A highly acclaimed book on church renewal published in 2006. His second book, Almost Persuaded, Now to believe is slated for release in the Spring of 2008. Joshua has four children and eight grandchildren. He presently lives in Bradford, Rhode Island with his wife Ida.
Newly Released:
Almost Persuaded, Now to believe
by Joshua A. McClure
"Do you suspect that there is more to the Christian life than what you’ve experienced? What keeps you from living such a life? In Almost Persuaded, Now to Believe, Joshua A. McClure unveils what the spiritual life really looks like. McClure shares the gospel message in everyday language that all may come to understanding. His treatment of the basic tenets of the Christian faith is clear, cogent, and moving, and will set a fire burning in your heart to experience “the wonderful things God has freely given us.” Discover with Pastor McClure the Good News of Almost Persuaded, Now to Believe, and experience transforming and a spiritual vigor in the heart—sense the love of God strong enough to rekindle sagging spirits—find the way to new spiritual vitality in your life. Detect the secrets of living in God’s Kingdom today. And be truly blessed as, “his Spirit searches out everything and shows us even God’s deep secrets.”"
252 pages - $17.99 (hardcover)
Purchase from Tate Publishing: http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-60462-513-4
Also available:
Can These Bones Live? The miraculous story of what can happen to a church that follows God’s vision ---by Joshua A. McClure (Author)
Book Description
Is time running out on many churches today? Does the alarming and depressing knell of church doors closing foreshadow the inevitable demise of the contemporary church? In his new book Can These Bones Live?, author Joshua A. McClure addresses the serious problem of the thousands of stagnant, declining, churches in North America. Pastor McClure writes with passion and verve in recounting the miraculous story of what can happen to any congregation willing to (re) discover its first love. With eloquence and unfettered conviction, McClure reminds his readers that today s church can once again be as vibrant, pulsating and energetic as the early church. Can These Bones Live? should be required reading. God's affirmative answer for today is, Yes! These bones can become living persons again.
Book Details
Price: $14.95
Hardcover: 250 pages
Publisher: Tate Publishing (December 12, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1598864726
ISBN-13: 978-1598864724
The book can be purchased at Tate Publishing by visiting this link:
http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=1-5988647-2-6
Email Pastor and Author Joshua A. McClure at: joshua@joshuaamcclure.com
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