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China Miéville called PUNKTOWN -- Jeffrey Thomas's debut fusion of SF and horror -- "something wonderful," and Ellen Datlow proclaimed it "a brilliant collection." This time, in the short story collection PUNKTOWN: SHADES OF GREY, Jeffrey Thomas is joined by brother Scott Thomas in giving voices to the citizens of this futuristic urban hell. In Punktown's dangerously alluring streets, you will meet extradimensional monsters, murderous aliens, vampiric mutants, coffee-loving robots, confused clones, and war vets looking for one last, bloody battle to fight. Welcome: you are now entering Punktown. You are now entering the city that Publishers Weekly described as "equal parts H. P. Lovecraft's Arkham and Blade Runner's dark metropolis." PRAISE FOR THE PUNKTOWN SERIES: "Punktown is on the verge of becoming one of those classic, timeless destinations for dark fantasy and SF readers."- Jeff VanderMeer, author of the Southern Reach trilogy "Punktown is searing and alien and anxious and rich, and it is humane, and it is moving. Jeffrey Thomas has done something wonderful."- China Mieville, author of EMBASSYTOWN "All the gritty immediacy and romantic cynicism of classic cyberpunk, along with morally complex, vividly disturbing evocations of supernatural eruptions and corruptions."- Paul Witcover, in Locus "For a wild ride...readers will be hard-pressed to find a better vehicle than Thomas's bizarre multiverse; fans of cyberpunk noir and Lovecraftian horror will find much to enjoy in this messy, bravura hybrid."- Publishers Weekly starred review of DEADSTOCK "Thomas is a very good wordsmith with a fecund and detailed imagination."- Publishers Weekly "A dazzlingly complex and detailed future vision as poetic as it is horrifying, full of insights and images that cling to the mind."- Ramsey Campbell "Jeffrey Thomas sounds like no-one else precisely because he writes of a place no-one else has been, yet which can feel like home."- Michael Marshall Smith, author of ONLY FORWARD "Thomas's control of pacing and plot is expert, while Punktown has the chaotic immediacy and lived-in feel of a real place."- Eric Brown, in The Guardian "Punktown is one of the best examples of SF horror currently out there."- Ellen Datlow, in Locus "Terrifically vital, violent, and imaginative."- Ellen Datlow "Thomas is a master at crafting atmosphere in his writing - in the loving portrayals of his fictional town in all its seedy glory, and in the way he uses the mood he creates around his characters and their dilemmas to subvert the reader's expectations."- Keith Brooke, in Infinity Plus

In order to help pastors and other Christian leaders to lovingly lead God's flock to Jesus Christ and into God's mission, Scott Thomas and Tom Wood clarify a process of coaching and shepherding that is rooted in the patterns of the Good Shepherd himself, a process in which leaders stir up the gifts, passion, and calling upon others' lives. This book addresses the needs of the leader, his or her sinful tendencies, and church leadership issues. It directs the leader to the person and work of Jesus. It provides a system to intentionally shepherd leaders to glorify God in their personal, spiritual, and missional lives. Many ministry leaders serving in churches find themselves overwhelmed, disillusioned, and depressed by the enormous and challenging task of leading and ministering in a congregation. As a result, the ministry suffers, the leaders suffer, and the result is often an unhealthy church existent with little or no Gospel influence. These leaders need someone to shepherd their soul so that they can lead others to the Chief Shepherd, Jesus Christ. We suggest that coaching for the church leader looks less like corporate consulting or humanistic psychology and more like biblical-shepherding. We suggest that every church leader needs a Gospel Coach to come alongside with words of truth, wisdom and experience to encourage, admonish, comfort and help-words drawn from Scripture and godly wisdom, grounded in the gracious saving work of Jesus Christ, and presented in the context of a trusting relationship. Gospel Coaching is an intentional relationship to skillfully care for others with four ancient shepherding principles: 1) Know the sheep, 2) Feed the sheep, 3) Lead the sheep, and 4) Protect the sheep. A Gospel Coach both inquires about the personal, spiritual, and missional aspects of a ministry leader's life in a loving yet focused manner, and also probes the church leader for compulsive unbelief or selfish motivation, or disobedience and sin, and leads the ministry leader back to the Gospel, through belief, repentance and obedience. Churches that desire to be rich in a Gospel application toward their city, their relationships with one another, their communication and worship, as well as their service, will benefit to a greater degree by having their leaders being coached by a Gospel-centered leader.

Illustrates 1,000 most commonly used words by example sentences that provide contextual usage. This index is cross-referenced to the Cognate, Root and Suffix sections. It also includes an alphabetical index, which cross-references all the entries in the Root, Suffix and Frequency sections.