Religious ministry and clergy Books

As more and more young people walk away from the church (about 60%), many times we are unsure of what to do. This study examines reasons why people leave the church, and what is needed to help them stay. The book also shares some practical steps to help...

A College of Colleges is a book written by Dwight Lyman Moody and published in 1887. The book is a collection of speeches and essays given by Moody on the topic of education and its importance in society. Moody argues that education is essential for...

Tender Grass For The Lambs: Sermons To The Young is a book written by Claude Bosanquet and published in 1881. The book is a collection of sermons that are specifically aimed at young people. The author uses simple language and relatable examples to...

Seven May-Days: Discourses and Lectures to the Young at Stepney (1872) is a book written by John Kennedy, which contains a series of seven lectures and discourses given to young people in Stepney. The book is aimed at providing guidance and instruction...

Bluebell Talks is a book published in 1883 by The Religious Tract Society Publisher. It is a collection of stories and conversations between a group of talking flowers, including Bluebell, Daisy, Lily, and Rose. The book is written in a style that is...

""Be Thou A Faithful Dispenser Of The Word Of God And Of His Holy Sacraments"" is a collection of papers that were read at the Islington Clerical Meeting in 1878. The book is aimed at clergymen and focuses on the importance of being faithful in the...

Be Strong To Hope: Courage And Comfort That Concern The Ministry Of Trouble is a book written by Frank Samuel Child in 1888. The book is a collection of essays and sermons that aim to provide courage and comfort to those going through difficult times...

""A Series of Discourses on Practical and Doctrinal Subjects"" is a book written by William Dow in 1860. The book is a collection of sermons and speeches that cover a range of topics related to the Christian faith. Dow's discourses are designed to be...

""A Selection of Hymns and Anthems, in Use at All Saints Church, Fittleton (1851)"" is a hymnal book that contains a collection of religious songs and choral pieces that were used in the worship services of All Saints Church in Fittleton, England in 1851...

A New Endeavor: Dedicated To The Young People�������s Society Of Christian Endeavor Of America is a book written by Sophie Bronson Titterington in 1891. The book is dedicated to the young people's society of Christian Endeavor of America, an organization...

A Course of Sunday School Lessons on Christian Faith and Duty is a religious book written by John Watson and originally published in 1883. The book is a comprehensive guide for Sunday school teachers and students, providing lessons on Christian faith and...

Das Buch ""Rosen auf das Grab Josephs des Zweyten: Kaisers der Deutschen"" wurde 1788 von Lorenz Hubner ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine historische Abhandlung �����ber das Leben und Wirken des ������sterreichischen Kaisers Joseph II., der...

The Bible stands at the heart of the Christian faith. But this leads to an inescapable question: why should we trust the Bible? Written to help non-Christians, longtime Christians, and everyone in between better understand why God's Word is reliable,...

People drift away from the Church for all sorts of reasons, often due to disappointments and hurts related to Church experiences. Jesus, the good Shepherd, models how we as disciples can reach out to our non-practicing brethren and help them return to...

"Every generation has its hot-button issue," writes David P. Gushee, "For us, it's the LGBT issue." In Changing Our Mind, Gushee takes the reader along his personal and theological journey as he changes his mind about gay, lesbian, bisexual and...

Inadequate funding remains one of the most significant challenges facing Christian ministries around the world. Yet who bears responsibility for this deficiency? Chris Wright, in conversation with James Cousins, challenges Christians to recognize...

To be a wise Master Builder you need to be a kingdom leader. And to lead in the kingdom and walk in kingdom authority, you need to know how to use the keys to the kingdom that Jesus gave us. The Lord disclosed to me what I would consider to be the...

Living according to biblical principles has become more important than ever, and their truths must be sewn into the very fabric of the soul.In this book, author Steve Evans highlights six timeless truths that will serve a bedrock of faith when...

Jesus Christ and His REVELATION is a revised and updated edition to my 2017 publication of the same title. The book presents a concise verse-by-verse study of the Apostle John's Revelation of Jesus Christ, i.e., the New Testament book of Revelation. Its...

Go into all the world and preach the Gospel. That was the Great Commission of 2,000 years ago, but is it still viable in today's politically correct world of religious diversity? In Continuing Christ's Mission, author Robert S. Chambers makes the case...

The Chief Shepherd knows exactly what is needed for His flock to flourish - good shepherds! And that is precisely what He gave to His church on the day He ascended on high (Ephesians 4:8-12). Further, in His word, He has provided a complete shepherd's...

The Importance Of The Church: God's Kingdom Among Men!There is no need more urgent on our planet than that apostolic Christianity should be restored. Considering the desperate conditions that exist on this planet, that is a bold statement indeed! Can the...

This book will challenge you to evaluate your outreach method and walk with Christ. Touch on sensitive issues of Christian fighting against systemic racism; by promoting Social Justice.It will rekindle the passion toward our lost youth, for they are our...

We all want to impact the world around us, but too many of us struggle to realize visions tucked into our hearts and minds. Feelings of doubt, loneliness, and insignificance are all too common.What is holding us back?Jaclyn M. Loween, Christian education...

Here is John Wycliffe's greatest accomplishment: the translation of the Holy Scriptures into MIddle English. Producing the first complete English Bible, Wycliffe was the first to set aside Latin as the language of the Scriptures and reach the English...

Dr. McGavran wrote 'Bridges of God' "in the hope that it will shed light on the process of how peoples become Christian, and help direct the attention of those who love the Lord to the highways of the Spirit along which His redemptive Church can advance."

The Parker Society was the London-based Anglican society that printed in fifty-four volumes the works of the leading English Reformers of the sixteenth century. It was formed in 1840 and disbanded in 1855 when its work was completed. Named after Matthew...

This revised edition gives you practical tips for helping students welcome children who have disabilities into their classes at church or at school.Children with disabilities are part of God's family, but people don't always treat them that way. In this...

The essential reference for rabbis, cantors and laypeople called to spiritually accompany those encountering joy, sorrow and change. This groundbreaking volume offers guidance from both Jewish tradition and the classical foundations of pastoral care.

This work explores a perennial question that Christians who are called to teach must consider: So what makes our teaching Christian? It considers the essential and distinctive elements of Christian teaching by examining the apostles' teaching ministry in...

Larry VandeCreek, DMin, the author of A Research Primer for Pastoral Care and Counseling (now Part One of the current volume), is the retired Assistant Director in the Department of Pastoral Care, University Hospitals of The Ohio State University,...

Life contains a rhythm when we see it from beginning to end. Our personal existence is not a series of individual episodes taking place as 'points in time.' Rather, life itself bears us along in a common pilgrimage. At any given time, we are part of a...

While the world knows Matthew Henry best for his time-enduring Exposition of the Old and New Testaments, the cultivation of personal piety in himself and others was the great business of his practical life; and his treatises on the godly life, while...

Among the ambiguities, superficialities, uncertainties, and temporality of a contemporary day-to-day, rush-here, rush-there world, Mann beams a revelatory light on the ordinary things--bathing the baby or visiting an elderly day care center--and makes...

What does it take for a young minister in his first pastorate to thrive (not simply survive) in the local church? What personal, emotional, psychological, and spiritual issues must young ministers attend to in order to be successful in ministry? What...

Peter Taylor Forsyth (1848-1921) preached and pastored for twenty five years before becoming principal of Hackney College in London where he taught Systematic Theology and Preaching. Forsyth converted from theological liberalism to classical Christianity...

Praying by Heart brings energy and solitude to the discipline of prayer. Using vivid imagery and dynamic rhythm, Kay Bessler Northcutt moves through the seasons of the liturgical year, covering Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Ordinary Time...

Marriage and the Counsel of God is the product of over twenty-two years of biblical study and pastoral counseling. The text and accompanying workbook have proven themselves an effective means of preparing couples for marriage, of supporting those already...

Many books on the market are designed to help us through times of suffering. They all offer answers and proposals for why we suffer, for what purpose is to be found in this experience, and for how can we go forward after our life has been shattered. Most...