Religious ministry and clergy Books

A supportive spirituality for Christians working in the real world of Monday morning. Through helpful stories, William Diehl illustrates effective tactics for changing your workplace and life.

About the Contributor(s):Edward Leen, CSSp (1885-1944) was an Irish priest, Holy Ghost missionary and educator/teacher. He was best known for his books on the spiritual life.

America stands in the throes of an anxiety epidemic, yet Americans live in one of the most religious countries in the world? Shouldn't people with deep spiritual roots be less vulnerable to emotional suffering? Such an enigma stands at the center of this...

In Care-full Preaching, G. Lee Ramsey, Jr., offers a new vision for how sermons can energize all members of a congregation to care for one another. Using fresh images and sermons from Fred Craddock, James Forbes, Gina Stewart, Barbara Brown Taylor, and...

You will be encouraged and challenged by this 2nd volume of “Sitting at the Master’s Feet” for its real life experiences turned into spiritual lessons for everyday life.  The stories are real.  The relationship is authentic...

Path of the Purified Heart traces the classic Christian spiritual journey toward transformation into the likeness of Christ in a unique, fascinating way. Drawing on the voices of wise elders from the past and present, Dunham illumines the common path all...

""We tend to use words like miracle and mystery in the context of serendipity. In this frank and eloquent account of life transformed by cancer, Deanna Thompson explores these articles of faith as they are also wont to appear--on the hard edges of hope...

What is dialogue? What are the goals of dialogue between faiths? Are they attainable? Are they compatible with Christian faith? This important book addresses the issue of dialogue from a different, even unique, perspective: as the relationships, in...

Struck from Behind is a memoir--but not the usual narrative of events. James Howell tells intriguing stories from childhood, romantic life, travel, friendships, tragedies, and wonders, and how God was there, although unnoticed or uninvited at the time...

No Room for Grace addresses a world dominated by free market capitalism, a world where persons become "human resources," the raw materials for competitive production and profitable investment. Barbara Rumscheidt considers how Christians are to do...

Within these pages, we find forty-nine meditations on the Holy Spirit that are born of reflection on a wide variety of Scripture passages from both the Old and New Testament--from Genesis to Revelation. The author's vast pastoral experience permeates his...

We know guilt, if at all, by the message of badness that it seems to communicate to us. LeRoy Aden notes that our tendency is to silence the message, when in fact we need to listen to our guilt feelings carefully. A better understanding of the nature and...

Whatever religion may have meant to the boy when he was younger, in the teenage years it takes the form of a personal journey or quest. This journey is related to other aspects of his life and is integral to how he experiences himself and others. The...

One passage, two verses, four words.As a writer and an adjunct professor of psychology, Amy Hollingsworth is on her way to becoming an ""expert"" on creativity. But just days before delivering her first professional seminar on the topic, she has an...

Jesus taught that love for others is the path to God, that you can't love God if you don't love your neighbor. In An Evangelical Social Gospel?, Tim Suttle shows how the exaggerated individualism of American culture distorts the gospel and weakens the...

"If I could only have been there . . ." Did you ever wish you could have been among those who actually encountered Jesus in person; mingled, perhaps, with those throngs beside the lake; feasted among the five thousand in a Galilean meadow; crowded along...

This book hails from decades of challenging trial-and-error work, abundant reading, and an enduring obligation to ministers, activists, and unsung lay heroes whose legacies matter. As there is little that actually addresses the elusive meanings, if not...

Karl P. Donfried-- Smith College""A penetrating analysis of western Christianity in crisis as well as an incisive and compelling guide for course correction. Written with clarity, insight, and conviction, That All May Believe is Braaten at his very best...

This work is the first to address the living conditions of the mentally ill from the standpoint of social justice. It is the first for religion to partner with the psychiatric field from a spiritual vantage point to improve the lives of those afflicted...

Story, Formation, and Culture brings together a myriad of scholars, researchers, and ministry leaders into conversation about how we can effectively nurture the spirituality of children. Built around the three themes of story, formation, and culture,...

Throughout history youth have been at the center of their communities' energy and creativity, including their efforts to seek faith and justice. However, today's adolescents have been relegated as passive learners and consumers, lacking full adult power...

Beyond an occasional sports-inspired sermon illustration, sports are generally regarded as having little relevance to the Christian faith. More often, they are viewed as a welcome and safe reprieve from politics and religion. Quietly, however, as they...

The Bible is full of surprises. At every turn, from the beginning of the Old Testament right through the end of the New, we find God working in unexpected, even strange ways to bring about God's purposes. During Advent, remembering this strange history...

Have you focused on your great voice, musicor talents only thinking that's all to it?Have you been developed to hear the Voice of God?Did you wander into the entertainmentarena after the church rejected you?Are you an entertainer who never discoveredwhat...

How do we communicate with today's youth? Why are we losing so many of our young people to the world if we are communicating the principles of God's Word? We are not communicating the message that produces values and principles. Many parents and youth...

Fear works its way into our lives on a daily basis, but it does not define us. God's loving power undergirds us, even when we are blinded by our worries. The experiences of the men and women whose stories are included in this book offer encouragement for...

Aging Successfully offers suggestions for greater satisfaction and happiness for people over age fifty. It raises spiritual and emotional issues such as how to deal with depression and gives specific action steps. This book is packed full of practical...

Is much of Christian education in America distinctly Christian? Ron Hoch and David Smith say, "No." Instead it is guilty of having adopted an ideology and methodology that strips it of the right to call itself Christian and the ability to fulfill a truly...

St. Paul noted "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do" (Romans 7:15). We do what we hate either by sinfully transgressing Jesus' commands, or because of mental flaws. This book reviews the connection...

Marriage is God's idea. It's a good idea and it can be a beautiful adventure. Join Tara Payne and her husband, Alex, as they guide you through practical, and Biblical ways to have the marriage that God created for you.

Applying sociological theories, this book argues that the Catholic Church's adoption of mandatory clerical celibacy has resulted in various negative consequences, including weak social control against clerical sexual abuse, and so advocates a new model...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Are you ready to be set ablaze with the fire of God? Under His Wings will reignite your passion for more of God and help position you to step into the fullness of your God-given destiny. This is a story of a courageous woman who took God at His...

There are numerous issues that those who are in prison face during and after incarceration such as:  Stigmas - Recidivism - Institutional Syndrome, Mental Illnesses, Torment, Brokenness, Loneliness, Isolation, Depression, Fears,...

Christian churches in recent decades have taken some steps in their practices of liturgy and worship toward acknowledging the graced dignity of human variety. But who is still excluded? What pernicious norms still govern below the surface, and how might...

When the seniors walk out of your ministry and head towards college, do you think they'll be taking their faith along with them? What helps a teen stick with their faith after they've left the youth group? Here you'll find compelling research and...

For teenagers who have experienced any kind of abuse, abandonment, or family dysfunction, the lingering pain can leave them feeling hopeless and alone. This book is a powerful and unique resource to help teens deal with and heal from the pain, and...

The greatest challenge facing most churches today isn't getting people through the front door---it's keeping them from leaving through the back door. In his new book, Larry Osborne reveals what it takes to cultivate a "sticky" church and reveals the...

You know that being a student leader is no small task nor is it something to lose sleep over. If you have student leaders or at least students who are willing to lead use this book to pair their willingness with tools and techniques to creative effective...

We are in a state of spiritual war, even if we admit it or not, and we as believers are facing a very real enemy. And this enemy called the devil uses cruel, vile, and deceptive tactics to destroy the lives of the Christians. Simply because we are...

En toda Europa los cristianos y musulmanes viven en estrecha proximidad entre sí. Desafortunadamente, en esencia no se conocen entre ellos. ¿Qué es lo que impide que los cristianos compartan sus vidas con los musulmanes? El curso Compartiendo Vidas ha...

The power of God is real and shining brighter than ever. I want to simply share how asking the Lord into my life changed me from a very violent, dark individual who truly cared about nothing to a pretty decent guy. I know it's hard to believe in God when...

Ultimately, we belong to God. He created us. He loves us. He provided the world where we live for our benefit. He desires for us to be in relationship, first and foremost, with him and then with one another. We are created in his image, where, if we...

What if you had been deceived about an important Bible teaching that has huge impact on peoples openness to the gospel and on the reputation of Jesuss church? Would you want to know? What if your church could double the number of teachers and leaders and...

Going Deeper . . . is for the biblical student desiring to go below and beyond the surface of the Scriptures. This illustrates with both Hebrew and Greek hermeneutics the interpretation and practical lessons being drawn therefrom.

After countless hours of immersion in theological curriculum and grueling examinations, the long-awaited graduation from seminary has finally arrived. However, after that celebrated walk across the stage, and the turning of the tassel, now the true test...