Religious ministry and clergy Books

Today's malaise is in large part caused by people who underrate themselves and others. People who dwell on weaknesses . . . escape from reality through cynicism . . . or accept put-downs and cop-outs as a valid way of life.The Battens - a father-daughter...

Elie Wiesel, plucked from the ashes of the Holocaust, became a Nobel Peace laureate, an activist on behalf of the oppressed, a teacher, an award-winning novelist, and a renowned humanist. He moved easily among world leaders but was equally at home among...

If you love hearing someone tell their personal testimony of God transforming their life with miracles, amazing blessings, unbelievable visions, food multiplying just as the five loaves and two fish in the Holy Bible, and many other examples, then...

In this second book authored by Pastor Willie D. Brown, readers will discover it's not where you begin in life, but what you can become at life, when you dismiss dismal declarations about your possibility from people, and exercise faith as the focal...

From the author - These stories were inspired during our children's bedtime hours. Sitting in the dim, quiet room I would make up stories to get them to sleep. We called them, "The Bubblegum Adventures".  The stories were meant to teach good values and...

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT MARY, THIS IS THE PLACE TO START.Mary, the Mother of Jesus, occupies a unique place in all of history. God chose her to be the mother of the Word, His only Son. And over the centuries Catholics have come to honor her as the...

Our prayers should go as deep as our souls.Spiritual disciplines are simply ways to open ourselves to God. They help us become aware of the many ways God speaks to us and provide us with ways to respond to God. This book explores and explains how the...

A new way to read the Bible.Spiritual disciplines are simply ways to open ourselves to God. They help us become aware of the many ways God speaks to us and provide us with ways to respond to God. This book explores and explains how the historical...

In the words of Saint Augustine, the Bible is long, complicated, and difficult to read. Orange Proverbs & Purple Parables is a book about reading the Bible. How does one become a more spiritually discerning and critically appreciative reader of the Holy...

Disability and spirituality have traditionally been understood as two distinct spheres: disability is physical and thus belongs to health care professionals, while spirituality is religious and belongs to the church, synagogue, or mosque and their...

Hints To My Younger Friends: Sermons Addressed To The Younger Members Of His Congregation (1877) is a book written by Gordon Calthrop. The book is a collection of sermons that were specifically addressed to the younger members of his congregation...

Fairer Than Day: For Sunday School And Revival Work is a book written by George C. Hugg and published in 1903. The book is intended for use in Sunday schools and revival meetings, and is a collection of hymns and gospel songs designed to inspire and...

Le Guide de la Jeunesse dans les Voies du Salut est un livre �����crit par Claude Arvisenet et publi����� en 1854. Ce livre s'adresse principalement aux jeunes en qu������te de spiritualit����� et de r�����flexion sur leur vie. Arvisenet y expose les...

This book offers an analysis of the sociological, historical, and cultural factors that lie behind mandatory clerical celibacy in the Roman Catholic Church and examines the negative impact of celibacy on the Catholic priesthood in our contemporary age...

This book is a comprehensive guide for teachers and leaders in religious education, providing a wide range of topics, materials, and strategies for effective teaching and learning. James Comper Gray draws on his extensive experience in this field to...

This book offers inspiring and engaging sermons that aim to teach children about the work of missionaries around the world. Written with care and sensitivity by Hugh Thomson Kerr, these sermons are an excellent resource for parents, teachers, and anyone...

This book tells the inspiring story of the Thornwell Orphanage, a Christian institution that has been providing care for orphaned and vulnerable children for over 140 years. Through the stories of those who founded, funded, and worked at the orphanage,...

First published in 1922, this authoritative guide to young people's societies provides practical advice and ideas for creating and sustaining vibrant youth groups in churches and community organizations. The authors, Charles Addison Northrop and Leonard...

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...

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...

There is a magical realm called Angel Academy where new angels areborn. The latest addition to Angel Academy is Braeden. A lifetime agohe was mortal and lived on earth. His good deeds were recognized by anearth angel and when he died, he was reborn with...

Andrew Strom is an international author and speaker - as well as a bass guitarist with a long history of involvement in Christian music, video, promotion, recording, and Youth ministry. In this hard-hitting book he asks some very pointed questions about...

According to the United Nations demographic statistics, the global youth population, ranging in age from 15 to 24 years, today stands at more than 1.5 billion, representing about 22 percent or a fifth of the world's 6.8 billion people inhabiting the...

According to the United Nations demographic statistics, the global youth population, ranging in age from 15 to 24 years, today stands at more than 1.5 billion, representing about 22 percent or a fifth of the world's 6.8 billion people inhabiting the...

Jesus invites you to join him in his amazing work of bringing salvation and transformation to this world. He is looking for a few good men and women who will lay down their priorities and volunteer themselves for the sake of others. Will you respond,...

In What Do I Do When Teenagers Question Their Sexuality?, you'll explore teens' struggles with sexuality, how theology intersects with it, and what practical actions you can take to help teens and their families.

Be motivated by this 12-module course to explore afresh the character of radical discipleship as opposed to the pew-filling, sermon- tasting comfortable 'churchianity' which for many can end up as a sort of passive, if not pious, 'spectator sport.' ...

Un libro para descubrir qué tienen en común dos grandes obras de la literatura, el Quijote y la Biblia. Y cómo la Biblia influyó en ideas y valores al Quijote.

Church discipline is essential to building a healthy church. So how exactly do we practice church discipline? Jonathan Leeman helps us face the endless variety of circumstances and sins for which no scriptural case study exists, sins that don’t...

This book may be the ultimate self-help book for those ministering to youth in churches and Christian organizations.             

Jesus Got His Hands Dirty. What About You?Jesus did not share the gospel with the poor, profane, and rebellious where they lived just so that we would share it only with the prim and proper, in churches. He did not suffer the agony of the cross so that...

Do you believe in a child's ability to make a difference in their community? Do you see youth as agents of change in the world? We do, too. Micah 6:8 urges us to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God. Guided by this mandate and three child...

Building churches without bricks and mortar is a hands on, how to guide into building relationships with the target community and those around you that you are trying to reach. It takes you through some of my own personal experiences and allows the...

Bible study groups sometimes find themselves stalled in a process of sharing personal impressions while looking for more depth. Others read commentaries, but long to engage the biblical text itself. Where does one begin? A Bible Study Program Using the...

Leaders constantly rely upon power. In fact, leadership and power have so much in common that their definitions are often functionally identical. Every act of leadership is an act of power. Hence, the better we understand power, the better we understand...

Just as the government structure of Russia differs from that of the United States, and both differ from that of Great Britain, so it is with church government. Yet, as the institution governed by God's written word, the church must find and defend its...

This book offers reflections on a number of theological themes, going beyond abstraction to ask what is involved in coming to know God--through all the praying, struggling, and rejoicing that entails. For speaking accurately about God cannot be done...

Cross-racial pastoral ministry and multicultural ministry are wonderfully complex endeavors. Practical Theology for Church Diversity suggests that they include a substantial amount of conversation, preparation, and prayer if they are to be done...

Socio-Historical Examination of Religion and Ministry (SHERM journal) is a biannual, not-for-profit, free peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes the latest social-scientific, historiographic, and ecclesiastic research on religious institutions and...

If ever we should gain a true perspective on life, surely it would involve God's pathway of knowledge and wisdom that would draw all men to the infinity of God's own salvation, although we might encounter various trials and temptations. This book...

In her passion for women's ministry, the author has found that too many women of God are unaware of the elevation that comes with being a child of the Most High God. The Bible paints a delightful picture of the woman God has crowned. Through the journey...

Una herramienta comprehensiva de liderazgo, ahora revisada, destinada a los líderes de grupos pequeños y las iglesias que procuran estructurar su ministerio alrededor de los grupos pequeños.

Si quiere alcanzar a los jóvenes y ver que Dios cambia sus vidas, esta detallada guía le mostrará cómo. Avanzando en torno a los propósitos fundamentales de evangelización, discipulado, compañerismo, ministerio y adoración, Ministerio de Jóvenes con...

Los músicos más representativos y convocantes de la juventud cristiana se unen por primera vez en un libro para desafiar a los jóvenes a levantar bien alto los valores del evangelio.