Religious ministry and clergy Books

Fundraising is ministry-a transformative ministry that challenges all people to realize their own gifts and how they can be used for the benefit of the church. In Imagining Abundance, Kerry Robinson focuses on reasons why each of us are called to be...

There are not many books that empathize with people who feel lost and hopeless at the holidays and then earnestly desire to help them towards finding new hope. Too often in books about this time of year, there is an assumption that everyone at...

"For all the declarations of advance and creativity made for contemporary worship," William Dyrness says, "the controversies that swirl around it are anything but new. And they call us to reflect on the sources of our inclinations in our...

Money is a key issue in today's Christian faith communities but it can be a touchy subject to address. With this book, pastors and clergy finally have a practical resource for managing money in the church. Ministry and Money serves as an excellent primer...

The early years of adolescence are a tumultuous time, full of challenges and opportunities that can shape one's whole life. In recent years several books have analyzed this period of life for girls, but this is the first book that investigates the...

Television has eclipsed the church and school as the most dominant storyteller in our culture. Watching What We Watch discusses the various aspects of "reading" television, helps us to understand how television creates meanings, and teaches us to assess...

Being a volunteer youth worker can be exciting, intimidating, fulfilling, and challenging, and until now, there was no "manual" on how to be a volunteer in a youth ministry. How to Volunteer Like a Pro offers practical help and indispensable insights...

November, 1945. The war is over, Hitler is dead, and Allied Army Chaplain Henry Gerecke receives his most challenging assignment: to go to Nuremberg and minister to the twenty-one imprisoned Nazi leaders awaiting trial for crimes against humanity...

Life. A small word packed with hopes and dreams, but in all of the striving, do they promise to fulfill our God-given purpose? What exactly is my purpose? Do I even have one? The answer to the second question is a definitive yes. Those questions are in...

The story of Jesus in the temple, at age twelve, is essentially a story of ""teenage rebellion""--leaving parents, doing self-planned activities. The end of the story is that he ""grew in stature and wisdom."" This demonstrates an element in the process...

În întreaga Europă, comunităile creșne și cele musulmane trăiesc unele în vecinătatea celorlalte, dar, în esenă, sunt străini unii faă de alii. Ce anume îi împiedică pe creșni să îi primească pe musulmani...

Róża's early years in pre-war Poland were spent in the carefree environment of her family's rural estate. The advent of World War II separated parents and children, but as a talented and independent personality, Róża succeeded in facing the difficulties...

As an internationally gifted speaker and author, David Bennett explains how God uses believers with the Gift of Mercy to benefit the Body of Christ. Using Biblical characters, great historical men of faith, and contemporary real-life people, David opens...

All Christians should be people lovers and want to see people saved. If you have never led a person to Christ or if you have, this book will boost your desire with excitement to usher you toward leading the next Billy Graham to Christ or the next Oral...

Preaching the Word! Teaching the Word! is a well-meaning language awareness tutorial. Its slice-of-life approach captures verbatim lapses in communication spoken in structured settings. This exposition addresses the crucial need to model standard English...

"I've met hundreds of thousands of Christian leaders in my life, but very, very few of the caliber of Dina Comer. That's why you are going to smile very broadly that you picked up this book, Help! There's a Teen in My House. As you read these pages, you...

ABOUT THE BOOK: Rich or poor, popular or unnoticed, we're all looking for the same thing-new life. But if young people don't get things right on the inside, they will never be the happy, successful people they were created to be. Happiness and success...

Mission Shaped Church", the groundbreaking report published in 2004 has sold over 20,000 copies and has changed the way mission is done. Fresh Expressions, which sprang into being in its wake, is now an established and growing presence in the church. 350...

Sacred Sistering is designed as a collection of devotions, poems, and prayers to inspire women of color toward an enduring sense of faith, hope, and spiritual direction in life and ministry leadership. The uniqueness of this devotional is found when...

This book provides a new and thoroughly researched analysis to the problem of church growth. Both sociological research and biblical evidence show that denominations which uncompromisingly stand for their beliefs grow. Long-term growth accordingly...

A book of inspirational thoughts and poems, Inspired by God's love for us and Guardian Angels who watch over us.

Liar . . . lies . . . the father of lies.Can you hear Satan's whispers? Which of his lies bind you?Robert Don Hughes writes,I know the voice within me well--I've heard it all my life. . . . It is sometimes patient-sounding, sometimes playful, sometimes...

Sharing buildings with another ministry allows church members to engage other cultures, see a young ministry develop and thrive, and practice good stewardship. But these arrangements present unique challenges, too. Utility, maintenance, and renovation...

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TWO SEMINARY PROFESSORS LEAVE their classrooms and spend time among the homeless people and teach on city streets? In this unique collection of essays and sermons, Stanley P Saunders and Charles L. Campbell reflect on their encounters...

In 1996, Jesuit activist John Dear spent several weeks on silent retreat in Thomas Merton's hermitage on the grounds of the Abbey of Gethsemani near Louisville, Kentucky. His journal from those days of silence and solitude invites us into Merton's own...

""Admirably captures both the experiential and conceptual dimensions of the work of the hospital chaplain. As such, this book serves equally well as an introduction to pastoral care for medical personnel, patients, and clergy, and as an important...

When much of modern devotionals tends to be man-centered, with a pre-occupation with individual and world problems, Alive to God Through Praise restores a Biblical perspective and balance with the superb blending of words from the Bible and devotional...

Previously published under the title Alive to God through Prayer, this book has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the current prayer needs of Christians. Demaray offers an enlightening study of how prayer works and explains how any Christian...

In 'Spiritual Connections: The Journey of Discipleship and Christian Values', psychologist-priest Brian P. Hall shares his own discernment of God's will in order to instruct others about their own personal discernment of Jesus' call to discipleship. In...

Vital . . . pertaining to life; essential; of critical importance. Church . . . a body or organization of religious believers. Issues . . . a point or matter, the decision of which is of special or public importance. A dictionary can define the terms,...

The Complete Guide for Senior Adult MinistryOver one quarter of Americans are age fifty or older. This sizable group has unique needs and requires specialized ministry. In this resource, pastor to senior adults Dr. David Gallagher offers invaluable...

How do we find and contact pastoral candidates?What background information do we need to know about pastoral candidates?What do we need to consider when developing a salary and benefit package for a new pastor?Each year several thousand churches face...

'Organic Spirituality' helps readers recover the sense of awe, vitality, and wonder that they had as children. Nicki Verploegen enables us to see that the contemplative life does not mean retreating from the world but discovering joy in the everday. Her...

In competitive sports we prize teamwork. We know that a mature team will usually beat an astounding collection of individual players. The burden of creating such esprit de corps falls to the coach and the team of leaders he has assembled. After all, a...

Have you ever heard a Bible interpretation or a scientifically-based argument that just didn't seem correct?Did you wish you knew how to show that it wasn't true?In a postmodern society, Christians are increasingly confronted with assertions that...

Richard L. Morgan has produced a welcome resource for those of us who have been divorced and felt we were beyond the pale of the Christian community. It is true that Jesus speaks against divorce, but it is also true that some New Testament scholars...

Good marriages are built by men and women committed to sharing a healthy, satisfying relationship. Finley, an authority in the dynamics of Christian marriage, offers a tool kit of strategies for marriage partners that will strengthen their skills and...

Entertainment has long been a source of controversy in American life. On the one hand, American popular culture is enormously desired, captivating audiences around the world. On the other hand, more and more critics blame it for the breakdown of morals...

Ray Anderson's book spoke courage and comfort to my soul.... Lewis B. Smedes, Ph.D. Author of titles including Shame and Grace, Forgive and Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don't Deserve and How Can It Be All Right When Everything Is All Wrong?Whether...

Adult ministry poses a unique challenge to churches today--a challenge that many of us fail to meet adequately. The tragic result is an exodus of the best and brightest from our pews, not because these people have changed their theology or abandoned God...

One of America's most prominent worship leaders allows us to go on a liturgical journey with him. Out of his experience, Bishop Frederick Hilborn Talbot provides an exciting and useful guide for church leaders who understand that revitalizing worship is...

There is no deeper, more intense human longing than to know God is real and to see Him face to face.""In some circles, having a personal relationship with God"" is synonymous with being a Christian. We are told, in fact, that we 'must' have such a...

A thought-provoking guide to a spiritual approach to daily work.""--'Booklist'This compelling analysis of the spiritual dimensions of work confronts the alienation and lack of fulfillment that exist in epidemic proportions in the workplace. Haughey...

'La oracion es una relacion de amor con Dios'He aqui un amplio y profundo analisis de la practica de la oracion. Richard Foster explora sus muchas facetas, desde los aspectos mas comunes hasta los mas extraordinarios, y describe la oracion como una...

This God we worship is a mysterious, incomprehensible God. His love, His patience, His holiness, His power, His purposes, and His wisdom will forever leave us in a state of astonished wonder. Yet . . . the Bible tells us that we truly can ""taste and see...