Religious ministry and clergy Books

Para evitar la cautividad cultural, los fundamentos de la educacion cristiana deben ser repensados por cada generacion. De no hacerlo, dice el autor, los educadores cristianos corren el riesgo de perpetuar ideas y practicas anticuadas, ajenas al...

Twenty years ago Austin, Texas was a small, unassuming city whose greatest distinctions were being the state capital and the home of the University of Texas. Today Austin is touted in such places as the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times as one...

Imagine spending thirty days, thirty weeks, or even a special period of time, year after year, listening to Jesus in prayer. Thirty Days with Jesus is a versatile prayer program that focuses on the life of Jesus and teaches you how to listen in prayer...

A collection of authors from a variety of vocations suggest ways in which the church and its laity can be better equipped for integrating faith in the workplace.

We live in a world with millions in need, a nation torn by conflicting ideologies that offer failing remedies for economic ills. Yet the gospel calls Christians to feed the hungry and care for the poor. But how? Prosperity and Poverty offers clear...

The problem of too little time, says Robert Banks, is a real one. The notion of increased leisure time is a myth. From a distinctly Christian perspective, Banks explains how we can break out of the time prison at work and at church, as individuals and as...

REVISTA JOVENS, No. 2. Construyendo una generation diferent. 13 lecciones. Sujets: Dios, Projimo, Yo, Familia, Iglesia, Sexualidad, Mayordomia, Mundo Actual.118pp.250mm x 200mm.

Young men undergo significant changes during their years in college. They wrestle with "big questions," which are essentially spiritual questions, as they ponder who they are, what they believe, what kind of persons they want to become, and how they...

Where the Water Goes Around is a biblical and political reading of Detroit over the course of three decades by an activist pastor.Detroit is a place where one can take the temperature of the world. Think on the rise of Fordism and auto-love, the Arsenal...

A comprehensive introduction to preaching, emphasizing the encounter with God's grace as the goal and heart of the sermon.

""If I had learned anything during the war, it was that our walk in the sun is brief, and so I resolved to wander from monastery to monastery, a sojourner in the world of last things."" So poet and journalist Christopher Merrill tells us near the...

Este libro surge de la conviccion de que necesitamos reflexionar sobre el sentido de ser Iglesia en el mundo contemporaneo. Vivimos en una epoca de crisis y de rapidos cambios sociales y culturales que han cuestionado el modo de ser Iglesia tanto desde...

A father should be the man by which all other men are measured in the eyes of his daughter.This book is designed to open up discussions between fathers and daughters on the cusp of becoming adults. Too often meaningful conversations between fathers and...

Praying--with the Saints--to God Our Mother celebrates the feminine characteristics of God by uncovering a treasury of texts that have been overlooked for centuries. Over 150 scriptural passages, both from the original biblical languages and other...

All of us yearn for a peaceable and just world, but some roll up their sleeves and set to work to make the dream real. Blessed Peacemakers celebrates 365 of them, one for each day of the year.Their stories are richly diverse. They share a commitment to...

This work focuses on a reality central to each human life and basic to every branch of theology; namely, the immanent transcendence of God. This study begins by exploring that theme of mystery hidden yet revealed from the perspective of the...

The purpose of this book is to provide a detailed framework of who God is and the perfection that He gave us according to the Bible.

Lectures To Working Men is a book written by Hugh Stowell Brown and originally published in 1870. The book contains a collection of lectures that were delivered to working men in Liverpool, England during the mid-19th century. The lectures cover a range...

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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

My Later Ministry: Being Sermons, Etc. (1887) is a collection of sermons and other writings by Richard Roberts, a prominent religious figure of the late 19th century. The book includes a variety of sermons delivered by Roberts during his later years of...

The Minister's Hand Book is a religious text published in 1917 by the Central Conference of American Rabbis. The book is a comprehensive guide for rabbis and other religious leaders, providing guidance on various aspects of Jewish religious practice and...

WHAT IF LIFE IS SUPPOSED TO BE SO MUCH MORE?Have you thought that about your life before? Do you feel the gnawing ache of an unfulfilled story? Is there a dream or purpose lying dormant inside of you? If so, what you are feeling is the...

Throughout the history of the church, Christians have always had to contend with the influence of unbiblical teachings related to God, humanity, and salvation. One of the most important safeguards against all forms of heresy is a robust appreciation for...

Have you ever desired to do something helpful for a hurting, desperate personbut didnt know what to say or what to do? For many Christians who both feel and know the comforting, healing power of Christ in their own lives, it can still be hard to know how...

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,...

What is the gospel? It seems like a simple question, yet it has been known to incite some heated responses, even in the church. How are we to formulate a clear, biblical understanding of the gospel? Tradition, reason, and experience all leave us...

Six Months of SolitudeThe Sanctity of Singleness For six months, can you be single? While you are single, can you focus on God, fast, pray and serve?Who are you? What do you like? How do you like to spend your time? What are your goals? How do you...

Where do children belong? Often they have been excluded from church life and ministry. This book explains the biblical vision for children, which Lorna Jenkins received from God, and has implemented in various churches around the world. It integrates the...

The world's population is approaching 8 billion souls. Governments are becoming increasingly hostile to Christianity, and especially toward evangelicals who believe in the exclusivity of the gospel of Jesus Christ for salvation. With more than 3,000...

For a denomination like Roman Catholicism that is canonically difficult to leave, many American Catholics are migrating beyond the institution's immediate influence. The new religious patterns associated with this experience represent a somewhat cohesive...

"I, The Lord Jesus, beget The Will of The Father in the end-time leading into mercy and relief. I, The Lord Jesus, celebrate with The Father the coming wedding of The Lamb. I, The Lord Jesus, bring memories to the fore, bring images of recollection,...

Pentecostals emphasize that God is still the Healer of all illnesses, implying that God answers all prayers. What about those who are not healed? How do we explain suffering? Why does a good God allow suffering? Is God not powerful enough to prevent it?...

While the North American church grapples with an eroding position of privilege in society, there is a liberating vision of church from the margins. This manifesto defines eight marks of liberating churches that were identified through research of...

So how do I know what I am supposed to do with my life? I hear from my pastor and the things I read that God calls people to be pastors and missionaries. Some people even talk about being called to be a doctor or a teacher. I think I remember my mom...

A culmination of ten years of work, Feminist Reflections on Mission and Leadership, by author Jan Reeve, documents and celebrates some of the journey of ministry for ordained women leaders in the church. Coming from an educational background, she...

The world we live in seems to have so much confusion and dark clouds that it shows evidence of erupting storms of despair and hardships. The distractions of social media and the entertainment world have disturbed souls so much that they have allowed it...

Spiritual awareness is defined as having the perception and knowledge of an invisible world existing around you. The spiritual realm is one only a well-trained eye can see and observe. Many believers operate in a false sense of sight. Leaders mislead...

A seemingly benevolent endeavor to help others in a remote part of the world turned out to be much more life-changing than ever anticipated. A faith-driven desire to put his beliefs into action by taking a mission trip to Haiti let Jeff Newell and his...

"Time brings so many changes" may be the understatement of 2020 as the pandemic has affected so many so quickly. When we may have otherwise been able to gain our footing, if only given more time to learn and find another way to work through our problems,...