Pastoral Ministry category: 1680 books
Off the Hook
God, Love, Dating, and Marriage in a Hookup World
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2018
Hookup culture is about much more than the quest for pleasure. It offers an easy way out of real communication and lasting relationships. It also teaches us to treat each other as objects for personal satisfaction. Even those who reject the hookup culture can still be negatively affected by it and...
by Geoffrey Ross Holtz
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
What works, what doesn’t, and what is required in forming a vital men’s ministry. Practical and honest teaching filled with relevant true-life examples, from recognizing the problem to finding the fix, written by a pastor who became a catalyst for growth instead of an impediment.
Recalling Our Own Stories
Spiritual Renewal for Religious Caregivers
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2019
How religious caregivers can find spiritual renewal in their own story
Recalling Our Own Stories, which author Edward P. Wimberly describes as "a spiritual retreat in book form," is designed to help clergy and religious caregivers face the challenges of ministry. It is also a valuable...
by The Foundry Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2019
WELCOME TO THE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE is an engaging introduction to church membership, written in everyday language for the new Christian or for the Christian who is new to the Church of the Nazarene. READERS WILL LEARN ABOUT:The history of the Church of the Nazarene: From the founding of the church...
Preaching Holiness
Pastoral Considerations
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
To think rightly about preaching holiness, we must not only think about what should be said and how it should be said, but we must also think deeply about who is doing the saying.
Inspiring the hearts and minds of congregants to embrace the possibility of a holy life is the task of the holiness...
The Letter of James
A Pastoral Commentary
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2018
The Letter of James is perhaps needed more than ever today. In this commentary, Hart argues that the epistle is indeed the work of James of Jerusalem, "the brother of the Lord," that it was an encyclical letter, and that its chief concern was to combat a distorted version of Paul's gospel....
Hispanic Ministry in Catholic Parishes
A Summary Report of Findings from the National Study of Catholic Parishes with Hispanic Ministry
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 29, 2015
"The Church is called to be the house of the Father, with doors always wide open." - Pope Francis, The Joy of the GospelIn this groundbreaking nationwide study of Hispanic ministries in U.S. parishes, Dr. Hosffman Ospino describes not only the reality of the Church in the United States today,...
Innenansichten
Zum professionellen Umgang mit Religion im Pfarramt
Language: German
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Das Pfarramt nimmt eine Schlüsselstellung in der Organisation des kirchlichen Alltags ein, aber in den letzten Jahrzehnten sind seine institutionsspezifischen Belastungen durch den gesellschaftlichen Wandel erheblich gewachsen. Dennoch gibt es bisher keine methodisch gesicherten empirischen Erhebungen...
Sermon Outlines for Busy Pastors: Volume 2
52 Complete Sermon Outlines for All Occasions
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2012
Sermon Outlines for Today's Busy Pastor
Today, pastors are busier than ever, with more time spent in ministry activities and less time spent in sermon preparation. Sermon Outlines for Busy Pastors: Volume 2 gives the busy pastor a head start on sermon preparation. With 52 complete sermon outlines,...
The Faithful Preacher (Foreword by John Piper)
Recapturing the Vision of Three Pioneering African-American Pastors
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2007
The cliché is that those who do not learn from the mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat them. But Thabiti Anyabwile contends that it is not the mistakes we must study; it is the people who have overcome them. So he presents three of the most influential African-American pastors in American history...
by Sam Storms
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2011
“Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again!” This foundational liturgical refrain reminds us that what God has already achieved in the past through the life, death, and resurrection of Christ is the foundation for what Scripture says he will do in the future, at the consummation...
by John Stott
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2014
Christian leaders face challenges. But God works with us and through us to accomplish his purposes. Available here for the first time in English is John Stott's practical wisdom for younger leaders. Speaking personally from his own experience, Stott addresses issues of discouragement, self-discipline,...
Christ-Centered Coaching
7 Benefits for Ministry Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2006
Creswell draws from her extensive corporate and ministry coaching experience to provide ministers and other church leaders a clear definition of what coaching is and the seven basic benefits an individual, church, or group can receive through a qualified coach. Solidly based in experience, each chapter...
by Travis Collins
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2014
"From Moses and the Israelites to Paul and the Corinthian Christians to all who have served the church since then, this thing called spiritual leadership has been thorny." In For Ministers about to Start ... or About to Give Up, Travis Collins lays bare the realities of church leadership...