Pastoral Ministry category: 1680 books
Henri Nouwen and Soul Care
A Ministry of Integration
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
A synthesis of Henri Nouwen’s integrated approach to spiritual formation which is both driven and tempered by his integral relationship with psychology, ministry, and theology.
Failing Boldly
How Falling Down in Ministry can be the Start of Rising Up
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
This book is a must-read for anyone who has ever tried to energize or grow a ministry. Christian Coon takes us through his own missteps and mistakes as the co-founder of the Urban Village Church--as well as those of others working to do the same--and shows how failure can serve as a springboard to...
by John T. Reagan
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013
Prophets seem to be popping up everywhere! This is to be expected since as we near the time of Jesus’ second coming, He is restoring to the church ministries that seemed to disappear only a few short centuries after the church began. In recent years this restoration has been especially...
The Spirit-filled Small Group
Leading Your Group to Experience the Spiritual Gifts
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2013
Small group resources tend to overlook the spiritual side of small group leadership. And yet most would agree that spiritual preparation is the most important aspect of leading a small group. Only God's supernatural power can draw people to the truth and liberate them to be all that God wants them...
Replenish: Leading from a Healthy Soul
Leading from a Healthy Soul
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Every leader functions on two stages--the front stage or public world, and the back stage or private world. One cannot lead successfully front stage when one is completely depleted back stage. In a time when pastors are leaving the ministry in record numbers due to cynicism, disillusionment, weariness,...
by James D. Berkley
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2000
The pastor's and treasurer's essential handbook to all aspects of church finance. Building on a stewardship model, this guide outlines sound, up-to-date financial practices.
Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century
A Comprehensive Guide for New Churches and Those Desiring Renewal
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2004
If the church is to thrive in the twenty-first century, it will have to take on a new form as it ministers to the 120 million unchurched people in the United States. Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century is still virtually the only available text on church planting in North America and beyond.
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Facing Decline, Finding Hope
New Possibilities for Faithful Churches
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
Church today isn’t the same as it was fifty years ago—or even ten years ago. In spite of the powerful stories of turn-around churches with skyrocketing memberships, the difficult reality is that most congregations are getting smaller. Jeffrey D. Jones asks brave questions for congregations facing...
Pastors at Risk
Protecting Your Future Guarding Your Present
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
Are You On Your Way Out?Each month over fifteen hundred pastors are forced to resign their positions. Most never realized they were at-risk of losing their positions in the days before it happened. Pastors At-Risk addresses this phenomenon thereby alerting its readers to the attitudes and actions that...
Lies Pastors Believe
Seven Ways to Elevate Yourself, Subvert the Gospel, and Undermine the Church
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2017
Everyone is tempted to believe lies about themselves.
For many pastors, the lies they’re tempted to believe have to do with their identity: that God has called them to lead a movement, that they must sacrifice their home life for their ministry life, or that their image as holy is more important...
Small Church Essentials
Field-Tested Principles for Leading a Healthy Congregation of Under 250
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
**Do you lead a small church? **
Big churches get all the love. Articles, books, conferences—they mostly feature leaders of large congregations. Yet big churches are a small part of the ecclesial landscape. In fact, more than 90 percent of churches have fewer than 200 people. That means...
The Volunteer Church
Mobilizing Your Congregation for Growth and Effectiveness
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Working with volunteers can be a rewarding and exciting experience—for them as well as for those who recruit, train, and maintain their services. However, if church leaders are honest, they know there are times that it can be frustrating. They know that volunteers are essential, vital to creating...
Developing Emotionally Mature Leaders
How Emotional Intelligence Can Help Transform Your Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
There are many things that make up a great leader. The ability to motivate, to see the big picture, to delegate. But perhaps just as important, if not more so, is the leader's emotional intelligence (EQ). How we feel impacts how we lead, and how those we lead feel about themselves when they're around...
The Come Back Effect
How Hospitality Can Compel Your Church's Guests to Return
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2018
The key to growth as a church, youth ministry, or a business is getting first-time guests to come back. And as any good manager of a hotel, a store, a restaurant, or an attraction knows, the key to getting guests to come back is not actually the rooms or the product or the food itself; it's how guests...