Pastoral Ministry category: 1680 books
by Timothy Matovina
Language: Spanish
Release Date: August 2, 2019
Language: Spanish
Release Date: August 2, 2019
Devotion to the Blessed Mother is at the heart of Hispanic Catholicism. Timothy Matovina, chairman of the theology department at the University of Notre Dame and former codirector of the Institute for Latino Studies, offers a short introduction to the important role of Mary in Catholic faith. This...
The Relational Pastor
Sharing in Christ by Sharing Ourselves
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2012
One of the Academy of Parish Clergy's "Top 10 Books of 2013 for Parish Ministry" When is the last time you asked yourself hard questions about why you were pursuing certain relationships in your ministry? Could it be that the end game for many of us is not relationship per se but loyalty,...
Comfort the Grieving
Ministering God's Grace in Times of Loss
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
Until the end of time, when the curse of sin is finally removed, suffering will be a large part of the human experience and a large part of that suffering will be walking through the painful reality of death. 'Death,' writes Paul Tautges, 'provides a natural opportunity not only for ministry to...
Bridging the Gap
The Opportunities and Challenges of International Priests Ministering in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
International priests bring their unique enthusiasm, talents, and pastoral care to parishioners all over the United States. Essential to the pastoral ministry of the Church, they find great joy in their work. But these joys come with challenges, ranging from language barriers to homesickness to...
The Journey of Ministry
Insights from a Life of Practice
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2012
These days, everybody wants the latest killer app for successful ministry. But ministry is not plug-and-play technology. It is an art cultivated over a long-term journey of faithfulness and perseverance. In his most intimate book yet, Eddie Gibbs articulates a personal philosophy of ministry born...
by Christian Onyems Okwuru
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Of the many problems which excite general concern in the Catholic Church today are issues regarding the ministerial priesthood. Lack of collegiality with the authority structure of the Church and other circumstances have contributed to the frustration of many priests. Of this unfortunate state of...
Ministerio hispano
Una introducción
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 25, 2016
Timothy Matovina, a leading speaker and expert on the growth of Hispanics in the Catholic Church in the United States, offers a timely and much-needed introduction to ministry with Hispanic Catholics. Written in Spanish for pastoral ministers preparing for or involved in Hispanic ministry of all kinds,...
Biblical Theology in the Life of the Church (Foreword by Thomas R. Schreiner): A Guide for Ministry
A Guide for Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Capitol Hill Baptist Church associate pastor Michael Lawrence contributes to the IXMarks series as he centers on the practical importance of biblical theology to ministry. He begins with an examination of a pastor's tools of the trade: exegesis and biblical and systematic theology. The book distinguishes...
Discerning Your Call to Ministry
How to Know For Sure and What to Do About It
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2016
“The church has needed this book for a long time.” — Russell Moore
If you are considering the ministry, there are two mistakes to avoid. The first is taking up a calling that isn’t yours. The second is neglecting one that is.
Discerning Your Call to Ministry will help you know...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Paul as Pastor demonstrates the critical nature of Paul's pastoral care to his identity and activities. Despite the fact that Paul never identifies himself as a pastor, there is much within the Pauline letters that alludes to this as a possible aspect of Paul's vocation and commitments, and this has...
by Mary Theresa Webb
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2016
Help and hope for those exploring church leadership or already in ministry positions.
An experienced ministry leader and pastoral counselor with a PhD in marriage and family counseling/addiction intervention helps others discern their own ministry calls, avoid ministry disasters, and develop...
12 Faithful Men
Portraits of Courageous Endurance in Pastoral Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
Most pastors know when they enter the ministry that they will spend time helping others through times of suffering. What they usually do not realize, though, is that they too will suffer. Caught off guard, many of them end up deeply hurt and quit the ministry, deciding that perhaps they misunderstood...
The Pastor in a Secular Age (Ministry in a Secular Age Book #2)
Ministry to People Who No Longer Need a God
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2019
In Faith Formation in a Secular Age, the first book in his Ministry in a Secular Age trilogy, Andrew Root offered an alternative take on the issue of youth drifting away from the church and articulated how faith can be formed in our secular age. In The Pastor in a Secular Age, Root explores how this...
Postcolonial Practice of Ministry
Leadership, Liturgy, and Interfaith Engagement
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2016
Postcolonial studies has challenged the Eurocentric frameworks and methodologies in the fields of biblical studies and theology. Postcolonial Practice of Ministry is a groundbreaking anthology that enables a new engagement between postcolonial and practical theologies, focused on three key areas of...