Church category: 10276 books
The Healthy Small Church
Diagnosis and Treatment for the Big Issues
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Small churches can be found in every denomination and among every ethnic group but often these churches struggle to survive in the shadow of the larger churches around them. And many of these churches are afflicted with unhealthy issues such as feelings of unimportance, a lack of vision, exclusivity,...
by GoodFriday Aghawenu Ph.D
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016
The Church in Contemporary Nigeria is published to mark the 70th Anniversary of BTS Eku to the Glory of GOD Almighty. The title of the book is also the theme of this year, 2015 Baptist Ministers' Conference. The anthology contains writings that called our attention to one great need: the need...
by Edward E. Rochon
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2016
A preface notes the scope of the work. The following 24 (ID'd as H__) heresies are amplified upon over 6 chapters, broken down into major denominations. An appendix lists the 24 heresies in order. H1: Established Church: A number of denominations in various places submit their communities to this...
The Multi-Site Church Revolution
Being One Church in Many Locations
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2009
Fueled by a desire to reach people for Christ, a revolution is underway. Churches are growing beyond the limitations of a single service in one building. Expanding the traditional model, they are embracing the concept of one church with more than one site: multiple congregations sharing a common vision,...
God Dreams
12 Vision Templates for Finding and Focusing Your Church's Future
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Is your team excited about the next big dream for your church?
You are a visionary leader and your church probably has a vision statement. Yet most churches are stuck in a trap of generic communication without a truly visionary plan. Just like a visionary restaurant needs a more specific focus...
by Remi Oluyale
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Should we know the truth or do we continue in error?
How come that we have scams, fraud, immorality and plain deceit in the Church today? How did we get here? What is really going on? Many are already done with Church attendance. They now prefer to sit at home without having anything to do...
Leadership and Listening
Spiritual Foundations for Church Governance
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2011
Church leaders must fundamentally change the way they view leadership, governance, and management in their organizations if they are to take seriously the need to listen to God's desires before acting. In Leadership and Listening, readers will find encouragement and specific suggestions for re-imagining...
One Church, Four Generations
Understanding and Reaching All Ages in Your Church
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2002
The challenge facing today's church is simultaneous and effective ministry to people of four widely divergent generations. More than at any time in history, pastors must plan programs that will appeal to a mosaic of groups and subgroups. This updated edition of Three Generations: Riding the Waves...
Church Refugees
Sociologists reveal why people are DONE with church but not their faith
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
They’re called The Dones. After devoting a lifetime to their churches, they’re walking away. Why? Sociologists Josh Packard and Ashleigh Hope reveal the results of a major study about the exodus from the American church. And what they’ve discovered may surprise you... -Church refugees aren’t...
by Jason Warman
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2016
Weather reports from 2009 and frequent updates about sciatic pain are at the crux of this book. It also contains the story of a successful church relaunch and the principles to help guide an organization through a major transition or relaunch. ReBorn is the idea that a church can be born again. Regardless...
New Standards
for Key Music Ministry Leadership Positions in the Black Baptist Church (a 21st Century Perspective)
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2013
Ouida W. Harding has focused her attention on music ministry and by doing so she has provided a useful resource, not only for those who serve in music ministry, but also for the rest of us who are a part of the worshipping community of faith. —J. Wendell Mapson Jr., Pastor, Monumental Baptist Church,...
by Donald McFadyen, Michael Turnbull
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Many people, including those who are not regular churchgoers, have a sense that the Church of England is important for the nation’s well-being, and that we would be the poorer without it. Can our Christian foundations laid in the past provide the inspiration, the vision, for new life together in...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
W. E. B. Du Bois is the founding figure of the sociological study of the Black Church. His discussion of the six functions of Philadelphia’s Black Church in The Philadelphia Negro (1899) represented an early example of a “functional analysis” of a religious group. In The Negro Church (1903),...
The Heart of the Church
The Gospel's History, Message, and Meaning
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
What does the church believe?
Every church has a driving confession, but what is the confession of a true and biblical church?
The Heart of the Church answers with the gospel. It explains the story of the gospel, its basic doctrines, and God’s work in salvation. Fresh yet consistent...