Church category: 10276 books
by Robert Rasmussen
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Leading a local church is an exciting yet demanding task. And my years as the pastor of smaller churches convinced me that shepherding a small to medium size congregation demands a variety of leadership skills not required of the mega-church pastor.I also learned that the activities and needs...
by Jeffrey J. Bütz
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2005
Reveals the true role of James, the brother of Jesus, in early Christianity
• Uses evidence from the canonical Gospels, apocryphal texts, and the writings of the Church Fathers to reveal the teachings of Jesus as transmitted to his chosen successor: James
• Demonstrates how the core...
Turning Controversy into Church Ministry
A Christlike Response to Homosexuality
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2010
One of the most volatile issues facing the Western Church is also one of the least discussed: homosexuality. Many pastors, church members, and congregations have become tired of the debate surrounding this topic but do not really understand the issues. Pulling away from this controversy doesn’t...
Simple Church
Unity Within Diversity
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
“What is simple church?” This is a simple question that doesn’t have a simple answer.
Simple Church: Unity Within Diversity is an attempt to shed light on the above question and provide some answers. The twenty-four contributors all hope this book will help people, both inside and outside...
Rethinking the Church
A Challenge to Creative Redesign in an Age of Transition
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003
Why is it important to rethink the church? Today many leaders focus on how their ministries can be run more efficiently. But the foundational question, according to James Emery White, should be Why do we have this ministry? and then, Why do we do this ministry the way we do? Is it effective?
Rethinking...
When Hurtful Things Happen in Christian Churches
Why People Drop Out of Worship and Fellowship Services
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Christian Churches, available for attendance to worship God and to receive from His written Word, are the most important institutions that exist. Nations that practice freedom of religion and worship are blessed to have this privilege and people of the world who desire this but who are not allowed...
by Terence Corkin, Julia Kuhn Wallace
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
Recent political events in the USA indicate that ordinary people are weary of traditional politics and ways of doing business in the halls of power. A similar mood is present in churches around the world. Ordinary church members are tired of the fighting and politicking that seem to privilege the...
It's Personal
Surviving and Thriving on the Journey of Church Planting
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2012
Every aspect of planting a church is personal. Like giving birth to a child, church planters give all they have to start new churches. So when people leave the church or criticize it, it’s hard not to take it personally. And while many pastors feel called by God to plant new churches, few are prepared...
Strategic Church
A Life-Changing Church in an Ever-Changing Culture
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2012
Today's church world is complex, with an array of church and leadership models that can cause confusion rather than bring clarity. It's no wonder that some leaders can lose sight of the church they is commissioned to build. Strategic Church will help pastors and leaders refocus on visioning and building...
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Volume 2 (of 7)
Period 1. History of Joseph Smith, the Prophet
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
In this second volume is recorded the arrival of a delegation from the exiled Saints in Missouri, seeking advice and the word of the Lord from the Prophet; the organizations of Zion's Camp for the deliverance of Zion; its march from Kirtland to Missouri; its rich educational experiences; its disbandment...
Total Church
A Radical Reshaping around Gospel and Community
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2008
"Church is not a meeting you attend or a place you enter," write pastors Tim Chester and Steve Timmis. "It's an identity that is ours in Christ. An identity that shapes the whole of life so that life and mission become 'total church.'" With that as their premise, they emphasize two overarching principles...
The Myth of the 200 Barrier
How to Lead through Transitional Growth
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
"This is the best book I have ever read on congregational development! I wish I had written it." (Lyle E. Schaller, Parish Consultant)
The common experience of large congregations getting larger and small congregations getting smaller has given rise to the belief that growing...
by Elmer Towns
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
The church was meant to multiply!
“For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them” (Matt. 18:20).
Are you interested in planting a church that has exponential impact? If so, you will be partnering with God to build something that is alive,...
by Leonard Sweet, Michael Horton, Frederica Mathewes-Green
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
What should the church look like today?What should be the focus of its message?How should I present that message?We live in as pivotal and defining an age as the Great Depression or the Sixties–a period whose definition, say some cultural observers, includes a warning of the church’s influence....