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All those who enter the pastoral ministry desire to succeed. Yet they all find, surprisingly, that a number of key issues come up for consideration. Most pastors find that most of these issues appear during the first ten years of pastoring. During those years the pattern is determined, which will point to the success or to the development of habits that will reduce effectiveness and produce stumbling.
In this warm, personal, from-the-heart book,...
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The Bible stands at the heart of the Christian faith. But this leads to an inescapable question: why should we trust the Bible? Written to help non-Christians, longtime Christians, and everyone in between better understand why God's Word is reliable, this short book explores the historical and theological arguments that have helped lead millions of believers through the centuries to trust the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. Written by pastor Greg...
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The Bible stands at the heart of the Christian faith. But, this leads to an inescapable question: why should we trust the Bible? Written to help non-Christians, longtime Christians, and everyone in between better understand why God's Word is reliable, this short book explores the historical and theological arguments that have helped lead millions of believers through the centuries to trust the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. Written by pastor Greg...
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In a time when the need for and the relevance of the Gospel has seldom been greater, the relevance of the church has seldom been less. The Shaping of Things to Come explores why the church needs to rebuild itself from the bottom up. Frost and Hirsch present a clear understanding of how the church can change to face the unique challenges of the twenty-first century. This missional classic has been thoroughly revised and updated.
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Author Dana Horrell has called on his years of experience in community action to create this practical guide to help congregations reach out to their local communities. Church leaders often want to do more to engage their community contexts, but when it comes to the actual "how-to-do-it," they find themselves blocked. Engage! provides practical and proven tools to help leaders develop methods and strategies to get started and break through these barriers.
These...
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While urban pastors devote time and energy to all the typical demands of ministry, they also grapple with challenges endemic to city life. Achieving a measure of balance amid these competing demands and responsibilities can be daunting. Using his experiences as a pastor in urban settings for nearly three decades, Roger J. Gench offers pastors a close look at the challenges that come from being involved in urban ministry.
Throughout, he integrates...
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"We need more young families in church." "We need a rector who will bring in young people." How often do we hear such statements from church members? After we remind everyone of the priesthood of all believers and that church growth/leadership/outreach belongs to all and not just those ordained, perhaps we will then move forward to develop an active, vibrant ministry with those who currently make up our congregations-including this huge percentage...
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When Dr. Henrietta Mears began her ministry in Hollywood, California, in the 1930s, she was facing several challenges. Sixty percent of children at the time were not attending a church of any sort. Fewer than fifteen percent of children who attended Sunday School ever made a decision to follow Jesus. Youth in their early college years were walking away from faith at an unprecedented rate. Church attendance across the United States was experiencing...
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Should your faith and your spirituality be a matter of simply private concern, or should they connect to social action?
This book explores the disconnect between social and religious progressivism. The author maintains that both social and religious notes are essential for those who want to further a progressive agenda that creates equity and compassion, restores the dignity of all people, and ensures the full participation of all in common life,...
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Many negative voices predict the demise of the church, or even claiming it has already happened. Is this negative assessment accurate? Is there hope for the church?
William Powell Tuck believes that there is. Drawing from a lifetime of experience as a pastor, honed by research, teaching at the seminary level, and writing, he provides a roadmap for the church to be both faithful and to speak clearly in the 21st century. The presentation is rooted...
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What makes for good preaching?
In this accessible volume, written for preachers and preachers in training, pastor David Helm, outlines what must be, believed and accomplished to become a faithful expositor of God's Word.
In addition to offering practical, step-by-step guidance for preachers, this short book will equip all of us to recognize good preaching, when we hear it.
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PRAYzing! will help you understand that we pray to a creative God, from His creative Word, by His creative Spirit-and we can pray in a creative way. Through powerful stories and real-life examples, this book will give you plenty of instruction and inspiration for making prayer a compelling-and creative-experience for every Christian.
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The role of the Pastor in providing leadership in the church is a very significant spiritual responsibility. The Church's progress to a large extent will depend on the Pastor's ability to identity potentials in the members of his Church and help to develop such potentials to profitable use. A potential is a dormant ability which a person has, it is an unused energy. Pastors; spiritual guides and life coaches raised by God to challenge their followers...
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This book wrestles with quandaries of pastoral ministry in what psychotherapist Mary Pipher calls "the age of overwhelm." Drawing especially from the wisdom of Jesus' own teaching and healing ministries as portrayed in the Gospel of Luke, it offers an intimate narrative introduction to pastoral theology for guiding bewildering tasks of pastoral care and counseling. These essays encourage seminarians and ministers to embrace their role as agents of...
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If you want to plant a church, you need to dream big. If you want your seedling church to survive - and ultimately bloom and blossom - you really need this book! Written by church planters who have "been there, done that," Community of Kindness is a practical, real-world guide to successful church planting - credible, informative, inspirational, supportive, and, most of all, 100 percent problem-solving oriented. All of the book's lessons are pithy...
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El Diccionario de la lengua española describe la palabra alineación de la siguiente forma: "Línea de fachada que sirve de límite a la construcción de edificios al borde de la vía pública." En otras palabras, un alineamiento nos ayuda a establecer los límites necesarios, y un límite tiene como fin delimitar, pero para proteger a alguien de algún peligro. La segunda definición es: "Acción y efecto de formar o reunir ordenadamente un cuerpo...
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Most people have encountered a situation with an ill friend or relative when it has been difficult to know what to say or do. Even pastors and others in ministry are often at a loss when encountered with a critically ill person who is looking to them for some comfort and guidance. Katie Maxwell's Bedside Manners provides the reader practical directions for offering care in a variety of settings, including hospitals, the homes of shut-ins, and nursing...
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Journey Into Wholeness is a strategy to partner with God's heart to walk into wholeness. It describes how a local church demonstrates pastoral care by addressing foundations of practices and principles for taking care of the soul – our inner wellbeing. Ministry to the soul affects physical healing as well. We endeavor to minister to the whole person as we grow in our understanding of God's provision for us in Jesus Christ. Knowing God and becoming...
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Una obra sobre el amor, la solidaridad y la historia de la caridad en la vida de los cristianos. "Mirad cómo se aman", señalaban con admiración los paganos de los primeros cristianos. Probablemente, la única identidad de los cristianos es la de la caridad. Pero, ¿en qué consiste este amor, cómo lo manifestamos, de qué manera ha existido este sentimiento y este comportamiento a lo largo de nuestra historia? Estas son algunas de las grandes...
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Pastors around the country continue to look for the program, the book, or the sermon series that will turn their plateaued or declining churches around. But what if the answer to revitalizing the church was closer to home? According to trusted church leadership expert Aubrey Malphurs and veteran pastor Gordon E. Penfold, it is. They believe that pastors themselves are the key. In a time when many pastors are jumping from church to church every two...
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