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A Minister's Quick Reference: 432 Sermon Titles and Scripture was written with the intent to make it easier for persons preparing God's Word to spend more time in thought and meditation than in the development of their sermon, ministry or educational project, message, or devotion.
This book benefits the user by shortening the time spent on finding a title and scripture during sermon preparation. It contains 432 sermon titles and scripture developed...
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Covering the Basics is a guide for upcoming leaders in ministry. This book explains traditional ceremonies and milestones in a Christian's life. Joan Hunter and Melody Barker have simplified the life-changing ceremonies so that anyone, whether they have been ministering for a long time or just starting out, won't be lost in the wonder of what to do. • Salvation • Communion • Water Baptism • Receiving Offerings • Foot Washing • Wedding...
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Theology is often seen as a discussion of dry doctrines, suitable mostly for academic institutions, but separated from the practice of faith. In this third volume of the Academy of Parish Clergy's Conversations in Ministry series Dr. Bob Cornwall, church historian, theologian, and pastor, shows the ways in which one's theology shapes one's ministry in the church and in the world.
Besides discussing the theological roots of ministry and mission, this...
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Este magnífico libro será durante los próximos años un manual de estudio imprescindible y continuamente consultado en los hogares, células e iglesias de todo cristiano y ministerio que anhele fluir con Dios en avivamiento y autoridad. Gracias querido apóstol Frank Almonte por esta obra extraordinaria. La ágil y versada pluma de mi amigo Frank nos abre manantiales de sabiduría y revelación bíblica justo para este tiempo. Estoy de acuerdo...
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What does effective church leadership look like?
In this conversational book, pastor Jeramie Rinne sets forth an easy-to-understand "job description" for elders drawn from the Bible's teaching on church leadership.
Offering practical guidance for new elders and helping church members better understand and support their spiritual leaders, this succinct volume will encourage elders to embrace their calling with grace, wisdom, and clarity of vision.
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The very best training a pastor can receive comes from proven leaders with proven track records-leaders like John MacArthur, John Piper, Steven Lawson, RC Sproul, and Al Mohler.
You'll find all of them and more in The Shepherd as Leader, a collection of the all-time best-ever messages on spiritual leadership from the popular Shepherds' Conference held annually at Grace Community Church in Southern California. With longtime bestselling author John...
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Reports from churches indicate that poor interpersonal relationships are the primary reasons for minister failure. Though they are taught the important skills of how to interpret the Bible, how to discern and articulate doctrine, how to direct worship services, and more, ministers are eventually faced with a congregation. While they may frequently call on some skills and others not at all, interpersonal relationship skills are vital to any ministry.
This...
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Explains in non-technical terms how to use the dichroscope to identify colored gems, and how to separate natural gems from imitations, treated gemstones, synthetics, and look-alikes. The approach is direct and practical, and its style is easy to understand. With this highly accessible guide booklet, anyone can begin to master gem identification using the dichroscope.
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Ministry Nuts and Bolts provides the pastor or parachurch leader with a step-by-step guide for developing the foundation for a ministry in the twenty-first century. Veteran church planter, pastor, and seminary professor Aubrey Malphurs examines four foundational ministry concepts-values, mission, vision, and strategy--and demonstrates how to develop them in local church ministry. Many seminary graduates envision ministry as ninety-five percent sermon...
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In this comprehensive, practical, and gripping assessment of various forms of violence against women, Pamela Cooper-White challenges the Christian churches to examine their own responses, to the cry of Tamar in our time. She describes specific forms of such violence and outlines appropriate pastoral responses.
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Any pastor who needs and wants to get back to basics will do well to absorb this book. Eugene Peterson, well known as "a pastor's pastor," here speaks words of wisdom and refreshment for pastors caught in the busyness of preaching, teaching, and "running the church."
In The Contemplative Pastor Peterson highlights the often-overlooked essentials of ministry, first by redefining the meaning of pastor through three strengthening adjectives: unbusy,...
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YOUR BEST DAYS IN MINISTRY ARE AHEAD OF YOU. INVEST IN YOURSELF.
God has called you. You might be tired, discouraged, and disappointed. Or you may be brand new to ministry and you want to keep on the right track to be effective.
In this book by Tom Lane, you'll learn how to start, stay, and finish strong. This companion guide to the book Tested and Approved: 21 Lessons for Life and Ministry:
Leads you on a personal journey of self-examination
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Indigenous church leadership is a new phenomenon in North Africa. Until recently, non-Muslim background believers were the only leaders of churches in this region. With the current growth of national churches there are increasingly more leaders from a Muslim background leading to a diverse range of leadership styles. This publication, a first of its kind to specifically explore church leadership in North Africa, investigates common values, beliefs...
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Inspiration for churches seeking to develop whole-person ministries
Dust and Breath invites the Christian community into an expansive vision of salvation that includes ministries of health and healing. Inspired by the work of a remarkable ministry in Memphis, Tennessee, Kendra Hotz and Matthew Mathews show why the church must care about both faith and health.
In 1987 Dr. G. Scott Morris opened a medical clinic called the Church Health Center in...
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Are You Called to Ministry? Those who are involved in full-time ministry often say they have been "called" to do what they do. But what does that mean? Who does the "calling," and how is it received? In Prepare Them to Shepherd, pastor Brian Croft unpacks the biblical model for preparing individuals for full-time ministry. In the past, training and sending individuals into full-time pastoral ministry and missionary work was viewed as the responsibility...
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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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We live in a fast-paced, fluid world. A postmodern place where people are drifting, making mid-course corrections in every aspect of life, from careers, to relationships, to beliefs.
As church leaders, we must continually reshape our ministries to reach a society adrift. We must move from being adaptive to being proactive, remaining flexible while delivering a uncompromising message.
AquaChurch 2.0 is a guide for developing responsive and relevant...
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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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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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