Church Institutions category: 259 books
Religion and Regimes
Support, Separation, and Opposition
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
This work is a collection of essays that describe and analyze religion and regime relations in various nations in the contemporary world. The contributors examine patterns of interaction between religious actors and national governments that include separation, support, and opposition. In general,...
Signs of Forgiveness, Paths of Conversion, Practice of Penance
A Reform that Challenges All
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
This volume presents contributions of the Catholic-Lutheran International Conference held at the Pontifical Athenaeum of St. Anselm in Rome in 2016. The scholars were invited to reflect together on the questions of forgiveness, conversion and penance in the context of the ecumenical dialogue that...
City of Christian Love
The History and Importance of Nazareth
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2017
City of Christian Love provides a detailed history of Nazareth from the dawn of the Christian Era until today with special focus on the religious communities found in this sacred city, including both the periods of tension and the periods of profound interreligious partnership and solidarity.
Old Paths and New Ways
Negotiating Tradition and Relevance in Liturgy
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
The relationship between tradition and relevance is a core feature in religious practice in general and public worship in particular. On the one hand, worship is a bearer of religious traditions, i.e. traditions are maintained in the practice of public worship, and the worship enables individuals...
The Jesuits and Globalization
Historical Legacies and Contemporary Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2016
The Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits, is the most successful and enduring global missionary enterprise in history. Founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, the Jesuit order has preached the Gospel, managed a vast educational network, and shaped the Catholic Church, society, and politics in...
Outside the Lines
A collection of National Catholic Reporter Cartoons by Pat Marrin
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2013
Since joining the National Catholic Reporter in 1997, Pat Marrin has created hundreds of cartoons depicting many diverse issues in Catholic news. Outside the Lines is a collection of 28 of Pats best cartoons, taking you on a journey from the pre-Vatican II era church to the present. Enjoy several...
by Yvonne Baxter Bentley MBA
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2017
This book is about how an apostolic pastor by the name of Billy Thompson and his wife Chief Prophetic Cynthia Thompson imparted to their mentee how to gather, establish, and build systems to support kingdom principles past the four walls of the church. In addition, it gives you a perspective of the...
Supervising and Supporting Ministry Staff
A Guide to Thriving Together
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2017
Surveys of pastoral staff repeatedly show that senior or supervising pastors consistently rate their working relationships with their associate staff members higher than do the associate staff members. Satisfaction levels follow similar patterns. In many cases, supervisors are not aware of or attentive...
Bribery and Corruption (2nd edition)
Biblical Reflections and Case Studies for the Marketplace in Asia
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018
The external pressures faced by Christians in the marketplace in Asia are the same as those faced by Christians worldwide. Few of us have sufficient inner spiritual strength and pastoral support to deal with the relentless power of sin as manifested in the corporate world. Increasingly, too, in a...
Firestorm
Preventing and Overcoming Church Conflicts
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1999
Practical suggestions on how to avoid and overcome the destructive interpersonal conflicts many churches have experienced with leaders, members, and pastors.
Creating Communities of the Kingdom
New Testament Models of Church Planting
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2012
David W. Shenk and Ervin R. Stutzman weave into the biblical commentary practical applications gleaned from contemporary theology, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and communication theory. Includes questions for review, study, and discussion.
Heaven and Humans Are One
The Witness of the Chinese Catholic Ministry in a Global Context
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
When religious and political leaders debate the question of establishing diplomatic relations between the Vatican and China, they frequently misunderstand that religious relation inevitably intertwines with politics. For instance, the Vatican has to terminate any diplomatic relation with Taiwan if...
by David K. Breed
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
The Trial of Christ
by David K. Breed
"The great fact, and the Eternal Fact, in the life of Jesus was his death, because of our sins, upon the Cross. This was the fact which St. Paul declared he preached to the Corinthians "first of all"; not that they were the first to hear...
Paying Attention
Focusing Your Congregation on What Matters
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2005
In a culture marked by what many call “attention-deficit disorder,” congregations and their leaders are subject to distractions that detract from their mission and lead them in directions that have little to do with their reason for existence. Size concerns, building preservation, situational...