Clergy category: 219 books
Preaching
Maybe It Is Rocket Science
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2012
“It’s not rocket science.” As a pastor or leader, perhaps there are many areas of ministry to which you have heard this saying applied. However, is preaching God’s Word one of them? Could it be that unfolding the text, developing an outline, and presenting the Bible are much more complex than...
The Power of Listening
Building Skills for Mission and Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014
Listening skills, and the perspective gained through careful listening, are more important in congregations than ever. Many factors make attentive listening a significant contributor to healthy congregations. As we enter into a post-Christendom culture, the people coming into congregations, as well...
The Tentmaking Pastor
The Joy of Bivocational Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2000
Real-world guide to the challenges, rewards, and advantages of bivocational ministry. Excellent for individuals and churches exploring pastoring options.
The Politics of American Religious Identity
The Seating of Senator Reed Smoot, Mormon Apostle
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2005
Between 1901 and 1907, a broad coalition of Protestant churches sought to expel newly elected Reed Smoot from the Senate, arguing that as an apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Smoot was a lawbreaker and therefore unfit to be a lawmaker. The resulting Senate investigative hearing...
by Beverly Carradine
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2015
This book is a collection of biographical sketches of people we meet in churches everyday. While a true sketch is done with a pencil, these are done with a wide brush to catchthe caricatures of ourselves. It really is a unique look into the lives of church-goers, and while humorous at times, it is...
by Clinton Matthews
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
How does one obtain the wisdom to discern between the truth and that which is false? Can one look to the institutions of higher learning? Is the station and high achievements of some individuals a proper yardstick? By what measure is the validity and reliability of their work and words measured? Can...
The Actor
A Play
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Just in time for Pope John Paul II's canonization this Sunday, April 27. The Actor, a new play by Daniel McInerny, based upon thrilling and little-known events in the life of Karol Wojtyła, the man who would become Pope John Paul II.
Karol “Lolek” Wojtyła is a talented...
A Brief Catechism For Adults
A Complete Handbook on How to Be a Good Catholic
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1993
A Brief Catechism for Adults is a little masterpiece designed for instructing converts. But it also serves as a useful handbook for lifelong Catholics who want to understand their faith more deeply. After the first edition of the book was used to catechize tens of thousands seeking to become Catholic,...
L’Anticléricalisme
( Edition intégrale ) annoté
Language: French
Release Date: May 14, 2019
L’anticléricalisme est un système opposé aux tendances du clergé. D’après Françoise Marcard, l’anticléricalisme s’oppose au cléricalisme, « sachant qu’il y a présomption de cléricalisme chaque fois que le fait religieux transgresse les frontières du terrain dit temporel »
L’IRRÉLIGION...
by IZU OBIEKWE
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2017
The corporate existence of PCC is all about the welfare and well-being of the congregation, whereby their thoughts and actions are to be Parochial – “Narrowed-down” on the betterment of the congregation or church. It is not a place of game of number; it does not really matter whether the committee...
by Albert O. Aina
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
I have been in Christian leadership since 1982. It has been my discovery that almost every church has a plan and a need to raise money to finance projects for God's work. But research has shown that 85% of Pastors feel they have not been taught or empowered to teach principles of biblical stewardship,...
Preaching in a Whatever World
Deliver Messages That Cut Through the Noise
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2014
Eldership and the Mission of God
Equipping Teams for Faithful Church Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2015
Every church needs leadership. But leadership should not reside in a single pastor. The biblical model for church leadership is found in teams of elders who together guide the community into God's mission. Church leaders J.R. Briggs and Bob Hyatt provide a comprehensive picture of elders as agents...
Leave a Legacy
Increasing Missionary Longevity
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
In this book, Russ Turney presents a compelling case study of why some missionaries leave the field far too soon. Normal attrition occurs because of health problems, retirement, or the obvious call of God to go elsewhere. However, Turney notes that far too often missionaries leave due to interpersonal...