Clergy category: 219 books
by Brian Mast
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
We all want to be loved
Let’s pause for a minute and answer this question: “What is love?”
Some call it a feeling, an emotion, and even a choice. Others call it romantic, selfish, or temporary. Some claim it to be spiritual, selfless, and permanent....
My Name Is John
An Affirmation of Parish Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2000
Having been a clergyman for thirty one years, working in Britain and abroad, John Cree has a comprehensive overview of changes which have occured throughout the latter part of the twentieth century. He illustrates these changes by presenting two excerpts from his personal journals, one from 1976 when...
Word, Liturgy, Charity
The Diaconate in the U.S. Catholic Church, 1968–2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the restoration of the diaconate as a permanent and stable order of ministry in the United States, the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University undertook a contemporary study of the diaconate in the United States. Building...
Bridging the Gap
The Opportunities and Challenges of International Priests Ministering in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
International priests bring their unique enthusiasm, talents, and pastoral care to parishioners all over the United States. Essential to the pastoral ministry of the Church, they find great joy in their work. But these joys come with challenges, ranging from language barriers to homesickness to...
by James Blaine Chapman
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2015
From the forward: Among the significant contributions which a graduate theological seminary can make to the constituency of the institution in particular and to the religious world in general is the production of serious religious literature. With this volume, Nazarene Theological Seminary inaugurates...
Sheep in Wolves' Clothing
How Unseen Need Destroys Friendship and Community and What to Do about It
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1999
A full look at the harmful effect of transference (the application of unresolved issues from one's past to someone in the present) on churches and lives. Provides ways to identify and overcome this phenomenon.
The Complete Leader
Jesus Christ the Accomplished Perfect Total Leader
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2017
The Complete Leader (Jesus Christ the Accomplished Perfect Total leader) is a leadership style handbook and leaders daily companion.You will learn about various leadership styles - Visionary leaders, Resourceful leaders, Team leaders, compassionate leaders, servant leaders, shepherd leaders, dedicated...
Ways of the Word
Learning to Preach for Your Time and Place
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Preaching, and the discipline of preaching, is at a crossroads. The changing realities of church and theological education, the diversity of our classrooms, and our increasingly complex community contexts leave us in search of tools to help train a rising generation of preachers for a future whose...
by IZU OBIEKWE
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2017
Why we are known as a church is as a result of the sacrifice of certain men and women who out of their love for God had to shed their blood on the sand of Africa. They left their loved ones, comfortable environments and willingly came and gave their lives that we may see the light of the gospel. They...
by Todd Edmondson, Debra Dean Murphy, Michael Sares
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2013
All too often, the metaphors and methods that we apply to the work of the church are those of bureaucracy and business—Robert’s Rules and sales pitches for salvation. Yet many who take the church seriously, ordained ministers and laity alike, yearn for something more. They seek to carve out in...
Finishing Well in Ministry
Lessons from Paul
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
The personal well-being of pastors and church leaders is often taken for granted. There is an assumption and expectation that “spiritual” people are resilient and know how to look after themselves. Unfortunately, however, many pastors and church leaders around the world do not attend adequately...
Papal Paralysis
How the Vatican Dealt with the AIDS Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2013
Papal Paralysis utilizes the historical case study method to describe the moral and ethical dilemma Catholic Church officials face when asked to help fight the worldwide spread of AIDS. If popes and bishops allowed the use of condoms to prevent the spread of AIDS, conservatives would say that the...
Preaching in Pictures
Using Images for Sermons That Connect
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2015
The preachers’ words are meant to connect, to resonate with and influence hearers. Too often, sermons fall short. Preaching in Pictures: Using Images for Sermons that Connect shows how to choose, use, and illustrate a controlling image in every sermon. Readers learn how one effective image can cause...
Accompanied by a Believing Wife
Ministry and Celibacy in the Earliest Christian Communities
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2013
What light does the New Testament shed on the practice of celibacy for the sake of the kingdom? In his newest work, renowned Scripture scholar Raymond F. Collins turns his attention to the question, which, of course, has important implications for the church in our own day. Though the answer is not...