Church Administration category: 339 books

Based on extensive research, this volume offers insight and help on the key fiscal topics confronting church leaders today, including: Why is the church so uneasy with the topic of money? Is there a difference between stewardship and fundraising? How can we motivate giving? Should we invest church...

Mercy, says Matt Halbach, doesn’t always wait for an apology. Mercy actively pursues. Like the merciful father who sees his son “a long way off” and goes out to embrace him, the Church is called to go out and accompany people, bringing the kingdom of God to all. In this practical and enlightening...

Every church deals with personality conflicts and intermittent discord. But in some churches, what should be normal clashes has become a devastating form of abuse-pastoral abuse. A growing phenomenon that cuts across denominational lines and impacts every level of ministry, pastoral abuse leaves in...

Like her two other recent releases—”Faces of the Religious Demon,” and “the Fake Jesus”, Pam Sheppard has birthed yet another spiritual warfare textbook extremely vital for our times. For it contains a wealth of valuable spiritual understanding that is absolutely essential in a time when...

After nineteen years in print and over 200,000 copies sold, Broadman & Holman is publishing an updated edition of Deacons: Servant Models in the Church. Henry Webb deals with every aspect of the roles and offices of deacons in the church, including the deacon's marriage, wife, children, family...

For those who declare "it doesn't work!" here is a book that can stimulate, encourage, and hopefully correct the problem that many churches and pastors have declared to be the problem. Many have prophesied the demise of Sunday school however in this resource Steve Parr encourages the church to utilize...

Is helping others overrated? Is ministry a recipe for burnout? How can pastors last the course? Author and pastor Margaret Marcuson introduces the notion of “sustainable ministry,” which trains and empowers pastors to focus on their inner resources for proactive leadership, instead of trying harder...

What makes it possible for a church to reverse course from decline or stagnation into longlasting vitality? How can a church immigrate from a congealing present into a compelling future? What can a congregation do to experience continuous, deep change rather than just temporary, surface improvement?...

I admit that this is a controversial topic. The roles of men and women have changes so much in our day. There is no question that we are equals, but is there a difference in roles between men and women in the ministry of the church? In this study we begin with the purpose of God for men and...

Andy Brayden's magnificent life's work has the hallmarks of celebrity and dynasty, wealth and power. Andy's impact on his friends and followers is absolute. He inspires the bitter envy of one of his two best friends, but enjoys the adulation of those who see him mostly on stage and screen. The problem...

This book considers the excelling gift for the building up of the church. This matter is spoken of by Paul in 1 Corinthians 14.

"When the church embraces the responsibility of living as faith managers of God's vast resources [as Psalm 24:1 teaches], the community of faith will prosper." So begins this practical and theological study of stewardship, both in the context of the African-American church tradition and beyond....

Experience shows that churches that are open and transparent engender a greater feeling of trust and willingness on the part of donors. Financial Management for Episcopal Parishes defines the roles of the clergy, staff, vestry, and congregation in the establishment of a transparent and functioning...

Discover inspiring, practical ways your board can make its meetings become opportunities for deepening faith, developing leadership, and church renewal. Research included interviews with lay leaders; clergy; and seminary, judicatory, and denominational staff from mainline Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, and Evangelical Christian faith traditions.