Church Administration category: 339 books
by John Larsson
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
In 1929 a constitutional storm that had long been gathering suddenly burst, sweeping from office General Bramwell Booth, the son and successor to William Booth Founder of The Salvation Army.
So traumatic was this event that for many years '1929' – for that is how it was known – was only...
by Anatole France
Language: French
Release Date: December 10, 2014
Language: French
Release Date: December 10, 2014
L’Église de Rome est une puissance à la fois spirituelle et temporelle. Elle fonde ses droits à la souveraineté de l’Univers sur les évangiles canoniques, sur la tradition de l’Église primitive, sur la donation de Constantin, sur les sacrés...
The New Worship
Straight Talk on Music and the Church
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2001
Shows pastors how to balance new worship ideas with the traditional while focusing on the purpose of praise and fellowship.
Westminster Standards
Confession, Catechisms, Psalms of David in Metre
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
A compilation of documents output by the Westminster Assembly and probably the greatest exposition of the Christian Faith. This compilation includes, with proof texts:
The Confession of FaithThe Shorter CatechismThe Larger CatechismThe Psalms of David in MetreTo the Christian Reader, Especially...
by Rev. Dr. Gary Straub
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
A change of pastoral leadership creates a special kind of stress and strain on a congregation. Your church may prefer the more practical starting points, such as appointing a search team, getting assistance from a denomination, shoring up finances, addressing maintenance issues, and developing a quick...
by Anthony Gambrell
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2009
I was turned off by the church at a very early age. I can remember listening to preachers speak about love of Jesus and his charity towards others. But as I looked at them, I often wondered why they were driving the latest model cars (often a Cadillac) and their fingers were covered with diamond rings....
Crown of Glory, Crown of Thorns
The Salvation Army in Wartime
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
A detailed account of Salvation Army work and attitudes in wartime, analysing the three main principles which governed Salvationist reactions during the period 1899-1945: 1) the spiritual priority of Christian evangelism and soul-saving; 2) the practical priority of compassionate good works; 3) the...
The New Evangelization
Faith, People, Context and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2015
The Second Vatican Council endorsed an engagement with the modern and secularized world through a renewed proclamation of the Gospel. John Paul II described this as the New Evangelization, and in 2010, Benedict XVI confirmed this priority by creating the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization...
If My People...
God's Plan for Renewal and the Healing of our Land
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2012
In an age of church programs and techniques, it is all too easy to miss the simple truth of 2 Chronicles 7:13-14. These two verses contain God's answer to Solomon's prayer for forgiveness and healing of his land. In them God explains His requirements for renewal and healing from the effects of sin...
Soul Banquets
How Meals Become Mission in the Local Congregation
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
A look at the way meals of various sorts can be more effectively integrated into parish activities, promoting the emergence of new gifts for ministry as well as increasing our gratitude for God’s abundance and the works of justice and mercy that follow from our expressions of thanksgiving.
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...
by B. Shaun Garing
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012
God always gives a pastor a vision that is larger than he can fulfill on his own. Along with His plan, God will supply the right people to help fulfill His plan. Faith people. Anointed people. Those who are willing to come alongside their man of God and commit to the vision he is given. They are the...
God's Word to Pastors
Understanding & Strengthening the Relationship Between the Pastor & His Congregation
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
Practical, hands-on wisdom for daily life in ministry! What framework does the Word of God give for the office of a pastor? Does the Bible outline the pastors responsibility to the congregation and the congregations responsibility to the pastor? Gods Word to Pastors gives scriptural answers to these...
by Jan Voerman
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
Can you understand algebra if you have never learned basic addition? Can you write a book if you have never constructed a simple sentence? In order to understand complex things, we must go back to the beginning and learn the basics.
The same principle can be applied to our understanding of...