Church Administration category: 339 books

As a parish staff member, you have a unique leadership role when there is a change in pastors. In that transitional time when the current pastor hasn't quite left and the new pastor hasn't quite arrived, you are an anchor that the rest of the parish turns to for guidance. Navigating Pastoral...

This useful handbook has been prepared for those who presently take part in the significant responsibility of parish governance by serving as a member of a parish council; and, equally and importantly, for those who may be considering doing so, either now or at a future time. It will also be...

Collaborative Parish Leadership draws on the experience, strengths, challenges, and insights of the long-term pastoral-academic partnerships out of which it has grown. These include “Project INSPIRE,” a pastoral team-formation project sponsored by Loyola University and the Archdiocese of Chicago...

“Insightful with deep and fresh revelation on leadership. It is a must read for leaders and to be leaders” Niyi Adesanya CEO, FIFTH Gear Consulting, Lagos “A simple, yet profound book from a man with a shepherd’s heart. This book will strike a chord with every true leader and transform every...

Greening Spaces for Worship and Ministry is a comprehensive guide. The book provides a rationale, strategies, and resources for fulfilling environmental stewardship through the land and buildings of Christian and Jewish congregations. New construction, renovation, and historic preservation projects...

★ Arm Yourself for Spiritual Warfare ★ Inside Timothy Gracie's Prayer Warrior, you'll don the Whole Armor of God:   The Breastplate of Righteousness The Shield of Faith The Belt of Truth The Helmet of Salvation and the Sword of the Spirit   With this book,...

Caleb’s List: Funding Resource for Christian Nonprofits is a comprehensive directory of funding sources that have shown, by their giving, their commitment to Christian organizations, ministry, and programs.  This directory contains: Private foundations Community foundations Federal...

More Than Just a Job puts forth a vision for the Body of Christ that was first stated by Jesus Christ in His Great Commission, which calls us to go into the whole world and preach the gospel. The focus is on the marketplace, the arena in which most people spend the majority of their time and the place...

Ordination into ministerial or priestly orders is a religious ceremony. Here, we are looking at it from the Christian point of view. Even among Christian bodies and denominations, the process and procedure of ordination varies. This is called denominational bias. Now, as Christians we would be...

Building communicate. Stained glass windows, high altars, multi-purpose worship/gymnasium spaces, Plexiglas pulpits, padded pews--these and all other architectural elements say something about a congregation's theology and mission. They point to a faith community's beliefs about worship, identity,...

Poco después de que fuera elegido superintendente general de la fraternidad de las Asambleas de Dios, el Dr. George Wood identificó cinco valores esenciales que gobernarían su ministerio: la proclamación enérgica, la inversión estratégica, el establecimiento vigoroso, la hábil provisión de...

The purpose of Preaching through Pain is to come along side of preachers and people in general to assist them in handling the great challenge of being gifted to do a job but having the pain of life stand in the way of your performance. We all know that it is inevitable for pain to show up in life,...

In this concise and clearly written handbook, worship leaders from every denomination and musical style will find a wealth of information on how to develop their leadership skills and improve the effectiveness of corporate worship. Kevin J. Navarro explains the four basic elements that are crucial...

Shows how Jesus alone can fill the aching place, the need for emotional intimacy, in every woman.