Clergy category: 219 books
Many Are Called
Rediscovering the Glory of the Priesthood
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
In Many Are Called, Dr. Scott Hahn, one of the most celebrated scholars and influential Catholic writers living today, enthusiastically encourages Catholics around the world to renew their focus on the sacred role of the Catholic priest. Using his unique ability to present deep spiritual and theological...
Our Journey into Joy
Ten Steps to Priestly Holiness
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
Msgr. Stephen Rossetti—acclaimed expert on religious and clergy—has developed ten fundamental building blocks for priestly holiness, reminding his readers that the priest is a man who is full of God and full of joy.
The Ten Steps to Priestly Holiness
Cease any serious sin
Renew the...
by Alice Mann
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2000
Nothing on earth lives forever—not even congregations. Alban Institute senior consultant Alice Mann explains how the natural life cycle of a congregation, as well as other internal and external factors, can produce a congregation that is in real trouble. She then offers hope for congregations that...
Varieties of Gifts
Multiplicity and the Well-Lived Pastoral Life
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
If there’s one thing upon which contemporary pastors and their congregations can agree, it’s that the practice of ministry in our rapidly changing, increasingly diverse context is a complicated business. Varieties of Gifts highlights the stories of ministers who thrive in this environment, offering...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Can women successfully pastor churches of 1,000 or more? How can they possibly take care of their large, diverse flocks - and themselves? How can they balance their work/ministry with their home and family life? How do they motivate their team members and manage the occasional conflict that arises...
by Michael Durall
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1999
Asking parishioners for money is very different from creating congregations of generous people. In this provocative book, stewardship consultant Michael Durall argues convincingly that annual pledge drives inadvertently perpetuate low-level and same-level giving in congregations. Written with the...
Book of Gomorrah
An Eleventh-Century Treatise against Clerical Homosexual Practices
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2010
Some of the roots of the characteristic negative attitude to homosexuality can be found in Peter Damian’s appeal to Pope Leo IX. Though written 900 years ago by an Italian monk in a remote corner of Italy, The Book of Gomorrah is relevant to contemporary discussion of homosexuality.
The Book...
The Wounded Minister
Healing from and Preventing Personal Attacks
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2001
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...
The Life & Work of Mother Louise Margaret Claret
Containing a Message from Our Divine Lord for the Clergy of the World
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
A 20th-century Saint; Margaret Mary who received revelations from Our Lord about His irrepressible love for mankind and how He desires to communicate it to the world. This book will surprise readers with its profundity and many spiritual revelations.
Professional Sexual Ethics
A Holistic Ministry Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Sexual health is an essential part of maintaining professional relationships in ministry. Focusing on implications for the practice of ministry, this book engages all dimensions of theological education and academic disciplines. Each chapter includes an analysis of common ministry situations, discussion...
Pastor on Track
Reclaiming Our True Role
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
So often, pastors are defined by external forces, rather than by the essential nature of the pastoral leader as modeled in scripture.
Taking positive steps to put "pastors on track," author Emmanuel Cleaver III draws on his own experiences, and from dynamic and effective pastors and...
Considering a New Call
Ethical and Spiritual Challenges for Clergy
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2000
Serving faithfully in one's current congregation while simultaneously going through the secretive process of looking for a new position is one of the most difficult dilemmas of any pastor's life. How should one respond to 'getting the itch'? Where is the line between keeping confidentialities and...
A Church in the Valley
Tales of Ministry in the Georgia Mountains
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Satanic worship, bestiality, child abuse, drugs, alcohol abuse, theft—and this is a Christian community . . . really!
I got the “call” while sitting at my computer in my office in Minnesota, where I lived. This call I felt was a spiritual experience. It was not any particular contact...
Among the Ruins
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Catholic Church
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
This critical review of the Roman Catholic Church since the pivotal changes initiated in the 1960s by Vatican II paints a disturbing picture of decline and corruption. Dr. Paul L. Williams, a self-professed Tridentine or traditionalist Catholic, traces the various factors that have caused the Church...