Pastoral Ministry category: 1680 books
Another Christ
Re-envisioning Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2014
Growth in Christlikeness is a goal for all Christians and especially for those in leadership. But the images of Christ that have become the institutional norm refer to a model of pastoral ministry that seems to allow no scope for innovation or eccentricity. In this riveting book, Andrew Mayes explores...
Care of Souls, Care of Polis
Toward a Political Pastoral Theology
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
In the fields of pastoral care and pastoral theology, there are times when a book signals a paradigm shift. This is one such book. LaMothe develops a political pastoral theology that is used to examine critically political, economic, and societal structures and practices. In the first part of the...
Pastoral Care for Survivors of a Traumatic Death
A Challenge for Contemporary Pastors
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Modern life has led to an increase in traumatic deaths, such as accidents, murders, suicide, and other types of unanticipated, violent death. Family members and friends grieving a traumatic death face enormous shock, numbness, and despair, as well as the need to find hope and God's mercy and grace...
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Cuarenta Reflexiones Diarias Sobre Liderazgo
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 1, 2015
The realities and rewards of leadership come to life in this illuminating and insightful look at the ancient biblical image of shepherds. Experience a fully illustrated personal encounter with Bedouin shepherds whose life and work prompt us to think biblically about serving Christ. Here is your trail...
When the Tui Calls
Rural Ministry – Origins and Futures
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2017
The Tui (Parson Bird), with its tuft of white feathers at the neck, is highly adaptive, has a distinctive call, is protective of its domain, is an imitator of song and speech and is an enduring example of survival and adaptability.
This essay on rural ministry reflects on its long evolution,...
Practical Wisdom for Ministry
Rules of Work and Rules of Engagement for Pastors, Associates, and Christian Workers
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
Book Summary. Practical Wisdom for Ministry reveals the unwritten and unspoken rules that ensure effective ministry and shares the practical little bolts and nuts that make ministry work effectively. This book specifically sheds light on the following sub-topics: Why you must honor your pastor and...
by Buddy Bell
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2010
Helps: Having Enough Loving People Serving! Churches need the ministry of helps. The time has come for church members to begin doing the work for the ministry, and let the pastors return to being what they have been called to do - be spokesmen for Jesus. Finally, a book filled with useful information...
Ministry in Disaster Settings
Lessons from the Edge
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1997
Ministry in Disaster Settings: Lessons from the Edge studies the issues for clergy and church leaders during disasters. It is based on interviews with a number of ministry agents who cared for their communities during and after major tragedies. The book seeks to understand what were the issues for...
Student Ministry that Matters
3 Elements of a Healthy Student Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Is your student ministry healthy?
This is a question every student minister has asked. It’s a question that brings both anger and tears.
You are growing in numbers, but something just didn’t feel right. It doesn't feel healthy. This is the “there must be more to student ministry...
by D. A. Carson, D. A. Carson, Timothy J. Keller
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2011
In this Gospel Coalition booklet, D. A. Carson and Timothy Keller recount the origins of the Gospel Coalition and the purpose for which it was formed: to propagate a robust understanding of the gospel’s content and to encourage gospel-centered ministry.
Carson and Keller, founders of the...
by Bill Bennett
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
The rural church has been profoundly affected by economic and social change, and by theological and liturgical revolution in the wider church. How have these forces for change affected rural congregations in Aotearoa New Zealand, and where are they heading in future?Bill Bennett looks in depth...
Resilient Ministry
What Pastors Told Us About Surviving and Thriving
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2012
What does it take to have fruitful ministry over the long haul? The stresses of pastoring are well known and can be a match for even the best-prepared, most experienced in ministry--multiple tasks, long hours, taxing responsibilities and, yes, some challenging personalities. Too often the results...
Youth Ministry Management Tools 2.0
Everything You Need to Successfully Manage Your Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Youth ministry isn’t just meeting with students and teaching them God’s truth. It also involves a myriad of administrative and operational details. Youth Ministry Management Tools 2.0 provides youth ministers and volunteers with helpful insights, advice, and practical resources to successfully...
Creative Ministry Moves
Inspiring Church Leaders to Innovation
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2017
Creative Ministry Moves reveals the secrets of providing creative ministry in this transitional age of ministry that will ignite thought, participation, growth and congregational life. The book gives step-by-step methods that will guide church leaders to do innovative ministry in the post-modern culture....