Pastoral Ministry category: 1680 books
On-Purpose Leadership
Multiplying Your Ministry by Becoming a Leader of Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
Break through the barriers that bar you and your church from achieving a new level of leadership and ministry. This book introduces a three-level perspective for developing ministry leaders within the local church that builds on Christ's own ministry model and draws upon contemporary leadership experts...
by Terence P. Curley
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2016
Offering solace and encouragement to those who grieve is a critical aspect of the church’s ministry of mercy and love. To find your place within grief ministry and plan this important ministry from first response to spiritual guidance, there is no better mentor than Fr. Terence Curley. In this guide,...
The New Pastor's Handbook
Help and Encouragement for the First Years of Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
Most seminary graduates will begin their ministries with plenty of important head knowledge to share--but with a deficit of some of the most practical aspects of doing ministry, such as
- which ministry role most suits them
- how to start out strong at a new church
- persevering during difficult...
The Shepherd’s Call – Te Karanga o te Hēpara
Prayers and liturgies for rural Aotearoa New Zealand
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2018
Discover a prayer to cover every aspect of rural life.
A musician and composer of many hymns, Anglican priest Bill Bennett understands the complexity of rural life with its overlapping communities and its deep dependence on seasonal life. This understanding shines through this book.
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The Crucifixion of Ministry
Surrendering Our Ambitions to the Service of Christ
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2010
As a pastor, do you ever get the feeling that no matter what you try, nothing much seems to change? That is because the ministries themselves are not redemptive--they are not up to you. Only Jesus' ministry is redemptive. Jesus has to "show up." Theologian Andrew Purves explores at the deepest...
The Bivocational Pastor
Two Jobs, One Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
Bivocational ministers face unique challenges. Often, you are called to lead smaller churches with few resources, many of which have plateaued or are in decline. Many bivocational pastors have little or no formal theological training. Bivocational ministry is looked at by some as a "second-class" ministry...
by Frederick K C Price
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
No one goes into ministry planning to fail. Yet, many who start out with the noblest intentions can become overwhelmed by the demands they encounter. Apostle Frederick K.C. Price knows the challenges, and has assembled an exceptional resource for pastors and ministry leaders. In this book he shares...
Excellence in Planning and Promotion
A Guide for Maximizing Your Ministry Events and Campaigns
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2016
Today's congregational expectations regarding ministry events and campaigns are viewed through the lens of excellence not only is this an expectation, it is also a requirement if the church intends to maximize those programs in which it has invested precious resources of time and people. A God-given...
Ministry 3.0
How Today's Church Leaders Are Using Coaching to Transform Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
Ministry needs a transformation. Churches are closing, membership is shrinking, and pastors are feeling alone and unsupported. With six out of ten churches doomed to close in the next ten years, it is time for another Reformation. Yet God is ever-faithful and provides a way for His church to flourish....
Speaking of Dying
Recovering the Church's Voice in the Face of Death
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
The church does not cope very well with dying. Instead of using its own resources to mount a positive end-of-life ministry for the terminally ill, it outsources care to secular models, providers, and services. A terminal diagnosis typically triggers denial of impending death and placing faith in the...
Bedside Manners
A Practical Guide to Visiting the Ill
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2005
Most people have encountered a situation with an ill friend or relative when it has been difficult to know what to say or do. Even pastors and others in ministry are often at a loss when encountered with a critically ill person who is looking to them for some comfort and guidance.
Katie Maxwell's...
by Joseph Exell
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
What if Charles Spurgeon helped you prepare next Sunday’s sermon?
Or what if you could talk over your preaching with Joseph Parker, Richard Baxter, Henry Ward Beecher and H. P. Liddon. Do you think it would make a difference to get the input of some of the greatest preachers who ever lived?
That’s...
by Joseph Exell
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
What if Charles Spurgeon helped you prepare next Sunday’s sermon?
Or what if you could talk over your preaching with Joseph Parker, Richard Baxter, Henry Ward Beecher and H. P. Liddon. Do you think it would make a difference to get the input of some of the greatest preachers who ever lived?
That’s...
Jesus and Me in Workplace Ministry
17 Proven Guidelines
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2013
This book is a highly spiritual, yet practical guide to successful ministry in your workplace regardless of your age or position. Drawn from his thirty-one years of secular employment, the author has developed seventeen useful guidelines for ministry to those in your workplace. Chapters on each of...