Pastoral Ministry category: 1680 books

The essentials of pastoral care involve the pastor's distinctive task of caring for those who are estranged--the lost sheep. Taken from the biblical image of the shepherd, the pastor by virtue of his or her professional calling cultivates wise judgment in order to hear the hurting and offer guidance,...

Listen for the voice of suffering… Walk forward prepared… Make a difference.The woman had been killed in an automobile accident. Her husband was on the way to the hospital. I met their minister in the hospital corridor. In utter desperation, he confided to me, “I feel so uncomfortable...

Written primarily for pastors and ministry leaders in seasons of transition, The Wayward Way is the thirst-quenching encouragement needed for those longing to find their way back to purpose in the ministry. The relevant examples of wandering aimlessly in ministry, coupled with biblical principles...

Many people think of church as a place and time where people gather, a way for ministry money to be given and spent, and a building in which people regularly meet on Sunday mornings. In this book, Jeremy Myers shows that church is more than bodies, bucks, and bricks. Church is the people...

It's a balancing act. If you're a bivocational pastor, you are familiar with the stresses, complications, and unique hurdles that come with bivocational ministry. You have a special calling. In The Art and Practice of Bivocational Ministry, Dennis Bickers renders sound advice to help bivocational...

A collection of writings of Cardinal Roger Mahony that covers a range of topics. What they have in common is a concern for ministry to meet the needs of the local hurch in Los Angeles. He focuses on priestly ministry and identity, and broadens to include attention to the ministry of lay persons, deacons, women, and bishops.

Growth is the strongest desire found in a pastor’s heart for his church; it is a passion given and placed by God. Yet, many pastors are hesitant to listen to what others have to say on that subject, especially if it comes off as brash or arrogant. Pastor Jim has written in an honest, open, in-your-face...

Sabbath for Pastors has much to say about our maddening, busy lifestyle — that we may truly understand what life and pastoral ministry is all about. Sabbath is a gift of life given to us, so that we may find our rest and renewal in God. Let Sabbath for Pastors show you how to discover in Him a wellspring of joy and delight.

"Quiero presentar esta serie de manuales a todos los Agentes de Pastoral, al tiempo que los exhorto a que los aprovechen en su crecimiento personal y , sobre todo, los promuevan en sus comunidades, para que cada vez haya más Agentes de pastoral que tengan bien cimentada su formación espiritual,...

ntegrates psychology and theology in self-transcendence, thus establishing a foundation for pastoral counseling and spiritual direction in a distinctive dynamic understanding of the self.

Almost all American evangelical colleges and seminaries have embraced some form of the 400+ conflicting psychological therapies and 10,000+ conflicting psycho-therapeutic techniques. Psychotherapists comprise the pastoral departments of most major, conservative seminaries. Consequently, much contemporary...

Ordained Anglican ministry is changing rapidly. Soon the majority of clergy are likely to be volunteers and, especially in rural areas, female. All mainstream Churches recognise that new contexts need new forms of ministry. Ordained Local Ministers (OLMs) are priests specifically called out by their...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing what it means to be human. Given our increasing merger with machines, we have therefore entered uncharted territory and an era of unprecedented change. For pastoral and spiritual care providers, religious faith communities, clinical practitioners, and educators,...

The Out of the Depths series addresses common pastoral crises in a faithful, encouraging, and factual manner that provides support to parishioners in crisis beyond the initial pastoral conversation. These inexpensive 64-page booklets can be given out to parishioners when they bring their recent diagnosis,...