Church category: 10276 books
Start This, Stop That
Do the Things That Grow Your Church
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
We need less conventional wisdom and more creative leadership.
Not all of the advice you’ve heard on church growth works. Judging by results, most doesn’t. It’s time we re-evaluate the standard thinking on how to grow a church, especially considering new voices questioning the worth of...
The Abrahamic Christian Tithing: a Study Book for the Church
Tithing for Spiritual Growth
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2012
This study book delves into the cause of Abrahams tithing to Melchizedek, in order to indicate the fundamental spiritual benefi ts of Christian tithing to every individual member of a local church, and its overall importance to the Church of Christ in general.
The book establishes the following...
by Dan Kimball
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2009
Includes·Samples and photos of emerging church worship gatherings ·Recommended resources for the emerging churchThe seeker-sensitive movement revolutionized the way we did church and introduced countless baby boomers to Jesus. Yet trends show that today’s post-Christian generations are not responding...
The Birth of the New Testament Church
On the Cross or at Pentecost
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2017
When Jesus Christ bowed His head on the cross and declared, “It is finished,” this was inclusive of the purpose of His suffering, redemption of the world, and the giving of birth to the New Testament church.
Therefore, it defies reason to say that the church was born on Pentecost, rather...
The People of God
Empowering the Church to Make Disciples
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
The most powerful asset a church has is it’s people. People of God is a challenge to the men and women of the church. It is a challenge to believe what God says about his people still applies to the church today. It is a challenge not to settle for church as just a program. It is a challenge to...
Creating the Future of the Church
A practical guide to addressing whole-system change
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2013
What are the conditions that allow organizations and those within them to thrive? What happens when those conditions are applied to the Church? Deeply aware that more could be done to guarantee a successful future for the Church as an organization, Keith Elford explores the challenges it faces and...
Understand Emerging Church Theology
From a Former Emergent Insider
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2014
**3 Emergent Theology Response Books in 1!**
Includes best selling books: •Reimagining the Kingdom: The Generational Development of Liberal Kingdom Theology from Schleiermacher to McLaren •The Gospel of Brian McLaren: A New Kind of Christianity for a Multi-Faith World •Reimagining the...
Confessions of a Reformission Rev.
Hard Lessons from an Emerging Missional Church
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
This is the story of the birth and growth of Seattle’s innovative Mars Hill Church, one of America’s fastest growing churches located in one of America’s toughest mission fields. It’s also the story of the growth of a pastor, the mistakes he’s made along the way, and God’s grace and work...
A Multi-Site Church Roadtrip
Exploring the New Normal
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2009
What is the rapidly expanding multi-site church movement all about? Experience the revolution for yourself and see why it has become the “new normal” for growing churches. A Multi-Site Church Roadtrip takes pastors, church leaders, and anyone who is interested on a tour of multi-site churches...
by Gawdat Gabra
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2009
During the first century, Saint Mark brought Christianity to Egypt and in so doing, formed the basis for the Coptic Orthodox Church. Today, Copts, members of the Coptic Church, compromise the largest Christian Community in the Middle East. The Coptic Church is more than 19 centuries old and has produced...
The Framing of Sacred Space
The Canopy and the Byzantine Church
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2017
The Framing of Sacred Space offers the first topical study of canopies as essential spatial and symbolic units in Byzantine-rite churches. Centrally planned columnar structures--typically comprised of four columns and a roof--canopies had a critical role in the modular processes of church design,...
Modern Paladin
Ephesian Lessons for Today’S Church Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2017
An instant classic, Modern Paladin (a holy warrior for todays world) combines the best of Bible commentary and church-leader discipleship. This work is as comprehensive and detailed as any program for leadership development could be. It begins with the discovery that the ancient city of Ephesus is...
by Kevin D. Hendricks
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2014
A career in church communication starts here. It’s a ministry calling that requires more real world skills than Bible smarts.
Your new job is waiting.
The Getting Started in Church Communication series goes to the beginning. Landing that first job—or a new one—is a significant...
Immeasurable
Reflections on the Soul of Ministry in the Age of Church, Inc.
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
CHRISTIANITY TODAY'S PASTORAL/CHURCH LEADERSHIP BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017
“In my first seminary class, we were asked to introduce ourselves and say why we enrolled. I’ll never forget what one student said…
‘My denomination wants me to have an M.Div., but once they see I can grow...