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How to Lead in Church Conflict
Healing Ungrieved Loss
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
The hurts of people often spill over into the life of the congregation causing conflict.
Your chair of finance is going through a nasty divorce and is mad at God. The mother of one of your Sunday School teachers is chronically ill. A major factory in your community has relocated, taking with...
Look Before You Lead
How to Discern and Shape Your Church Culture
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
Pastoral ministry is challenging work, especially when a pastor ignores the church's "congregational culture" when seeking to minister to church members or implement changes. Just as a pastor studies to interpret the Scriptures in order to understand and preach the Bible, he or she must...
Church Administration and Finance Manual
Resources for Leading the Local Church
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1998
These 544 pages of field-tested solutions deliver proven procedures, planning models, and copier-friendly forms for all aspects of local church administration. Packed with excellent guidelines and tools for assessing and improving parish management." A wealth of information on parish administration." -- The Living Church
Engage
Building Your Church Based Ministry to Men
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
Engage answers the age-old questions:
What is it Men are looking for and Need in a Church? and
How do I build this Ministry?
Engaging men to lead at the local church level is one of the biggest overlooked opportunities facing America?s churches today. The needs of men in the church...
The Church and the Surprising Offense of God's Love (Foreword by Mark Dever)
Reintroducing the Doctrines of Church Membership and Discipline
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2010
When the world speaks of "love," it often means unconditional acceptance. Many churches have adopted this mind-set in their practice of membership and discipline-if they have not done away with such structures entirely. "Yet God's love and God's gospel are different than what the world expects," writes...
by David H. Wenkel Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2018
The London Baptist Confession of 1646 is a foundational document for Baptist theology, history, and tradition. Its strong emphasis on biblical doctrine provides a timeless resource for anyone who wants to strengthen and clarify their faith. The London Baptist Confession of 1646 is a resource that...
Defenders of the Faith
Standing for truth when attacks come
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2018
The church has been under attack from its inception, but certain struggles seemed to threaten its very existence. In this inspiring book, Dr Matthew Knell celebrates some of these key figures who have kept the church alive in the midst of great adversity, exploring three major periods of persecution...
Leaving Christendom for Good
Church-World Dialogue in a Secular Age
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Leaving Christendom for Good argues that the solution to some of the most troubling tensions in the life of the Catholic Church since Vatican II can be found in the council’s document Gaudium et spes. This text’s view of the church’s mission and social relationships as dialogical has the capacity...
by Mark Dever
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2007
What is an ideal church, and how can you tell?
How does it look different from other churches? More importantly, how does it act differently, especially in society? Many of us aren't sure how to answer those questions, even though we probably have some preconceived idea. But with this book,...
The Prayer-Saturated Church
A Comprehensive Handbook for Prayer Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
The Prayer-Saturated Church provides step-by-step, practical help for mobilizing, organizing, and motivating believers to make their church a house of prayer. Written by a veteran prayer leader with hands-on experience in local church prayer, The Prayer-Saturated Church will enable any church to take...
by Stan Toler, Alan Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 1999
Ever wonder how a restaurant or hotel earns a five-star rating? Is it the people? The location? The service? In most cases, it is all of this and more. Why should your church be any different? The Five Star Church reveals how you can pursue Christian excellence and uphold the Lord's command to "honor...
Disappearing Church
From Cultural Relevance to Gospel Resilience
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
When church and culture look the same...
For the many Christians eager to prove we can be both holy and cool, cultural pressures are too much. We either compartmentalize our faith or drift from it altogether—into a world that’s so alluring.
Have you wondered lately:
Why does...
by Bob Roberts Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Author and pastor Bob Roberts Jr. is one of the architects of what church and Christian community can become in this new century. His unique approach to Christianity is based on what he calls T-Life (transformed life), which leads to a T-World (transformed world). Drawing inspiration from early church...
Revitalize
Biblical Keys to Helping Your Church Come Alive Again
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Church health is measured by more than just numbers, but declining membership is often a key symptom of a church in crisis. The pastor of a dying church doesn't need to be told it is dying; he needs to find the way forward--and he needs hope.
Author and pastor Andrew Davis offers readers the...