Church category: 10276 books
A New Church and A New Seminary
Theological Education Is the Solution
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2018
Many churches are “mule churches”–strong for a generation but unable to reproduce themselves. As a mule comes from a horse and a donkey, they were the product of demographics and cultural conditions conducive for a generation of strength but did not produce many offspring in new church starts...
Sustainable Church
Growing Ministry Around the Sheep, Not Just the Shepherds
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Sustainable Church is a thorough, Bible-based exposition of how the ministry of every church should be organically built around all of the Spirit-gifted followers of Jesus within that local body. It critiques the shallow pragmatism and unsustainability of non-organic churches and biblically showcases...
Just Say Yes!
Unleashing People for Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Churches say No in a thousand ways to new ideas, ministry initiatives, and creative people. Churches struggle with committees that are no longer conducive to their mission while pastors and laity have become conditioned to view anything new with suspicion and resistance. Churches operate with a pervasive...
by Francis Anfuso
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2012
Will the Christian Church in the Western World survive? How does it keep from becoming completely irrelevant? What will the church of the future look like? What is about to unfold, and what part will you play? You can comprehend the future if you study the past and discern the present. God is not...
Welcome to the Orthodox Church
An Introduction to Eastern Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
There are other introductory books about Orthodoxy. This one comprehensively covers the history, theology, and practice without talking over your head. Mathewes- Green takes the original approach of bringing you into a typical church for a series of visits. That is how Christians learned the faith...
Church Usher: Servant of God
Proven Methods for Effective Ushering
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Church Usher: Servant of God (A Concise Ministry Manual) Updated Edition by David R. Enlow is a brief concise book 68 pages in length that give the church a good look at an often overlooked vital ministry within the church. In the past, the role of the church usher has often been underestimated...
The Go-To Church
Post MegaChurch Growth
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Every church can grow. Gone may be the days when churches could simply sit on the corner and attract passers-by, but people still long for the peace and confidence faith in God provides. So what do we do? We take the church to the people. We become a ”Go-To Church” rather than a “Come-Here Church.”
Jesus’...
Do You Want to Save The Church?
A Handbook for Pastors and Lay People
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
This book attempts to inspire both church leaders and lay people through serious discussion of strategies as to how to restore the church in the midst of a struggling and declining age. The author identifies the factors that have contributed to the decline of the church. Choe utilizes his experience...
Outside In
Part I: Why the Church Needs to Wake up and Smell the Coffee. Part Ii: Research into Perceptions of the Church
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2016
A must-read for anyone seeking to truly understand the relationship between the Christian faith and UK society. Outside In explores the perceptions of the Christian faith by those who do not regularly attend church. Based on postgraduate research conducted during 2013 (extracts of which were published...
Church History for Modern Ministry
Why Our Past Matters for Everything We Do
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2016
With all the pressing demands of modern ministry, why make time to learn church history? Is it relevant to worship and ministry today? Pastor Dayton Hartman argues that church history is not old news, but a vital component of a healthy ministry.
In Church History for Modern Ministry, Hartman explores...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2001
Even as so-called megachurches capture the attention of many church watchers, small congregations continue to dominate America's religious landscape in both rural and urban settings. Although sometimes obscured by their larger siblings, these small churches play a prominent role and hold a unique...
Brain-Savvy Leaders
The Science of Significant Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
Leadership demands constant reframing and reappraisal of the situation at hand. It requires focus, objectivity, honest appraisal of self and others, and evaluation of available resources. An effective Christian church leader must also align the congregation’s vision and practices with God’s vision...
Sins Of The Church
What's Coming And Why
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2018
When does it become necessary for God to correct all of his people collectively? Sins of the Church is a outline of behavior commonly allowed and condoned in most churches. Sins of the Church is a chapter from China Hell And Israel; a book about prophecy, and the reasons for God's responds to an environment...
Trending Up
Social Media Strategies for Today's Church
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Every church has a story that can change the course of people's lives—but how do you share that story beyond your four walls?
Throughout these pages, you'll find simple strategies for creating powerful content that can connect your church to the people who need the life-changing story of...