Church category: 10276 books
The Wisdom of the Seasons
How the Church Year Helps Us Understand Our Congregational Stories
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2009
The church year is often seen as a framework for church programs, but well-known Alban author Charles Olsen shows readers how it can be a prism through which congregations more deeply understand their own stories. By weaving together our narratives and those of Christian tradition, a congregation...
by Joseph Tkach
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
This is the remarkable story of how the Worldwide Church of God was transformed by truth. It is also a compelling account of how God can change hearts and minds. Its message is timely and relevant to all denominations and seekers of spiritual truth.
For nearly 70 years the Worldwide Church of God,...
Church Planting Is for Wimps (Redesign)
How God Uses Messed-Up People to Plant Ordinary Churches That Do Extraordinary Things
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2017
This book tells the story of the revitalization of Guilford Baptist Church in northern Virginia. Weaving together scripture and biblical principles with humor and personal anecdotes, author Michael McKinley asserts that a pastor's faithful exposition of God's Word, passion for sharing the gospel,...
Catholic Bishops in the United States
Church Leadership in the Third Millennium
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2018
In the past thirty years, the Catholic bishops of the United States have made headlines with their statements on nuclear disarmament and economic justice, their struggles to address sexual abuse by clergy, and their defense of refugees and immigrants. Despite many similarities, the nearly two hundred...
by Benjamin Sealey
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2015
"Jesus is preparing a new work with His church. He is readying men and women of God who are willing to do whatever it takes to draw near to Him and to follow Him. The day is coming when He will build through us, where all that we do will truly flow from the King himself. In such a time, His church...
by Harold Burchett
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2015
Certain essentials of a church’s life and structure are necessary for the spiritual and moral welfare of its people. When those essentials are missing or distorted, the lives of the people will be proportionately corrupted and weakened. Simply encouraging more fellowship and ministry is not enough.What...
by Paster Bert Baker
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2016
How do you get new Christians who do not know one another to work at building and growing relationships in a new Church? This is essential in a new Church because the teaching and training of the core group of believers becomes the nucleus of the Body of Christ. This is the obstacle Pastor Baker faced...
A Study of Current Leadership Styles in the North African Church
A Theological Study of Identity among the Tribal People of North-East India with a Special Reference to the Kukis of Manipur
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2013
Indigenous church leadership is a new phenomenon in North Africa. Until recently, non-Muslim background believers were the only leaders of churches in this region. With the current growth of national churches there are increasingly more leaders from a Muslim background leading to a diverse range of...
Rekindling the Mainline
New Life Through New Churches
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2003
Not only do new church starts in significant numbers bring systemic change and renewal to mainline denominations, but new church development brings similar change to individual aging congregations in their vicinity. Author Stephen Compton argues that a decline in new church starts in the last half...
Your Reasonable Service
Understanding Your Motivation for Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2017
The purpose of Your Reasonable Service is to bring clarification to the issue of spiritual gifts. A number of important questions about the subject are answered, founded in an honest attempt to discover what the Bible says about the gifts. How many spiritual gifts are there? How do I discover my gift?...
Biblical Church Finances
Christian Discipleship Series, #20
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2019
Most Christians today accept without any question the idea that pastors should receive an annual salary from their local church. However, they may be surprised to learn that there is no Scriptural or historical evidence that the elders who pastored the local churches in the first century were given...
by James Ulvog
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2013
Once upon a time, there were two churches.One did not pay attention to putting in place good procedures. They will pay a sad price for the lack of internal controls.Another church develops some good procedures, which prevent those troubles. They also are safe when attacked by anonymous...
by Bob Russell
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Bob Russell graduated from Cincinnati Bible Seminary in 1965 and became the Senior Minister of Southeast Christian Church in 1966, a new church with 120 members. When he retired in 2006 the church was one of the largest in America with over 18,000 people attending four weekend worship services. ...
When "Spiritual but Not Religious" Is Not Enough
Seeing God in Surprising Places, Even the Church
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2013
The phrase "I'm spiritual but not religious" has become a cliché. It's easy to find God amid the convenience of self-styled spirituality--but is it possible (and more worthwhile) to search for God through religion?
Minister and celebrated author Lillian Daniel gives a new spin on...