Pastoral Ministry category: 1680 books
Grace for the Afflicted
A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
Why has the church struggled in ministering to those with mental illnesses? Each day men and women diagnosed with mental disorders are told they need to pray more and turn from their sin. Mental illness is equated with demonic possession, weak faith, and generational sin. As both a church leader and...
Shepherding God’s Flock
Biblical Leadership in the New Testament and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2019
A biblical, historical, theological, and practical foundation for pastoral leadership
Pastors have been entrusted with leading the people of God. The shepherds of God’s flock must protect them from and guide them through the many dangers believers face. Although ultimately the Church is led...
by Barbara E. Reid OP
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
With an approach that is marked by both sound scripture scholarship and keen pastoral insight, Barbara Reid explores the ways that the saving work of Jesus has been approached in preaching. She uncovers a rich variety of metaphors, symbols, analogies—some severely limited and others immensely liberating....
The Priestly Blessing
Rediscovering the Gift
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2018
A bestselling author and leading expert on the Catholic priesthood, Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti forges a renewed theology of priestly blessing, encouraging his brother priests to embrace the habit of blessing people, objects, and events. In this provocative and inspirational book he shows how the blessing...
by Gregory Hunt
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
On July 12, 2009, 23 youth and adult sponsors from First Baptist Church in Shreveport, La., were involved in a tragic bus accident, leaving two dead and others seriously injured. Rev. Gregory Hunt suddenly found himself leading a congregation in crisis. From that grueling experience, Hunt has crafted...
''Amen, I Say to You''
Sunday Homilies for Cycles A, B, and C and Homilies for Holy Days of Obligation
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2007
Amen, I Say to You includes homilies for Cycles A, B, and C of the liturgical year, and a homily for each Holy Day of Obligation within the Roman Catholic Church. Each homily consist of three main points with supporting examples and illustrations. These are homilies I have preached, and they have...
Deep, Soulful Places
Experiencing God’s love in the
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2015
In Deep Soulful Places author Elizabeth Pierce takes you on a journey of discovering the deep, soulful places in each of us where God’s presence can be known and His love felt. God created places within us meant only for Him and His love. Yet they are places that often remain untouched by Him,...
by Dr. Cornelius H. Evans
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
In the early morning hours of December 31, 2010, Dr. Cornelius H. Evans and his wife received a terrible phone call: their son, Bryant, had been shot and killed. The agonizing days that followed brought Evans face-to-face with the realization that evil had touched his familys life, sending him on...
On Guard
Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse at Church
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2014
"Jimmy" joined the church a year ago. Before long, he volunteered to teach a Sunday School class and got to know eight-year-old “Peter.” Things started innocently. A hug at the end of class. Gifts for Peter. Lots of extra attention. And then it happened. Jimmy took advantage of Peter.
Since...
Please Don't Tell
What to Do with the Secrets People Share
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
“I’ve never told a soul, and you have to promise not to tell anybody.” “Pastor, I wanted you to know before we tell the kids, just in case they come to you.” “I’m so happy. Yes, finally, I’m pregnant. I just had to tell someone.” “Yes, it's terrible, but am I going to explain it...
by Gavin Garman, Isabel Clarke, Steve Nolan
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
Meeting the psychological and spiritual needs of patients is vital to supporting their wellbeing in health care settings. To develop an effective, holistic and inclusive approach to care within predominantly medical health care models, practitioners across health care disciplines must work collaboratively...
Deacons and the Church
Making Connections Between Old and New
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003
John Collins, author of the groundbreaking study Diakonia, explores the pastoral implications of a new scholarly understanding of the role of deacons in the Early Church.
Pastor on Track
Reclaiming Our True Role
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
So often, pastors are defined by external forces, rather than by the essential nature of the pastoral leader as modeled in scripture.
Taking positive steps to put "pastors on track," author Emmanuel Cleaver III draws on his own experiences, and from dynamic and effective pastors and...
by Karl Ayling
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2016
Shocking… heart-rending… inspiring… compulsive reading.
Healed and saved from above! The autobiographical book of Psalmic poems charting the journey of one abuse survivor to salvation and healing through the mercy of Jesus Christ.
Karl Ayling’s honest and at times heart-rending...