Pastoral Ministry category: 1680 books

Guidance for Leaders Seeking a Richer Way to Employ Worship Music Worship expert Constance Cherry offers comprehensive guidance to Christian leaders seeking a deeper, richer way to employ worship music in engaging ways for twenty-first-century worshipers. Following Cherry's successful book...

Where do we turn when our hopes are dashed, when we look at best-laid plans and see only shattered dreams? With fresh perspectives on Jeremiah’s plans for “a future of hope,” Jesus’ agony in the garden, and Isaiah’s promise of “a way in the wilderness,” Laura Kelly Fanucci offers hope for those wondering what comes next when life feels broken.

More and more these days Christian pastors are under attack by Satan, the liberal media, and even some in their own congregations. Men who stand in the pulpits of America’s churches are walking around with a virtual bulls-eyes imprinted on their backs and chests. What was once a respected, honorable...

Demonstrates that, though there has been considerable disagreement and even polemic between Christians on the topic of purgatory, there is significant room for agreement between Catholics and many heirs of the Reformation concerning what happens after death.

Augustine and the Cure of Souls situates Augustine within the ancient philosophical tradition of using words to order emotions. Paul Kolbet uncovers a profound continuity in Augustine’s thought, from his earliest pre-baptismal writings to his final acts as bishop, revealing a man deeply indebted...

The Preached God speaks directly to preachers, calling them to deliver the truths of forgiveness, life, and salvation through both word and sacrament to all who listen.

This book is a classic on how to be baptised in the Holy Spirit written by A. A. Allen, one of the greatest healing evangelists.  We all need this great gift of God as much today as when this was written over 60 years ago in the middle of the greatest revival of history. For books similar to this one please enter 'Voices from the Healing Revival' in the Search box.

From one of the most respected names in Catholic Apologetics, Patrick Madrid, comes the new book How to Do Apologetics: Making the Case for Our Faith. And it couldn’t be more timely. Seismic cultural shifts and increased attacks on religious liberty often place Christians in the uncomfortable position...

If there is any excuse for this book it is that it is an attempt to answer a question that I have been asked, certainly hundreds of times during the course of my work of preaching. The question has taken many forms, but it is essentially the same. It is an enquiry concerning methods of preparation...

Today's postmodern world prefers mystery over logic, impression over rationale, aesthetic beauty over practicality, and symbolism over obvious answers. We live in an art-enriched, art-minded world.For ministers, this rebirth of creativity and imagination opens the door for exciting possibilities. Scripture...

Fr. Joncas explains ways that preachers might take their inspiration not only from the readings from Scripture, but from the liturgical texts of the day's Mass. He considers liturgical preaching drawn from the presidential euchology, the liturgical chants, and the liturgical gestures and objects. Each, he says, can be important roads to drawing believers into a deeper encounter with Christ.

A lucid account of the function of the Spirit in the growth of the church. Through the history of God's people the constant element has been the presence of the Almighty. The baptism in the Holy Spirit, which so galvanized the young church, equipped and empowered the believers, boosting courage, fostering...

This book combines theological reflection on key issues in chaplaincy with a collection of stories from those engaged in chaplaincy in a wide variety of contexts. The essays cover issues, skills and tensions - discussing what chaplaincy is and how to do it.

Clergy have a pivotal role in creating and nurturing church communities in which all people can grow up into Christ. This book explores the nature of that role by considering key similarities with the essential but often conflicting demands of motherhood. Like mothers, clergy need to preserve and...