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Advanced Strategic Planning
A 21st-Century Model for Church and Ministry Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2013
First published in 1999, Advanced Strategic Planning explains why planning is so important to carrying out the church's mission. Now in its third edition, this classic resource offers
•a nine-step strategic thinking and acting model
•useful ideas for developing a ministry strategy
•diagrams...
Being Leaders
The Nature of Authentic Christian Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2003
What makes a leader a Christian leader? Too many churches and parachurch groups operate under secular leadership principles and strategies without considering what Scripture teaches. In this accessible and comprehensive book, leadership expert Aubrey Malphurs articulates a working definition of Christian...
Building Leaders
Blueprints for Developing Leadership at Every Level of Your Church
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
Training the next generation of leaders is crucial to spreading the gospel, yet most churches have no formal way of doing this. Why? Tight budgets, small staffs, and a lack of know-how are just a few reasons suggested by church consultants Aubrey Malphurs and William Mancini in this groundbreaking...
by Aubrey Malphurs
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
Strong leaders have vision that is both far-reaching and focused on the details. Having that vision is what separates the church with a hodge-podge of ineffective programs and activities from churches that reach people effectively, efficiently, and consistently with the Good News. Now in its third...
The Charismatic Theology of St. Luke
Trajectories from the Old Testament to Luke-Acts
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
What is the meaning of the Holy Spirit's activity in Luke-Acts, and what are its implications for today? Roger Stronstad offers a cogent and thought-provoking study of Luke as a charismatic theologian whose understanding of the Spirit was shaped wholly by his understanding of Jesus and the nature...
by Craig Gross, Jason Harper
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
The constant noise of contemporary life makes it easy to miss the most profound message the world has ever known: Jesus loves you. Innovative teachers Craig Gross and Jason Harper will separate the religious from the real as they show how this simple truth is worth our undivided attention. The authors...
Drawing Closer to God
365 Daily Meditations on Questions from Scripture
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
The Bible is full of questions asked by God, Jesus, ordinary people, Satan, and even a donkey. Some are questions that we've wrestled with but have been reluctant to voice. Others are asked to comfort, to convict, or to reinforce spiritual principles. Drawing Closer to God examines 365 of these questions...
Worth Living
How God's Wild Love for You Makes You Worthy
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
How God's Wild Love Helps Us Overcome Feelings of Worthlessness
All women yearn to wake up each morning knowing that, no matter what their circumstances, they can feel joy because they are secure in God's love for them and their unique place in the world.
With deep compassion, Mary DeMuth...
Strategic Disciple Making
A Practical Tool for Successful Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
For many people, church is there to meet their needs--with programs designed with them in mind. Strategic Disciple Making teaches these churchgoers to develop a servant's heart. Readers will discover that they control the destiny of their church. If they seek personal contentment, they must grow as...
The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting
A Guide for Starting Any Kind of Church
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Most books on church planting offer a model for churches to replicate--usually one that is tied to a particular style, generation, or demographic. But what churches really need is a process that is flexible, not bound to a particular time or current fad. In The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting, trusted...
The Gospel after Christendom
New Voices, New Cultures, New Expressions
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Emerging and missional church movements are an increasingly global phenomenon; they exist as holistic communities that defy dualistic Western forms of church. Until now, many of the voices from these movements have gone unheard. In this volume, Ryan Bolger assembles some of the most innovative church...
by George T. Montague, Peter Williamson, Mary Healy
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
In this addition to the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture (CCSS), a seasoned scholar interprets First Corinthians for pastoral ministers and lay readers alike. The CCSS series, which will cover the entire New Testament, relates Scripture to life, is faithfully Catholic, and is supplemented by features...
Instant Small Group
52 Sessions for Anytime, Anywhere Use
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
It's been a crazy day at work, the house is a mess, and you have nothing in the refrigerator--and you're hosting your small group tonight. How can you possibly get a lesson ready in the midst of your chaotic life? Easy. Just open Instant Small Group.
This no-preparation-required teaching resource...
Luther and the Stories of God
Biblical Narratives as a Foundation for Christian Living
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Martin Luther read and preached the biblical text as the record of God addressing real, flesh-and-blood people and their daily lives. He used stories to drive home his vision of the Christian life, a life that includes struggling against temptation, enduring suffering, praising God in worship and...