Christian Ministry - Pastoral Resources
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A Pastoral Rule for Today: Reviving an Ancient Practice
$26.99 Add to cartThe pastoral office has always been a difficult calling. Today, the pastor is often asked to fulfill multiple roles: preacher, teacher, therapist, administrator, CEO. How can pastors thrive amid such
- Author: Burgess, John P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 14 2019
- ISBN10: 0830852344
- Language: English
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Eldership and the Mission of God: Equipping Teams for Faithful Church Leadership
$23.99 Add to cartEvery church needs leadership. But leadership should not reside in a single pastor. The biblical model for church leadership is found in teams of elders who together guide the community into God’s mis
- Author: Briggs, J. R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: January 23 2015
- ISBN10: 0830841180
- Language: English
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Resilient Ministry: What Pastors Told Us about Surviving and Thriving
$28.99 Add to cartWhat does it take to have fruitful ministry over the long haul? The stresses of pastoring are well known and can be a match for even the best-prepared, most experienced in ministry–multiple tasks, lo
- Author: Burns, Bob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 313
- Publish Date: February 04 2013
- ISBN10: 0830841032
- Language: English
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Community Is Messy: The Perils and Promise of Small Group Ministry
$21.99 Add to cartHeather Zempel oversees the community life at a multisite church in Washington, D.C., a challenging population with one of the highest relocation rates in the United States. And yet under her leadersh
- Author: Zempel, Heather
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 203
- Publish Date: August 01 2012
- ISBN10: 0830837884
- Language: English
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The Pastor in a Secular Age: Ministry to People Who No Longer Need a God
$28.99 Add to cartAcademy of Parish Clergy 2020 Top Ten Book for Parish Ministry
In Faith Formation in a Secular Age, the first book in his Ministry in a Secular Age trilogy, Andrew Root offered an alternative take on t… [more below]- Series: Ministry in a Secular Age #2
- Author: Root, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 18 2019
- ISBN10: 0801098475
- Language: English
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The Way of Worship Student Workbook: A Hands-On Guide to Living and Leading Authentic Worship
$12.99 Add to cartThe Way of Worship Student Workbook is a practical guide that accompanies The Way of Worship, providing questions for discussion and reflection, as well as hands-on activities to better prepare you fo
- Author: Neale, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 14 2020
- ISBN10: 0310104068
- Language: English
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Foundation Basics for New Members: Teacher & Student Manual
$11.99 Add to cartDoes your church have a new members class? Do you know how to share specific information about your church in an authentic way? Are you ready to have a roadmap for both teachers and students on key Ch
- Author: Scott-Thompson, Vanesa M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 118
- Publish Date: February 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1637699980
- Language: English
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Confessions of an Amateur Saint: The Christian Leader’s Journey from Self-Sufficiency to Reliance on God
$18.99 Read moreConfession Is Good for the Soul . . . and for Your Leadership
Why are so many Christian leaders burning out, losing faith, and abusing power? Rather than relying on our self-sufficiency and toughing ou… [more below]
- Author: Smith, Mandy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 08 2024
- ISBN10: 1641588373
- Language: English
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The Enneagram Goes to Church: Wisdom for Leadership, Worship, and Congregational Life
$19.99 Add to cartIf I had known the Enneagram earlier in my ministry, I would have been a much better pastor.
When this thought came to Todd Wilson, he had already served as a pastor in several churches for the better
- Author: Wilson, Todd
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0830846824
- Language: English
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Thoughts from the Bedside: From Medicine to Chaplaincy and Beyond
$21.00 Add to cartOver the years I have been deeply moved by the exemplary lives of parents, nurses, and my fellow chaplains and physicians. In addition, the inspiration to write arose out of my encounters with social
- Author: Holmes, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: January 07 2018
- ISBN10: 163528032X
- Language: English
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They Smell Like Sheep
$18.99 Add to cartExploring the biblical models of shepherding, mentoring, and equipping, They Smell Like Sheep unlocks the secrets of leadership for anyone.
What kind of leadership will effectively lead the church int- Author: Anderson, Lynn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: April 01 1997
- ISBN10: 1582292973
- Language: English
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Thinking, Listening, Being: A Wesleyan Pastoral Theology
$19.99 Add to cartThe tyranny of the urgent is a by-product of our fast-paced world. It affects many people, but when it impacts pastors they are often tempted to ignore the critical needs of the pastoral disciplines t… [more below]
- Author: Rowell, Jeren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 01 2014
- ISBN10: 083413246X
- Language: English
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The Self-Aware Leader: Discovering Your Blind Spots to Reach Your Ministry Potential
$21.99 Add to cartParish Clergy – Top Ten Books
Effective ministry begins here.
You’ve studied what you think you need to know before entering a career in ministry. Is there anything that is more important than knowing a
- Author: Linhart, Terry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: March 14 2017
- ISBN10: 0830844805
- Language: English
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The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse: Recognizing and Escaping Spiritual Manipulation and False Spiritual Authority Within the Church
$17.99 Add to cartIn a breakthrough book first published in 1991, the authors address the dynamics in churches that can ensnare people in legalism, guilt, and begrudging service, keeping them from the grace and joy of … [more below]
- Author: Johnson, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0764201379
- Language: English
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Shared Wisdom
$23.99 Add to cartThree authors well-acquainted in the area of field education evaluate events in ministry using case-study analysis. They outline the case process–preparing, presenting, and discussing a case–and ana… [more below]
- Author: Mahan, Jeffrey H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 01 1993
- ISBN10: 0687383358
- Language: English
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Who Moved My Neighborhood?: Leading Congregations Through Gentrification and Economic Change
$18.99 Add to cartNeighborhoods are moving. While neighborhood changes can mean exciting and fresh opportunities for some, the experience can be vastly different for long-time residents. The rapid movement of people me
- Author: Strong, Mark E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1514002388
- Language: English
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Essential Beliefs: A Wesleyan Primer
$17.99 Add to cartChristians believe many different things. Distinguishing the essentials from the nonessentials seems impossible. Is there any way to make sense of it all?Essential Beliefs approaches the myriad of Chr… [more below]
- Author: Maddix, Mark a.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0834135701
- Language: English
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The Crucifixion of Ministry: Surrendering Our Ambitions to the Service of Christ
$21.99 Add to cartAs a pastor, do you ever get the feeling that no matter what you try, nothing much seems to change? That is because the ministries themselves are not redemptive–they are not up to you. Only Jesus’ mi
- Author: Purves, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: September 27 2007
- ISBN10: 0830834397
- Language: English
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Iglesia única: Cómo los lÃderes misionales desarrollan visión, captan la cultura y crean movimientos = Church Unique
$17.99 Add to cartIglesia única les ofrece a los lÃderes de las iglesias una manera de transformar su liderazgo y su visión con eficacia en su misión.Iglesia única es un libro escrito por Will Mancini, consultor d… [more below]
- Series: Leadership Networks
- Author: Mancini, Will
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 21 2014
- ISBN10: 0829765298
- Language: Spanish
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Help! I’m a Deacon
$16.95 Add to cartThink of this as a conversation on the matter of deacons in the Lord’s churches.
I’m a pastor. For 42 years I served six Southern Baptist churches and followed that with 5 years as the director of miss
- Author: McKeever, Joe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 142
- Publish Date: November 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0692320679
- Language: English
