Christian Ministry - Pastoral Resources
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Spiritual Leadership Today: Having Deep Influence in Every Walk of Life
$22.99 Add to cart“If you are in a position of positive influence, if you exercise leadership in any way, your faith in God gives you a power–a hidden power–that will allow you to make an enduring difference in the l
- Author: Lawrenz, Mel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 13 2016
- ISBN10: 0310523311
- Language: English
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Too Heavy a Yoke: Black Women and the Burden of Strength
$30.00 Add to cartBlack women are strong. At least that’s what everyone says and how they are constantly depicted. But what, exactly, does this strength entail? And what price do Black women pay for it? In this book, t… [more below]
- Author: Walker-Barnes, Chanequa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 19 2014
- ISBN10: 1620320665
- Language: English
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The Twelve Keys Bible Study
$12.95 Add to cartThe Twelve Keys Bible Study offers a companion volume to the best-selling book, Twelve Keys to an Effective Church. The Bible Study helps readers put the Twelve Keys for strong healthy congregations i… [more below]
- Author: Callahan, Kennon L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: February 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0470559160
- Language: English
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The Shepherd Leader: Achieving Effective Shepherding in Your Church
$17.99 Read moreChurch leaders are called to be shepherds, not a board of directors. Witmer unpacks four primary ministries of shepherds and seven elements needed for an effective personal shepherding ministry among … [more below]
- Author: Witmer, Timothy Z.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 04 2010
- ISBN10: 1596381310
- Language: English
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The Seven: Taking a Closer Look at What It Means To Be a Deacon
$14.99 Add to cartDo you know what it means to be a deacon? Is this office in the church still relevant today?
Dr. Lonnie Davis Wesley believes that deacons have an important role to play, but that church traditions and
- Author: Wesley, Lonnie Davis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 142
- Publish Date: November 11 2020
- ISBN10: 1631995014
- Language: English
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Grounded in the Living Word: The Old Testament and Pastoral Care Practices
$28.99 Add to cartGrounded in the Living Word responds to the disconnect between pastoral care and biblical interpretation in a unique — and much-needed — manner. In this cross-disciplinary conversation Denise Dombko
- Author: Hopkins, Denise Dombkowski
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 290
- Publish Date: September 01 2010
- ISBN10: 080286368X
- Language: English
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Shaped by the Gospel: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City
$22.99 Add to cartIt is easy to assume that if we understand the gospel and preach it faithfully, our ministry will necessarily be shaped by it–but this is not true. Many churches claim to be gospel-centered but do no
- Series: Center Church
- Author: Keller, Timothy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 15 2016
- ISBN10: 0310520592
- Language: English
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Renovation of the Church: What Happens When a Seeker Church Discovers Spiritual Formation
$27.99 Add to cartChristianity Today Book Award winner
Leadership Journal Top Book of the Year
Copastors Kent Carlson and Mike Lueken tell the story of how God took their thriving, consumer-oriented church and transforme
- Author: Carlson, Kent
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 185
- Publish Date: April 05 2011
- ISBN10: 0830835466
- Language: English
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Candlelight: Illuminating the Art of Spiritual Direction
$29.95 Add to cartOffers an intimate view of spiritual direction through written re-enactments of actual spiritual direction sessions.
The experiential practice is accompanied by theoretical and theological foundations- Series: Spiritual Directors International Books
- Author: Phillips, Susan S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0819222976
- Language: English
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On Being a Pastor: Understanding Our Calling and Work
$17.99 Read moreThe ministry of pastors is not simply a job; it’s a vocation and a lifestyle.
A pastor’s responsibilities are unique, demanding that he not only nurture his own spiritual life but also the lives of tho
- Author: Prime, Derek J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 01 2013
- ISBN10: 0802431224
- Language: English
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Ignatian Discerment of Spirits for Spiritual Direction and Pastoral Care
$19.95 Add to cart2021 Illumination Book Awards, Gold Medal: Theology
With decades of experience in spiritual direction, Father Mark Thibodeaux, SJ, knows how impactful the Ignatian discernment of spirits can be. With- Author: Thibodeaux, Mark E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 124
- Publish Date: June 15 2020
- ISBN10: 0829449582
- Language: English
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How to Prepare Sermons
$19.99 Add to cartThis practical book supplies ministers, theological students, and laymen called upon to preach with a helpful tool for their ministries. Rather than being an attempt at a complete and exhaustive treat
- Author: Evans, William
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 01 1939
- ISBN10: 0802437257
- Language: English
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Fail: Finding Hope and Grace in the Midst of Ministry Failure
$32.99 Add to cartBest Books About the Church from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore
“I thought God had called me to plant this church. Why did we have to shut our doors after only three years?”
“I was at my break
- Author: Briggs, J. R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 21 2014
- ISBN10: 0830841113
- Language: English
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Don’t Burn Out, Burn Bright: How to Thrive in Ministry for the Long Haul
$17.99 Add to cartBuild toward Long-Term Energy, Health, and Success as a Leader
Pastors and ministry leaders are some of the hardest-working people in the world–and they have the high rate of burnout to prove it. As a… [more below]
- Author: Young, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1540902951
- Language: English
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Listening and Spiritual Conversation
$31.99 Add to cartThis essential new companion from the author of the much-praised Spiritual Direction will help anyone in pastoral care master an essential skill: hearing and speaking from a spiritual perspective. A c… [more below]
- Author: Pickering, Sue
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 16 2017
- ISBN10: 1848259107
- Language: English
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Aging: Growing Old in Church
$30.00 Add to cart★ Publishers Weekly starred review
Seasoned pastor and church leader Will Willimon excels at creating thought-provoking, accessible books for working pastors and seminarians. In Aging, he takes a… [more below]
- Series: Pastoring for Life: Theological Wisdom for Ministering Well
- Author: Willimon, Will
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 21 2020
- ISBN10: 1540960811
- Language: English
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Pastoral Care: Telling the Stories of Our Lives
$40.99 Add to cartChristian pastoral care is a narrative, ecclesial, theological practice (NET). As a narrative practice, pastoral care attends to the inseparable interconnection between our own lifestories, others’ st… [more below]
- Author: Scheib, Karen D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: February 16 2016
- ISBN10: 1426766475
- Language: English
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Dichroscopes Made Easy: The Right-Way Guide to Using Gem Identification Tools
$4.99 Add to cartExplains in non-technical terms how to use the dichroscope to identify colored gems, and how to separate natural gems from imitations, treated gemstones, synthetics, and look-alikes. The approach is d… [more below]
- Series: “Right-Way” Series to Using Gem Identification Tools
- Author: Matlins, Antoinette
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 22
- Publish Date: June 17 2014
- ISBN10: 099041521X
- Language: English
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Four Ways Forward: Becoming an Apostolic Parish in a Post-Christian World
$19.95 Read moreAn increasingly post-Christian world is forcing parishes to re-envision how they “make disciples of all nations” (Mt 28:19). Pastors and lay leadership must pivot to building mission-first parishes, e
- Author: Windley-Daoust, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 31 2022
- ISBN10: 1681927152
- Language: English
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Ethics in Pastoral Ministry
$16.95 Read moreIn a conversational style the author offers a theological ethical framework for reflecting on the moral demands that arise from the professional exercise of the pastoral ministry. +
- Author: Gula, Richard M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 01 1995
- ISBN10: 809136201
- Language: English
