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In this honest book, pastor and author Scott Sauls exposes the real struggles that Christian leaders and pastors regularly face. Sauls shares his own stories and those of other leaders from Scripture and throughout history to remind us that we are human, we are sinners, and we need Jesus to help us thrive as people and leaders.
For Christian leaders-both inside and outside of the church-weaknesses that are left unchecked can lead to a downfall that...
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Cuando la autoridad surge de las personas, el poder habilitador para el ministerio no va más allá de su cabeza.
Cuando la autoridad fluye desde la Cabeza de la Iglesia a través de los oficios que Él ha encargado, conlleva Su poder, todo poder en los cielos y en la tierra, para influir en las necesidades humanas.
La iglesia que funciona consigue sus propios hijos, alcanza a sus vecinos, bendice a su comunidad y da a conocer a Dios a sus generaciones,...
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Does what a church believes about how people, become Christians change, how we do evangelism? In this concise book, Michael Lawrence explains the doctrine of conversion and helps us consider the relationship between what we believe about how people are saved and our approach to sharing the gospel in the context of the local church. Readers of this book will understand how the local church should participate in the conversion process through ordinary...
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How does the church portray the beauty of Christ?
The gospel is a theological message. But this message also creates human beauty--beautiful relationships in our churches, making the glory of Christ visible in the world today.
In this timely book, Pastor Ray Ortlund makes the case that gospel doctrine creates a gospel culture. In too many of our churches, it is the beauty of a gospel culture that is the missing piece of the puzzle. But when the...
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Equipping Grandparents was written by family ministry experts to encourage church leaders to think about a demographic which has been overlooked and underresourced in most churches: grandparents. Imagine the impact on churches and society if 30 million Christian grandparents had a biblical vision for their place and purpose in the family. Grandparents have incredible influence and a biblical mandate to pass on their faith to future generations. This...
6) The Responsibilities and Significance of the Congregatio Pro Clericis in the Life and Ministry of th
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Of the many problems which excite general concern in the Catholic Church today are issues regarding the ministerial priesthood. Lack of collegiality with the authority structure of the Church and other circumstances have contributed to the frustration of many priests. Of this unfortunate state of affairs, this study carried out in the light of the apostolic constitution Pastor Bonus of John Paul II aims to address some of those pertinent matters confronting...
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Updated and expanded with 32 pages of additional content designed to meet the growing demands of busy ministers, the Christian Minister's Manual is an essential tool for ministers. This essential tool for ministers features Scripture readings, sermons, outlines, and practical tips for • Worship services • Weddings • Funerals • Ordinations • Communion meditations • Baptisms • Dedications • Hospital visitation • Evangelism • and...
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You shall know the truth, and the truth will set you free. John 8:32. Tormented by her past, Mildred Towns reveals hidden secret that bring internal freedom to herself and many others. After being married to an adulterous husband, the pain provokes Mildred to seek revenge. She becomes a promiscuous adulteress, very secretive, sneaky and sly. On her quest to gratify herself, she becomes worse than the man she loves. During this time Mildred is raped,...
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The goal of Rise Up & Build is to build a desire within every Christian member to be both a cause and a contributor to the growth of the local church. To accomplish this, Neal Pollard provides:
Precise "how to" for time and talent.
Specific tools for building up the kingdom.
Easy-to-read style, yet detailed enough to be a reference book.
Forthright challenges for unhealthy, unbiblical attitudes.
Tangible, concrete, experience-based, biblical suggestions....
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The art of mentoring, like all great arts, is a grace to be received, a gift to be given, and a skill that can be learned and practiced. This book explores the practice and grace of that art. The pastors in these pages share their hard-won experience of mentoring and being mentored, their wobbles and successes, insights and wisdom harvested from years in the vineyard.
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Los desórdenes emocionales están creciendo alarmantemente en el mundo. Hoy más que nunca los consultorios psicológicos y psiquiátricos están repletos de gente que desesperadamente busca ayuda para lidiar con las fuerzas autodestructivas que surgen desde la profundidad de su ser.
El autor aborda en este libro la dolorosa realidad de la soledad, la depresión y el suicidio, a través de tres historias de vida registradas en la Biblia. Propone,...
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There's a growing desire among believers to reach beyond the walls of their churches to impact communities for God. But when the average church size hovers around 150 members and the problems of even midsized cities seem insurmountable, how can we hope to make a difference? A New Kind of Big tells the inspiring story of how Perimeter Church in suburban Atlanta started a partnership called Unite! with other area churches in order to increase its reach...
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Proven methods for churches to attract and engage young people. One question faces every church leader looking to the future: How do we attract younger generations? Many things have been tried, but in this book, church consultant David Stark shares practical methods that have been proven to work in a variety of congregations. Stark helps leaders identify and use their church's strengths to engage millennials, even those with negative views of Christianity....
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What is an ideal church, and how can you tell?
How does it look different from other churches? More importantly, how does it act differently, especially in society? Many of us aren't sure how to answer those questions, even though we probably have some preconceived idea. But, with this book, you don't have to wonder any more.
Author Mark Dever seeks to help believers recognize the key characteristics of a healthy church: expositional preaching, biblical...
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What is an ideal church, and how can you tell?
How does it look different from other churches? More importantly, how does it act differently, especially in society? Many of us aren't sure how to answer those questions, even though we probably have some preconceived idea. But with this book, you don't have to wonder any more.
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What is an ideal church, and how can you tell?
How does it look different from other churches? More importantly, how does it act differently, especially in society? Many of us aren't sure how to answer those questions, even though we probably have some preconceived idea. But, with this book, you don't have to wonder any more.
Author Mark Dever seeks to help believers recognize the key characteristics of a healthy church: expositional preaching, biblical...
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In Your Best Move Dr. Robert Kaylor presses the best practices on leadership transition from the Harvard Business Review and beyond into a rich theological framework designed to help new pastors work with a new church in developing and implementing a comprehensive ninety-day plan for early success.
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Because they are speaking to a younger society more attuned to lively dialogue and visual images, pastors need a fresh wineskin for a timeless message of redemption. Calvin Miller, who has preached and equipped preachers for decades, offers a volume of helpful insights for pastors to deliver the heart of the gospel via the Jesus-endorsed vessel of compelling storytelling. For the working pastor, Miller's crash course on preaching is a welcomed study....
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Until this world is, ended, the gospel will be, challenged from places high and low. It will be, tweaked and twisted, denounced, and denied. And most fundamentally, Christ calls local churches-not seminaries, not presbyteries, not synods, not theologians, not publishers, and not even eJournals, to defend the gospel. It's the people in the pews and the pulpits whom these apostles address.
Insofar as God permits, this issue of the 9Marks eJournal aims...
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Designed to guide both new and experienced ministers in their everyday pastoral work, this comprehensive volume has been revised to aid twenty-first-century pastors, church staff, ministers, chaplains, and seminary students, who face the challenges of providing competent, contemporary ministry. Technological suggestions, solid policy and programming guidelines, along with specific suggestions on various aspects of ministry provide pastoral inspiration...
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