Most church leaders are passionate about their calling to “go and make disciples.” However, despite their most creative thinking, diligent efforts and rigorous assessments, year after year they arrive at the end of a ministry season with no way of knowing for sure whether they have succeeded or failed in their calling. “I want to serve God,” the refr… Read more…
Everyone in a position of responsibility knows the tension of leadership. It may be between tasks or people, money or mission, the present or the future. One often neglected tension is between our inner spiritual longings and the outward needs of the group we lead.
But we need not feel forced to choose between the two. Leadership has more in common … Read more…
The challenges, isolation, and relentless demands of leadership can inspire a variety of fears in the heart of a leader; among them fear of failure, fear of mutiny, fear of criticism, fear of disappointing people. However, the greatest fear leaders face is not something that might happen to them, but something that can happen in them—a degeneration of the … Read more…
By the time Keith was 17 years old, his rap sheet included DUI, possession of narcotics, and intent to distribute (that's drug dealing). He was emaciated from drug use, dirty and rumpled, and under house arrest awaiting trial. That's when a stranger paid him a visit, sitting down in his filthy room to touch his gaunt shoulder and pray.Maybe you are f… Read more…
Seguramente no necesitas agregar una nueva tarea a la larga lista de responsabilidades que tienes, pero sabes muy bien también que tu ministerio puede alcanzar un nuevo nivel de eficacia.Chap Clark, uno de los más respetados educadores en ministerio juvenil, ofrece ideas de gran utilidad para ayudarte a diseñar un programa de pastoral familiar que potenci… Read more…
This complete guide to expository preaching teaches the basics of preparation, organization, and delivery--the trademarks of great preaching. With the help of charts and creative learning exercises, Chapell shows how expository preaching can reveal the redemptive aims of Scripture and offers a comprehensive approach to the theory and practice of preaching. H… Read more…
Now with discussion questions and assessment tools to help you determine your unique ministry fit.By the coauthor of the Network course materials developed at Willow Creek Community Church Have you found fulfillment in life? Can you say your ministry is fruitful? God has created you to be both fulfilled and fruitful in a meaningful place of service. You … Read more…
2015 Christianity Today Award of Merit (The Church/Pastoral Leadership)
2014 Readers' Choice Awards Honorable Mention
2014 Best Books About the Church from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore
'When . . . faith communities begin connecting together, in and for the neighborhood, they learn to depend on God for strength t… Read more…
Every church is driven by something. Tradition, finances, programs, personalities, events, seekers, and even buildings can each be the controlling force in a church. But Rick Warren believers that in order for a church to be healthy if must become a purpose-driven church by Jesus. Now the founding pastor of Saddleback Church shares a proven five-part strateg… Read more…
It starts as a story ripped from the headlines of the war-torn Middle East. An extremist faction of Islam bombs a church during a service. The one door in the back isn't big enough for five hundred people trying to escape. Some are killed. But after the chaos and fire and smoke, one young woman comes back to life.In this thrilling true tale, death does n… Read more…
Entre a la presencia de Dios con un mayor entendimiento y anhelo cuando descubra qué siginifica ser un adorador sin reservas. El amor apasionado que siente Darlene Zschech por su Señor brota de las páginas de este libro, a medida que ella inspira, anima e instruye tanto a líderes de alabanza como a adoradores.… Read more…
Therapeutic counseling in a Christian context can be highly effective when it maintains narrowly focused goals in a time-limited setting. The details of this proven model of pastoral counseling are described in this practical guide. This second edition of Strategic Pastoral Counseling has been thoroughly revised and includes two new chapters. Benner inclu… Read more…
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