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¿Qué ocurre cuando una iglesia no crece, está detenida, se está muriendo, o la asistencia va disminuyendo? Los signos de enfermedad normalmente se dejan ver cuando las cifras bajan en la asistencia y en las finanzas, por cierto. Sin embargo, existen otros síntomas, menos obvios, que indican la necesidad de un ministerio de revitalización.
Los síntomas de una iglesia enferma:
-El enfoque en los programas
-La nostalgia y la tradición
-Dependencia...
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Leer los escritos inspirados es la mejor forma de conocer el mensaje profético de la mensajera del Señor para el tiempo del fin; pero "escuchar" sus sermones es una experiencia que no podemos perdernos. Por supuesto que no existen grabaciones de las predicaciones de Elena de White; pero sí hubo quienes las transcribieron, y hoy, con un poco de esfuerzo de la imaginación, podemos oír la calidad potente e impactante de la voz de aquella gran mujer...
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The contexts in which theological schools operate is changing rapidly, presenting CEOs, administrators, faculty, and governing bodies with new challenges. How can theological schools adapt to these changing contexts while maintaining missional clarity? What role do each of these groups of actors play in this process? This publication describes the experience of four theological schools and presents some practical suggestions for how they can adapt...
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There are two types of conflict in congregations: conflict that kills and conflict that cultivates growth. So argues David E. Woolverton in Mission Rift: Leading through Church Conflict.
Conflict that kills-that damages or destroys teams, ministries, missions, vibrancy-occurs when we as the people of God forget who we are, why we're here, and where we're going in carrying out the divine mission. Conflict that cultivates growth often begins with the...
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In Managing Congregations in a Virtual Age, John W. Wimberly Jr. draws on the experience of the business community, and on a diverse group of skilled pastors and rabbis, as he lays out the opportunities and challenges of working from home for congregations and staff, offering principles and best practices for successfully managing remote workers and ministries.
The move toward working from home is part of a rapidly changing work environment for employers...
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In 7 Lessons for New Pastors, leading author Matthew D. Kim gives seminarians and new pastors a behind-the-scenes look at the life of a pastor. Drawing on his own experience as a senior pastor and the wisdom of seasoned pastors, Kim seeks to prepare future ministers mentally, emotionally, physically, relationally, and spiritually for the first year so that it can be a solid foundation for a lifetime of effective ministry. Both new and experienced...
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What are the real priorities in your life? Author Rosie Justus will help you to discover what is truly important in her book Born Again...and Growing! Life can be over whelming and it is only human to not lead to most God-centered life possible. Born Again...and Growing! shows us how to live a life with Jesus as our priority while being more of a tour guide than an expositor. This book is for those that have been saved for years, those that have only...
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Jesus is the Good Shepherd. He keeps perfect watch over His sheep, and He doesn't need any help. It's amazing, then, to realize that Jesus chooses to share with others the work of shepherding His people. He Himself appoints under-shepherds elders, to carry out the work of leading, guarding, and feeding His sheep.
In Elders Reformed, Pastor Tim Bayly and Pastor Jürgen von Hagen bring decades of diverse pastoral experience to helping elders of Christ's...
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"Si alguien aspira al cargo de presidir la comunidad, a un buen trabajo aspira. Por eso, el que tiene este cargo ha de ser irreprensible. Debe ser esposo de una sola mujer y llevar una vida seria, juiciosa y respetable. [... ] También debe ser respetado entre los no creyentes, para que no caiga en deshonra y en alguna trampa del diablo" (1 Timoteo 3:1-7, DHH). "Deseo hablar con mis hermanos que ocupan puestos de confianza… Los dirigentes deben...
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Los editores de la presente edición ponen esta obra en circulación con la ferviente plegaria de que pueda ser, para todos los que la lean (tanto pastores como feligreses en general), una fuente de instrucción en las cosas profundas del Señor, un medio para reavivar las esperanzas y energías del pueblo de Dios, una ayuda para lograr, donde sea necesario, una reforma en la vida y así, en todos nosotros, se manifiesten las gracias cristianas que...
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Gail Cafferata was heartbroken when the church she pastored voted to close its doors. It may have been the right decision, but it led to a million questions in her mind about her call, leadership, and future. She began to think that other pastors who close churches perhaps go through this same experience. This led her to conduct a sociological study of over 130 pastors in five historically established denominations (Episcopal, Lutheran, United Methodist,...
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Churches experiencing numerical and financial decline may dread the day when they can no longer afford a full-time pastor. Freeing up funds that would go to a full-time salary sure would help the budgetmaybe even enough to turn things aroundbut is it even possible to run effective ministries with just a half- or quarter-time professional? Journalist and part-time pastor Jeffrey MacDonald says yeschurches can grow more vibrant than ever, tapping into...
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Clergy and other church leaders often feel pressed to preserve cherished traditions even as they direct people to discern the new thing God is doing. They face this tension of sustaining tradition while guiding fresh initiatives and addressing unfamiliar issues. Frederick Douglas Powe Jr. and Lovett H. Weems Jr. guide leaders in stewarding traditions while seeking innovative opportunities for faith communities.
Sustaining While Disrupting: The...
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The second edition of the widely-used “Making Disciples, Making Leaders” is a comprehensive guide for creating effective spiritual leaders in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). With almost two decades of combined experience in training church leaders, Eason and Clemans have designed resources that can be customized to fit your church's unique needs. The book introduces biblical principles for leadership before describing the important task of the...
15) Making Disciples, Making Leaders--Leader Guide: A Manual for Presbyterian Church Leader Development
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The second edition of the widely-used Making Disciples, Making Leaders is a comprehensive guide for creating effective spiritual leaders in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). With almost two decades of combined experience in training church leaders, Eason and Clemans have designed resources that can be customized to fit your church's unique needs. The book introduces biblical principles for leadership before describing the important task of the nominating...
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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 edition, this groundbreaking book continues to offer church planters, pastors, and ministry leader's concrete help with crafting vision statements, encouraging...
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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 to help illustrate concepts •a new section on spiritual formation The methods in this book are proven to work, having already helped many churches articulate...
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