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In "The Emotionally Healthy Leader," bestselling author Peter Scazzero shows leaders how to develop a deep, inner life with Christ, examining its profound implications for surviving stress, planning and decision making, building teams, creating healthy culture, influencing others, and much more.
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Jonas McAnn is a weary pastor without a congregation, trapped in a dead-end insurance job. Granby Presbyterian is a weary congregation without a pastor, overwhelmed by the prospect of finding someone who actually wants to be a pastor-not a manager, coach, or CEO.
When Granby's pastoral search committee and Jonas connect through handwritten letters passed back and forth, something sparks between them-something so real and refreshing that even after...
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An approachable overview of the nature, purpose, and functional roles of chaplaincy
Chaplaincy is unlike any other kind of ministry. It involves working outside a church, without a congregation, usually in a secular organization. It requires ministering to those with starkly different religious convictions, many of whom may never enter a house of worship. It is, as Alan Baker writes, "ministry in motion." Those who are embarking upon this unique and...
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A common complaint of recent seminary graduates is their lack of preparation in practical theology, especially in the tasks of leadership. New pastors encounter a host of challenges that can seem overwhelming.
Biblically oriented, wise, and reassuring, Dana Fearon presents twenty-one difficult situations that young ministers are likely to face on the job, including prayer in the hospital room, a request to baptize a dead infant, handling conflict...
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The calling to parish ministry involves a journey leading through lowland thickets and high plateau vistas. It's a vocation not for weak spirits. The parish presents general challenges rather than specialist endeavors. So, wearing one hat after another, the pastor may speak from the pulpit, join a team processing a current social concern, visit the intensive care hospital unit, and offer counsel at birth, marriage, or death--maybe all in one day.
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"'This book is the story of my formation as a pastor, and how the vocation of pastor formed me. I had never planned to be a pastor, never was aware of any inclination to be a pastor, never 'knew what I was going to be when I grew up.' And then--at the time it seemed to arrive abruptly--there it was: Pastor. I can't imagine now not being a pastor. I was a pastor long before I knew I was a pastor; I just never had a name for it..."--Jacket.
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Comprising essays from young women clergy, this book is a reflection on the everyday realities of pastoral ministry for the young, female professional. Presenting real-life, first-person scenarios from young, female pastors in a variety of denominations, church sizes and ministries, this book is intended for young women in ministry, as well as those considering a ministerial calling. This is the first in a new series of books from our collaboration...
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The Cape of Good Hope: The Chaplain as Missionary to the Secular Age is a book comprised of chapters first conceived as lectures in graduate school. This work is a testimony to the possibility of profundity in brevity. The Cape of Good Hope is an exploration of the evolving role of chaplaincy in today's increasingly secular world. Pastor-scholar-and Chaplain-Michael A. Milton considers the paradoxical nature of Gospel ministry within the secular sphere,...
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Varn and Earma Brown's “A Devotion to Serve” is a devotional designed to reinforce the spiritual precepts presented from one of the Armorbearer Training Series books. There are a couple of pages for 52 weeks with a Bible verse, a devotional reading and a space for your thoughts and reflections.
Its interactive format invites you to trace your journey toward a closer relationship with God and your spiritual leaders. The readings are filled with...
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Would you like a clear, simple guide that gives you confidence to preach God's Word? This powerful little book is exactly what you need.
Dr. Cochran teaches students how to preach their first sermons. This little book distills the essence of biblical preaching into three achievable tasks. This book is perfect for anyone who wants to learn how to preach. The book will also help preachers understand better what their preaching can (and should) accomplish....
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Archbishop Doyé T. Agama has a unique vision that the African and Asian Diaspora "Ethnic Minority Churches" presently in the Western nations must be united and mobilised to face the issues that affect their people. His view is therefore that our Leaders must consequently be willing to reconnect with the ancient roots of Christianity but also to jointly leverage the potential of the collective church on behalf of the lands of their origins. He has...
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Words for the Journey, originally published in 2003, is an original collection of letters written by Copenhaver and Robinson to their teenagers on a wide variety of topics: God, church, Bible, vocation, relationships, difficult matters, faith, doubt, prayer, sex, abortion, race, and homosexuality.
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Preaching, and the discipline of preaching, is at a crossroads. The changing realities of church and theological education, the diversity of our classrooms, and our increasingly complex community contexts leave us in search of tools to help train a rising generation of preachers for a future whose contours are far from clear. The questions are immense: How to support preachers in contexts that are diverse religiously, culturally, and ethnically, both...
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Unlock the wisdom of Benjamin Breckenridge Warfield's cherished address with this enriching classroom edition by Dr. Michael A. Milton, a seasoned professor, pastor, and author of over 35 books. Perfectly suited for seminary educators, students, and theology enthusiasts, this invaluable resource breathes new life into Warfield's timeless message.Dr. Michael A. Milton, PhD (University of Wales), is a distinguished figure in modern Christian thought....
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Polls reveal startling statistics regarding pastoral ministry: 91% of ministers know three to four others who've been forced out of pastoral positions. One-third of all pastors serve congregations who either fired the previous minister or actively forced their resignation. At any given time, 75% of pastors in America want to quit. More than 2000 pastors leave their ministry each month. American church decline has reached epidemic proportions. In the...
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Like a hurricane that exposes the underlying bedrock-and an occasional hidden treasure-by washing away the accumulated grains of sand, the pandemic blew away the accumulated certainties and securities of the globally connected, digitized society. Suddenly, nothing can be taken for granted: visiting ailing relatives, shopping-or going to church. The internet and, particularly, social networking sites have become the indispensable infrastructure holding...
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Harbaugh captures your interest with dramatic stories of the inner lives of working pastors, weaving these stories into patterns of meaning from his own reflection and research. An excellent study guide for the individual pastor, the pastor's support group, or the seminary class that really wants to come to grips with the dilemmas of being a person who is also a pastor.
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Pastoral care has been, traditionally understood as pastoral acts administered to individuals or small groups by an ordained or lay religious practitioner. As congregations in the twenty-first century begin to reclaim the missional nature of church, this view must be, broadened to include care and concern for the needs of the larger community. A missional perspective of pastoral care embraces the notion that all of God's people, not just trained professionals,...
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