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"In Lead Like It Matters, you'll discover the powerful presence of God that senior pastor and New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel calls "it" and utilize it to build a church that lasts"--
"Craig Groeschel is the founding and senior pastor of Life.Church, an innovative multisite church known around the world and an organization that Glassdoor has named a #1 U.S. Best Place to Work. But it didn't happen by accident. In 1996, a handful...
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A preacher and tutor of great renown, C. H. Spurgeon led an eventful life. Gaining prominence while still a young man, Spurgeon captivated audiences with his charismatic preaching-he had a unique ability to meld sometimes complex scholarship of the Bible with his speeches, in a way that let audiences understand clearly the spiritual wisdom. This quality is amply demonstrated in Spurgeon's lectures, which are plainly written but contain much practical...
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"Some churches now advertise courses on how to pray. How ridiculous! That is like giving a course on how to fall in love." —A. W. Tozer
Tozer understood prayer as few do: as a way of life. Now readers can share that same grand vision.
Prayer combines the best of Tozer on prayer into one volume. Tozer was captured by the great wonder of God, and he regarded prayer as the primary means of coming into His presence.
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Any pastor who needs and wants to get back to basics will do well to absorb this book. Eugene Peterson, well known as "a pastor's pastor," here speaks words of wisdom and refreshment for pastors caught in the busyness of preaching, teaching, and "running the church."
In The Contemplative Pastor Peterson highlights the often-overlooked essentials of ministry, first by redefining the meaning of pastor through...
In The Contemplative Pastor Peterson highlights the often-overlooked essentials of ministry, first by redefining the meaning of pastor through...
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"This is only the third time in the history of the church that both the mission field and the way we communicate with that mission field have changed. This age has not been the only significant cultural development of our day. In terms of communicating to our mission field, there has also been a digital revolution.When the early Christian movement burst onto the scene, the culture was pre-Christian in orientation and communication was largely oral...
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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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"Martin both exposes the ways the Internet is distorting faith and shows us how to respond. He looks at how the social Internet is changing how we understand sex and beauty-what to do about the epidemic levels of anxiety-and how to redirect our hearts to worship Jesus Christ"--
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Using the days of the week as a framework, Honeycutt describes practical and essential tasks leading up to the writing and delivery of the Sunday sermon-habits that will provide lasting spiritual nourishment for pastors who plan for a long career in parish ministry. With humor and candid acknowledgment of his own mistakes and doubts, Honeycutt reflects on the joys and hazards of ministry and explains how a faithful process of preaching shapes pastors...
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Moses is widely seen as one of the most significant persons of all time. The extensive correlation between Moses' work and the work of modern-day chaplains is highly instructive. Vastly different cultures and many centuries of time do not diminish the connection. Moses faced many challenges throughout his life. Chaplains today face almost all the same challenges. Many of these issues are explored in this book. Chaplains and other readers may find...
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James P. Osterhaus offers pastors tangible and much-needed advice to help them at work and in their personal lives-advice that they do not often hear in seminary.
More and more, men and women who minister find themselves depressed. Their marriages are often in trouble. Their families are negatively affected. Often, they have few if any close friends. Over the years, Osterhaus has coached and counseled hundreds of these ministers from various traditions...
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Pastoral-to-program size change is frequently described as the most challenging of growth transitions for congregations. Now Alban senior consultant Alice Mann, author of “The In-Between Church: Navigating Size Transitions in Congregations”, addresses the difficulties of that transition in this resource designed specifically for a congregational learning team. Conceptualized and developed by Mann for an Alban on-line seminar program test event...
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Leadership that seeks to be effective must navigate the emotional systems, learning habits, and power dynamics of any community it hopes to serve through seasons of change. When conflict, stagnation, and decline threaten an institution's imagination and sustainability, leaders must be adaptable, self-differentiated, discerning, and liberation-minded if they are going to cast a vision for--and lead the work of--transformation. With experience and practicality,...
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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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Guía de conversación para padres y pastores
Nuestra cultura está llena de mensajes confusos sobre género e identidad. Si usted es un padre o alguien involucrado en el ministerio de jóvenes o niños que quiere enseñar fielmente la Biblia, este libro es para usted, pues proporciona una guía práctica paso a paso para articular la enseñanza de la Escritura sobre el género a los niños y los jóvenes a medida que crecen. Cada capítulo contiene...
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It will come as no surprise to pastors and their families that the vocation of a minister involves stress. In fact, it involves a great deal of stress. Unfortunately, when many pastors encounter stress they tend to hunker down in the hopes of just surviving. All too frequently the stressful situations that have not been dealt with continue to build up, and the result is fatigue and burnout. In Wind and Whirlwind, Dr. David Moffett-Moore presents a...
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Did you know that...
FROGS drink through their skin? Instead of swallowing water with their mouths, frogs absorb moisture through their skin. Frogs can also take in oxygen through their skin, which helps them breathe better in the water.
FROGS eat with their eyes closed? The eyes help the frog swallow by lowering into its head and pushing the food down its throat.
FROGS can jump 20 times their own length? That's like a human jumping past four school...
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“Beginning Ministry Together” is about the transition period between the announcement that one pastor is leaving and the time when another pastor is well settled. The message brought by Roy Oswald and colleagues Jim and Ann Heath is that this is not an impossible time to be survived only with a lot of expert help. Rather, even though the task is complex, committed congregational leaders can handle it-with the help of people who have been on this...
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The present 9Marks Journal lays out some of the basics of expositional preaching, as well as a few of the mechanics. If you happen to think that applying the text is the work of the Holy Spirit, start with Michael Lawrence's piece. There's a difference between a preacher's application and the Spirit's conviction, he says. Preaching that doesn't apply the text is not preaching, and the ability to apply the text depends on your knowledge of your church....
20) Holy Shift
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Comedy clubs are thriving while pews are sadly empty. Although young adults are more, spiritually attuned than past generations, millennials will rarely darken a church door. It doesn't have to be this way. Today's church leaders need a Holy Shift. Revealing the secrets of popular comedians, author Jonathan Herron provides a fresh approach to biblical leadership.
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