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Is your student ministry healthy? This is a question every student minister has asked. It’s a question that brings both anger and tears. You are growing in numbers, but something just didn’t feel ri……続きを見る

Here, National Book Award winner Richard Winston explores life in the Middle Ages - from the fifth to the fifteenth centuries, beginning with the fall of the Roman Empire and ending with the dawn of……続きを見る

Cathedrals are awe-inspiring buildings. Most are grand medieval structures, while others appear simple and unpretentious – yet all were designed to reflect the glory of God and have a profound impac……続きを見る

To the dismay of religious leaders, study after study has shown a steady decline in affiliation and identification with traditional religions in America. By 2014, more than twenty percent of adults ……続きを見る

The following pages were not in the first instance written to prove the divinity of the Catholic Religion, though ultimately they furnish a positive argument in its behalf, but to explain certain di……続きを見る

A série "Ministérios da Igreja" é formada por sete (07) livros que visam fomentar os princípios e práticas bíblicas essenciais para o exercício do ministério cristão na igreja e para o benefício do ……続きを見る

The Bohemian preacher and religious reformer Jan Hus has been celebrated as a de facto saint since being burned at the stake as a heretic in 1415. Patron Saint and Prophet analyzes Hus's commemorati……続きを見る

This book is a detailed study of Hugh of Flavigny and his chronicle, which is widely recognised as one of the most important narratives of a crucial period of European history, that is, the Investit……続きを見る

A greater fluidity in social relations and hierarchies was experienced across Europe in the early modern period, a consequence of the major political and religious upheavals of the sixteenth and sev……続きを見る

This fifth book in the Why God Why series provides a concise explanation of what God asks of us, how we can live up to His expectations, what is required to become a part of the Bride of Christ, and……続きを見る

Published to coincide with Pope Francis's Year of Mercy and the Vatican's canonization of Mother Teresa, this new book of unpublished material by a humble yet remarkable woman of faith whose influen……続きを見る

It’s good to talk about ministry. It’s better to do it, and do it passionately. In 2008, the United Methodist Church lifted up “Four Areas of Focus” for ministry, and churches have responded. But at……続きを見る

Planting a church is one of the most exciting adventures you’ll ever embark on. It’s also one of the hardest. It requires initiative, leadership, strategy, systems, and a lot of prayer. In this seco……続きを見る

A church member has just lost a parent. Another member is scheduled for surgery. Yet another member is having marital problems. Just another day in the life of a congregation. Church leaders (both c……続きを見る

A group of people who pray together can change the world. A community's deepening prayer life depends on an effective spiritual leader. Many are willing to assume this role, but some aspiring guides……続きを見る

Diseñado particularmente para los miembros del Consejo Directivo, este librillo de 40 páginas es un recurso muy ingenioso que habla de los diferentes aspectos del Consejo. Richard Gilmore, un previo……続きを見る

Job Descriptions and Leadership Training is a handbook for congregations to develop leaders as a vital part of their discipleship system. The first portion of the book provides a framework for a nom……続きを見る

En este librillo, Kay Gray ofrece consejos muy útiles para los directores espirituales de Emaús, en los que se cubren temas como el rol de los Directores espirituales, los requisitos para la selecci……続きを見る

Los autores, en la Introducción de este recurso, mencionan: "Dios le ha llamado a una vida de servicio como discípulo y discípula de Jesucristo… Ministerios del servicio laico es el primer paso que……続きを見る

La Guía del líder del Curso básico de Ministerios de servicio laico es una experiencia de capacitación para el nuevo liderato de la iglesia, y a la vez, representa una experiencia de renovación par……続きを見る

First published in 1931, this book covers the broad period of time between the Christian Roman Empire instituted in the fourth century and the period of the Renaissance. The author traces the main e……続きを見る

This book examines the struggle for Protestant consensus and unity through the work of John a Lasco (1499-1560). It is only in recent years that scholars have begun to recognize the importance of La……続きを見る

This book explores key aspects of Richard Hooker's philosophical and theological discourse in the context of currents of thought prevalent in the 'Magisterial Reformation' of the sixteenth century. ……続きを見る

The belief that God eternally and unalterably decrees the election of one part of humankind and the reprobation of the rest has not aged well, but in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the doct……続きを見る

In Just Say Yes! Robert Schnase shows church leaders how to unleash people for fruitful ministry. He teaches leaders to spot their own nay-saying, and gives specific instructions for reversing the c……続きを見る

Reforming the Church before Modernity considers the question of ecclesial reform from late antiquity to the 17th century, and tackles this complex question from primarily cultural perspectives, rath……続きを見る

During his lifetime, the Jesuit priest Robert Persons (1546-1610) was arguably the leading figure fighting for the re-establishment of Catholicism in England. Whilst his colleague Edmund Campion may……続きを見る

Henry VIII's decision to declare himself supreme head of the church in England, and thereby set himself in opposition to the authority of the papacy, had momentous consequences for the country and h……続きを見る

The Protestant Reformation of 1560 is widely acknowledged as being a watershed moment in Scottish history. However, whilst the antecedents of the reform movement have been widely explored, the actua……続きを見る

Constructive contemporary theology requires serious engagement with the theologians of the past. This book offers a series of studies in the Christology of key representatives in the Reformed tradit……続きを見る