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In a time when churches are focusing on finding strategies and techniques to guarantee success, a movement toward the missional church is emerging. Missional churches are communities created by the ……続きを見る

Every church deals with personality conflicts and intermittent discord. But in some churches, what should be normal clashes has become a devastating form of abuse-pastoral abuse. A growing phenomeno……続きを見る

How To Be Team Player and Enjoy It is the result of working with pastors, staff members, and ministries across the country and seeing the problems faced in churches and Christian school ministries. ……続きを見る

In 1929 a constitutional storm that had long been gathering suddenly burst, sweeping from office General Bramwell Booth, the son and successor to William Booth Founder of The Salvation Army. So trau……続きを見る

This provocative work presents a layperson perspective of a Catholic Church bureaucracy, a male clerical caste of privilege, which manifests controlling power, secrecy and resistance to conform to ……続きを見る

"Full Kingdom potential," says George Bullard, "is a journey, not a destination. To reach your full Kingdom potential, its pursuit must be your enduring passion and desire." Drawing on his more than……続きを見る

"A Remedy for Itching Ears" provides answers to many basic questions regarding Christian Doctrine in the Church. Learn what the Articles of Faith are, what new believers need to know about Christian……続きを見る

A practical guide to growing your parish that focuses on the congregants and community. In this valuable church leadership resource, Kevin Martin examines the five aspects of congregational life tha……続きを見る

This is a story about God’s Church gone off track, and what God did to correct the tragedy. In this booklet: • A Call to Remembrance • Hold Fast • Laodicean Era • Following Elijah • End-Time Joshua ……続きを見る

Once upon a time, there were two churches. One did not pay attention to putting in place good procedures. They will pay a sad price for the lack of internal controls. Another church develops some go……続きを見る

Just like throwing a stone into a calm lake produces ripples all over the water, fraud creates widespread ripples. Chapter 1 discusses the tragic effects of a fraud in a local church. The damage spr……続きを見る

The international leader of The Salvation Army is elected by a High Council comprised of more than 100 of the Army’s most senior leaders from around the world. In this book the author invites reader……続きを見る

This collection of essays and thoughts covers such areas as basic Christian thought, which includes traditional family morality and a great concern for alleviating poverty and promoting social justi……続きを見る

This study is a comprehensive history of the papacy, the oldest elective office in the world, and how it has managed over the centuries the most complex voluntary association of faith. The book argu……続きを見る

During his papacy, Pope Benedict XVI was called ‘the green pope’ because of his ecological commitments in his writings, statements, and practical initiatives. Containing twelve essays by lay, ordain……続きを見る

A Century of Christian Service : Kensington Congregational Church, 1793-1893   Of the Kensington of 1793 I need not say much; for most of those who read this little book will be quite familia……続きを見る

The IRS has extended multiple opportunities for ministers to save money on their taxes. Unfortunately, however, not all CPAs know about the tax-saving opportunities available for clergy. If your CPA……続きを見る

« La charité, disait saint Paul [1], est patiente, elle est douce, elle est bienfaisante.» Elle n’est point envieuse, elle n’est point téméraire et précipit&e……続きを見る

Every church wants to experience the fullness of God, but many feel discomfort and confusion when the question of gifts of the Holy Spirit is raised. What does it mean to move in the power of the Ho……続きを見る

If you've ever wondered what the churches of the New Testament looked like - how they functioned, how they were governed, how they conducted their evangelistic and missionary enterprises, what ordin……続きを見る

The role of lay ecclesial ministers-professionally prepared laity who serve in leadership roles-is becoming critically more important in the life of the Catholic church. In Lay Ecclesial Ministry, t……続きを見る

With the number of large congregations rising in the U.S., these congregations are increasingly dependent upon a greater number of staff to meet the needs of their diverse collection of members. As ……続きを見る

In Holy Clarity, Sarah Drummond explores the most basic reason leaders of religious organizations conduct evaluations: To find and create God-pleasing clarity regarding the organization's purpose an……続きを見る

Alban Senior Consultant Mann draws on her lengthy experience in helping congregations deal with the hurdles and anxieties of expansion or contraction in size. Often, congregations experiencing size ……続きを見る

For five years, Alban Institute senior consultant Susan Beaumont has been giving voice to the organizational and leadership demands of large congregations. Through her work, she has identified five ……続きを見る

"Today we are awash in computerized Bible games, pastoral care software, and church management systems with members’ personal information and giving records," observe authors Spiegel, Armstrong, and……続きを見る

Ministry leaders possess the compassion, creativity, and knowledge about community needs that grant funders appreciate. Yet ministry groups are often less experienced than other types of nonprofit o……続きを見る

Asset mapping isn't a new system or theory. It's a way of thinking, a doorway into an "open-sum" perspective rooted in the Bible and common experience. The Power of Asset Mapping, by long-time commu……続きを見る

Planning can be challenging in the contemporary congregation, where people share a common faith and values but may have very different preferences and needs. Much of the literature on congregational……続きを見る

Each congregation must evaluate itself in light of its own mix of gifts, backgrounds, talents, and opportunities. Presenting the best of evaluation theory past and present, Woods shows clergy and la……続きを見る