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Matthew Gorkos begins The Storied Church with this compelling statement: "I believe in the church--in the power of faithful people serving a good and gracious God--and I believe in the power of a go……続きを見る

Preachers often feel stuck when met with quickly shifting and dense media topics that flood the headlines. If and when they determine it is appropriate to address issues that arise in the news cycle……続きを見る

Building on a firm theological foundation of the gift and grace that is baptism, this book walks pastors through almost fifty case studies drawn from real life around the world, from the run-of-the-……続きを見る

A timely resource treating addiction holistically as both a spiritual and a pathological condition Substance addictions present a unique set of challenges for pastoral care. In this book Sonia Water……続きを見る

Dementia is one of the most feared diseases in Western society today. Some have even gone so far as to suggest euthanasia as a solution to the perceived indignity of memory loss and the disorientati……続きを見る

People living with mental health challenges are not excluded from God's love or even the fullness of life promised by Jesus. Unfortunately, this hope is often lost amid the well-meaning labels and m……続きを見る

Being a great leader is not about having raw talent – it's about applying the right principles. If you think you have to be born with a set of innate leadership gifts and skills to be an effective a……続きを見る

Fifty years after Stonewall, the experiences of LGBTQ+ Christians are--rightfully--beginning to be received with interest by their churches. Queering Wesley, Queering the Church presents a prototype……続きを見る

What can preachers do to help congregants navigate everyday life with the courage, imagination, and savvy it takes to testify in action and word to God's mercy and justice? Christianity's witness de……続きを見る

The Catholic Church seems to be in serious crisis – disfigured by scandals, divided by theological, cultural and political differences, retreating institutionally in many places, judged irrelevant b……続きを見る

If the church is ever tempted to think that it has its theology of grace sorted, it need only look at its reception of queer black bodies and it will see a very different story. In this honest, time……続きを見る

The original mandate given to man in Genesis 1v28 was to "subdue and have dominion". Unfortunately when Adam & Eve sinned against god, they lost their connection with God, and lost their spiritual a……続きを見る

God has created every person to be a supernatural spiritual being, with the capacity to function not only in a natural world, but also to access the realm of the spirit, access where God is, and to ……続きを見る

A Guide to International Church Ministry: Pastoring a Parade explores the unique dynamics of international churches. In a diverse congregation with many nationalities, denominational perspectives, a……続きを見る

Any study of the Bible inevitably turns up situations that give us pause. We wonder: How could ancient peoples use slime for mortar? Why is lifting up your eyes a sign of respect? What were the ima……続きを見る

Rien n’est plus important que la Parole de Dieu. Nous devons l’écouter, la comprendre et la pratiquer. La santé et la croissance des chrétiens et des Églises en dépendent. John Stott est connu pour ……続きを見る

You Visited Me explores current work practices in pastoral care, supervision, and spirituality, and how one can experience a new type of ministry with the theory of CPE and its methods in a secular ……続きを見る

“En algún lugar profundo de cada uno de nosotros hay un deseo ardiente de finalmente convertirnos en la persona que Dios nos creó para ser” ¿Sufre de heridas espirituales o emocionales que le impide……続きを見る

Cuando la autoridad surge de las personas, el poder habilitador para el ministerio no va más allá de su cabeza. Cuando la autoridad fluye desde la Cabeza de la Iglesia a través de los oficios que Él……続きを見る

Our culture's view of loveーwith no boundaries or judgments or conditionsーjustifies whatever our hearts want and whatever our hearts feel, rejecting any authority that gets in the way. Falsely hera……続きを見る

Volatile social dissonance in America’s urban landscape is the backdrop as Valerie A. Miles-Tribble examines tensions in ecclesiology and public theology, focusing on theoethical dilemmas that compl……続きを見る

If you aren’t innovating, stagnation isn’t far away. Ministry leaders carry the burden of keeping their organizations lean, focused, and relevant. The stakes are especially high for churches and oth……続きを見る

Parishes of all denominations are in decline, shrinking, closing, dying. We know that there are increasing numbers, young and older, who are religious "nones" and "dones." This book explores why the……続きを見る

In thіѕ workbook, you will be able to take a deeper dive into the 7 buіldіng blосkѕ thаt hаvе helped mе rеасh ѕuссеѕѕ. I am sure it would hеlр уоu tоо, if уоu аrе dеdісаtеd tо thіѕ соurѕе. Whatever ……続きを見る

Manual práctico para guerrear victoriosamente. Con principios bíblicos nos muestra cómo conocer al enemigo y vencerle. La experiencia de muchos años es vertida sencillamente y narra la manera cómo h……続きを見る

Eine der herausragenden Umbrüche aktueller Kirchenentwicklung liegt im Bereich der Professionen. Wie in wenigen anderen gesellschaftlichen Bereichen ändern sich hier die Berufsrollen, wachsen neue K……続きを見る

Die "Gemeinschaft katholischer Gemeindereferentinnen" wurde 1926 von Pater Wilhelm Wiesen und Margarete Ruckmich als "Berufsgemeinschaft katholischer Gemeinde- und Caritashelferinnen" gegründet. Die……続きを見る

In seinem akademischen wie außerakademischen Wirken waren dem Psychologen und Theologen Heinrich Pompey stets die theologischen Quellen und Wurzelgründe des helfenden und heilenden Handelns der Kirc……続きを見る

Welche homiletischen Wegmarken lassen sich aufgrund der Beschlüsse des Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzils (1962-1965) setzen? Ausgehend von der konziliaren Überzeugung, dass die Predigt "gleichsam die Ve……続きを見る

In Deutschland wird nach großen Katastrophen der Toten zumeist in einer öffentlichen Feier gedacht. Sie verbindet religiöse und staatliche Trauerfeier. Die religiöse Feier wird dabei bisher als ökum……続きを見る