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When was Christmas first celebrated? How did December 25 become the date for the feast? How did the Bible’s “magi from the East” become three kings named Melchior, Caspar, and Balthasar who rode cam……続きを見る

Dr. Munroe defines the unique attitudes that all effective leaders exhibit and how to fulfill your particular calling in life. 続きを見る

And No Religion, Too is a group of essays about life in the Kingdom of God. Some of the stories are about faith and simplicity, about the sacramental experience with the risen Christ that seems to w……続きを見る

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Young people desperately seek to develop an inner core that will not only rescue them in times of distress, but also help them to define and shape moral convictions, passions, and interests in build……続きを見る

Intended for upper division college students, seminarians, and pastors, The Community of Jesus delivers a biblical, historic, systematic, and missional theology of the church. Today the word church ……続きを見る

Few teachings of the Puritans have provoked such strong reactions and conflicting interpretations as their views on preparing for saving faith. Many twentieth-century scholars dismissed preparation ……続きを見る

The Reformation was arm-in-arm with the Renaissance, and the world was turning upside down. Erasmus "laid the egg that hatched the Reformation," but he feared to be part of it. Luther did not have t……続きを見る

An expert defense of how God's holy love is biblically, theologically, and practically represented to a watching world through the practices of church membership and discipline. 続きを見る

Born in 1819, William Arthur was one of a rising generation of Wesleyan leaders who saw that the Holy Spirit had mightily breathed life into the movement and was now slowly being omitted from Method……続きを見る

Any church leader knows the qualifications for elders and deacons are articulated in the Bible, but that same leader also knows that actually finding other leaders who fulfill the biblical qualifica……続きを見る

Today's idea of Church is a routine service of a few songs, announcements, a plea for money, and a forty-five minute sermon. Motivated by a deep hunger for more of God, millions of Christians are le……続きを見る

One of the biggest issues for leaders is remaining creative, maintaining their competitive edge, so they can inspire and cast visions for the future. The One Year Mini for Leaders helps leaders in b……続きを見る

Luther's thinking about will and agency evolved over his lifetime. His anthropology became increasingly open, with a growing affirmation of the created order and the recognition of faith's role in t……続きを見る

Paul is the most powerful human personality in the history of the Church. A missionary, theologian, and religious genius, in his epistles he laid the foundations on which later Christian theology wa……続きを見る

"I have not sought or desired this new ministry," Pope John XXIII once wrote. For Matthew Mahan, the knowledge that he could say the same made his selection by John's successor as one of five new Am……続きを見る

Religion and Community in the New Urban America examines the interrelated transformations of cities and urban congregations. The authors ask how the new metropolis affects local religious communitie……続きを見る

This original and persuasive book examines the moral and religious revival led by the Church of England before and after the Glorious Revolution, and shows how that revival laid the groundwork for a……続きを見る

Pastors and other church leaders often feel ill-equipped in the critical area of stewardship and giving. Propel: Good Stewardship, Greater Generosity fills that need by offering a comprehensive cour……続きを見る

Whether you are a pastor, a church employee, a volunteer, or a congregation member, The Leadership Gap is filled with solid, practical advice that you can use in your ministry. Curtis Wallace shares……続きを見る

Church today isn’t the same as it was fifty years agoーor even ten years ago. In spite of the powerful stories of turn-around churches with skyrocketing memberships, the difficult reality is that mo……続きを見る

Meant to both inspire and inform pastoral leaders, So Much Better examines the impact of peer group participation on pastoral leaders, their families, and ministries. This book goes beyond numbers a……続きを見る

The book of Psalms occupies a unique place in Scripture, being both the Word from God and words to God from His people. Unfortunately, psalm singing no longer plays an integral part of worship in mo……続きを見る

In this engaging introduction to the New Testament, Professor Dale B. Martin presents a historical study of the origins of Christianity by analyzing the literature of the earliest Christian movement……続きを見る

Dreams and visions played important roles in the Christian cultures of the early Middle Ages. But not only did tradition and authoritative texts teach that some dreams were divine: some also pointed……続きを見る

Vestry Papers is an award winning newsletter published by the Episcopal Church Foundation and is designed to provide vestries with information that is spiritually grounding, yet offers practical ill……続きを見る

This book offers hope to the parish that is searching for a way to make their liturgies more meaningful in the local context. Written by a priest and musician who have worked together for many years……続きを見る

A look at the ways that meals of various sorts can be more effectively integrated into parish activities, promoting theemergence of new gifts for ministry as well as increasing ourgratitude for Gods……続きを見る

An authoritative priestly guidebook of the hows and whys of the Episcopal liturgy. The definitive reference work that simplifies liturgical officiating and celebrating of the rites of the Episcopal ……続きを見る

Considering how essential fundraising is to ministry, many church leaders remain terrified of asking for or talking about money. Fearless Church Fundraising removes the terror from stewardship, urgi……続きを見る