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So much of our attention in congregational development is spent dealing with internal issues and opportunities that we turn more and more inward. Even our “outward” work smacks of our “inward” bias ……続きを見る

Personal narratives are powerful instruments for teaching, both for conveying information and for forming character. The martyrdom accounts preserved in the literature of early Christianity are espe……続きを見る

Für jeden, der sich in Bezug auf das Thema Prophetie mehr Klarheit und Sicherheit wünscht, bietet dieses Buch eine ausgewogene Argumentation und eine umfassende Auseinandersetzung. Was ist christlic……続きを見る

Watchman Nee's writings have become well known for their deep spiritual insight among Christians in many nations for many years. Through these volumes a full understanding of his balanced and proper……続きを見る

Effectively leading a church or ministry organization requires many thingsーa motivating vision, a clear mission statement, an intentional strategy, high capacity staff members. No one questions the……続きを見る

President Joseph F. Smith incidentally stated on one occasion that when he should pass away, unlike many of his brethren, he would leave no written work, by which he might be remembered. It was his ……続きを見る

How often we stand on the outside looking in. We watch others who have a sincere godliness, but it seems beyond our reach. K.P. Yohannan challenges us that we, too, can touch godliness as we follow ……続きを見る

What did Christians in the Early Church sing? This short but informative book gives an answer to this intriguing question by looking at different psalms and hymns that have been passed down through ……続きを見る

A must for all leaders in the Body. An in-depth Instruction manual concerning Church structure as it was in the First Church, the various offices as according to Eph 4, the gifts of the Holy Spirit ……続きを見る

Tongan Methodist minister ‘Alifeleti Vaitu’ulala Ngahe has been in full-time, ordained ministry for almost 10 years. This book reflects on those years in Avondale Union and Manurewa Methodist parish……続きを見る

THE RESOLUTE LEADER – The Jethro Mandate shares time-honored principles that are still applicable for church leadership in the twenty-first century. It builds a helpful leadership paradigm providing……続きを見る

Mystagogy: A Monastic Reading of Dionysius Areopagita proposes an interpretation of the Pseudo-Dionysian corpus in light of the liturgical and ascetic tradition that defined the author and his audie……続きを見る

David Anderson writes about multicultural leadership not from the perspective of an ivory tower intellectual, but as a hands-on practitioner who loves and believes in the body of Christ. . . . If yo……続きを見る

Would Jesus Attend Church Today? Among the top ten trends that are changing American life, Time magazine recently listed a rising dissatisfaction with organized religion. Though many people today li……続きを見る

For:•Individual use•Group trainingIncludes instrumentalist survey and worship planning checklistWorship is a slice of eternity that Christians can participate in on earth, and nothing can facilitate……続きを見る

A church can be a dangerous place. The perils may be so obvious, they become “elephants” standing in the fellowship hall, lurking in the sanctuary, ready to spring into the pastor’s study, and tromp……続きを見る

You don't have to head overseas to find a war. In the church, the rhetorical cross-fire between evangelical and "spirit-filled" Christians over the past hundred years has been withering. "No scriptu……続きを見る

Churches are aging. Even among megachurches with their modern technology and huge number of members, whole generations are now missing. In order to reach the 18-35 year olds, churches need to incorp……続きを見る

Raising children is hard, but when tragedy strikes, what was once difficult becomes almost impossible. "Breaking Through the Clouds" is a story of how one family dealt with unimaginable sorrow by wa……続きを見る

Rhythms of Revival emphasises that 'there are times in the story of the church that are notable' and invites us to consider the abiding lessons of one significant period of revival, in the mid-ninet……続きを見る

'I believe there are many of us who have been wounded by God's people. And I believe there are those of you who have been so wounded, that you have confused God's people with God, and so have run fr……続きを見る

What do we do when life lurches out of balance? How can we reconnect to one another and to what's sustaining, when evil and catastrophe seem inescapable? These questions lie at the heart of Stitches……続きを見る

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS, John Bunyan’s masterful religious allegory, narrates the journey of an everyman hero……続きを見る

Church after church faces eventual death while helplessly lamenting its fate. What perversity is at work that causes those who sincerely love the church to become obstacles to growth? Like the apost……続きを見る

A classic guide to ethics since 1928. Nolan Harmon studied the ethical codes of conduct of five major denominations and secured the opinions of eighty-six leading pastors. Harmon uses this wisdom to……続きを見る

The hurts of people often spill over into the life of the congregation causing conflict. Your chair of finance is going through a nasty divorce and is mad at God. The mother of one of your Sunday Sc……続きを見る

A radical and powerful reappraisal of the impact of Constantine’s adoption of Christianity on the later Roman world, and on the subsequent development both of Christianity and of Western civilizatio……続きを見る

A Big-Enough God continues the author's literary challenge by offering Christians a path for spiritual journey that encourages belief in a deity that is larger than our imagination. Free from the co……続きを見る

Mostly written between 1070 and 1080, before he became Archbishop of Canterbury, the prayers and meditations of Anselm of Aosta created a tradition of intimate, intensely personal devotional works w……続きを見る

After congregations have considered their history, added up all the statistics, and tried to be honest about their core values, the question still remains: "Who are we, really?" Author Janet Cawley ……続きを見る