What People Ask about the Church
Author : Dale A. Robbins
Publisher :
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 46,41 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Church
ISBN : 9780964802209
Fight for Your Pastor
Author : Peter Orr
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 35,84 MB
Release : 2022-10-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433584794
Book Description
Practical Ways to Support and Care for Your Pastor Do you pray for your pastors? Do you encourage them? Do you have realistic expectations for them? The office of pastor is simultaneously a rewarding and draining position. Pastors today have immense pressure on their shoulders and they need the support of their congregations. Peter Orr has written Fight for Your Pastor as an exhortation for church members to stand behind their pastors through the difficulties of ministry. Orr specifies ways in which congregations can be intentional in caring for church leaders, including prayer, encouragement, generosity, and forgiveness. Featuring stories from current pastors about their struggles, this book is perfect for thoughtful church members eager to understand the weight of their pastors' positions and support leaders in their important ministry. For Thoughtful Christians: Specifically those wanting to know more about their pastors and how to care for them Current: Features insight from pastors about their personal experiences in ministry Applicable: Gives practical examples of how to love and care for pastors, including specific prayers for church leaders and the best ways to encourage them
The Peaceful Wife
Author : April Cassidy
Publisher : Kregel Publications
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 47,53 MB
Release : 2016-01-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0825443946
Book Description
“This book walks each of us through the reality checks we need in order to have the marriage we want!” —Shaunti Feldhahn, social researcher and best-selling author of For Women Only In today’s workplace, women are often rewarded for having type A personalities: driven, demanding, ambitious, and strong. Yet when it comes to their marriages, those same traits can backfire. After all, no one goes into marriage hoping for a promotion. What is a wife to do? April Cassidy knows this struggle firsthand. She thought she was a great Christian wife and begged God to make her passive husband into a more loving, involved, godly leader. Instead, God opened her eyes to changes that she needed to make, such as laying down her desire for control and offering genuine, unconditional respect—not just love—to her husband. Cassidy’s conclusions may be as startling to readers as they were to her, but The Peaceful Wife shares how she and many others have learned to reorient their lives to biblical commands—resulting in healthier, happier marriages. In the end, you’ll find The Peaceful Wife a powerful path to God’s design for women to live in full submission to Christ as Lord.
Letting God Meet Your Emotional Needs
Author : Cindi McMenamin
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 28,83 MB
Release : 2003-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0736936106
Book Description
Women long to be loved, to be known, to be understood. But who can meet those needs at their deepest level? Only the One who created women--who knows them by name and who designed them--can bring fulfillment that truly satisfies. "Letting God Meet Your Emotional Needs" shows how God desires to help every woman: I need acceptance... God loves, forgives, and accepts I need security... God promises He will never leave I need to feel pretty... Christ sees me as new, spotless I need a companion... He is the perfect friend I need communication... He talks to me intimately through His Word Formerly "Heart Hunger."
From Apostles to Bishops
Author : Francis Aloysius Sullivan
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 36,26 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Episcopacy
ISBN : 9780809105342
Book Description
Examines the origins and development of the episcopacy in the early church with an eye toward its implications for current ecumenical issues relating to the episcopacy and apostolic succession.
Zombie Church
Author : Tyler Edwards
Publisher : Kregel Publications
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,65 MB
Release : 2011-12-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0825489261
Book Description
There is something missing in the church today. Stuck in a rut of routines and rituals, the church is caught up in doing what it is “supposed to do” but is lacking the true essence of what it is supposed to provide: life. Real faith--and a real relationship with Jesus--is not about playing by the rules, attending services, and praying before meals. Real faith is more than religion. Believing there is a way to breathe life back into the church, Tyler Edwards adopts a contemporary and entertaining metaphor--zombies--to highlight and challenge the problematic attitude of today’s believers.
The Prayer of Jabez
Author : Charles Spurgeon
Publisher :
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 17,9 MB
Release : 2016-04-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781530654505
Book Description
If you thought that the prayer of Jabez was about asking God for more stuff as other authors might express, this work by the preeminent preacher Charles Spurgeon. Read this short book that will give you a gospel centered view of this Old Testament story.
Rite of Ordination
Author : Catholic Church
Publisher : USCCB Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 34,45 MB
Release : 2003-10
Category : Ordination (Liturgy)
ISBN : 9781574555455
Book Description
The Pastor's Ministry
Author : Brian Croft
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 27,88 MB
Release : 2015-03-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310516609
Book Description
Every pastor struggles with demands for his time, and how to determine priorities in ministry. Some choose to respond to the most urgent needs, while others seek a more balanced and intentional approach. But what determines these priorities? Where should a busy pastor look for wisdom in making decisions? In the Pastor’s Ministry, pastor and author Brian Croft looks to the Scriptures to determine the top ten priorities for a faithful pastoral ministry. These biblically rooted responsibilities help pastors determine how to spend their time and with greater discernment respond to the demands of the church. Each of these priorities is rooted in a direct command of God’s Word, including: Guarding the Truth Preaching and Teaching the Word Praying for the Flock Setting an Example Visiting the Sick Comforting the Grieving Caring for Widows Confronting Sin Encouraging the Faint-Hearted Identifying and Training Other Leaders To be successful and faithful in pastoral ministry, every pastor needs to understand these core callings and make them part of his regular practice. These ten responsibilities guide how a pastor schedules his time, helping him to lay the foundation for a biblically faithful ministry in his church.
The Trellis and the Vine
Author : Colin Marshall
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,67 MB
Release : 2021-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781925424669
Book Description
All Christian ministry is a mixture of trellis and vine. There is vine work: the prayerful preaching and teaching of the word of God to see people converted and grow to maturity as disciples of Christ. Vine work is the Great Commission. And there is trellis work: creating and maintaining the physical and organizational structures and programs that support vine work and its growth. In The Trellis and the Vine, Colin Marshall and Tony Payne answer these urgent questions afresh. They dig back into the Bible's view of Christian ministry, and argue that a major mind-shift is required if we are to fulfil the Great Commission of Christ, and see the vine flourish again. This new edition of The Trellis and the Vine contains a discussion guide for groups and ministry teams working through it together. It also now includes an index of Bible verses referenced throughout the text. --from publisher description.
