Change is not a constant!The velocity of change in our world is growing at an exponential rate, making it a variable. Rogue Leadership looks at the Biblical narrative of Nehemiah’s change management.Ancient wisdom to help you becom...

Why does a church’s online presence matter? Expert church communication and marketing strategist Katie Allred outlines how churches can continue advancing the gospel and reach more people using new methods of communication. Desi...

People don't give to church because we don't offer them a compelling vision of the good their giving will achieve. Hearing a young attorney speak of the faithbased reasons for which he had just made a substantial monetary gift to a co...

Most people don't like online church. But that doesn't mean we should dismiss it. With many having endured a season of attending church over the internet, they want to put it behind them. They desire to return to in-person gatherin...

Integrity at Stake: Safeguarding Your Church from Financial Fraud by Rollie Dimos is a financial resource book intended for pastors, church leaders, and church administrators. Dimos' expertise as a certified fraud examiner and interna...

If the road you have taken has twists and turns that have somehow thrown you off course, you can still finish well. "The Shepherd's Cup" is the perfect book for you! Whenever the journey before you seems too great to travel,...

Many pastors conceive of the church budget as primarily a financial tool, but in fact it is primarily a pastoral tool. A church's philosophy of ministry is locked into its budget, and so the budget will either stifle or accelerate any...

Well-staffed churches grow. But how do churches staff for growth in these rapidly changing times when budgets are tight, mission opportunities abound, and there is a growing shortage of qualified pastors, staff members, and church lea...

Grudem postulates that by engaging in business we glorify God because we are emulating God’s own creative work. This book is a guide to imitating God during interactions with customers, coworkers, employees, and businesses.

Should conservative churches appoint women to the offices traditionally reserved for men? Many writers are calling for such changes; others oppose them. Are these proposals inspired by a deeper understanding of the gospel of Christ as...

You're a leader of a ministry, nonprofit, or church. You trained to be a faithful counselor, preacher, interpreter of God's Word—so why do you find yourself spending so much energy on administration tasks that threaten to drain y...

This encyclical, drawing its name from St. Francis' Canticle of the Creatures, reminds us that earth is our common home and that we must care for it. Pope Francis calls the entire world to take action to embrace what he called ecologi...

"Leeman's work was influential in our church's decision to move from multiservice to a single service." --Ryan Kelly, Pastor of Preaching, Desert Springs Church, Albuquerque, New Mexico Maybe you have been there: you're ...

This book is a unique resource that speaks to the average person in the pew rather than to the Pastor Search Committee. What a needed resource! Having observed Lowe in his varied ministry roles for several years now, I can assure you ...

What does it mean to be a deacon in the black Baptist church today? What personal qualities should a candidate for deacon possess? What does the ministry entail? What relationship should exist between the pastor and deacons? What does...

Acknowledgment should also be made that my observation of the lives and examples of many who do not profess to be Christian has made me realize the blessings of God's love, and what kind of person I could have been, except for God's h...

Adult Sunday school can effectively increase the health of a church, and foster community and spiritual formation among its participants. Sunday Schools That Really Excel is a revealing look at actual churches with adult fellowships t...

Sabbaticals are becoming increasingly common practice in congregations, and while there are many books on helping pastors prepare for their time away, there are no texts that approach the experience with the congregation in mind, from...

Un clasico en la ensenanza de los principios de liderazgo usando biografias de eminentes hombres de Dios como Moises, Pablo, Spurgeon y otros. Incluye guia de estudio.

In his First Letter to the Corinthians Paul cites "administrators" as one of God's gifts to the Christian community (1 Cor 12:28). But many who serve in administrative service today have difficulty seeing how their everyday ...

Learn how to foster meaningful, lasting connections within your community, whether face-to-face or online, by creating a small-group culture through a proven five-step strategy.Now, more than ever, people need community. Though digit...

S. Anita Stauffer's original work for altar guilds has been a fixture in churches everywhere since the 1970s. This fourth, revised edition of her classic reflects recent developments in liturgical practice and gives attention to the E...

There have been many great books written on the need for biblically qualified elders in the church. They do an excellent job unpacking the pertinent scriptures and theology to explain both why we need elders and what they should look ...

The office of deacon is God's gift to His church, but today it is often undervalued, misunderstood, and perceived to be of little importance. In The Deacon, the author considers the Old Testament background for this calling, the deaco...

Finding your church's pastor is as serious as an organ transplant.You need a pastor that matches your church's vision, culture, and most importantly, your church's heart. While there is no simple, one-size-fits-all solution to the puz...

Edited by well-known Episcopal leaders. Designed to facilitate the church's dialogue on structure. Presents viewpoints representative of the diversity of the church. Structure—throughout the denomination and within local parishes—...

This Edition Includes All 32 Articles With Almost 500 Original Footnotes, to Include: Of the Holy Scriptures - Of God and of the Holy Trinity - Of God's Decree - Of Creation - Of Divine Providence - Of the Fall of Man, of Sin and of t...

This helpful resource provides a blueprint for developing a spiritually strong and effective ministry team in the local church. Pastors will find the book useful as a regular reference to "tune up" their staff to foster a he...

"Each Sunday people drive past one or more local churches, which are closer to their home, to get to 'their church.' Often the by-passed churches include some of their own denomination, peopled, in part, by their friends and acqu...

Pope Francis: The Last Pope? reveals the possible reasons for the choice of historical abdication of Benedict XVI and traces the process that led to the election of Cardinal Bergoglio: the Pope who many have prophesized will be the la...