Maximize Your Influence: How to Make ...
Phil CookeThis is your ticket to make the digital revolution work for you.\n\nThe digital age has changed everything we know about engaging this culture with the gospel message. And now media producer and consultant Phil Cooke has created the u...
How Do We Know God Exists? (Questions...
William Lane CraigFive arguments to defend your faith. In an increasingly secular world, Christians face more pressure to justify their beliefs. Confronted by confident atheists, can you be sure your faith in God is reasonable? In How Do We Know ...
Caring for Widows: Ministering God's ...
Brian CroftPastors and church leaders are responsible for countless things. Unfortunately, in many churches, ministry to widows remains largely neglected and forgotten.Highlighting the Bible's recurring commands to care for widows with sensitivi...
Conduct Gospel-Centered Funerals: App...
Brian CroftBring Gospel Hope in the Midst of DeathThe phone rings: "Pastor, can you do my mother's funeral?" Or, "Please help us—our baby just died." Death comes unexpectedly, giving you two to three days of time to prepare...
Gather God's People: Understand, Plan...
Brian Croft"God is spirit, and his worshippers must worship in spirit and in truth" (John 4:24). The Bible tells us that we are to worship the Lord, that we were created for this purpose. But what is true worship? What does the Bible t...
The Pastor's Family: Shepherding Your...
Brian CroftFeaturing insights from the perspective of both a pastor and his wife---The Pastor's Family identifies the complicated burdens and expectations ministry brings to the life of a family. Brian and Cara Croft identify the unique challeng...
The Pastor's Soul: The Call and Care ...
Brian CroftDavid Murray writes in the Foreword: The minister s soul is the soul of his ministry. I can t remember where I first heard this saying, but I ve never been able to forget it. And, having read this book, I never want to forget it. In t...
Visit the Sick: Ministering God's Gra...
Brian CroftHow Do You Care for the Sick?Here's How.One of the marks of the ministry of Jesus is his compassionate care for the sick. Jesus brought healing and hope to individuals struggling with life-debilitating illnesses. Ministry to the sick ...
The Heart-Centered Woman's Guide to H...
Lauren Da SilvaAre boundaries selfish? Will they ruin my relationship? Will I hurt someone? Which boundary is appropriate? What if I lose people? How do I stay grounded in my conviction to love and serve others as I establish them?When it comes to s...
One by One: Welcoming the Singles in ...
Gina DalfonzoThere are now more single adults than married adults in the United States, yet the evangelical church continues to focus primarily on serving couples and families with ministries geared toward their particular needs. This can lead, ho...
The Forgotten Church: Why Rural Minis...
Glenn DamanWhether it's because of the 2016 Presidential election or books like "Hillbilly Elegy," Americans are beginning to understand the tremendous influence people in rural areas have in our nation. But rural America—not urban A...
The First 100 Days: A Pastor's Guide
Scott DanielsEvery time a pastor goes to a new church, they form hopes, dreams, and expectations without necessarily realizing it for the progress and growth of their new ministry. Not only do these pastors have to transition into a new congregati...
How Can Our Church Find a Faithful Pa...
Mark DeverIn this booklet, best-selling author Mark Dever offers pastoral insight for congregations in search of new leadership, or churches preparing for the future.
Pastoral Graces: Reflections on the C...
Lee EclovGrace is the credential that lets us park close to people's hearts.When Christ calls a pastor He instills a kind of heightened instinct for grace; what we call a shepherd's heart. However, pastors often become disoriented by leade...
Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil: Stor...
James Ellis IIIA pastor's life is uniquely difficult. Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil, then, is an attempt to expose some of the challenges that young clergy often face. While not exhaustive, this collection of essays is a superbly compelling and di...
A Center in the Cyclone: Twenty-First...
Bruce EpperlyPastors today are overwhelmed by the perfect storm of too many responsibilities, too few resources, and too rapid congregational, cultural, and technological changes. Many of them confess that the cares of modern ministry have nearly ...
In the House of Friends: Understandin...
Kenneth J. GarrettThere is a place that promises acceptance, spiritual growth, and friendship, but instead delivers criticism, abuse, and exploitation. A place that declares marriages will be strengthened, treasured, and protected, but instead weakens,...
Let's Talk about Truth: A Guide for P...
Ann M. GarridoThe mere mention of "truth" will often start arguments, even among the best of friends and the closest of family members. To avoid conflict, Church leaders often side-step the topic altogether. In Let's Talk about Truth, Ann...
Redeeming Administration: 12 Spiritua...
Ann M. GarridoAnn Garrido's 2009 article in America magazine on the spirituality of administration in Catholic settings created a wave of demand in this successful academic administrator's already full speaking schedule. Now she brings together twe...
The Concise Guide for Congregational ...
Melissa Collier GepfordTHE RIGHT WORDS FOR EVERY SITUATION, AT YOUR FINGERTIPS. Pastors and congregational care ministers of all kinds must offer the right words and presence in any place, at a moment’s notice: Words of scripture offering comfort,...
Embracing God's Future Without Forget...
Michael K. GirlinghouseMany congregations today are dealing with changes that have led to decline and significant loss. In Embracing God's Future without Forgetting the Past, Michael K. Girlinghouse argues that until a congregation comes to terms with its p...
The Pastoral Caregiver's Casebook, Vo...
John J. GleasonThis new series is an essential resource for chaplains, pastoral counselors, and other pastoral caregivers. Each volume features a concise collection of actual ministry encounters and brief critical reflections on those encounters by ...
The Pastoral Caregiver's Casebook, Vo...
John J. GleasonThis new series is an essential resource for chaplains, pastoral counselors, and other pastoral caregivers. Each volume features a concise collection of actual ministry encounters and brief critical reflections on those encounters by ...
The Social Media Gospel: Sharing the ...
Meredith GouldIf you are responsible for managing digital communications in your parish, staying current with trends in the rapidly changing world of social media can seem like an overwhelming task. Which social medium platforms make sense for your...
Practical Stuff for Pastors: Leading ...
Group PublishingEver tried to replace the organ with a keyboard? Change the service time by thirty minutes? Introduce a new ministry? Retire an old one? Pastors learn quickly that change often meets resistance in church. Even small changes can be har...
Replant Roadmap: How Your Congregatio...
Mark HallockWe need a replanting movement. A movement where God uses ordinary pastors, church leaders, and lay people to bring declining and dying churches back to life. A movement where churches which once lacked a hope, even a pulse, become out...
Faithful Endurance: The Joy of Shephe...
Collin Hansen"This book will prove to be a spiritual tonic for pastors." --Thomas R. SchreinerThis book offers pastors examples of long-term faithfulness in ministry and practical wisdom from veteran pastors for real-life issues.Attending to your ...
The Art of Pastoring: Ministry Withou...
David J. HansenNamed one of the Top Ten Books of 1994 by the Academy of Parish Clergy! Hundreds of books, tapes, workshops and seminars promise to answer these impossible questions. Some offer a set of practical guidelines; others suggest a system o...
Disability and the Church: A Vision f...
Lamar HardwickLamar Hardwick was thirty-six years old when he found out he was on the autism spectrum. While this revelation helped him understand and process his own experience, it also prompted a difficult reevaluation of who he was as a person. ...
The U-Turn Church: New Direction for ...
Kevin G. HarneyMost pastors in America are ministering in churches that are in a state of stagnation or decline. The U-Turn Church walks readers through the debilitating roadblocks of tradition, lack of vision or leadership, structural problems, and...