Exploring Top Books of Shelfari

The New Worship: Straight Talk on Music and the Church

The New Worship: Straight Talk on Music and the Church

by Barry Wayne Liesch

The ongoing church worship revolution-leading to both renewal and conflict-has called for a new edition of Barry Liesch's The New Worship, first published by Baker in 1996. The author has made major revisions to several chapters and has also added a new appendix. The New Worship, expanded edition, is a practical book that gives workable suggestions for worship; presents contemporary trends; gives advice for... (more)

Treasures of Encouragement: Women Helping Women in the Church

Treasures of Encouragement: Women Helping Women in the Church

by Sharon W. Betters

Growth by Accident, Death by Planning: How Not to Kill a Growing Congregation

Growth by Accident, Death by Planning: How Not to Kill a Growing Congregation

by Bob Whitesel

Rediscovering Pastoral Ministry

by John MacArthur

Encouraging, insightful and challenging, Rediscovering Pastoral Ministry is designed for a new generation of shepherds who seek to lead with the passion of the apostles. Written by MacArthur and his colleagues at The Master's Seminary, this guide outlines the biblical priorities essential to effective ministry.

Elders in Every City: The Origin and Role of the Ordained Ministry

Elders in Every City: The Origin and Role of the Ordained Ministry

by Roger Beckwith

Explains the emergence and early evolution of the ordained ministry as a Christian development of Jewish practice.

Ministerial Ethics,: Moral Formation for Church Leaders

Ministerial Ethics,: Moral Formation for Church Leaders

by Joe E. Trull

Ministerial Ethics provides both new and experienced pastors with tools for sharpening their personal and professional decision-making skills. The authors seek to explain the unique moral role of the minister and the ethical responsibilities of the vocation and to provide "a clear statement of the ethical obligations contemporary clergy should assume in their personal and professional lives." Trull and Carter deal... (more)

Effective Ministry as an Associate Pastor: Making Beautiful Music as a Ministry Team

Effective Ministry as an Associate Pastor: Making Beautiful Music as a Ministry Team

by Robert J. Radcliffe

Radcliffe explores the essential principles that ensure effectiveness and longevity in the role of the associate minister. (20040603)

The Spirit of Protestantism

by Robert McAfee Brown

This volume explores the place of the Bible in Protestantism; the laity and the clergy; worship; the relationship between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism; and social and individual ethics.

Temptation and Discernment

by Segundo Galilea

Text: English (translation) Original Language: Spanish

The Legacy of Biblical Womanhood

by Susan Hunt

Many Christian women are floundering-they are confused about what it means to be a Christian woman. Churches aren't sounding a clear call to biblical womanhood, much less teaching what it is. On top of that, precious few resources exist to help disciple women in the biblical image of womanhood. In this book Susan Hunt and Barbara Thompson call women to pass on a legacy of biblical womanhood to the next... (more)

Ministry: Determining How I Serve (Transforming Life Series)

Ministry: Determining How I Serve (Transforming Life Series)

by Center for Christian Leadership at Dallas Theological Seminary

As you grow in Christlike character, you need to ask the question, "Where can I serve God?" Your past, your interests, your struggles, and your talents can help you discern how God has uniquely designed you to serve. Of the many books on discerning one's spiritual gifts, most depend on an individual exclusively assessing his or her own abilities. By contrast, in Ministry, your small group helps one another... (more)

Spirit Empowered Preaching: Involving the Holy Spirit in Your Ministry (Mentor Immprint)

Spirit Empowered Preaching: Involving the Holy Spirit in Your Ministry (Mentor Immprint)

by Azurdia Arturo G. III

One of the great dangers that faces today's preachers is the problem of an over intellectual approach. Careful, meditative and painstaking exegesis brings a potential liability, that of losing the vitality, which must accompany exposition. The Puritans called it 'that certain unction', Martyn LloydJones called it 'an access of power', others have called it 'the anointing'. If you desire that your preaching be... (more)

The layman looks at the minister,Murray Howard Leiffer

The layman looks at the minister,

by Murray Howard Leiffer

Disciplemakers' Handbook

by Alice Fryling

This comprehensive introduction to disciplemaking includes chapters on beginning a friendship, modeling the Christian life, and recognizing change and growth in others.

Teaching for Results

by Findley B. Edge

In this revised edition Findley B. Edge explains that many Sunday school teachers fail to achieve better results because 'their teaching aims are too general and often vague.' The solution, he says, is for the teacher to focus on a single objective for each lesson and 'work toward that aim with singleness of purpose.'

Preacher Behave! (Pointers on Ministerial Ethics, Manners and Methods)

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