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An expert in the field of pastoral care, John Patton demonstrates that pastoral care is a ministry of the church. He focuses on the community of faith as an authorizer and source of care and upon the relationship between the pastor and a caring community. Patton identifies and compares three paradigms of pastoral care: the classical, the clinical pastoral, and the communal contextual. This third paradigm emphasizes the caring community and the various...
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With input from more than 50 church and mission leaders from 36 nations, The Journey Concept encourages leaders within church and mission movements to move beyond the popular and highly influential strategy models founded in military, industrial-age, and competitive thinking.
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Is your spiritual imagination up to the task of following Jesus's vision for healing our broken world?
"Gradually, very gradually, we saw the great mountain sides and glaciers . . . until far higher in the sky than imagination had dared suggest the white summit of Everest appeared." -George Mallory, 1924 Everest climbing expedition leader
The Jesus Climb crafts George Mallory's quest to climb the world's tallest mountain into a parable illustrating...
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The book of Philippians is a letter written by the apostle Paul to the Christian community in Philippi, a city in ancient Macedonia (modern-day Greece). The letter is often considered one of Paul's "prison letters," as he is believed to have written it while he was imprisoned, likely in Rome.The book of Philippians deals with several main themes:Joy and rejoicing: Paul emphasizes the importance of joy and rejoicing in the Christian life, despite difficult...
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Un guide de travail pour le ministère pastoral a un jeune converti.
Dans ce livre, Z .T. Fomum parle du
baptême d'eau,
baptême dans le Saint Esprit et
témoignage chrétien,
comme des choses qui demandent de la part du nouveau converti une obéissance absolue. C'est ce que Jésus a voulu établir par sa propre vie. C'est aussi ce qu'attend le ministère des aptres de notre Seigneur Jésus Christ.
Le livre établit les vérités doctrinales...
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"How do we preach in a way that affirms Christian theology while also honoring the insights of other faith traditions?" "How do we preach about and help create genuine Christian community in a social networking culture?"
Questions Preachers Ask examines many questions that are on the minds of preachers today, questions that focus on how to preach the gospel in a culture where biblical knowledge cannot be presumed and where the Bible is often viewed...
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Ce livre vise à t'emmener à posséder Christ et à le laisser te posséder totalement afin de voir la puissance de Dieu agir puissamment pour la gloire de Christ.Le but ultime de Dieu est que l'église manifeste et libère Sa pleine et totale puissance.La totalité de cette puissance est à l'œuvre aujourd'hui dans la personne du Saint Esprit habitant l'esprit de l'homme, donnant la possibilité au croyant de manifester cette puissance d'une manière...
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If we look at the life of Moses, we find numerous spiritual lessons that will benefit any disciple of Jesus. Is his life important? Most assuredly, as this volume of work explores. He was a murderer, yet God used him mightily. He was almost killed as an infant, yet survived to do great things for God, leading a life of worth and value for 120 years. He survived the harshness of two wilderness journeys, totalling 80 years, and rightly takes his place,...
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"Empathetic Evangelism: A Practical Guide" is an illuminating guidebook, presenting a new perspective on sharing the Gospel message in our complex, contemporary world. This book provides a profound understanding of 'felt needs,' or the deep emotional and spiritual needs individuals grapple with daily.Equipped with insights from both theology and psychology, including concepts from Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, this guide combines a compassionate understanding...
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This useful book on newer preaching styles is designed for students and experienced clergy alike. It consists of nine chapters, each treating a different contemporary approach to preaching, such as Narrative, Evangelistic, African American, Topical, Pastoral, Biblical, Literary, and Imaginative styles. Each chapter is illustrated by sermons from well-known preachers. This book will prove an invaluable travel guide to the homiletical landscape, and...
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As church leaders, we live our lives within the spotlight of professional ministry. To best love and serve God and our neighbors, we aim to be the fullest, truest versions of ourselves. However, we often struggle to do so with integrity. What if our preaching or singing feels like a performance? Are we supposed to hide our imperfections and let people see only the shiniest parts of our lives? If you have ever felt like you're working under a microscope...
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Discipulado es la tarea que nos habla de seguidores de Jesucristo, es decir de hacer discípulos.
Es la tarea que define la labor que hizo Jesús con sus apóstoles y con otras tantas personas que se sintieron atraídas por Él, y así mismo la comisión a la que Él mismo nos dio cuando dijo: Id, pues, y haced discípulos de todas las naciones (Mateo 28:19). Por eso resulta tan útil un libro como el que el lector tiene en sus manos.
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At first glance, preaching and advertising seem worlds apart from one another. One tries to proclaim love of God and neighbor; the other tries to sell you something that you may or may not need. Yet both must compete with other ways we receive and process information in an increasingly distracted world. While most of the time preaching simply tries to muddle through this situation, advertising knows that it must continually relearn how to reclaim...
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In this lively and accessible book, Alyce McKenzie explores how fiction writers approach the task of writing novels: how they develop their ideas, where they find their inspiration, and how they turn the spark of a creative notion into words on paper that will captivate the masses. McKenzie's study shows how preachers can use the same techniques to enhance their own creativity and to turn their ideas into powerful, well crafted sermons. Novel Preaching...
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Christian ministries often struggle to account for urbanization's growing force, complexities, and reachâ€"and to formulate theologically and sociologically appropriate responses. Urban Ministry Reconsidered features a collection of original essays by leading scholars and practitioners that explores current issues and challenges in urban communities.
Together these articles consider how cultural and structural frameworks have led to new conceptualizations...
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When author and theologian John P. Burgess first travelled to Russia, he was hoping to expand his theological horizons and explore the rebirth of the Orthodox Church since the fall of Communism. But what he found changed some fundamental assumptions about his own tradition of North American Protestantism. In this book, Burgess asks how an encounter with Orthodoxy can help Protestants better see both strengths and weaknesses of their own tradition....
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Are you passionate about sharing the gospel, but struggle with the practicalities of effective soul-winning?Victorious Soul-Winning by Prof Z.T. Fomum is a practical guide to evangelism that will help you to overcome the obstacles and reach the lost for Christ. Backed with the experience of one who has been in the art of soul-winning, Prof Fomum shows you how to prioritize evangelism, develop a personal relationship with Christ, and overcome spiritual...
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While urban pastors devote time and energy to all the typical demands of ministry, they also grapple with challenges endemic to city life. Achieving a measure of balance amid these competing demands and responsibilities can be daunting. Using his experiences as a pastor in urban settings for nearly three decades, Roger J. Gench offers pastors a close look at the challenges that come from being involved in urban ministry.
Throughout, he integrates...
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This collection presents over fifty powerful sermons from one of the most trusted preachers today, Walter Brueggemann. In it, Brueggemann continues his task of making the biblical text available to the church. He sees preaching as a performance of God's good rule that, in an act of utterance and receptive listening, mediates the truthful, joyous reality of that rule. The sermons are ...
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