検索キーワード： 教会・教会リーダーシップ

Budgeting for a Healthy Church examines each section of the budget in light of Biblical principles to show how a church budget can lock in healthy approaches to ministry. Whereas most books on church budgeting are "how" books, explaining how the budgeting process should work, this is a "what" book, helping church leaders determine the pastoral implications of what they choose to fund in their budgets.

Just Leadership is a must-listen for the practical exploration of justice and leadership that will equip leaders everywhere in paving the way to a fairer future.

What is the best way to lead a team of church volunteers? What is the most effective way to run a church ministry team? How should I relate to my volunteers to get the most done? How do I keep my volunteers motivated, engaged, and faithful? If you have ever asked yourself these questions (and more) or wondered what the best leadership model is for you to use in your church, this book can help you!

Since the beginning of his papacy in 2013, Pope Francis has been praised and admired for his surprisingly progressive views on social justice and the climate crisis. And he has also been vocal about the clericalism that exists in the Catholic Church and taken many steps to show that he, as pope, wants to move away from such clericalism: he chose to live in the modest Santa Marta residence instead of the traditional papal apartments; he chose to be driven around in a used car instead of the traditional papal limousine.

Bien conocido por sus obras históricas, John Julius Norwich dirige ahora su atención hacia la más antigua institución del mundo (además ininterrumpida), rastreando el linaje papal a lo largo de los siglos, desde el mismísimo san Pedro -el primer Papa según la tradición- hasta Benedicto XVI. De los doscientos ochenta y tantos ocupantes del supremo cargo, algunos han sido santos sin lugar a dudas, mientras que otros se han sumido en la más terrible inmoralidad.

Empowered to Lead equips small group leaders to more effectively facilitate their groups. Each of the 18 chapters covers a distinct, essential aspect of small group leadership. Each lesson includes a short video, discussion questions, internet resources, and a downloadable PowerPoint within the lesson. This book is packed with valuable material, designed to help you make more and better disciples of Jesus Christ.

Many church leaders assume the most dangerous threats to God’s people will emerge from one side of the field. But when they scan for attacks in only one direction, they leave Christians vulnerable to different dangers. The church needs what Trevin Wax calls multi-directional leadership — leaders who combine dexterity and discipline. In short, leaders today must demonstrate faithful versatility. Wax applies multi-directional leadership to the most contentious issues facing churches right now. Unity and truth can still triumph in a divided age.

Have you ever wondered about the origin of Satan? Or have you ever wondered about how Satan operates in the world today? My book, A Roaring Lion, an Angel of Light, seeks to expose the schemes of Satan. The book sheds light on how the devil operates differently, depending on whether you are in the eastern world or the western world. In the eastern world, Satan comes like a roaring Lion terrorizing people with fear. While in the western world, he shows up like an angel of light promoting tolerance and relativity.

In 2012, Steve Austin, then a pastor, nearly died by suicide. His experience launched him on a journey that opened his eyes to the widespread problem of mental illness and how those who live with it are often treated in congregations. He began to wonder: If church folks had talked openly about mental health, therapy, suicide prevention, recovery from abuse, and other difficult issues, would that have changed his story? In Hiding in the Pews, people with mental illness - some of whom might be pastors themselves - will find comfort as they learn they are not alone.

Nostra Aetate "In Our Time" — approved by the Fathers of Vatican II and promulgated by Pope Paul VI on 28 October 1965 — marked an irreversible turning point in relations between the Catholic Church and Judaism, in the wake of the steps taken by Pope John XXIII. The fruit of a long and careful drafting process, it also significantly changed Catholicism’s approach toward non-Christian religions, and is considered a foundational text for dialogue with other religions.

God’s people are called to a togetherness and commitment that transcends all natural boundaries ― whether ethnic, generational, or economic. But such a community can be enjoyed only when it relies on the power of God in the gospel. In The Compelling Community, pastors Mark Dever and Jamie Dunlop cast a captivating vision for authentic fellowship in the local church that goes beyond small groups.

The soul of America is in Peril! Fortunately, Jesus is stirring the American church to stand up and change the course of our nation’s future. The truths within Time to Stand reveal God’s urgency for us to collectively take a stand and defend a biblical standard of truth, justice, and righteousness, which are the kingdom pillars needed to realign our nation with God’s blessed ways.

When the world's problems loom large and your ordinary life stretches you thin, it is still possible to be a difference-maker - one small, intentional act of kindness at a time. Rather than telling you to do more, The Simple Difference shows you how to see more: more of the people in front of you, more of God's lavish love for you, more of his power within you.

In this seminal work for the post-pandemic church, pastor Craig T. Owens offers a picture of a church gone astray, succumbed by the “business” of ministry and forgetting the joy of doing ministry. Rather than being the shepherds Jesus called us to be, church leaders spend too much time in boardroom meetings, checking off meaningless boxes, and imitating worldly business leaders.

Essential to every healthy church is a biblical model of leadership. In the New Testament, church leadership is built around a team of elders working together, each bringing his own unique skills and gifts to the cause of shepherding the flock God entrusted to them. However, in many churches today, the principle of plurality in leadership is often misunderstood, mistakenly applied, or completely ignored. Dave Harvey encourages church leaders to prioritize plurality for the surprising ways that it helps churches to flourish.

Some of the countries that first nurtured and characterized Christianity - along the North African Coast, on the Euphrates and across the Middle East and Arabia - are the ones in which it is likely to first go extinct. Christians are already vanishing. We are past the tipping point, now tilted towards the end of Christianity in its historical homeland. Christians have fled the lands where their prophets wandered, where Jesus Christ preached, where the great doctors and hierarchs of the early church established the doctrinal norms that would last millennia.

Diese Ausgabe von Ein Kurs in Wundern wird die „Original Edition“ genannt, weil es die Überarbeitung ist, die ursprünglich von Helen Schucman und Bill Thetford vorgenommen und 1972 vollendet wurde. Das Manuskript der "Original Edition" wurde im Jahre 1999 entdeckt und erstmals im Jahr 2006 von der „Course in Miracles Society“ (CIMS) herausgebracht. Ein Kurs in Wundern – ein spirituelles Meisterwerk – widmet sich den Lehren darüber, wer wir sind, unserer Beziehung zu Gott und unserer Beziehung zueinander.

A pastor is called to be a shepherd of God’s people in the local church. The gift of a godly pastor cannot be overemphasized — but the task of finding a faithful pastor is daunting. In this audiobook, seasoned pastor Mark Dever offers clear, biblical insight to churches in search of new leadership by providing six characteristics to look for in a new pastor, along with 11 suggestions of strategies to implement during the search process.

In this audiobook, Charles Spurgeon gently urges those struggling with depression to cast their burdens upon the Lord, who will not forsake his people. Having battled depression and discouragement himself for most of his years in ministry, Spurgeon encourages the downtrodden to hold fast to the promises of God, for he is steadfast and will comfort his children as they walk faithfully with him.

When you became a Christian, you recognized your need to be forgiven of sin and freed from sin’s reign over your life. As a result, your life has been changed forever — you are now a follower of Jesus. But what does the Bible say it means to follow Jesus? Sam Emadi offers eight simple steps you should take once you become a Christian, as you set out in newness of life to thrive as a disciple of Jesus.