Religious institutions and organizations

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In his quest for the historical Muhammad, Zeitlin's chief aim is to catch glimpses of the birth of Islam and the role played by its extraordinary founder.

Congregations cannot exist without finances, priorities, leadership, worship, and decision making, yet these five aspects breed the most conflict between church members and clergy.

This analytical volume examines the various aspects of "De emendanda vita monachica", combining this with the question of whether this text by Eusthatios of Thessalonica with its polemical fireworks and learned allusions was really intended for the monks of the diocese, who are portrayed as being uneducated, or was actually aimed at an unnamed readership.

Leading with Love: Essentials of Church Leadership is a handbook, the distilled lessons of Terence Elsberry's thirty-plus years as an ordained minister.

Public reading of the psalms facilitates corporate worship, but it can also create a degree of awkwardness as a number of passages in the Psalter contain curses, asking God to avenge enemies.

Philipp Melanchthon wirkte vor allem als akademischer Lehrer an der Universität.

Once liberal Christianity was preached in ways that defined it in the public eye.

Churches large and small across the world and in every denomination have rising numbers of single people on their leadership staff.

Remarkably, as many as sixty-six thousand churches are in conflict at this moment, and one-third of those will experience permanent damage.

In the fourth century, the deserts of Egypt became the nerve center of a radical new movement, what we now call monasticism.

The Body of Christ is a traumatised body because it is constituted of traumatised bodies.

This book was written with three purposes in mind.

More Sermon Nuggets contains ninety-five topics treated in hundreds of Fred R.

This anthology addresses the topic of "e;fundamentalism and gender"e; from inter- and trans-disciplinary perspectives.

Brazil is a rapidly emerging country.

If you are passionate about participating in the recovery of preaching for the spiritual formation of God's people, then you will want to jump into this lively collection of biblically rigorous, culturally intuitive, grace-drenched sermons.

An Honorific Gospel: Biblically Faithful & Culturally RelevantChristians engaged in communicating the gospel navigate a challenging tension: faithfulness to Gods ancient, revealed Wordand relevance to the local, current social context.

Sukhmani (The Pearl of Happiness) is a popular Sikh text by Guru Arjan, which inculcates the Sikh religious ethos and philosophical perspective on wellbeing and happiness.

*Note: Lead Like It Matters is a completely revised and updated version of the book previously published as It: How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It.

In dem vorliegenden Band beschäftigt sich der renommierte Münsteraner Historiker Wilhelm Kohl erneut mit einem Kloster der Diözese Münster im Rahmen der Reihe Germania Sacra.

The first comprehensive textbook on the theology and methodology of Fresh Expressions, one of the most important developments within the contemporary church.

Grace Woodbridge Roys suffered from bi-polar disease before it was well understood.

Real World Faith articulates a faith that is effectively linked to our real world, the world of our bodies and of the body politic.

New religious movements-or so-called "e;cults"e;-continue to attract and mystify us.

On behalf of the WEA Mission Commission, William Carey Library is pleased to launch a landmark anthology and resource.

Christians in China Tell Their StoryWise as Serpents Harmless as Doves recalls the incredible journey of the Chinese Church in the face of unimaginable adversity from 1949 through 1984.

Fear works its way into our lives on a daily basis, but it does not define us.

By listening carefully to the lived experiences of people with severe mental health problems, Finding Jesus in the Storm will open up new understandings and perspectives that challenge current assumptions and draws out fresh perspectives for care, healing, recovery and community.

Matthew Gorkos begins The Storied Church with this compelling statement: "e;I believe in the church--in the power of faithful people serving a good and gracious God--and I believe in the power of a good story.

Over the next five to ten years, it's predicted that more than 50,000 strategic ministry leadership positions are going to be filled.

River of God is an introduction to world missions aimed at undergraduate students.

Seeking Wisdom: Inclusive Blessings and Prayers for Public Occasions provides clergy and laypersons with a unique resource to use in community settings, healthcare institutions, and faith communities.

More than ever, people are talking about leadership.

Your community is multilingual.

Most consumers of mental health services assume that psychology developed as a bias-free social science, with research data driving theory and practice.

God's Focus on the Fatherless is an excellent thematic study guide offering a fresh perspective to leaders of local churches who desire to be in tune with God's heart for the marginalized within our communities.

In today's multi-cultural and multi-religious world, evangelism is often viewed as scandalous, not only by those who are opposed to anything religious, but also by many Christians.