In this authoritative guide to the Lord's Supper, Jim Henry underscored the biblical basis for the practice, then offers practical suggestions for congregations seeking to conform their worship service to the will of God.
The Kingdom-Focused Church will give you everything you need to achieve your churchs full potentialand relief from the smorgasbord approach that distracts you from the unique focus, nature, and mission of the church God has saved for you.
Through "e;letters"e; addressed to the church and to worship leaders, Return to Worship looks at worship in light of what Scripture says and illustrates.
After nineteen years in print and over 200,000 copies sold, Broadman & Holman is publishing an updated edition of Deacons: Servant Models in the Church.
In 1854, American Presbyterian missionaries arrived in Egypt as part of a larger Anglo-American Protestant movement aiming for worldwide evangelization.
A Timeless Meditation on Monastic Life from the Perspective of a Passionate InsiderIn The Silent Life, Thomas Merton offers a profound and beautiful reflection on the monastic life, drawn from his own experience as a Trappist monk.
Thoughtful and eloquent, as timely (or timeless) now as when it was originally published in 1956, Thoughts in Solitude addresses the pleasure of a solitary life, as well as the necessity for quiet reflection in an age when so little is private.
In A Beautiful Second Act, bestselling author Maria Morera Johnson explores the adventure of life's second half, drawing inspiration from twenty saints and ';soul sisters' who faced these challenges with courage.
At the heart of why any church exists is to glorify God and to share God as revealed in Jesus Christ; thus worship is at the center of the congregation's life.
Church LeadershipPacked with practical tips, reproducible pages, checklists, and suggested resources, this ready-to-use resource will help first-time pastors or those new to an established church get started the first day and the first Sunday.
A down-to-earth, practical introduction to the ins and outs of preaching for lay preachers, bivocational pastors, and others newly arrived in the pulpit.
The Worship Workshop, rather than providing simply another manual for doing worship, offers instead an interactive workshop that helps worship teams develop more meaningful and memorable worship for the congregation.
For many congregational and denominational leaders, the goal for churches experiencing declining worship attendance is to turn those congregations around.
Persons who design and lead worship will find this a practical and useful guide for Christ-centered healing ministry that can be easily adapted in a variety of settings.
One of the volumes of the popular Protestant Pulpit Exchange series, this volume focuses on the ways in which preachers can make use of Biblical passages to help listeners deal with hard times in their lives.
This book shows how an atmosphere of permission-giving, which signals the end of leaders as enablers, can help church leaders transcend bureaucracy and enhance spiritual gifts rather than assign them.
